Child PsychologyJul 26, 2026
FDA Approves First NDSRI for ADHD in Adults and Children
The FDA has approved Simtriyo (centanafadine) as the first norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin reuptake inhibitor for adult and pediatric ADHD.
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Child PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Peer Mental Health Diagnoses Influence Adolescent Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
Adolescents exposed to peers with mental health disorders during secondary school had an increased risk for developing similar ...
AI & TechnologyJul 26, 2026
Tech, AI take centre stage at regional health summit
TECHNOLOGY, partnerships and people must work hand-in-hand to bridge public health gaps across the Asia-Pacific region, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. Read full story ...
AddictionJul 26, 2026
Public Health Wales launches fund to tackle gambling harms
Launched in partnership with the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), the Gambling Harms Voluntary Sector Grant Fund will provide up to £700,000 per year over the next two years to voluntary, ...
Clinical PsychologyJul 26, 2026
AI mental health chatbots feel empathetic, but safety evidence still lags
Immune dysregulation may contribute to depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and anxiety through chronic inflammation, altered neuroimmune signaling, genetic susceptibility, and stress-related ...
NeuropsychologyJul 26, 2026
Your dementia risk is higher if your spouse has it – but it’s more than shared lifestyle
Over subsequent decades, couples accumulate shared experiences. They live in the same neighbourhoods, breathe the same air, eat similar diets, remain similarly active and encounter many of the same ...
PolicyJul 26, 2026
Mental health must be part of mainstream healthcare
India, July 27 -- Mental health remains one of the most neglected areas of Indian healthcare. Psychiatry and psychology are still too often treated as peripheral departments in hospitals and clinics.
Health PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Sleep Disorders Don’t Just Exhaust You. New Research Shows They Change Your Brain
Sleep disorders are associated with shared and distinct structural changes in brain systems that support attention, decisions and emotional control.
Child PsychologyJul 26, 2026
As the number of diagnosed ADHD cases surge, health warning issued about medication
ADHD medication cardiac risks are under scrutiny as diagnoses surge. Here's what the latest research says about stimulants, heart health The post ADHD Medication and Heart Risk: What Millions of ...
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Gay Men and Self-Worth: Beyond Visibility and Pride
Posted July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Not long ago, a friend was traveling and decided to get a haircut at the airport during his layover. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, so when the new barber…
Mental HealthJul 26, 2026
Back-to-school brings district pressures for rural IL
As students get ready to head back to school, rural and small school districts in Illinois are feeling pressure to make sure kids are up-to-date with required health exams. More than 50% of the ...
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Why Some Conflicts Never End… and What Actually Changes Them
Posted July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Here's a puzzle I've spent most of my career trying to solve. About 95% of the conflicts in our lives: with our spouses, coworkers, neighbors, even other nations, eventually…
Military & First RespondersJul 26, 2026
First Responders Trauma Prevention and Recovery Certificate
First responders deal with traumatic events repeatedly, on a scale unimaginable to those outside the emergency, disaster response ...
ResearchJul 26, 2026
Scientists map the brain’s attention networks in children with ADHD
New neuroimaging research reveals that the functional brain networks supporting attention operate on a continuous spectrum, looking functionally identical in children whether or not they have a diagnosis of ADHD.
Health PsychologyJul 26, 2026
AI analyzes surgical technique to improve prostate cancer care
The movements of a surgeon in a procedure—called "surgical gestures"—can be used to predict patient recovery, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators. Their findings, published in npj Digital Medicine, suggest this…
Health PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Premature babies who do not catch up well on growth may suffer brain abnormalities
Nutrition and growth during the first years of life are critical to the development of children born prematurely. A new study from the University of Granada analyzes the long-term consequences of extrauterine growth…
Clinical PsychologyJul 26, 2026
AMA President: It's Time to Lift Limits on Physician-Owned Hospitals
(MedPage Today) -- Since 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has expanded health insurance to millions, protecting people with pre-existing conditions and strengthening America's healthcare safety net. But one of its…
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
What Do Americans Think About?
Posted July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader A new study, currently in preprint, reports on what Americans think about. Using a technique called the experience sampling method (ESM), the researchers surveyed 258…
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
The Therapist Within: An Internal Call to Heal
Updated July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina We all have voices within, however faint they may be, left over from parents, teachers, lovers, and, these days, from the Internet. Many of us have a voice that functions…
Diversity & CultureJul 26, 2026
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Local nonprofit encourages healing through Goddess Walk
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and one Hampton Roads nonprofit is encouraging people to take steps toward better mental wellness, literally.
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Professors Learn Why Education Fails to Restrain Corruption
Posted July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Further education, whether at the university level or as professional ethics training, is thought to curb corruption, but it doesn’t always work. Social psychologists…
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
A New 'Now Moment': The Joys of Things Unpresent
Posted July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Rather than waiting for a much-anticipated event or activity to unspool in real time, we often enjoy it before we actually experience it. By bringing to mind pleasantly…
Health PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Leadership helps reduce stress in operating rooms
The success of an operation depends on more than expertise and technical skills. A study by Leiden researchers shows that surgeons' leadership skills under pressure play a crucial role. "The ability to perform under…
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
In Memoriam: Isaac Prilleltensky
Updated July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader May 7, 2026. I was finding my way into the crowds at Dublin Airport, rushed by the weight of the kilted bag in my hurt hand and the pace of the passersby. As I checked…
PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Event, Response, Outcome: A New Lens on Addiction
Posted July 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina For years, I uttered the same line to myself with a tone that resembled self-hatred every time I faced another negative consequence from my drinking: "You did this to…
Social MediaJul 26, 2026
The class divide has now reached social media: What is 'low-income Instagram' and what does it say about the future?
Downward classism has spread to social media, which could be setting up young people for worse mental health problems.
AddictionJul 26, 2026
Congress hits a wall on reining in sports betting, prediction markets
Lawmakers appear to have stalled out on a months-long effort to pass legislation imposing new rules on the booming business of sports gambling and prediction markets, despite bipartisan ...
ResearchJul 26, 2026
Abortion bans associated with increased suicidal thoughts in female teenagers
A study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that state-level total abortion bans are associated with a significant increase in suicidal thoughts among female high school students compared to those living in states…
Health PsychologyJul 26, 2026
Early respiratory infections may explain half of younger siblings' earnings gap
Younger siblings are often portrayed as reckless, scatterbrained and less put-together than their older siblings. Social science researchers have underpinned these portrayals with data, showing that younger siblings…
AI & TechnologyJul 26, 2026
Man says 'AI psychosis' cost him his job, home and sanity
He turned to AI for work. He says it eventually fueled delusions that upended nearly every part of his life.