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·July 11, 2022·5 min read

Study Determines Psychedelic Mushroom Microdoses Can Improve Mood and Mental Health

Study reveals those who microdosed psilocybin for 30 days showed greater improvements in mood, mental health, and psychomotor abilities than those who did not microdose. The findings have positive implications for the use of psychedelics to help treat mental health disorders.

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·June 25, 2022·6 min read

Black People in the Us Twice as Likely to Face Coercion, Unconsented Procedures During Birth

Black women in the US are twice as likely to be coerced into procedures during perinatal and birth, and to undergo them without explicit consent compared to white women.

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·May 19, 2022·4 min read

How the Brain Changes During Depression Treatment

A new study reveals the mechanisms behind repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation's effect on the brain in the treatment of depression.

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·March 1, 2022·4 min read

Thoughts of Harming Baby a Normal but Unpleasant Part of Postpartum Experience

Intrusive and unwanted thoughts of harming your baby are relatively common in new mothers, a new study indicates. While there is little evidence to suggest women experiencing these thoughts will actually harm their child, researchers say intrusive thoughts of aggression toward your infant may signal an increased risk of developing OCD.

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·January 26, 2022·4 min read

When Relationships Break Down, Men Are at Risk of Mental Illness

Researchers report males who transition out of relationships are at higher risk of developing anxiety, depression, and suicide.

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·November 23, 2021·4 min read

Psychedelic Microdosing Improves Mental Health

Microdosing psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin alleviates symptoms of depression and anxiety while improving feelings of wellbeing.

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·October 23, 2021·4 min read

Spending Time in Nature Promotes Early Childhood Development

Children who live in areas with easy access to greenspaces and natural vegetation showed better overall development than their peers who lived closer to fewer greenspaces.

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·October 6, 2021·5 min read

Chemotherapy Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice

Axitinib, a chemotherapy drug that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels in the brain, improved memory and cognition in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 31, 2021·4 min read

Do You Hate Seeing People Fidget? You’re Not Alone

Approximately one-third of people suffer from misokinesia, an anxious or frustrated reaction to watching another person fidgeting.

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·August 2, 2021·2 min read

More to Pictures Than Meets the Eye

People perceive pictures of individuals within photographs as less real and having "less mind", a new study reports.

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·October 28, 2020·4 min read

Social Isolation Puts Women at Higher Risk of Hypertension

Women aged 45 to 85 without partners and who didn't engage in frequent social activities had a higher rate of hypertension. Widowed women were most likely to exhibit symptoms of hypertension.

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·September 15, 2020·4 min read

People React Better to Both Negative and Positive Events With More Sleep

Shorter sleep duration causes people to react more emotionally to stressful events and find less joy in positive events the next day. Following a good night of rest, people's reaction to positive and negative events improves dramatically.