Clinical PsychologyOct 23, 2024
The decision to eat may come down to these three neurons
Manipulating a newly identified neural circuit can curb appetite -- or spur massive overeating.
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Clinical PsychologyOct 23, 2024
What are the symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder?
Schizotypal personality disorder is a cluster A personality disorder that involves various symptoms. These symptoms include ...
Mental HealthOct 23, 2024
Differentiating Mental Health, Illness, and Performance
Mental health, mental illness, and mental performance are distinct concepts that impact the way we think, feel, and behave.
Mental HealthOct 22, 2024
Severe E. coli outbreak in Mountain West states linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders; McDonald's removes suspect ingredients temporarily
A CDC Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/e-coli-O157.html
Diversity & CultureOct 22, 2024
Early active learning boosts skills for children born into extreme poverty, but gains fade for Black boys, study shows
Research findings provide further evidence that early childhood education can improve educational outcomes for low-income Black children, but that subsequent experiences may erode those impacts especially for low-income…
Health PsychologyOct 22, 2024
Screen-free bedtimes boost toddler sleep, new research shows
A world-first randomised controlled trial (RCT) of toddler screen time shows that removing screen time in the hour before bed improves the quality of toddler sleep.
Diversity & CultureOct 22, 2024
Dangers of the metaverse and VR for US youth revealed in new research
Research of online victimization in the metaverse is sorely lacking. A new study explored harm in the metaverse and VR devices among a sample of 5,005 U.S. teens aged 13 to 17. Findings show a significant percentage of…
Diversity & CultureOct 22, 2024
Showing AI users diversity in training data boosts perceived fairness and trust
While artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as home assistants, search engines or large language models like ChatGPT, may seem nearly omniscient, their outputs are only as good as the data on which they are trained…
Addiction psychologyOct 22, 2024
Healing in Harmony: Mental Health and Addiction
Mental health and addiction often share a tangled relationship, with each one feeding off and fueling the other. In fact, it’s ...
Clinical PsychologyOct 21, 2024
Researchers using ultrasound to treat OCD symptoms
Researchers demonstrate on a colleague how the scalp is covered with gel ready for the ultrasound transducer to be placed on the head ...
Diversity & CultureOct 21, 2024
The transformative power of movies
Docudrama can lead people to be more empathetic toward people who are stigmatized in society, a new study finds.
AddictionOct 21, 2024
Canada Debates Expansion of Involuntary Addiction Treatment
Among Canadian politicians, there is a rising interest in the involuntary treatment of homeless patients with episodes of mental ...
Mental HealthOct 21, 2024
How to grieve a celebrity while protecting your mental health
Navigating your emotions in the aftermath of a celebrity death can be complicated. Here, three grief experts share their advice ...
PolicyOct 21, 2024
For Harris, mental health access a key policy priority
Vice President Kamala Harris has signaled that, if elected president, she’ll work to increase mental health care access — but ...
PersonalityOct 20, 2024
Are There Real Personality Types?
People love taking personality tests, but are personality types real? Maybe, and maybe not. Personality development is ...
PersonalityOct 20, 2024
Personality disorders vs. mood disorders
Where mood disorders can cause temporary or fluctuating changes in mood, personality disorders cause symptoms that remain ...
Health PsychologyOct 18, 2024
Health Psychology Center (for kids, teens, adults)
It can be overwhelming and exhausting to experience changes and fluctuations in your health, mood, sleep, and other areas of wellness ...
Mental HealthOct 17, 2024
Researchers use genetics to find psychopathology risks
Researchers are identifying behavioral, environmental and neural factors through which genetic risk for mental health problems is expressed in youth.
AddictionOct 17, 2024
For heavy drinkers, chronic pain associated with alcohol withdrawal could be permanent
One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is 'allodynia' -- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. In a new animal study…
NeuropsychologyOct 17, 2024
Which clot-busting drug is tied to better recovery after stroke?
For people with ischemic stroke, treatment with the clot-busting drug tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of an excellent recovery and reduced disability three months later than the drug…
Health PsychologyOct 17, 2024
For multiple sclerosis, medication and cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce fatigue
In a study of commonly used treatments for multiple sclerosis, both medical and behavioral interventions, and a combination of the two, resulted in significant improvements in fatigue. Researchers say the findings could…
AddictionOct 17, 2024
Controlling prosthetic hands more precisely by the power of thought
Researchers have developed a novel training protocol for brain-computer interfaces in a study with rhesus monkeys. The method enables precise control of prosthetic hands using signals from the brain alone. Researchers…
PolicyOct 17, 2024
Signing ceremony for contribution agreements between WHO and France
Geneva 17 October 2024 – This afternoon, His Excellency Mr Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in Geneva, and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met in the WHO…
Mental HealthOct 17, 2024
Depression remaps people's 'attention brain networks'
A brain network involved in motivation and attention is larger in people with depression. The difference is also visible in ...
AddictionOct 17, 2024
Can Ozempic help drug addicts, too? A mega new study suggests it might.
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction in the future ...
Cognitive PsychologyOct 16, 2024
Fearful memories of others seen in mouse brain
Researchers have revealed that the CA1 and CA2 regions in the brain respectively encode the locations and individuals linked with a threatening experience. The results show that, beyond simply recognizing individuals…
Mental HealthOct 16, 2024
High potency cannabis use leaves unique signature on DNA, study shows
A new study suggests that the use of high potency cannabis leaves a distinct mark on DNA, providing valuable insights into the biological impact of cannabis use.
Forensic PsychologyOct 16, 2024
Human skin map gives 'recipe' to build skin and could help prevent scarring
Prenatal human skin atlas and organoid will accelerate research into congenital diseases and lead to clinical applications for regenerative medicine.
Play Therapy for Children With Disabilities
Carlos, a six-year-old Hispanic American diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is primarily non-verbal. At age two, he ...
Family & RelationshipsOct 16, 2024
Can Drugs and Medications Be Transferred Through Semen?
Questions from readers about whether drugs and medications can be transferred to sexual partners via semen have been coming in on a surprisingly regular basis for almost ten years. The very first question read as…