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California has proposed a bill to prevent artificial intelligence chatbots from being used in mental health therapy, reported The Associated Press. The legislation will ban chatbot companions and AI ...
(MedPage Today) -- Adults with overweight who adopted a low-fat vegan diet ate fewer calories per gram of food without intentional calorie restriction, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial showed. Among 244…
A large new NYU Langone analysis followed people for 26 years to reach the figure.
(MedPage Today) -- Stacy Norton, MD, was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her…
A new study is looking at whether the same treatment helping people lose weight could help with alcohol addiction. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs announced a new trial to test GLP-1’s as a ...
Researchers from the University of California, Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente tracked more than 800 adults aged 90 and older as part of the ongoing LifeAfter90 study and found that dementia risk ...
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Parents tell me this all the time, usually with panic and a little betrayal in their voice: "I finally changed how I respond, and it got worse." Early in my career, when…
Medical progress is currently one of the strongest forces shaping populations and their health. For instance, an acute heart attack has evolved from being nearly always fatal in the past to having a much higher survival…
A protein named tau, which has been strongly implicated in the world's No. 1 cause of dementia—Alzheimer's disease—and several other neurodegenerative disorders, may spur these diseases in a way that differs greatly from…
Why do women, on average, live longer than men yet often face a greater burden of chronic disease later in life? Why do some of the most fertile animals in nature, including queen bees and naked mole-rat queens, also…
As women get older, their uterine environment changes. This includes a decrease in a beneficial bacterium called Lactobacillus gasseri, which may make conception—whether natural or via in vitro fertilization—difficult…
To study complex diseases like Alzheimer's, scientists and clinicians analyze how genes change and malfunction in other species. Marmosets, a species of tiny monkey from South America, have become an important animal…
Exclusive: They came to him young, dreaming of a career in the music industry. Now former employees have come forward, accusing the Melbourne talent manager of intimidating behaviour and sexual harassment going back…
After his fall from grace, media’s former enfant terrible is now sober and helping others with his addiction recovery newsletter and podcast, The Small BowEvery other Tuesday, AJ Daulerio wakes up at 5.30am and meditates…
The Pennington Biomedical Center was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to create a new digital platform to promote safer driving for teens with ADHD.
The remarkable rise of influencer marketing is often credited to the rapid expansion of social media platforms such as Instagram ...
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk I am increasingly concerned about how labels are being weaponized and the polarizing effects they are having on us. Let’s take a look at how labels can influence us. A…
(MedPage Today) -- U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 "Best Hospitals" list for gastroenterology and gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Spoiler alert: The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, snagged the top spot…
The effects of stress, depression and inadequate health care in the Los Angeles County Jail—a blanket term widely used for the county's eight facilities—build up into lethal risk, a new study led by UCLA researchers has…
Warning signs include social isolation, dropping grades, changes in sleep or appetite, frequent physical complaints with no medical explanation, and sudden mood shifts.
The Shasta County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) is inviting the community to learn more about the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA).
Steady sleep, small talk and one deliberately imperfect hobby: a psychologist explains why these unglamorous habits do more for happiness than big life wins.
Posted August 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk It was my first day as a Ph.D. student—and my first day, ever, of teaching. I had prepared the lecture carefully, printed handouts, and rehearsed my opening lines. As I…
People often confuse emotional regulation with temperament, which is your natural, inborn style for how you approach or react to the world ...
At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can graze unimpeded.
In 2024, the CDC did a study that showed over 40% of high school students who said they are on social media often are also being cyberbullied.
As cannabis laws continue to change across the United States, researchers are working to understand how these changes may shape young people’s beliefs about cannabis. This study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence…
Projects will teach the science of memory, train undergraduates to deliver clinical interventions, and present a reflective model for viewing therapeutic processes with young people.
Protecting children is a shared responsibility, says health and rehabilitation sciences Ph.D. candidate Meron Mengistu. As a graduate researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, her…
Being single offers a unique chance for personal growth. A recent psychology study suggests that single adults who view their relationship status as an opportunity to try new things experience greater daily well-being…
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