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·May 22, 2026·10 min read

Serotonin Proven to Reduce Cognitive Belief Stickiness in OCD

Serotonin is a key driver of cognitive flexibility by actively reducing "belief stickiness", the tendency to cling to outdated assumptions despite contradicting real-world evidence.

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·May 21, 2026·10 min read

Machine Learning Doubles Depression Remission Rate

Can an algorithmic approach to lifestyle tracking radically improve depression treatment? A milestone clinical trial demonstrates that personalizing behavioral care via machine learning can nearly double standard therapy benchmarks.

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·May 21, 2026·11 min read

Study Maps 175 Vicious Mental Health Loops

A new systems-epidemiology study maps how 29 separate biological, psychological, and social factors interact to trap young adults aged 18 to 40 in self-reinforcing psychiatric loops.

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·May 21, 2026·11 min read

Long-Term Depression Reverses Brain Network Connectivity

How does the duration of major depressive disorder permanently reshape human brain wiring? A new neuroimaging study demonstrates that the length of time a person remains depressed fundamentally alters functional brain connectivity.

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·May 20, 2026·12 min read

Schizophrenia Risk Gene Linked to Hyper-Excitable Neurons

How do abstract genetic mutations physically alter human brain wiring? A functional genomics study bridges the gap between schizophrenia genetics and cellular neurobiology.

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·May 20, 2026·12 min read

Arthritis Drug Rescues Hard-to-Treat Depression

The anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab can successfully induce remission in patients struggling with treatment-resistant depression.

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·May 19, 2026·15 min read

Peripheral White Blood Cells Fuel Schizophrenia

A new study reveals that neutrophils, the body's most common white blood cells, act as hidden factories for C4A, the single strongest common genetic risk protein linked to schizophrenia.

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·May 19, 2026·16 min read

Buprenorphin and Ketamine Combo Provide Anti-Suicidal Effect

A sequential combination of a single ketamine infusion followed by four weeks of low-dose daily buprenorphine successfully extends the antisuicidal window of ketamine from one fleeting week to over a month.

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·May 17, 2026·9 min read

Combining Cannabis and Tobacco Triples Psychosis Risk

Does combining cannabis and tobacco accelerate the onset of schizophrenia? A multi-site study reveals that the co-use of cannabis and tobacco triggers a nearly threefold increased risk of developing psychotic disorders in individuals already at clinical high risk.

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·May 17, 2026·11 min read

Why Young Teens Are Vulnerable to Conversational AI

Are highly empathetic AI chatbots safe for developing minds? A national study reveals that 47.1% of American teens have experienced digital or emotional harm while using conversational AI.

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·May 15, 2026·9 min read

Harsh Parenting Biologically Distorts Child Stress Regulation

A new study utilizes Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) monitoring to provide rare biological evidence of parent-child "co-regulation." While less-harsh mothers naturally exit the regulatory driver's seat as their preschoolers age into independent self-regulation, aggressive parenting upends this evolutionary pipeline.