Neuropsychology5 days ago
Study suggests physical labor may raise dementia risk
Scientists discovered physically strenuous labor may not offer the same brain protection as exercising for leisure.
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Health Psychology5 days ago
Feeling restless? Level up your life by starting a side quest
Feeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than to add whimsy to your life. Play experts share tips on how to find the perfect side quest.
Clinical Psychology5 days ago
From Head to Toe: Panic Is a Whole-Body Experience
We tend to think of panic as affecting the mind, and while it can often begin there, it does not take long for it to move into the body and affect virtually every physical system.
Addiction5 days ago
Online Gambling Spreads to Korean Children as Access Barriers Fall
One in five young people arrested for gambling in South Korea this year was a child under 14, as online gambling reaches elementary students.
Policy5 days ago
You Want To Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What To Know About the Hurdles.
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an effort to streamline clinical research, and legislation is pending in Congress. But patients and providers face participation challenges.
Policy5 days ago
Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers.
More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.
Health Psychology5 days ago
15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why
There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.
Clinical Psychology5 days ago
Meet Gloria Karuri, Clinical Psychologist appointed Plateau Commissioner
Gloria Samuel Karuri, a distinguished Clinical Psychologist, university professor and mental health advocate from Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau ...
Health Psychology5 days ago
'This...impacts everyone': Missouri couple brings dementia care to medical deserts
An estimated 7.4 million Americans live with dementia. That figure is expected to climb in the coming decades. One Missouri couple is on a mission to bring more dementia care to medical deserts.
Psychology5 days ago
Psychology says people who still write in paper calendars instead of their phone are not old-fashioned; they are doing something for their memory
People using paper calendars are not old-fashioned. Discover how handwriting and big-picture planning boost your memory.
Psychology5 days ago
Psychology says people who still believe in superstitions aren't irrational: What this behavior reveals?
Psychology says people who still believe in superstitions aren't necessarily irrational. Superstitions can help people manage uncertainty, reduce anxiety and feel a sense of control. Psychology links ...
Addiction5 days ago
Vermont’s opiate policy is killing us
Vermont has embraced harm reduction while opiate deaths climb far higher than in poorer, more punitive states.
Child Psychology5 days ago
Do I need ADHD medication? Understanding the signs and options
Talkspace reports that ADHD, while not curable, is treatable through therapy, behavioral changes, and medications.
Neuropsychology5 days ago
Research Team Discovers What Triggers Fatigue in the Mouse Brain
A research team in Basel is one step closer to unraveling the mystery of fatigue: It has identified the brain cells in mice that actively trigger and control the urge to sleep.
Neuropsychology5 days ago
"Magic Mushrooms": What Really Happens in the Brain
The active ingredient in “magic mushrooms” doesn’t just mess with the brain. Psilocybin, as it’s called, focuses brain activity more intently on what is happening in the moment, as a new study ...
Addiction5 days ago
A ‘shiny, dangling carrot’ lured Jesse into gambling. He says Labor’s reform won’t stop others being sucked in
The government says it’s stopping ‘the most toxic’ gambling company strategies. Former addicts say it will do ‘absolutely nothing’ ...
Clinical Psychology5 days ago
World's largest psilocybin brain-imaging study maps how context reshapes psychedelic effects
A landmark five-year study by Monash University has found psychedelics reorganize brain patterns, giving clinicians powerful new insights into their therapeutic potential.
Mental Health5 days ago
Surrounded yet alone: The hidden loneliness behind Israel’s mental health crisis
A large and important study of online mental health support, conducted by the University of Haifa and Ben-Gurion University, analyzed real-time helpline data following the October 7 massacre.
Mental Health5 days ago
HHS announces $96.7M in grants for behavioral health services
Services provided include support for homeless individuals with serious mental illness, suicide prevention and early intervention, SUD treatment, peer support and more.
Clinical Psychology5 days ago
Landmark study upends how we think the brain responds to psychedelics
Psychedelics are inherently chaotic drugs, dissolving the boundary between self and surrounds by sowing discord in the brain.
Research5 days ago
Study finds sustained benefit for people using Oregon psilocybin services
People participating in an Oregon Health & Science University-led study of state-regulated psilocybin services reported relief from symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress ...
Mental Health5 days ago
VR supports research into spaceflight-related mental health
As humanity gets closer to the possibility of long-term interplanetary travel, psychologists have started raising concerns about astronauts' mental health. Researchers at Texas A&M University ...
Child Psychology5 days ago
Summit Center expands services to offer autism, ADHD testing for adults in WNY
The Summit Center in WNY is addressing the need for quicker autism and ADHD evaluations for adults, expanding services to meet rising demand.
Child Psychology5 days ago
Channel 4 faces backlash over doc that ‘exacerbates ADHD myths’
Channel 4 sparks backlash from charities over ADHD doc ‘exacerbating myths’ about disorder - ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ sees its presenter speak to medical professionals who are sceptical about the disord ...
Sport & Performance5 days ago
Troy University sport psychology master’s ranked No. 4 online
Troy University’s online M.S. in kinesiology, sport psychology concentration, is ranked No. 4 nationally for flexibility, value and applied learning opportunities.
Addiction5 days ago
Meta switched addiction label to undercount harm, whistleblower testifies
Meta addiction trial Oakland 2026: Former safety director Arturo Bejar testified that Meta replaced the word 'addiction' with 'problematic use' internally to produce lower harm statistics, then ...
Mental Health5 days ago
Friends look to break stigma over men’s mental health
A man who has spent years battling mental health issues says the regular walks set up with his friend around Spalding are having more of a positive impact on him than any treatment he's had before. Pa ...
Clinical Psychology5 days ago
A Psychedelic-Therapy Paper Has Sat Under an Expression of Concern Since March. Sage Still Hasn’t Decided.
A 2021 paper on the ethics of psychedelic-assisted therapy has carried a publisher-issued Expression of Concern since 12 March 2026, more than twelve months after the request that prompted it — and as ...
Neuropsychology5 days ago
AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it
Memory clinics still rely on visual rating scales to assess brain atrophy, yet these tools lack the sensitivity to catch subtle changes associated with early dementia. A measure of how old a person's ...
Neuropsychology5 days ago
Ever wonder why you keep scrolling short videos? Your brain may be switching off self-control
The research, published in the journal NeuroImage, found that watching preferred short videos may temporarily suppress activity in parts of the brain involved in cognitive control.