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·March 11, 2025·5 min read

Social Media Linked to Increased Risk of Delusion-Based Disorders

New research indicates a strong link between high social media use and psychiatric disorders involving delusions, such as narcissism and body dysmorphia. Conditions like narcissistic personality disorder, anorexia, and body dysmorphic disorder thrive on social platforms, allowing users to build and maintain distorted self-perceptions without real-world checks.

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·October 17, 2024·4 min read

Folic Acid Reduces Lead’s Impact on Autism Risk

A study has shown that folic acid supplementation during pregnancy may reduce the link between maternal blood lead levels and autistic-like behaviors in children. By examining data from pregnant women and their toddlers, researchers found stronger associations between lead exposure and autism traits in cases of low folic acid intake.

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·April 28, 2024·6 min read

Positive Childhood Experiences Protect Against Depression in Teens

A new study highlights the critical need to restore community support systems for teenagers to enhance mental well-being post-pandemic. The study, using data from over 8,800 Grade 11 students, demonstrates that positive childhood experiences significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and improve life satisfaction.

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·January 19, 2023·4 min read

An Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Sensor

A newly developed biosensor that detects TNF alpha in the body could be used to screen for Alzheimer's and other diseases.

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·October 11, 2022·2 min read

Healthy Aging Requires an Understanding of Personality Types

Older adults may be better served as they age when their personality types are taken into consideration.

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·June 15, 2022·4 min read

Trade the Chair for Fresh Air: Study Explores Link Between Sitting Time and Cardio Health

Those who sit for six or more hours a day are at a substantially increased risk for heart disease and early death.

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·May 10, 2022·5 min read

The Brain Searches for the Best Way to Move the Body

When learning how to coordinate a new movement, the nervous system first explores and evaluates many different coordinated patterns. With experience, the nervous system then adapts specific aspects of movements and simultaneously decreases pattern variability.

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·January 25, 2022·4 min read

Heat Dome and Other Climate Events Have Growing Impact on Mental Health

Last summer's "heat dome" which led to record-breaking temperature increases across Western North America raised people's anxiety over climate change, a new study reveals.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 30, 2021·3 min read

Using AI to Successfully Detect Signs of Anxiety

A new AI algorithm can detect behavioral symptoms associated with anxiety with over 90% accuracy.

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·September 28, 2021·3 min read

Older Women More Likely to Report Depressive Symptoms Than Men

Women over the age of 70 are more likely than men of the same age to report feeling symptoms of depression.

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·May 6, 2021·4 min read

Online Learning Doesn’t Improve Student Sleep Habits

Students who embarked on online learning went to bed, on average, thirty minutes later than they did while entered into in-person learning. They also slept less efficiently and napped more during the day.

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·August 22, 2019·3 min read

Stress in pregnancy impacts childrens’ vulnerability to stress in adulthood

Prenatal stress can have an epigenetic impact on the future mental health of offspring. Adult children of women who experienced prenatal stress are more vulnerable to stress and other mental health disorders.