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The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's next governor as Trump's actions have driven people off health insurance.
Adults across six countries share surprisingly similar beliefs about when children develop senses, emotions, reasoning, and self control.
While declining female sexual desire is frequently treated as a biological or hormonal issue, behavioral researchers point to adolescent development. Unequal early sexual experiences often condition the developing brain…
New reports expose the devastating human and financial cost of New Zealand's maternal mental health crisis.
While money problems are a known relationship killer, a new study uncovers another threat: unpredictable work schedules. Researchers found that erratic shifts and last-minute changes increase the risk of breakups for…
Published on May 17, 2026, in Nature Communications, lead author Renée Kosonen, co-first author Kristie Stefanoska, and senior author Arne Ittner traced how tau operates in healthy brain circuits—and ...
Teenagers who are subjected to online bullying are at greater risk of later emotional and behavioral difficulties, research suggests.
While adults in Canada generally cannot be forced into medical care, other jurisdictions have already expanded these powers ...
We want to teach resilience to future generations, but how can one teach what they lack? How can we ensure healthy, clean air to breathe and water from our family wells with a pro ...
The singer reveals how medication, exercise, nature, and faith help protect her mental health amid the music industry's relentless demands.
A recent survey of unmarried adults in their thirties and forties shows wide variation in future relationship goals. While many prefer cohabitation to marriage, others are unsure or have no interest in living with a…
ChatGPT webpages carry AI authorship signs, while a separate Pew survey reveals adults under 30 are now majority AI-skeptical for the first time.
The air a person breathes over decades may leave a mark on the brain, not just the lungs. A series of large analyses now links long-term exposure to fine particle pollution with a higher chance of ...
A medication prescribed for a physical illness can sometimes have unexpected effects on the mind, from disrupted sleep to significant changes in mood and behavior.
Türkiye’s NOROM became the country’s first NATO DIANA neuroscience test center, supporting testing of neurotechnology and AI-based systems ...
PEOPLE across Warwickshire are being warned of the potentially life-changing harms associated with ketamine use. Ketamine, sometimes known as “Ket”, “Special K” or “Vitamin K”, is a Class B drug that ...
The nutrient, which is found in tuna, bananas and chickpeas, is believed to boost the production of chemical messengers found in the brain that are linked to a person's mood.
By Blaise Udunze SILENCE has been considered a virtue, for it promotes peace, reduces conflicts, and shows emotional maturity, but not in all cases. Speaking up before it becomes too late is the new o ...
A traveling exhibit honoring Berkshire County residents lost to substance use disorder will make stops across the county through the end of September to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic and ...
Irritability, withdrawal and even stomachaches can be signs of school stress. Experts share what parents can watch for and do to help.
Two studies will be used to shape government policy amid claims about a former franchisee who took his own life Ministers have commissioned a pair of in-depth reports into how franchising businesses are policed in the…
Queensland researchers have discovered an unexpected benefit to GLP-1 weight loss drugs — as a potential treatment for mental health disorders.
The current leadership development paradigm is expensive and ineffective. Better is a continuous leadership learning model that drives true behavioral change.
"Parents don’t even realize they’re relaying a false message," says psychologist Juli Fraga, who's spent 20+ years working with parents. What to say instead.
Specialist psychiatrist Dr Kevin Stoloff explains how psychedelics work in the brain and can help speed up results with traditional "talk" therapy.
Nicotine pouch use has exploded in the United States, but it does not come without possible psychological risk, particularly regarding the effect on the central nervous system.
There's a particular kind of tired that comes from lying awake doing mental math about a retirement account you haven't looked at in months. It's not really about the number on the screen. It's about ...
People who doodle while listening may not necessarily be ignoring what is being said. In some situations, doodling can act as alow-demand attentional activity, especially when the main task feels ...
Recent conversations about maternal mental health have sparked a moment of reckoning with a system experts say has long neglected mothers in need.
People who naturally lower their voice when someone nearby does the same may be responding to a combination of social cue detection, vocal accommodation, conversational entrainment and unconscious ...