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Study shows key brain protein can impact behavior in mice
Researchers at the University of Kentucky were part of a team that discovered a key protein in the brain that can regulate motivation for reward in mice.
Oct 11, 2024
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Brain cell connectivity research provides a potential target for anxiety disorders
Scientists at Université de Montréal and its affiliated Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) have uncovered unique roles for a protein complex in the structural organization and function of brain cell connectivity, ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Different types of teenage friendships critical to well-being as we age, scientists find
Being a teenager is hard, confusing—and crucially important. Scientists studying teenage socializing have found that teenage friendships could lay essential foundations for well-being in later life, and that not just the ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Asking a person to talk about their parents in therapy can distort memories of childhood emotions
New research suggests a person's feelings towards a parent can be significantly changed when they are asked to evaluate them during talking therapy, even when the question isn't suggestive.
Oct 11, 2024
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Potential risk factors for suicide identified in the professional athlete population
A career in an elite or professional sport is not in itself a risk factor for suicide, according to a review published in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice. But physicians, coaches, and family members should be alert to ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Mindfulness found as effective as leading antidepressant in treating anxiety disorders
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) was found to be as effective as the antidepressant escitalopram in reducing agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder symptoms. The muti-institution ...
Age is just a number: New study shows older adults' decision strategies are just as complex as younger adults
As we navigate through life, the way we manage our money and make financial decisions naturally changes. Previous research has shown that when making financial decisions, older adults are sometimes more willing to take risks ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Loneliness increases dementia odds by 31%, study finds
A new study finds persistent loneliness taking a toll on aging brains and significantly raising a person's odds for dementia.
Oct 10, 2024
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Study finds our attention shifts influenced by rewards, not habits
The mobile phone is often blamed for drowning us in information and stealing our attention. But it is rather our inner reward system that our phones and tech companies utilize, shows new research from the University of Copenhagen.
Oct 10, 2024
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Research highlights key predictors of PTSD and anxiety in youth after trauma
A new study has shed light on why some children and adolescents develop mental health disorders like PTSD, anxiety, or depression after experiencing a traumatic event.
Oct 10, 2024
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Understanding how smiling influences relationship building during real-life conversations
Smiling during conversations creates warmth, making people feel more comfortable and connected. For example, a friendly smile when meeting someone new can ease nervousness. A smile can soften tension in a debate, showing ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Public attitudes to mental health decline for the first time in 10 years
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and commissioned by Mind warns that public attitudes to mental health have seen their first decline in over 10 years.
Oct 10, 2024
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Seasonal change can affect people's moods—and their moral values
Moral values are the principles that guide a person's perceptions of good and bad, and right and wrong. They shape our prejudices, political ideologies and many other consequential attitudes and actions.
Oct 10, 2024
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New research looks at treatment feedback to fill gaps in youth mental health treatment
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that the effectiveness of youth mental health services can be improved by providing clinicians with frequent youth and family feedback ...
Oct 10, 2024
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How can you help your child learn to self-regulate?
Throughout our lives, we need to be able to manage our thoughts and behavior. We need to do this to reach various goals and to get along with others—even if other distractions and impulses get in the way.
Oct 10, 2024
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New Lancet Commission calls for urgent action on self-harm across the world
Self-harm remains neglected worldwide, with at least 14 million episodes yearly. A new Lancet Commission, led by University of Bristol researchers, urges policy action on societal drivers and health services' response to ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Having a sweet tooth is linked to higher risk of depression, diabetes and stroke, study finds
People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
Oct 9, 2024
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People with dyslexia and dyscalculia show less bias, study shows
Dyslexia and dyscalculia are most commonly acknowledged as posing challenges linked to people's literacy and numeracy.
Oct 9, 2024
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People who embrace scientific and spiritual beliefs show higher life satisfaction, study finds
People who hold both scientific and spiritual beliefs show higher levels of life satisfaction, challenging the common assumption that science and religion don't mix.
Oct 9, 2024
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Survey: Most adults affected by suicide, want more prevention
Nearly all U.S. adults agree that more action can be taken to reduce suicide deaths, with about three-fifths also reporting they have been personally affected by suicide, according to national survey data released Wednesday.
Oct 9, 2024
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Frequent social media use harmful for high school students, study finds
Frequent social media use is potentially harmful for adolescent mental health among U.S. high school students, according to research published in a supplement to the Oct. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Is your partner's crummy behavior making you eat more?
Your partner's rotten behavior is not making you reach for that Little Debbie snack cake, new research from the University of Virginia shows.
Oct 9, 2024
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Hot sauce study finds asymmetric placebo effect can offer insights into pain perception
The expectations humans have of a pleasurable sensation asymmetrically shape neuronal responses and subjective experiences to hot sauce, according to a study published October 8, in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by ...
Oct 8, 2024
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Psilocybin may lead to increased optimism, rat study suggests
Monash University researchers have made a breakthrough in the study of psychedelics to treat disorders including major depression, demonstrating that rats given psilocybin exhibit increased optimism over time.
Oct 8, 2024
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Mental health app could help prevent depression in young people at high risk
A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk—and could be implemented as a cost effective public mental health measure.
Oct 8, 2024
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