Stimulating a Brain Pathway Reduces Depressive Behavior: Mouse StudyStimulating the Ent circuit helped improve depressive behaviors in mouse models of major depressive disorder, researchers report.Read More
Genes that May Trigger Depression IdentifiedA new Nature Communications study reveals 80 newly identified genes that may be linked to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder.Read More
How AI is Helping to Predict and Prevent SuicidesResearchers investigate how artificial intelligence technologies could help to identify those at risk of suicide and deliver assistance to prevent a person from taking their life.Read More
Children’s Gestures, and What They MeanA new study explores how children's use of gestures is connected to communication and language acquisition.Read More
2016 Election Triggered OCD-Like Symptoms in Some IndividualsA new study reveals the 2016 may have triggered OCD-like symptoms in some people. Researchers report some people are having politically focused intrusive thoughts and associated ritualistic behaviors due to political stressors.Read More
Can Laughter Make Our Lives Better?Researchers report humor can be good in certain situation, but its effectiveness depends on your end goals.Read More
Lingering Negative Responses to Stress Linked with Health a Decade LaterLingering negative emotional responses to stress can have implications for physical health later in life, a new study reveals.Read More
Evidence Mounts for Increased Alzheimer’s and Suicide Risks in Polluted CitiesA new study adds to growing evidence that early exposure to pollution can increase both suicide risks in younger people and Alzheimer's disease as people age.Read More
Hippocampus May Hold Clues For Anxiety and DepressionResearchers reveal specific parts of the hippocampus may play a key role in emotional regulation.Read More
Overeating? It May be a Brain GlitchResearchers explore the neuroscience behind binge eating and the triggers that might make us reach for comfort foods.Read More
Art is in the Eye of the BeholderA new study examines how a person's mental state affects how they look at a piece of art.Read More
Is the ‘Queen Bee’ Phenomenon a Myth?Researchers report when women are afforded more power and discretion in leadership roles, they act benevolently over their subordinate female colleagues.Read More