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Internal body awareness does not predict mental health, study finds
The human brain continuously receives information from inside the body that helps detect physical needs and emotional states, such as a racing heartbeat, shortness of breath, hunger, thirst, pain and body temperature. Its ...
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Loneliness rewires the brain to drive alcohol use, preclinical study finds
Loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that increase alcohol consumption, according to a new preclinical study led by Northwestern University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The scientists identified, for ...
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New clues to the genetic roots of hair-pulling and skin-picking
Two disorders with big names—trichotillomania (repeated hair-pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin-picking)—were the focus of a recent Yale study looking at potential genetic causes. The two disorders are part ...
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New initiative drives dramatic improvements in adolescent behavioral health screening
A nationwide quality improvement initiative led by researchers and clinicians from UC Davis Health, the American Academy of Pediatrics and partner organizations resulted in significant increases in screening and follow-up ...
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Researchers uncover brain-network dynamics in schizophrenia
Researchers at Georgia State University have identified a previously unknown aspect of schizophrenia that offers a new way to understand how the disorder affects large-scale brain coordination. In a new study, published in ...
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Woodlands in urban areas linked to reduced antidepressant use
Improving and maintaining woodlands in deprived communities is linked to reduced antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication use, research suggests.
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The hidden cost of high performance: New research questions 'win-at-all-costs' sport culture
Are the systems designed to support New Zealand's high-performance athletes harming them instead?
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Exploring the relationship between an age-related brain change and depression
During typical aging and Alzheimer's disease progression, higher levels of a protein called tau are associated with more depressive symptoms. In JNeurosci, Teodora Markova from Brandeis University and colleagues explore the ...
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New study uncovers TikTok mental health advice risks
TikTok's design makes it harder for young people to think critically about the mental health content they see, new University of Birmingham research suggests. With more than 550,000 children and young people in England waiting ...
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Metalheads can endure pain longer thanks to the festival experience
True to the motto "Faster, harder, louder," some 80,000 metal fans celebrate their music and bands at Wacken Open Air every year. Lydia Schneider and Tom Fritz from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Weight loss drugs may offer a new avenue for bipolar disorder research
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), commonly used to treat diabetes and weight loss, may have additional mental health benefits, especially for people with bipolar disorder, new Griffith University research ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Student mental health rebounds from pandemic lows, but long-term trends remain troubling
Findings from the 2025 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) released by the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) suggest that Ontario middle and high school students have rebounded from the heightened ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Q&A: Short animation changes how people see addiction
Social stigma—judgment from employers, neighbors, clinicians and family—is one of the main reasons why only one in 10 of the roughly 400 million people worldwide with alcohol or drug use disorders receive adequate care, according ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Cyberbullying may fuel teen mental health problems through loneliness, study finds
Teenagers who are subjected to online bullying are at greater risk of later emotional and behavioral difficulties, research suggests.
Aug 23, 2026
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Fruit fly study sheds light on how forgotten memories return and change
As they explore the world, humans and other animals create many memories that they will later recall and that might inform their future actions. Over time, however, some of these memories can be forgotten or become less nitid, ...
Cannabis addiction climbs fast while alcohol use disorder slowly declines across the USA
Alcohol is second on the list of the most addictive drugs in America. By altering the brain's chemistry and triggering the release of pleasure-inducing chemicals like dopamine, alcohol can create a strong desire to repeat ...
More than 2,300 psilocybin users report real-world outcomes in Oregon and Colorado
Over the past few decades, some psychiatrists and medical researchers have been running controlled clinical trials to assess the potential therapeutic value of psychedelics, substances that alter perception, mood and thinking ...
New brain cell formation stalls in adults with depression, study shows
Findings from a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggest that the trickle of neurons created in the adult hippocampus could be instrumental in preventing depression. ...
Aug 21, 2026
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How the brain distinguishes the consequences of our own choices from events beyond our control
A study led by the University of Oxford has identified the brain mechanisms that help us work out whether the consequences we experience are caused by our own actions or by circumstances beyond our control.
Aug 21, 2026
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Autistic adults show more dopamine receptors, brain-imaging study finds
How does autism manifest in the brain? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital investigated this question in a new study involving 60 adults.
Aug 21, 2026
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Helping people connect with nature and the community reduces loneliness in Barcelona trial
Nature-based social prescribing can help reduce loneliness among adults living in socioeconomically vulnerable urban areas, according to a trial conducted in Barcelona by the European RECETAS consortium. Loneliness decreased ...
Aug 21, 2026
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Researchers find no symptom worsening following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Madison's Center for Healthy Minds (CHM), along with the UW–Madison Department of Educational Psychology and a multi-university team, has found no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increases the risk ...
Aug 21, 2026
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Researchers are closer than ever to an AI-guided device to treat memory loss
In the late 1990s, a young Michael Kahana—then developing computer models of human memory—was invited to Harvard Medical School by a neurosurgeon friend to give grand rounds to the neurosurgery and neurology faculty. Afterward, ...
Aug 21, 2026
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The hidden high costs of 'free-to-play' video games show players need better protection, scientists say
Digital media, including videogames, are a central part of leisure activities for many adolescents and adults. For more than a decade, the industry has increasingly relied on highly profitable financing models in which games ...
Aug 21, 2026
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App-based support improves dementia caregivers' well-being
As the prevalence of dementia increases, family members continue to be the primary caregivers for loved ones coping with the disease. Some of the most distressing aspects of dementia are behavioral symptoms—such as agitation ...
Aug 21, 2026
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