Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings
Summary: In a clinical trial, oral semaglutide was found to significantly reduce heavy drinking days, daily cravings, and…
New CapuchinAI system automates cognitive testing of wild primates
Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time, touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of…
Study links adolescent digital use to specific psychosocial profiles
A study led by Dr. Zeynep Seda Albayrak from Koç University identified three distinct psychosocial profiles among 158…
Study: 20% of Israeli women who undergo cosmetic procedures show addiction risk
Experts have found that addictions are common and increasing – not only to alcohol and tobacco, but also…
Unpredictability is a childhood adversity that contributes to mental health problems
Felitti, V. J. et al. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes…
What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing
Student mental health has become one of the defining challenges facing universities worldwide. In South Africa, these concerns…
Stendhal syndrome: when art makes tourists faint
Staff at Florence’s Santa Maria Nuova hospital are accustomed to tourists arriving with dizzy spells and disorientation after…
Support for climate and biodiversity policies differs across cultural worldviews in Japan
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. et al. The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5 C. Science 365, eaaw6974…
Ketogenic Diet Eases Schizophrenia and Bipolar Symptoms
Summary: Researchers demonstrated that a ketogenic diet, which shifts the body away from glucose and toward fat-derived ketones…
People systematically under- and overestimate public engagement in climate action
Stern, P. C. Toward a coherent theory of environmentally significant behavior. J. Soc. Issues 56, 407–424 (2000). Article …
Single Cocaine Exposure Leaves a Long-Lasting Genetic Scar
Summary: Researchers discovered that just a single exposure to cocaine induces profound, long-lasting structural changes inside key brain…
Bumblebees show emotions through facial expressions just like mammals | National
Bumblebees show their emotions through facial expressions such as “licking their lips” — a trait only previously seen…