Sensitive parenting buffers against child ADHD risks from pregnancy
Research from Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Mental Health Innovation provides new evidence that the way caregivers interact…
Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant…
Linguistic style in children predicts future mental health problems
Linguistic models that analyzed the words children used when talking about stressful events proved better at predicting future…
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…
L. plantarum improves functional constipation and mental wellbeing: Study
Researchers in China and Malaysia analyzed how the probiotic affected gene expression and suggested that “inflammatory, immune, neuroendocrine,…
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…
Preterm adults show varied outcomes across optimal, moderate, and low-functioning groups
A landmark 34-year study, co-led by University of Warwick, tracks very preterm babies from birth to middle adulthood…
AI text analysis reveals hidden mental health signs in emergency call takers and dispatchers
Emergency call takers and dispatchers serve as the invisible frontline of public safety, navigating life-or-death crises over phone…
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…
Social media and low body esteem fuel cosmetic procedure addiction
As cosmetic procedures become increasingly normalized worldwide, new research suggests that for some women, repeated treatments may become…