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Caregivers of cancer patients face high rates of PTSD

Every year, millions of family members and friends provide care for loved ones undergoing cancer treatment, often at great emotional cost.

19 Mar 2025

Research shows decline in risky behaviors and rise in depression among adolescents

Between 1999-2021, U.S. adolescents steadily desisted from risky behaviors such as substance use and violence, and from reporting a combination of both risky behaviors and mental health symptoms.

19 Mar 2025

Cambridge and London hospitals to pioneer brain implants to combat alcohol and opioid addiction

People suffering from severe alcohol and opioid addiction are to be offered a revolutionary new technique involving planting electrodes in the brain to modulate brain activity and cravings and improve self-control.

19 Mar 2025

Early use of anti-obesity medication doubles weight loss

Adding an anti-obesity medication just one month after behavioral therapy begins-rather than waiting the currently recommended six months-can more than double weight loss for patients who struggle initially with lifestyle changes alone, according to new research published in Nature Medicine from a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

18 Mar 2025

Study: Witnessing trauma triggers unique brain changes

For years, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been studied primarily in people who experience trauma firsthand.

18 Mar 2025

Researchers uncover flexibility in brain development and visual recognition

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain's visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a different set of face-sensitive visual regions-again in almost identical positions in each reader's brain-would activate to process the faces of the researchers, should you meet them?

17 Mar 2025

Study links postnatal depression to disrupted oxytocin system during breastfeeding

The oxytocin system – which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby – may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

14 Mar 2025

Nature-based therapies can be promising complementary approaches to pain management

In a new study, an international team of neuroscientists led by the University of Vienna has shown that experiencing nature can alleviate acute physical pain.

13 Mar 2025

Moving abroad for retirement may increase loneliness for older adults

Many people dream of retiring to a warmer, less expensive country. But retirees who move abroad may be at greater risk of loneliness than those who stay in their home country, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

13 Mar 2025

Study reveals how the brain tracks complex social interactions

Our brains use basic 'building blocks' of information to keep track of how people interact, enabling us to navigate complex social interactions, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

12 Mar 2025

Study reveals dopamine's role in reducing the value of reward memories

New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards.

12 Mar 2025

Study: Poor sleep quality may increase susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs

A new study from the University of Nottingham has revealed that poor sleep quality may increase susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs, with depression likely playing a key role in this relationship.

12 Mar 2025

Four new institutions join BD² Integrated Network to improve bipolar disorder care

Today, Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) announced four new national institutions to receive $2.3 million each to join the BD² Integrated Network, a collaborative research and clinical care model that will improve care, interventions, and outcomes for people living with bipolar disorder.

12 Mar 2025

Study links Doomsday Clock to mortality and mental health

Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) has used the metaphor of the Doomsday Clock as a means of communicating how close the human species is to self-imposed annihilation, represented as midnight.

12 Mar 2025

Combining smoking cessation support with NHS Talking Therapies increases quit rates

Research from the University of Bath, funded by Cancer Research UK, published on No Smoking Day 2025, shows that integrating smoking cessation support into NHS Talking Therapies for depression and anxiety increases quit rates.

11 Mar 2025

Targeted psychological interventions can enhance long-term resistance to misinformation

A new study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation.

11 Mar 2025

New study examines timing of prenatal stress on infant stress reactivity

A team of researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan found new insights on the timing of prenatal stress and its effect on infant stress reactivity and temperament - including differences between genders.

10 Mar 2025

Research sheds light on human misperceptions of dog emotions

Life with a dog is a matter of give and take. Especially when it comes to communication. With no common human-dog language, our ability to communicate relies on understanding and reading our pet, and vice versa.

10 Mar 2025

Shift work and sleep debt increase infection risk in nurses

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections in nurses.

10 Mar 2025

Customized mobile app intervention benefits older adults experiencing mild cognitive decline

A growing body of research indicates that older adults in assisted living facilities can delay or even prevent cognitive decline through interventions that combine multiple activities, such as improving diet, solving puzzles and increasing social interactions.

6 Mar 2025

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Caregivers of cancer patients face high rates of PTSD

Research shows decline in risky behaviors and rise in depression among adolescents

Cambridge and London hospitals to pioneer brain implants to combat alcohol and opioid addiction

Early use of anti-obesity medication doubles weight loss

Study: Witnessing trauma triggers unique brain changes

Researchers uncover flexibility in brain development and visual recognition

Study links postnatal depression to disrupted oxytocin system during breastfeeding

Nature-based therapies can be promising complementary approaches to pain management

Moving abroad for retirement may increase loneliness for older adults

Study reveals how the brain tracks complex social interactions

Study reveals dopamine's role in reducing the value of reward memories

Study: Poor sleep quality may increase susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs

Four new institutions join BD² Integrated Network to improve bipolar disorder care

Study links Doomsday Clock to mortality and mental health

Combining smoking cessation support with NHS Talking Therapies increases quit rates

Targeted psychological interventions can enhance long-term resistance to misinformation

New study examines timing of prenatal stress on infant stress reactivity

Research sheds light on human misperceptions of dog emotions

Shift work and sleep debt increase infection risk in nurses

Customized mobile app intervention benefits older adults experiencing mild cognitive decline

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