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Featured Psychology

·January 8, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Find a New Mechanism Underlying Depression

Changes in microglia underlie depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress, a new study reports.

Featured Psychology

·September 21, 2020·7 min read

‘Awe Walks’ Boost Emotional Well-Being

Older adults who took brief, weekly "awe walks" for eight weeks reported improvements in positive emotions and a decrease in daily life stress.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·April 3, 2019·4 min read

‘Depression Genes’ May Not Exist

Contradicting previous studies, UC Boulder researchers report there is no clear evidence of any candidate gene associated with depression.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 8, 2017·4 min read

‘Ego Dissolving’ Psychedelic Drugs Could Assist With Mental Health

A new study in Neuroscience of Consciousness adds weight to previous findings about the potential benefits psychedelics could have for treating mental health disorders.

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Featured Psychology

·December 30, 2016·8 min read

‘Friendship Bench’ Program Proves Effective at Alleviating Mental Illness Symptoms

The 'Friendship Bench' approach has been able to reduce the prevalence of depression in some communities in Zimbabwe, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 21, 2018·7 min read

‘Gut Sense’ is Hardwired, Not Hormonal

Researchers report appetite signals cross a single synapse in under 100 milliseconds, relaying information from the gut to the brain much quicker than previously thought.

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Featured Psychology

·August 4, 2016·3 min read

‘Media Contagion’ a Factor in Mass Shootings

Researchers call on the media to deny mass shooters the fame they seek.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 2, 2022·5 min read

‘Cognitive Immobility’ – When You’re Mentally Trapped in a Place From Your Past

Cognitive immobility is a form of mental entrapment that leads to conscious or unconscious efforts to recreate past instances in familiar locations.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 19, 2022·3 min read

‘Concerning’ Findings Emphasize Importance of Depression Screening

Researchers are calling for postnatal depression risk screening for women with persistent depression while they are still pregnant.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 30, 2019·5 min read

“13 Reasons Why”: Increase in suicides in USA following TV series

The popular Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" has been linked to an increase in suicides in females between the ages of 10 and 19. Researchers said the numbers grew significantly within 3 months of the show's release.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 14, 2024·7 min read

“Lifesaving” Low-Dose Ketamine Unlocks Rapid Relief for Depression

Researchers have identified how low-dose ketamine alleviates depression by selectively targeting specific NMDA receptors in the brain. Unlike high-dose anesthetic effects, low-dose ketamine binds to lateral grooves on NMDA receptors, enhancing excitatory transmission and long-term synaptic changes.

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