AddictionDec 28, 2022
India's online gaming boom prompts fears of gambling surge
India is expecting its multibillion-dollar online gaming industry to more than triple in size over the next four years.
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Mental HealthDec 20, 2022
Data shows the pandemic spiked anxiety in the U.S., but state policies can help
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Catherine Ettman, postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , about ...
WorkplaceDec 20, 2022
Research: Workplace Stigma Around Menopause Is Real
In the United States, the average CEO is hired at the age of 54. For many of us, middle age promises to be the peak of our ...
Mental HealthDec 19, 2022
What is anxiety?
Scientists say anxiety is very useful and adaptive, warning us of threats in our environment. But chronic anxiety, or anxiety ...
School & EducationDec 18, 2022
Master of Science
The Psychology Department has a limited number of graduate assistantship positions available. Most assistantships are awarded on ...
Health PsychologyDec 14, 2022
Are people with cluster headaches more likely to have other illnesses?
People with cluster headaches may be more than three times more likely to have other medical conditions such as heart disease, mental disorders and other neurologic diseases, according to a new study.
PsychologyDec 13, 2022
Online Psychology Course PSY-108
There are lots of advantages to taking a single course. Whether you want to grow in your current career, prepare yourself for a ...
Health PsychologyDec 12, 2022
Trouble falling asleep at night? Chase that daytime light, study shows
A study measuring the sleep patterns of students found that students fell asleep later in the evening and woke up later in the morning during winter. Students also received less natural light exposure during the winter…
Sport & PerformanceDec 8, 2022
New study reveals gender bias in sport research. It’s yet another hurdle to progress in women’s sport
Throughout history, sports have been guilty of prioritising certain groups at the exclusion of others. There has been a pervasive ...
Child PsychologyDec 8, 2022
Researchers gain a better understanding of how the most commonly used ADHD medication works
For decades, doctors have treated kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate, a stimulant drug sold as Ritalin and Concerta, making it one of the most widely prescribed medications…
Child PsychologyDec 8, 2022
Genetic vulnerability to ADHD signals risk of Alzheimer's disease in old age
Genetic predisposition to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease later in life, study finds.
AddictionDec 8, 2022
Is screen addiction real and if so, how widespread is it?
From smartphones to tablets, computers to TVs and even smart watches, screens and digital technology are part and parcel of our ...
NeuropsychologyDec 7, 2022
Cholesterol-lowering drugs linked to lower risk of bleeding stroke
People who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having a type of stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage, according to a new study. An intracerebral hemorrhage is caused by bleeding…
TraumaDec 7, 2022
How Trauma Changes the Brain
Exposure to trauma can be life-changing—and researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our ...
Mental HealthDec 6, 2022
6 Ways to Use Anxiety as a Source for Growth
Anxiety is a feeling of alarm, worry, or fear associated with a threat that isn’t always actually present (Robinson et al.
WorkplaceDec 3, 2022
Workplace wellbeing: how to make it better — and what makes it worse
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ian Edwards has long sought to improve ...
TraumaDec 1, 2022
In Baltimore, Healing Trauma Is Now Official Policy
In the year since Donna Bruce started working at the Baltimore public library’s Penn North branch, she has connected more than ...
NeuropsychologyDec 1, 2022
New genetic mutation behind childhood glaucoma identified
An international team of researchers has discovered a new genetic mutation that leads to childhood glaucoma, and in the process, uncovered a new mechanism for causing the disease. They hope their findings can lead to…
Mental HealthDec 1, 2022
What is schizophrenia? Meet a professor with the condition, and other experts, who debunk myths about it
As an expert in mental health policy, Elyn Saks is highly accomplished in her field. She graduated from Yale Law School in the ...
WorkplaceNov 30, 2022
Digital cognitive behavioural therapy intervention in the workplace: study protocol for a feasibility randomised waitlist-controlled trial to improve employee mental well-being ...
Introduction One in six workers experience some form of mental health problems at work costing the UK economy an estimated £70 ...
Health PsychologyNov 29, 2022
Scientists discover secret to waking up alert and refreshed
If you're blaming your genes for morning sluggishness, think again. A new study finds that genetics plays a minor role in morning alertness. Instead, test subjects were most alert after sleeping longer and later than…
NeuropsychologyNov 29, 2022
New tools map seizures, improve epilepsy treatment
Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part of the brain. By…
Clinical PsychologyNov 29, 2022
Why OCD Treatment Can Fail
Source: RumorFix/Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license You'd think it was because people with ...
Diversity & CultureNov 27, 2022
Diversity in the workplace isn’t enough: Businesses need to work toward inclusion
Diversity is now widely believed to be good for business. In the corporate world, it’s often referred to as Equity, Diversity ...
Suicide preventionNov 24, 2022
Kashmir suicide prevention helpline saves lives
A suicide-prevention support service in Indian-administered Kashmir is a lifeline for people struggling with mental health issues.
NeuropsychologyNov 24, 2022
Neuroscientists discover a new drug candidate for treating epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is one of the most common types of epilepsy worldwide. Although symptomatic medications are available, one-third of TLE patients remain unresponsive to current treatment, so new drug targets…
NeuropsychologyNov 23, 2022
Novel ways to measure glucose levels without drawing blood
Scientists have reported a new route for measuring blood sugar levels (BGLs) without drawing blood.
Health PsychologyNov 23, 2022
Pandemic fatigue fueled political mistrust and conspiracy beliefs across Europe and the United States, study finds
In a new study, researchers find a significant societal impact of the pandemic beyond the domain of health and raise concerns about the ability of democratic societies to cope with future crises such as the climate…
Mental HealthNov 22, 2022
Inside abandoned hospital containing creepy mask that was scene of huge massacre
New images reveal an abandoned psychiatric hospital that was the scene of a shocking massacre during World War II and suffered a ...
AddictionNov 21, 2022
Drug, alcohol and smoking addiction costing Australia billions, new report shows
Only in the harsh light of sobriety could Melbourne man Benn Veenker really understand the cost his addiction had on his family ...