Psychology & Psychiatry

Positive emotion skills combat burnout among health care workers

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already rising rates of burnout among American health care workers. A new Northwestern University study found learning and practicing skills that increase positive emotion like gratitude, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Mental health tied to longevity and stress resilience in aging

Mental well-being is associated with healthy aging, independent of socioeconomic status, according to a study published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings suggest the importance of mental health in promoting longevity ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How calcium channel mutations lead to cognitive dysfunction

A new study from Yale School of Medicine has shown that the neurons that generate higher cognition, and are a target of pathology in Alzheimer's disease and mental disorders such as schizophrenia, express an enrichment of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Bartonella DNA found in blood of patients with psychosis

A new study has found that patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder are three times more likely to have Bartonella DNA in their blood than adults without these disorders. The work further supports ...

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