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·May 16, 2023·5 min read

Harnessing Psychedelics for Mental Health

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the prescription of MDMA and psilocybin by authorized psychiatrists for PTSD and treatment-resistant depression. This decision, a first worldwide, has sparked a debate among experts. While some hail it as a breakthrough for patients unresponsive to conventional therapies, others express concerns about its implementation.

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·May 9, 2023·5 min read

AI Detects Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease in Patients’ Blood

Researchers developed an AI tool that can detect signs of Parkinson's disease in patients' blood samples, up to 15 years before the onset of symptoms. The tool uses machine learning to analyze combinations of metabolites in the body, revealing unique markers that may signal the onset of Parkinson's. Although validation studies are needed, the tool was able to predict Parkinson's disease with up to 96% accuracy in the study's limited cohort.

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·April 29, 2023·5 min read

Social Connections Combat Dementia and Prolong Lifespan

Spending time with family and friends not only gives us a positive psychological boost, it can also reduce dementia risks and improve longevity, a new study reports. Researchers found those with strong social connections have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and death. The study reports improving social connections and frequently taking time to spend with others has positive implications for health and cognition.

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·March 2, 2023·4 min read

Fledgling Chronic Back Pain Therapy Needs More Rigorous Study

Cognitive functional therapy (CFT), a popular new therapy for the management of chronic back pain, appears to be no better than traditional therapies for pain management, a new study reports.

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·January 7, 2023·7 min read

Small Exposures to Body Positive Content Can Improve Body Image

Following people on social media who promote body positivity by posting images of different body shapes, sizes, colors, and abilities rather than images that focus on typical societal beauty standards can help to boost a person's positive body image.

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·November 28, 2022·5 min read

Ten Minutes of Aerobic Exercise With Exposure Therapy Found to Reduce PTSD Symptoms

Augmenting exposure therapy with ten minutes of aerobic exercise reduces PTSD symptom severity for up to six months after a nine-week course of treatment ends.

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·November 21, 2022·6 min read

Children as Young as 10 Are Repeat Self-Harming

One-quarter of teens and young adults engaged in episodes of self-harm on more than one occasion. Repeated self-harm episodes are more likely to occur during the first year of the first episode, with the greatest risk within the first month.

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·September 26, 2022·5 min read

What’s So Super About Superfoods?

Researchers question if so-called "superfoods" are really as good for you as people claim and, if so, how should they be consumed as part of a balanced diet.

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·August 31, 2022·6 min read

Good Face Recognizers Can Learn Faces From Fragments

People who are exceptionally good at recognizing faces, or super-recognizers, divide areas of the face into parts before storing them as a composite image in the brain.

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·August 2, 2022·6 min read

An Effective New Treatment for Chronic Back Pain Targets the Nervous System

A newly developed method called sensorimotor retraining appears to be effective at treating chronic back pain.

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·June 22, 2022·5 min read

Understanding and Reframing the Fear of Rejection

At some point, we all face social rejection. Researchers say that while rejection affects us all differently, it's how respond to the setback that determines how rejection affects us.

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·April 20, 2022·6 min read

Windows to the Soul: Pupils Reveal ‘Aphantasia’ – The Absence of Visual Imagination

People who experience visual imagination have pupillary responses that optimize the amount of light hitting the retina and change in response to imagined items. This pupillary response does not occur in those with aphantasia.

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University of New South Wales

Harnessing Psychedelics for Mental Health

AI Detects Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease in Patients’ Blood

Fledgling Chronic Back Pain Therapy Needs More Rigorous Study

Small Exposures to Body Positive Content Can Improve Body Image

Ten Minutes of Aerobic Exercise With Exposure Therapy Found to Reduce PTSD Symptoms

Children as Young as 10 Are Repeat Self-Harming

What’s So Super About Superfoods?

Good Face Recognizers Can Learn Faces From Fragments

An Effective New Treatment for Chronic Back Pain Targets the Nervous System

Windows to the Soul: Pupils Reveal ‘Aphantasia’ – The Absence of Visual Imagination

Predicting PTSD: Brain Scans Unravel Trauma’s Long-term Effects

Brain’s Molecular Response to Psychological Loss

Brain’s Dual-Chemical Switch for Attention Revealed

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