Psychology & Psychiatry
Whether it's 2020 or Baby Shark, study offers clues on how to stop thinking about it
"Let it go." "Think about something else." "Clear your head."
Dec 18, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ukrainian PTSD will resonate far deeper than the bombs and bullets
As Russia advances further into Ukraine, an estimated 1 million civilians have been forced to flee their homes. With refugee numbers continuing to climb, associate professor Ekaterina Botchkovar foresees a spike in post-traumatic ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Face time: Tech reads facial expressions for autism symptoms
There's an app for everything these days—from weight loss to working out. Now, thanks in part to support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), there's an app that may screen for autism by reading kids' facial expressions ...
Dec 30, 2015
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Trauma from Ukraine War likely to have long-lasting impact, especially on children
The trauma caused by the sudden and escalating war in Ukraine is likely to have a long-lasting impact, especially on children, but offering even simple social supports can help provide a layer of protection, an expert on ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Health
Smart sound system could relieve anxiety for ICU patients
A music professor and his interdisciplinary research team are aiming to reduce stress in intensive care patients with soothing soundscapes.
Nov 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When severe infection causes long-term mood disorders: Researchers identify promising treatment path
The brain is able to detect and regulate localized or systemic inflammation by using two communication pathways. The first, humoral, makes use of specific brain structures that enable circulating inflammatory mediators to ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Medical research
Blocking stress protein relieves chronic pain in mice
A group of drugs being developed to treat mood disorders could also relieve chronic pain, finds new UCL (University College London) research funded by the Medical Research Council.
Feb 10, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link?
An increase in suicide rates among U.S. teens occurred at the same time social media use surged and a new analysis suggests there may be a link.
Nov 14, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study sheds new light on the formation of emotional fear memories
Everyday events are easy to forget, but unpleasant ones can remain engraved in the brain. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identifies a neural mechanism through which unpleasant ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exposure to carbon dioxide after a traumatic experience strengthens fearful memories in mice
The inhalation of carbon dioxide (CO2) by mice a few hours after they formed a new fearful memory makes that memory stronger, so that the mice show more distress when they are prompted to 'retrieve' (ie, recall) it. That ...
Nov 8, 2021
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