Young people who use cannabis daily are up to four times more likely to develop psychosis than those who don't, according to an international study led by University of Queensland researchers. The review analyzed evidence ...
Jun 18, 2026
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Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and directing focus. The discovery of these neurons in mice by Johns Hopkins University researchers, in ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Conduct problems—including persistent rule-breaking, aggression, irritability and difficulty following school rules—are associated with small but widespread differences in brain structure, according to a major international ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Football is a lab for studying the many dimensions of head injury. From defensive backs running at the pace of a sprinter downhill into a 220-pound muscular running back at full speed, to 400-plus-pound linemen knocking heads ...
Some people might not mind spending time alone, but new research with data from 18 countries suggests that older people who struggle with loneliness—rather than strictly being alone—may experience faster mental and physical ...
Jun 16, 2026
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New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, has found that people with psychosis experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Jun 17, 2026
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For some psychologists, it's becoming more common to use AI systems to replace human thinking in research. That's a very risky choice based on misconceptions, warn Iris van Rooij and Olivia Guest in a new paper published ...
Jun 17, 2026
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New research links childhood adversity to mitochondrial bioenergetic changes later in life, underscoring the impact of stress in early life on cellular health. The study also found that different types of childhood stressors ...
Jun 18, 2026
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A new study from the University of Jyväskylä shows who is more likely to experience mixed emotions while listening to music—and that our relationship with music is more complex and nuanced than we might assume. The study ...
Jun 20, 2026
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Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco researchers have found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to ...
Jun 17, 2026
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