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·September 24, 2026·5 min read

Can Humor Treat Depression?

A new review finds that while humor builds resilience during remission, using comedy during acute depression can trigger intense anxiety and gelotophobia (fear of being laughed at).

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·September 23, 2026·5 min read

Five Brain Profiles of Depression Identified

Researchers used MEG to uncover five distinct brain connectivity subtypes of depression, revealing contrasting neural activity under the same diagnosis.

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·September 22, 2026·5 min read

Loneliness Erases Nearly 6 Healthy Years

A study of 277,000+ adults finds loneliness and social isolation strip up to 6 years of mental health-free life, with men facing the steepest toll.

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·September 15, 2026·5 min read

Brain Activity Predicts Risky Choices Half a Second Before They Are Made

Scientists discover opposing brain circuits in the orbitofrontal cortex that predict risky choices 500 ms before they occur.

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·September 15, 2026·7 min read

Immune Protein Protects Brain Against Depression and PTSD After TBI

Naturally occurring anti-NMDAR1 IgM antibodies protect against depression and PTSD after traumatic brain injury by shielding extrasynaptic receptors.

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·August 6, 2026·10 min read

Depression Triggers Volume Loss in Memory Brain Areas

Depression in older adults is tied to volume reduction in the CA23DG hippocampal subfield, independent of Alzheimer's biomarkers.

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·August 1, 2026·7 min read

Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression

Ketamine and psychedelics share a neuroimmune signaling pathway involving IL-15 and IL-7, offering blood-based biomarkers to predict antidepressant response.

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·July 28, 2026·8 min read

Consistent Daily Routines Reduce Physical Pain and Depression

Consistent daily routines for waking, eating, and sleeping reduces physical pain and depressive symptoms in older adults, buffering against the negative health impacts of insomnia by synchronizing circadian rhythms.

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Neuroscience

·July 24, 2026·9 min read

High Social Media Use Linked to Youth Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation

A new study links six or more hours of daily social media use to a two-fold increase in anxiety and a three-fold increase in suicidal ideation among youth.

Neuroscience

·July 23, 2026·8 min read

Study Maps Motor Abnormalities Across Mental Health Spectrums

A new study uses the HiToP framework to map motor symptoms to mental health dimensions in nearly 3,500 individuals.

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·July 20, 2026·8 min read

How Closed-Loop BCIs Will Treat Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD

Expanding BCI technology beyond motor paralysis to psychiatric conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD requires shifting from static motor cortical decoding to dynamic, multi-region network tracking.

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·July 15, 2026·11 min read

Loneliness Directly Causes Poor Mental Health

By integrating observational analysis with sibling comparisons and Mendelian randomization, the cross-continental study isolates loneliness as an independent driver of systemic health decline and multi-condition physical frailty, establishing personal emotional disconnection as a high-priority public health emergency demanding integrated policy intervention.