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Restoring a sense of belonging: The unsung importance of casual relationships for older adults

In May, Vincent Keenan traveled from Chicago to Charlottesville, Virginia, for a wedding — his first trip out of town since the start of the pandemic.

2 Aug 2021

Reactive behavior is a common way to handle unexpected uncertainty, study says

People around the world dramatically changed their shopping behaviors at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 Jul 2021

Improvements in neural learning processes linked to reduced symptoms of depression

Virginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have identified neural learning processes to be associated with symptoms of depression and linked improvements in these processes to improved symptoms in research participants being treated for depression.

28 Jul 2021

Research shows how brain mechanisms of fatigue influence people’s motivation to work

Fatigue - the feeling of exhaustion from doing effortful tasks - is something we all experience daily. It makes us lose motivation and want to take a break.

28 Jul 2021

A new screening system to give insights into autistic adults' perspective taking difficulties

Autistic adults may have different behaviours or perspectives in the workplace or in social situations which may lead them into compromised situations.

27 Jul 2021

Higher net worth at midlife associated with longevity in US adults

One of the keys to a long life may lie in your net worth. In the first wealth and longevity study to incorporate siblings and twin pair data, researchers from Northwestern University analyzed the midlife net worth of adults (mean age 46.7 years) and their mortality rates 24 years later.

23 Jul 2021

Study: Older adults are just as capable as younger people of learning behaviors that benefit others

Older adults may be slower to learn actions and behaviors that benefit themselves, but new research shows they are just as capable as younger people of learning behaviors that benefit others.

22 Jul 2021

Graduate student receives NIH grant to study specific molecule’s role in healthy neurodevelopment

Raymundo Hernandez was always drawn to psychology - that is, until he took his first neurobiology class as an undergraduate.

20 Jul 2021

LGB youth with depression use more cannabis, study reveals

It's no secret that studies show that sexually diverse youth - in particular, lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth - use more cannabis and experience more mental health challenges than their heterosexual peers.

19 Jul 2021

Psychiatric patients have higher odds of hospitalization and death following COVID-19

In the largest systematic review and meta-analysis to date on COVID-19 outcomes in individuals with psychiatric disorders, the odds of dying or being hospitalized following COVID-19 infection were determined to be twice as high in comparison to persons without mental disorders.

16 Jul 2021

A brief questionnaire can help detect autism during toddlerhood

New research led by the University of Cambridge suggests that autism can be detected at 18-30 months using the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT), but it is not possible to identify every child at a young age who will later be diagnosed as autistic.

16 Jul 2021

Study opens the door to improved treatment for psychosis sufferers

University of Otago scientists have opened the door to improved treatment of brain dysfunction which causes psychosis.

15 Jul 2021

Study: COVID-19 has not led to a net increase in smoking unlike other natural disasters

Unlike other population-level stressful events such as natural disasters, COVID-19 has not resulted in a net increase in smoking, according to a new study from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project, at the University of Waterloo.

14 Jul 2021

Raising awareness of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy could boost uptake among doubters

Informing people about how well the new COVID-19 vaccines work could boost uptake among doubters substantially, according to new research.

13 Jul 2021

Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with poor academic skills in childhood

Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in early adolescence, including spelling, reading comprehension, and math skills.

13 Jul 2021

Researchers create virtual tool to enable people to share messages of gratitude

Clapping for the NHS revealed the desire to express gratitude during the pandemic, and now researchers have created a virtual tool to enable people to say thank you more easily.

12 Jul 2021

Real-life romantic couples more likely to begin as friends, study finds

Movies and television often show romance sparking when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends. Two-thirds of romantic relationships start out platonically, a new study in Social Psychological and Personality Science finds.

12 Jul 2021

Useful strategies can help alleviate mental health problems during the pandemic

In spite of many clinical options, people with mental health problems including eating disorders often do not access professional help within the crucial first 12 months – in part because of lack of information in the community about accessing targeted services.

12 Jul 2021

New conceptual model depicts the relationship between policing and population health

A specific police action, an arrest or a shooting, has an immediate and direct effect on the individuals involved, but how far and wide do the reverberations of that action spread through the community? What are the health consequences for a specific, though not necessarily geographically defined, population?

9 Jul 2021

Consumer checklist to support people locate effective treatment for eating disorders

In spite of many clinical options, people with mental health problems including eating disorders often do not access professional help within the crucial first 12 months - in part because of lack of information in the community about accessing targeted services.

9 Jul 2021

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Restoring a sense of belonging: The unsung importance of casual relationships for older adults

Reactive behavior is a common way to handle unexpected uncertainty, study says

Improvements in neural learning processes linked to reduced symptoms of depression

Research shows how brain mechanisms of fatigue influence people’s motivation to work

A new screening system to give insights into autistic adults' perspective taking difficulties

Higher net worth at midlife associated with longevity in US adults

Study: Older adults are just as capable as younger people of learning behaviors that benefit others

Graduate student receives NIH grant to study specific molecule’s role in healthy neurodevelopment

LGB youth with depression use more cannabis, study reveals

Psychiatric patients have higher odds of hospitalization and death following COVID-19

A brief questionnaire can help detect autism during toddlerhood

Study opens the door to improved treatment for psychosis sufferers

Study: COVID-19 has not led to a net increase in smoking unlike other natural disasters

Raising awareness of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy could boost uptake among doubters

Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with poor academic skills in childhood

Researchers create virtual tool to enable people to share messages of gratitude

Real-life romantic couples more likely to begin as friends, study finds

Useful strategies can help alleviate mental health problems during the pandemic

New conceptual model depicts the relationship between policing and population health

Consumer checklist to support people locate effective treatment for eating disorders

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