What is medical trauma, and how can it be prevented?
Trauma is not the event, but the individual's response to it. A trauma response is how an individual's nervous system responds to the experience. Susceptibility to developing medical trauma is ...
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Trauma is not the event, but the individual's response to it. A trauma response is how an individual's nervous system responds to the experience. Susceptibility to developing medical trauma is ...
An unusual psychedelic found in Salvia divinorum shows promise for treating pain, addiction, and stroke in animal models. However, anxiety-inducing side effects and a fleeting duration mean modified versions may be…
Recent insights from Indiana University Professor Tom James challenge traditional views on decision-making in the human brain, suggesting a significant ...
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Telangana recorded the highest number of students seeking mental health support in India, with over one lakh students accessing counselling services in 2024. The Supreme Court-app ...
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Mental health professionals warn artificial intelligence shouldn’t replace professional care as more people use AI to talk about personal issues. AI chatbots are always ...
Social media influencers are touting a mixture of juice, coconut water, and salt as a cure for chronic stress. However, endocrinological evidence suggests this beverage offers little physiological benefit and may…
A Sanford Health behavioral health specialist warns AI chatbots may give users what they want to hear without fully understanding what they're experiencing.
A recent PNAS study highlights a massive math problem in neuroscience: most studies claiming to find differences between male and female responses fail to use the correct statistical tests to actually compare the sexes.
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New parents expect to lose sleep, but a new longitudinal study reveals that early postpartum depression and anxiety can predict worse perceived sleep quality months later, creating a cycle of distress for both mothers…
Recent research in Mindfulness suggests that when mothers mindfully observe their distressed infants without getting overwhelmed, they engage brain regions tied to emotional regulation. This "decentering" alters their…
In the years following type 2 diabetes diagnosis, women are more likely to develop mental health conditions, while men are more likely to develop cardiovascular and renal complications, according to a ...
A new study explores the distinct mental pathways that lead to impulsive versus planned aggression in adults. The findings reveal that men and women rely on different cognitive habits when navigating hostile social…
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A familiar smell can instantly transport you back to childhood. Neuroscientists have now mapped how this happens, discovering that early scent memories physically relocate from the brain’s olfactory center to deeper…
Around 20% of adults procrastinate regularly. Yet a lot of what we hear about this common behaviour is wrong.
A new analysis of over 70,000 people across 59 countries reveals that personal demographics like age, education, and income predict relationship status differently depending on a nation's cultural values.
Mental health patients are being "left in limbo" because of high staff turnover and delayed care at a north Wales unit, it has been claimed. One patient said it was "truly heartbreaking" that he was ...
Our goal for this story is to help parents recognize the difference between typical back-to-school nerves and anxiety that may need extra support, in addition to what you can do to help your child ...
The new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program promises eligible beneficiaries access to popular weight loss drugs for as little as $50 a month. But for some, having the very medical conditions these drugs are approved to treat…
An analysis of hospital claims data in Florida found that firearm injuries of children disproportionately hit families in a handful of ZIP codes, almost all of them in Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, or Tampa Bay.
Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.
A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, as well as grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo.
Most evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes near burn zones in Spokane, despite concerns about lingering toxins.
A brain-imaging study finds that one workout boosts positive mood and may strengthen amygdala–precuneus communication, a brain pattern often altered in depression.
A recent study has found major depressive disorder may disrupt the process of production of new neurons (brain cells linked with memories and emotions) in the brain.
The birth of a baby is often described as one of life’s happiest moments. But for some new mothers, it can also bring unexpected and overwhelming emotions.
Royal commission recommended First Nations healing centres in 2021 but the Indigenous health service says the state has ‘done nothing’ to fund itFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news…
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