WorkplaceJul 13, 2026
3 AI Workplace Research Studies Every Leader Should Know This Week
This week’s AI research highlights how the ‘plug and play’ model is not going to work for AI. Read about what actions leaders should take instead.
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapyJul 13, 2026
Mindful Behavioral Health
At Mindful Behavioral Health, we are committed to helping individuals live more satisfying, fulfilling lives by providing ...
Mental HealthJul 13, 2026
“Don’t Stay Alone. Come Out”: Loneliness and Mental Health Among Korean American Seniors in LA
We talk with each other and eat together.” Each morning, some seniors make their way here. Not just for a meal. Not just for a class. They come to ask how someone is doing in Korean. To laugh together ...
Cognitive PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Winston Feng of Stanford University on Behavioral Finance: How Cognitive Biases Shape Investment Outcomes
Investor Winston Feng explains how cognitive biases like loss aversion, overconfidence, and herding quietly shape investment outcomes, and how to guard against them.
PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Psychology says people who don't like to wear anything in hand, fingers, ears or neck aren't trying to reject fashion: What this behavior may reveal?
Psychology says people who don't like to wear anything in hand, fingers, ears or neck aren't always trying to avoid attention or ...
Clinical PsychologyJul 13, 2026
VY1706 for Treatment of Alzheimer Disease Shows Tau Reductions and Favorable Tolerability
New primate data show IV tau-silencing gene therapy cuts brain tau up to 75% with liver-sparing safety, clearing path for 2026 trial.
Sport & PerformanceJul 13, 2026
Keeping moms in the game: FIFA launches guide for pregnant and post-partum players
Soccer players who are pregnant or have recently given birth can kick off the season with more confidence, using a new FIFA tool developed in collaboration with a University of Alberta researcher. Two decision aids, one…
Clinical PsychologyJul 13, 2026
YouTube still recommending eating disorder videos to teens, research finds
The site is continuing to recommend harmful videos despite new rules meant to better protect teenagers in the UK, a study finds.
PsychologyJul 13, 2026
The Personality Trait That Indicates Depression Risk
Around 25% of Americans experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.
Burnout preventionJul 13, 2026
8 burnout prevention strategies that'll give you the work-life balance you're after
Burnout is one of those things that we all know about, but few of us actually understand. It’s a term often thrown about by workplaces as something to manage and ...
Mental HealthJul 13, 2026
New Mexico’s behavioral health overhaul faces bumpy road to implementation
Regional plans are taking shape, but funding confusion, tribal input concerns and coordination gaps are slowing New Mexico’s behavioral health rollout.
Clinical PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Firearm deaths down in 2024 but gun suicides hit record high
Firearm deaths decreased by 5% from 2023 to 2024 in the U.S., although such mortalities remain high, with one occurring every 12 minutes, a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions shows.Rose Kim…
Mental HealthJul 13, 2026
Disability benefits: why we shouldn’t call it ‘welfare’ | Letters
Susan Randall on Stephen Timms’ Pip review and those with longstanding mental illness and Ruth Lister on why social security spending shouldn’t be called ‘welfare’. Plus letters from Luke Howard and Katie MeddWith…
Health PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Secondhand smoke independently disrupts children's sleep
A new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has found that children exposed to secondhand smoke have significantly poorer sleep quality and greater sleep fragmentation, independent of the severity of their…
Health PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Patients whose physicians scored higher in LKA less likely to receive low-value care
Patients whose physicians scored higher in the first year of the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA) were significantly less likely to receive low-value…
Clinical PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Study: Many young people use chatbots for mental health advice
One in five adolescents and young adults in the United States reported using AI chatbots for mental health support in 2025, and most did not tell anyone, according to a recent survey study.AI chatbots are growing in…
ResearchJul 13, 2026
The Social Ritual That Made Me a Better Man
This wasn’t just in my head. In a 2017 study led by the evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar, researchers at the University of Oxford found that nights out with friends support mental and emotional well-being. Other…
ResearchJul 13, 2026
The Unintended Consequences of Genetic Tests
“It’s not gene equals disease,” Valerie Reyna, a professor and neuroscience researcher at Cornell University, explained to me. Although a specific gene may elevate the risk for a particular ailment, she noted that plenty…
Vulnerable populationsJul 13, 2026
The link between heat waves and mental health
A new international study of 2.6 million hospitalizations shows a surge in mental health crises after sustained extreme hot weather.
TraumaJul 13, 2026
Construction on Nunavut’s first addictions and trauma treatment centre to be done by end of summer
Nunavut’s Aqqusariaq addictions and trauma treatment centre is close to being finished. Builders say construction should be complete in 4 to 6 weeks. The centre has been under construction since 2023.
WorkplaceJul 13, 2026
Neck pain at work may stem from poor sleep, stress and high workload—not just bad posture, AI study shows
Artificial intelligence could predict an individual office worker's risk of musculoskeletal injury in specific body parts, a study by QUT health and data scientists has found.
Family & RelationshipsJul 13, 2026
Psychology says people who reach their 60s with few close friends aren't bad at relationships — they're often the ones who gave so much in every relationship that they ...
A person can reach their 60s with only a few close friends for reasons that have little to do with being bad at relationships.
Clinical PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Beyond Deprescribing: A Formula for Excellent Clinical Care
A panel of expert psychiatrists define deprescribing as ongoing medication review, guiding safer, personalized psychopharmacology amid polypharmacy, misdiagnosis, and fragmented care.
School & EducationJul 13, 2026
Malaysian schools need more mental health professionals amid rising student crises, say experts
A growing number of negative incidents involving school students in recent years has raised serious public concern. These cases ranged from ...
Military & First RespondersJul 13, 2026
Veterans Expo to bring benefits, mental health resources to Menifee
Attendees connect with local organizations at a previous Veterans Expo. (Photo courtesy of Gerald Saunders) Veterans, military families and community […] ...
CounselingJul 13, 2026
Midday Interview: Adverse childhood experiences
Counseling Psychologist Dr. Charlotte Michelle Sanchez joined WRBL to discuss adverse childhood experiences. A recent study from the University of Georgia suggested that childhood experiences can ...
PolicyJul 13, 2026
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Attorney General joins lawsuit to save school mental health funding
Attorney General Nessel joins the suit to protect funding for mental health care in schools. Plus local cultural events and more.
Health PsychologyJul 13, 2026
Losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night could make you gain weight
Sleeping about an hour and 20 minutes less each night for six weeks caused participants to gain weight and spend more time inactive. Researchers found that even mild, realistic sleep loss, similar to what many adults…
Health PsychologyJul 13, 2026
How the brain's chemical messengers control consciousness and sleep
Scientists at Newcastle University's Neural Circuits Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers at the Blue Brain Project (EPFL, Switzerland) and leading institutions in Spain, have published a study that advances…
ResearchJul 13, 2026
'Allergy' chemical shapes memory and how we learn from setbacks – Oxford study
The chemical histamine – widely associated with the body's allergy response – shapes how the brain forms memories and handles negative experiences, according to a new University of Oxford study.