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For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher is thinking outside the…
An analysis of high school students from 1999 to 2021 showed teens with low-risk behaviors grew from about 40% in 1999 to nearly ...
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A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies.
Research has tracked depressive symptoms in 7100 young people from Tokyo and London and shown girls have more depressive symptoms than boys in both cities. The study found that this gap is around twice as large in London…
Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among…
Climate change is not just an environmental issue -- it's a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research.
If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under certain conditions. What sounds like a gimmick could one day be used to help patients who suffer…
Researchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma -- a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments for PTSD.
New research finds the brain's language-processing network also responds to artificial languages such as Esperanto and languages made for TV, such as Klingon on 'Star Trek' and High Valyrian and Dothraki on 'Game of…
A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use it.
Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.
Due to the rapid rise and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, ClaudeAI, and DeepSeek over the past ...
Almost from the moment it was created in 1979, the U.S. Department of Education has faced calls for its elimination from ...
The largest funder of psychological research in the United States is the federal government. Clinical researchers like me depend ...
"To have a healthy relationship with dating, we need to have a healthy relationship with ourselves and who we are." The ...
Most of us can discern signs of mental illness when we observe them. Mental illnesses manifest in behaviors that do not appear ...
By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized visual brains.
Researchers have developed a powerful AI tool, built on the same transformer architecture used by large language models like ChatGPT, to process an entire night's sleep. To date, it is one of the largest studies…
Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review of research in this…
A new analysis led by surgeons finds that psychological prehabilitation can significantly enhance recovery after surgery. The study found that psychological prehabilitation significantly reduces the length of hospital…
A new study may help to explain why there is an over-representation of women experiencing chronic pain compared to men and why pain medication may not be as effective for women as it is for men. Findings show, male and…
Reasons given usually center on protecting children, protecting cisgender women's rights in bathrooms and sports competitions ...
What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by ...
People with eating disorders may be given access to potential treatment more quickly thanks to AI technology being used in a ...
Elon Musk recently spoke about his own use of ketamine during an interview with journalist Don Lemon. The Tesla boss has stated ...
Almost half of Australians will experience mental health problems in their lifetime. Recent floods, droughts, cyclones, bushfires ...
When the brain doesn't know what to expect we perceive pain to be worse, a new study shows. The study may help shape more effective ways to manage pain in the future.
Recently, AI in education has been framed as a gas pedal, accelerating learning, compressing knowledge timelines, and delivering ...
More teenagers report high mental wellbeing - yet at the same time, those who are struggling rate their depressive symptoms ...
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