NeuropsychologyOct 26, 2026
I’m a brain expert. Here’s why we must treat Alzheimer’s like cancer
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PolicyOct 26, 2026
Mental health grants scheme nearly doubles to £94,000
A community grants scheme to support grassroots mental health projects has nearly doubled its funding to £94,000 ...
Positive PsychologyOct 26, 2026
Stop Asking Women To Be Resilient. Fix The System Burning Them Out
New DDI data shows leaders are stretched by change, AI and low trust. Senior women carry an extra load. The fix is not more resilience, but better-designed leadership.
AddictionOct 26, 2026
Youths With Depression Face Higher Odds of Prescription Drug Misuse
Among youths who misused each drug class, those with depression were more likely to cite helping with feelings and emotions as their main reason for misusing opioid analgesics (10.2% vs 3.7%; P = .01) ...
NeuropsychologyOct 26, 2026
Brain Stimulation Stops Sexual Objectification
Sexualized images of women are often processed visually like objects rather than people. A new study shows that 10 minutes of non-invasive brain stimulation restores holistic human recognition, temporarily erasing this…
Mental HealthOct 26, 2026
GLP-1 Drugs and Eating Disorders: What Research Shows About Benefits, Misuse, and Mental Health
The growing demand for GLP-1 drugs has raised concerns about potential misuse and the lack of evidence guiding their use outside approved indications.
NeuropsychologyOct 26, 2026
The Brain Anchors Others’ Experiences to Our Own Mental Maps
How does watching someone else get hurt teach us to avoid danger? Researchers at the Social Brain Lab discovered that hippocampal place cells link spatial coordinates to another individual's emotional distress…
ResearchOct 26, 2026
Women reach orgasm more often alone, but partnered orgasms are more closely tied to sexual satisfaction
In a survey of nearly 28,000 period-tracking app users, women reported reaching orgasm more often during solo sex than with a partner. Yet it was partnered orgasm frequency, not solo orgasm frequency, that was linked to…
ResearchOct 26, 2026
Why Controversial Psychology Studies Still Fascinate Us
Two of the most famous experiments in psychology, the Stanford prison experiment and Stanley Milgram's obedience studies, have been called a sham , a ...
Child PsychologyOct 26, 2026
Full list: Victorian GP clinics that can diagnose, treat ADHD
The 150 GPs who have completed the training are located across Melbourne and regional Victoria, including Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Dandenong, Geelong, Mildura, Ringwood, Shepparton, ...
ResearchOct 26, 2026
Stanford prison experiment: Why do controversial psychology studies still have such a hold on us?
Two of the most famous experiments in psychology, the Stanford prison experiment and Stanley Milgram's obedience studies, have been called a sham, a lie and a fraud.
ResearchOct 26, 2026
Psychiatrists to FG: Raise mental health research funding to 2.5%
At the 9th International Yaba Research Conference 2026, leading psychiatrists in the country have called on the Federal Government to allocate a minimum of 2.5 per cent of the health research budget ...
PsychologyOct 26, 2026
The upside of untidiness: why a little mess can be good for your home
New research into Kiwi households suggests clutter can help with everyday routines, make shared spaces more useful and even support family relationships.
Positive PsychologyOct 26, 2026
Global happiness researchers reveal keys to a good life
Many of the world's leading happiness researchers say they consciously spend more time with loved ones after seeing the evidence, according to a new paper. "Happiness emerges from a symphony of ...
NeuropsychologyOct 26, 2026
Why Adapting to Change Is Harder in Autism
Autistic individuals show dampened brain responses to negative feedback and confidence, explaining cognitive adaptation challenges.
NeuropsychologyOct 26, 2026
Cocktail Party Effect: Why Emotion Cuts Through Noise
How does your brain pick out one voice in a crowded room? A new study reveals that emotional relevance amplifies neural speech tracking, while fragmented topic changes force the brain to work harder and longer to decode…
ResearchOct 26, 2026
Feed recommendations are the most common way teens encounter self-harm content
About one in three English secondary school students had come across self-harm content online in the past month. Most never went looking for it; the content typically appeared in their social media feeds.
Mental HealthOct 26, 2026
Article 173: A Memoir | When and how do children learn about their parent's mental illness?
It is impossible that my children will never know about their mother's illness.That is simply not possible.It has been crossing my mind lately.My twins are now four years and eight months old.They are ...
Mental HealthOct 26, 2026
I was on Instagram so much, I was missing out on my young children’s lives | Letters
Emma Roberts on experiencing life in the real world rather than on social media. Plus letters from Warwick Mihaly, Madison Heckel, Zainab Chasb, Helen Clutton and Gordon SmartLike Georgina McNamara (The one change that…
ResearchOct 26, 2026
Scientists Tested a Toad Venom Psychedelic on Treatment-Resistant Depression. Here's What Happened.
5-MeO-DMT is an active compound in venom from the Sonoran Desert toad. (Jason Hughes/500px Plus/Getty Images) In a quest to improve patients' mental health, it seems scientists are working their way ...
ResearchOct 26, 2026
Africa: Study of 134 moderators from 12 countries finds more than half experience mental distress, incl. stressors not seen among US or Europe-based workers
"Data Workers and the Mental Toll of Cleaning the Internet,"... Content moderation, such as data labeling and data cleaning, is just one visible part of a broader ecosystem of dat ...
AddictionOct 26, 2026
Substance use driving increases in ER visits, hospitalizations for young mothers
Study finds ER visits for substance use by mothers with dependent children increased almost 5% a year, compared to almost 2% among females without children.
Mental HealthOct 26, 2026
National Highways launches new suicide prevention standard
The new National Highways GG920 SPAR Standard introduces a consistent, proactive approach to suicide prevention across road and bridge projects. Discover why the standard matters and how TRL supported ...
PolicyOct 26, 2026
Raise Mental Health Research Funding To 2.5%Psychiatrists Urge FG
At the 9th International Yaba Research Conference 2026, psychiatrists in the country have called on the Federal Government to allocate a minimum mental health..
Clinical PsychologyOct 26, 2026
Common antidepressant may ease some symptoms within two weeks
Some emotional symptoms of depression may begin to improve within two weeks of starting sertraline, according to a new analysis of clinical trial data. The finding suggests that the drug’s early ...
Mental HealthOct 26, 2026
Memoir: A searing account of growing up in a family shaped by bipolar disorder and inheriting it
Those days, attached bathrooms were not the norm; rather, they were frowned upon. Toilets were placed at one remote end of the house, as far from the kitchen as possible. They were dark spaces with ...
Child PsychologyOct 26, 2026
FAQs on ADHD Linked to Higher Mortality Risk: Can Treatment Help?
A 2026 meta-analysis links ADHD to higher mortality from several causes.. ADHD medication use was associated with lower all-cause mortality.
AddictionOct 26, 2026
How Privacy and Stigma Affect Decisions to Seek Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is often discussed in terms of medical services, recovery programs, and access to healthcare. Yet an equally important part of the conversation involves the social and personal ...
WorkplaceOct 26, 2026
Workplace burnout driven by broken systems, not hard work
Beyond Blue CEO Georgie Harman warns job insecurity, system friction and loneliness are fuelling burnout, and employers can fix it ...
Mental HealthOct 26, 2026
Financial Stress and Mental Health Interventions Should Be Integrated, Researchers Argue
A Frontiers in Public Health perspective argues that community-based services addressing financial stress and mental health in the U.S. should be integrated rather than delivered separately.