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Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Romantic love draws upon some of our finest qualities: kindness, friendship, patience, generosity, openness, wisdom, sexual desire, and a willingness to sacrifice for…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Between a quarter and a fifth of young people in the UK now suffer a mental disorder by psychiatrists’ criteria, and over a half of young people say they have or have in…
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Elephants are sentient beings well-known for their incredible memory, intelligence, and rich emotional lives. In modern times, they come into conflict with neighboring…
The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability to think outside the box, a new study in mice shows. The finding by biologists at Emory…
UH researchers continue to track the physical and emotional toll on Maui wildfire survivors through the UH Maui Wildfire Exposure Study. And the results are dire.
The University of Michigan's new pass-fail grading policy for 2027 freshmen aims to curb the mental health crisis, but a psychotherapist warns it may backfire.
A systematic review of 49 imaging studies highlights how COVID-19 affects the human brain. Researchers found widespread structural and functional changes in areas responsible for memory, emotion, and attention, providing…
Bullies – online and face-to-face – keep hounding Australia’s kids but one key contributor to better outcomes is often overlooked: childhood literacy.
With the increasing frequency and severity of extreme heat new studies are raising awareness of another perhaps lesser-known effect of the summer season i.e mental health. TheHealthSite.com ...
Lionel Messi is mourning his father, Jorge, who died at 68. Psychologists explain how losing a parent can affect grief, identity and emotional health ...
Most cancer deaths are caused not by the initial tumor but by the spread of cancer cells to distant organs in the process called metastasis. Since it occurs at the cellular level, the earliest stages of metastasis are…
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Scientists are exploring psychedelic-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD and other conditions, with safety and evidence remaining key: ...
A recent study in the Schizophrenia Bulletin suggests that a ketogenic diet provides metabolic and psychiatric benefits for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, improving blood sugar regulation…
Centanafadine (Simtriyo) is described as the first FDA-approved ADHD medication in a new class, with early discussion of possible benefits and more data needed.
Am I gone too far?/ Did I fall too hard?/ Am I in too deep to see the surface any more?/ Should I even try if I’ll just spew another lie?/ If you ask me how I’m doing, I’ll just fake another smile.” ...
Dementia risk does not disappear after age 90. Even among people who reach their 10th decade without cognitive symptoms, the likelihood of developing the condition can vary substantially by sex, race, ...
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Back in 1973, Pink Floyd built an entire song around the strange hold that money has over us. He sang about how it can dominate a person's thinking, even when no one's…
In science, the suffix "phage" means to devour. Thus, the name bacteriophage might conjure images of tiny creatures that "eat" bacteria. While that conception isn't 100% scientifically accurate, bacteriophages are lethal…
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan We all have that one thing that we love to do. Some people like baking, others like collecting records or dressing up like superheroes. For others, like Ed, it’s throwing…
While sipping on pints of beer and eating soft pretzels at Guilford Hall Brewery, more than 100 people eagerly listened as professor Whitney Marris outlined new research in psychedelic medicine and ...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of six trials found that listening to music was associated with increased breast milk volume, higher milk fat, and lower cortisol levels in nursing mothers, likely by reducing…
Patients referred to social prescribing are more likely to seek health care in the short term but could end up needing their primary care physician less often within a year, according to a new study by University of…
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley In July 2026, the FDA approved centanafadine, sold as Simtriyo, for ADHD. The trade coverage converged on two claims: that it's a first-in-class "triple reuptake…
Psychology says people who try to save every penny they can aren't always making financial decisions based only on budgeting. Their behavior can be linked to anxiety, fear of uncertainty, past ...
A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis ...
Engaging in digital sex isn't inherently good or bad for your relationship. New research indicates that it's the psychological motivations behind the messages that predict a couple's overall happiness.
I had been the one whose fear was called dangerous, distorted into a label. Now I was on the other side, being asked to do it to someone else. The post Unlearning Restraints: A Psychiatrist’s Journey from Patient to…
Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, most of them young children in Africa. Two vaccines are now recommended by the World Health Organization: RTS,S and R21. Both are helpful interventions, but neither…
I’m not naive. I know that my opinions and my experience in this area as a physician are very different from the opinions of some politicians or police members' ...