Probiotic may boost mood and emotional health for older adults
Data published in The Journal of Nutrition indicated that eight weeks of supplementation was also associated with decreases…
AI use surging for mental health help among young people — Harvard Gazette
The question is no longer whether young people are using AI for mental health care, but the soundness…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…