During the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, people reported an increase in symptoms of depression, fear, anxiety, psychological trauma, and suicidal ideations. Read More
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Study reports that almost 30% of women and 17% of men experience major depressive disorder episodes over the course of their lives. Read More
The more we pay attention to our internal bodily sensations, specifically gastric interoception, the more positive we feel about our bodies, a new study reports. Read More
Laughing and smiling more might help to buffer against the effects of stress, researchers report. Read More
Males and females view physical and emotional cheating differently. Women consider emotional affairs to be more serious, and men believe physical infidelity to be more serious generally. Researchers report if one partner feels their relationship is threatened by cheating, it is harder for them to forgive infidelity, regardless of gender. Read More
Pimavanserin substantially reduces symptoms of psychosis and relapse risk for people living with dementia. Read More
Following extremely stressful events, the human sense of normalcy can bounce back within a matter of weeks, a new study reports. Read More
Biased attention to sad faces increases the risk of teenagers developing depression, a new study reports. Read More
Adolescents and adults whose mothers experienced depression, either during pregnancy or shortly after, had a 70% increased risk of being diagnosed with depression. Read More
Oral contraceptive use is associated with blunted stress response and brain activity differences during working memory tasks in women who started using birth control during puberty. Early adulthood exposure to oral contraceptives was linked to significant structural changes in brain areas associated with memory and emotional processing. Read More
Pessimistic people are more likely to die earlier from cardiovascular disease and other causes, but not from cancer than those who have a more optimistic outlook on life. However, optimists did not have a greater than average life expectancy. Read More
First responders at the World Trade Center have reduced cortical gray matter thickness, which was consistent with neurodegenerative conditions and evidence their brain age is, on average, ten years older than those of similar ages in the general population. Read More
