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Teens whose sleep length swings from night to night report more anxiety and sadness, a Fitbit-based study of 1,371 adolescents finds. The link was stronger in girls, and irregular sleepers reported suppressing their…
People who were more resilient before an ayahuasca retreat reported somewhat more intense challenging experiences, a study of retreat guests in Costa Rica and Peru finds. For them, those challenges were also more closely…
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you’re there? Or struggled to recall where you left your keys? These memory lapses aren’t unusual, especially as we age, but a new paper published
As Mental Health Awareness Week approaches, Professor Sarah Hetrick talks about her career in youth mental health, and why she keeps arriving at the same conclusion: connection matters. When Sarah ...
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People with depression who dramatically cut ultra-processed foods experienced notable improvements in their symptoms in a small preliminary study. Researchers suspect healthier eating may benefit the ...
A new review of research from across sub-Saharan Africa found that inadequate access to food is linked to depression, suicide attempts, HIV vulnerabilities and poorer sexual and reproductive health ...
Today, women are more likely than men to begin an academic career in psychology. Nevertheless, they leave research substantially more often, particularly during the first years after entering the ...
Looking after your mental health often requires a 360-degree approach, with everything from nutrition, exercise and sleep to therapy and medication, where appropriate. When it comes to exercise, ...
The bigger hurdle appears not to be entering academia but staying in it: An international study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development shows that, despite high entry rates, ...
Spread the love“`html It feels like we’re standing on the precipice of something truly monumental in mental healthcare. For decades, the very mention of ‘psychedelics’ conjured images of ...
Depression may change which emotional faces children notice most, but the pattern appears to depend on family history. Children at higher familial risk became increasingly focused on sad faces, while lower-risk children…
A massive MRI study found that Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, and addiction are associated with distinct patterns of accelerated brain aging. The strongest effects appeared in…
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"Curing the root cause of diseases at the genetic level."Gene therapy is a research field born from that very concept.With the legal amendments in May 2025, in vivo gene therapy, which does not ...
We often assume parental divorce causes lasting psychological damage. But new findings indicate the true driver of adult depression is the parental mental illness and addiction that frequently accompany family breakups.
A new study analyzing human hair samples reveals that severe internet addiction is associated with lower long-term accumulations of the stress hormone cortisol, suggesting the body’s biological stress response may become…
Many modern daters seem to have the same complaint: water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Possible mates abound—on dating apps, in the databases of professional matchmakers—but none of them appeal. … For
Citizens of former East Germany who faced surveillance and harassment still show higher psychological distress and systemic inflammation decades later. A new study reveals how "soft" authoritarian repression leaves a…
Sylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure.
Despite greater recognition of bias toward the Global North in psychological science, international and cross-cultural perspectives remain suppressed.
By mapping brain activity like a moving weather system, researchers found that psychedelics consistently reduce the upward flow of sensory information into higher-order brain regions, offering new biological clues into…
Love on the Spectrum defies reality TV drama. Here is what six critics say about the hit show.
A new study reveals how the human brain processes conversations across different timelines. Researchers found that speaking relies on short-term neural context, while listening requires the brain to integrate information…
A new study suggests coffee may influence mood and brain function by changing the activity of microbes in the gut. Both caffeinated and decaf coffee were linked to lower stress, depression, and impulsivity, while also…
A recent study suggests that adults with ADHD who experience hyperactive and impulsive symptoms tend to view their condition more positively. In contrast, those with primarily inattentive symptoms are less likely to see…
Researchers identified six compassion profiles and found that caring for others without self-compassion was associated with poorer mental health.
Unlike other primates, female humans have permanent breasts. Researchers now suggest this unique anatomical trait evolved to provide essential body heat to infants with large, energy-demanding brains.
Compared to humans, language models like GPT-4 are highly optimistic about the creation of human-level AI. Researchers suggest this constant, gentle push of machine positivity could slowly alter how the public perceives…
A new study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior indicates that rigid thinking about gender isn’t limited to one political side. Both strictly traditional and highly progressive gender beliefs are strongly linked to…
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