AddictionMar 9, 2025
On Alcohol Addiction for the Patient With Cancer
Substance abuse treatment is often overlooked in oncological care, despite its impact on cancer outcomes. Many cancer patients ...
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HIPAA & PrivacyMar 9, 2025
Privacy is all you need: A new framework for securing wearable health data
Wearable health devices have transformed personal healthcare, providing real-time monitoring of vital signs and fitness metrics.
Individualized education programsMar 8, 2025
UNT Center for Sport Psych & Athlete Mental Health
Our sport psychology consultants and licensed sport psychologists work closely with individual athletes and sport organizations ...
NeuropsychologyMar 8, 2025
The Neuropsychologist's Workbook: A Hands-On Roadmap to Training and Developing Your Career
This book is designed to be a companion to The Neuropsychologist’s Roadmap: A Training and Career Guide (Block, 2021).
School & EducationMar 8, 2025
Opinion: Our education system is failing students by neglecting mental health
The rotten conditions under which a student mental health deteriorates are even accelerating at a higher rate within the fast ...
Mental HealthMar 8, 2025
Redefining women's mental health and well-being
For too long, women’s mental health has been framed through the lens of resilience—the ability to endure, to persist, to carry on ...
Cognitive PsychologyMar 7, 2025
Uncovering dementia's environmental triggers
A new study focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk.
Forensic PsychologyMar 7, 2025
An aerosol test for airborne bird flu
Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a prototype sensor that…
PolicyMar 7, 2025
WHO and Switzerland cement cooperation until 2028
WHO and Switzerland have announced the renewal of their cooperation strategy for the period 2024-2028. In 2013, Switzerland became the first high-income country in the WHO European Region to pilot a cooperation strategy…
Social PsychologyMar 7, 2025
Psychology with Health and Wellbeing in Society
This degree explores how the mind and behaviour shape health and wellbeing. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of health issues ...
PersonalityMar 6, 2025
Paralyzed man moves robotic arm with his thoughts
Researchers have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by imagining himself performing…
Health PsychologyMar 6, 2025
Alzheimer's treatment may lie in the brain's own cleanup crew
A new study suggests a promising alternative to previous attempts to remove the sticky, toxic amyloid beta plaques from brains with Alzheimer's Disease: enhancing the brain's own immune cells to clear these plaques more…
PersonalityMar 6, 2025
High temperatures could affect brain function in preadolescents
Exposure to high ambient temperatures is associated with lower connectivity in three brain networks in preadolescents, suggesting that heat may impact brain function.
PolicyMar 6, 2025
WHO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sign agreements in support of health priorities
The Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum 2025 was a significant event that underscored the continued partnership between WHO and KSrelief, as well as with other international partners to address critical humanitarian…
Mental HealthMar 6, 2025
6 Podcasts That Prioritize Black Women’s Mental Health
We can’t really talk about Women's History Month without mentioning women’s mental health. We can’t really talk about Women ...
School-threat assessmentMar 6, 2025
Distorted Archetypes Are Important in Threat Assessment
The Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, provide a tragic modern example of the outlaw archetype.
PsychologyMar 6, 2025
Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose. It helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it
Pretty much everyone will sometimes struggle with anger at work. People fear the wrath of abusive supervisors, suppress anger to ...
PsychologyMar 6, 2025
Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it
Pretty much everyone will sometimes struggle with anger at work. People fear the wrath of abusive supervisors, suppress anger to ...
TraumaMar 5, 2025
Over-the-counter pain relievers linked to improved recovery from concussion
People who take over-the-counter pain relievers after a concussion may recover faster than those who do not take pain relievers, according to a preliminary study.
Health PsychologyMar 5, 2025
Hearing triggered by molecular 'spring'
Hearing begins with the stretching of elastic molecular 'springs' that open ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ear. For decades, researchers have known that these gating springs must exist, but they could not…
Mental HealthMar 5, 2025
Does getting ADHD drugs via telehealth increase addiction risk?
A study of people who started ADHD stimulant treatment via telehealth vs in-person visits shows no difference in risk of new substance use disorders except for young adults age 26-34.
AddictionMar 5, 2025
Stressed out? It may increase the risk of stroke
Some people living with chronic stress have a higher risk of stroke, according to a new study. The study looked at younger adults and found an association between stress and stroke, with no known cause, in female…
Mental HealthMar 5, 2025
What Doctors Treat Bipolar Disorder?
Treatment for bipolar disorder typically begins with your primary care doctor, but it often involves specialized care from mental ...
Legal & RegulationsMar 5, 2025
Implementing school-based mental health law
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 12080 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being ...
School & EducationMar 5, 2025
New study examines how physics students perceive recognition
Experts see peer recognition as important to student success in physics, and a new study gives college-level physics instructors insight into how students perceive the message from their classmates that 'you're good at…
Mental HealthMar 5, 2025
For some, childhood adversity can promote resilience to anxiety disorders
Research has shown that young people who face adversity such as traumatic or stressful events during brain development are 40% more likely to develop anxiety disorders by adulthood. But most people who endure these…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 5, 2025
The art of well-being: Group activities shown to ease depression and anxiety in older adults
Group arts interventions, such as painting, dance, or music, significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults, offering a powerful alternative to traditional treatments. The benefits are universal…
TraumaMar 5, 2025
Why some are more susceptible to developing PTSD symptoms than others
People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma than people with a calmer amygdala.
Diversity & CultureMar 5, 2025
How 'self-silencing' your opinion may change behavior
People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to 'self-silence' themselves in conversation -- and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs, a new study found.
TraumaMar 5, 2025
Compound harnesses cannabis' pain-relieving properties without side effects
Researchers have developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn't affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential. The custom-designed molecule, derived from cannabis, may…