School & EducationSep 9, 2026
IISc Student Mental Health Crisis Exposes a Campus Under Strain
An IISc student mental health survey links distress to workload, finances, campus spaces and gaps in institutional support.
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AddictionSep 9, 2026
‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
Michelle says she believes the stigmas around gambling, addiction and homelessness led her father to hide his situation ...
Clinical PsychologySep 9, 2026
Precision psychiatry: How personalised mental health treatment may change outcomes
Precision psychiatry aims to move mental healthcare beyond a one-size-fits-all approach by combining clinical symptoms with genetics, brain imaging, biomarkers and behavioural data to better predict ...
Health PsychologySep 9, 2026
Menstrual fitness: Why some women are 'cycle-syncing' their workouts
Menstrual cycles are highly individual, making blanket advice found on social media difficult to apply, researchers say.
ProfessionSep 9, 2026
How can bosses improve workers' mental health?
Workers' bosses can have "more of an impact on people's mental health and well-being" than they realise, Emily says. "They're the ones who could be pushing the workload on, not supporting people, ...
Mental HealthSep 9, 2026
Ireland urged to strengthen support for men’s mental health
Movember is calling for greater urgency in how Ireland talks about and responds to men’s mental health and suicide prevention as it marks World Suicide ...
Military & First RespondersSep 9, 2026
Bury Armed Forces conference for veterans’ mental health
Bury veterans’ mental health and wellbeing will be in focus at the Armed Forces Covenant Conference on September 17 at the Fusilier Museum.
Mental HealthSep 9, 2026
Breaking down the stigma around maternal mental health
Research shows that 1 in 5 women will experience depression or anxiety during or after pregnancy, and those numbers are trending up.
AddictionSep 9, 2026
Safer Gambling Week: Stakeholders advocate safer gaming, gambling
AFRICA'S booming gaming sector is rapidly reshaping entertainment across the continent, driven largely by its young population and the shift to digital platforms, according to stakeholders. Millions ...
School & EducationSep 9, 2026
Education Department trains college staff on students’ mental health in Karnataka
BENGALURU: The Department of Collegiate Education is in the process of orienting principals and mental health safety coordinators of government first grade colleges on various aspects of student ...
Military & First RespondersSep 9, 2026
Doug Jones focuses on veterans’ needs at Anniston town hall
Doug Jones returned to Anniston Tuesday to discuss veterans’ health care, benefits, mental health and opportunities after military service. — Jones recalled his Senate work addressing ...
NeuropsychologySep 9, 2026
Dementia prevention should look beyond individual choices, study finds
Efforts to prevent dementia may be placing too much responsibility on people's choices while overlooking the wider social and environmental conditions that shape brain health, according to new Curtin ...
AI & TechnologySep 9, 2026
AI mental health support raises questions about benefits, risks
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of the way people seek information, advice and emotional support, raising questions about how the technology can help — and where it may fall ...
ResearchSep 9, 2026
Analyzing infant cries to detect autism shows potential, but definitive evidence is still lacking
Can a baby’s cry reveal early signs of autism? A new review shows that while certain acoustic patterns and AI tools show promise, there is no definitive evidence yet that autistic infants can be identified solely by…
Health PsychologySep 9, 2026
Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk
A study found people who had their drinks "very hot" had around a three times higher risk of the cancer than "warm" tea or coffee drinkers.
Mental HealthSep 9, 2026
Upstate University Hospital opens after-hours pediatric behavioral health center in CNY
Children and teens in crisis now have a new place to turn for help after traditional outpatient offices close, as Upstate University Hospital opened a pediatric ...
Health PsychologySep 9, 2026
Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys
Body changes can raise disturbing feelings, such as looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection that may feel spiritually empty ...
NeuropsychologySep 9, 2026
Dementia prevention measures need to be broader in scope, researchers say
Efforts to prevent dementia may be placing too much responsibility on people's choices while overlooking the wider social and environmental conditions that shape brain health, a study has found.
Child PsychologySep 9, 2026
People with ADHD face higher odds of gastrointestinal problems
University of Warwick researchers have analyzed data from over 1.9 million people across 23 studies and found that ADHD is linked to an almost 50% increase in overall gastrointestinal symptoms ...
ResearchSep 9, 2026
A six-decade study links teenage school anxiety to late-life memory complaints
While childhood intelligence and grades do not predict how people view their memory in old age, a new study finds that early adolescent school anxiety does.
Health PsychologySep 9, 2026
Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning after less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.
Child PsychologySep 9, 2026
The link between PM2.5 and ADHD held up after researchers tested other explanations
Using two decades of U.S. county-level data, researchers found that long-term PM2.5 exposure was robustly associated with higher childhood ADHD prevalence, while associations with low birth weight and ...
NeuropsychologySep 9, 2026
Computational neuroscience articles from across Nature Portfolio
Computational neuroscience is the field of study in which mathematical tools and theories are used to investigate brain function.
HIPAA & PrivacySep 9, 2026
Steve Alder
The HIPAA Journal is the leading source of information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ...
Clinical PsychologySep 9, 2026
UI support group uses improv therapy to treat patients with OCD
A support group at the University of Iowa has been using group improv exercises as a therapy treatment for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. The pilot program started over the ...
WorkplaceSep 9, 2026
41% of Lawyers Say Legal Careers Harm Their Mental Health Amid High Burnout And Risky Alcohol Use
Key Takeaways More than 41% of surveyed lawyers say the legal profession has harmed their mental health. Nearly half screened positive for high burnout, while 41.8% screened positive for risky ...
NeuropsychologySep 9, 2026
Sidra Medicine to host Paediatric Neuroscience Conference 2026
Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, will host its 6th Paediatric Neuroscience Conference (PNC 2026) from October 29 to 31, ...
NeuropsychologySep 9, 2026
Brain aging may be detected decades before symptoms appear, with links to gut health
A new UCLA study has found a connection between how quickly the brain ages and the bacteria and chemical byproducts found in the gut, offering a fresh clue into what drives brain aging long before ...
School & EducationSep 9, 2026
Colorado students report bullying, threats, mental health concerns as school year begins
Colorado’s Safe2Tell system received more than 1,500 reports in August, including bullying, threats, mental health concerns and a case involving an AI-generated explicit image.
ResearchSep 9, 2026
Self-perceived romantic desirability is strongly linked to overall self-esteem
People who consider themselves highly desirable romantic partners also tend to report higher overall self-worth. A recent meta-analysis of data from nearly 12,000 individuals confirmed a strong positive association…