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App helps alleviate mental health symptoms in bereaved parents

App helps alleviate mental health symptoms in bereaved parents

byUppsala UniversitySelf-help app "Min sorg" (my grief), in Swedish. Credit: Josefin SveenA new study shows that an app can help parents who are mourning the loss of a child. Parents w

App helps alleviate mental health symptoms in bereaved parents

byUppsala UniversitySelf-help app "Min sorg" (my grief), in Swedish. Credit: Josefin SveenA new study shows that an app can help parents who are mourning the loss of a child. Parents w
Nurses worldwide experience stress, loss and violence since pandemic

Nurses worldwide experience stress, loss and violence since pandemic

byNew York UniversityCredit: Laura James from PexelsA first-of-its-kind study provides a snapshot of the substantial mental health burden on nurses around the world.Publishedin the j

Nurses worldwide experience stress, loss and violence since pandemic

byNew York UniversityCredit: Laura James from PexelsA first-of-its-kind study provides a snapshot of the substantial mental health burden on nurses around the world.Publishedin the j
Problem gamblers' brains rely on slow learning, increasing losses: Study

Problem gamblers' brains rely on slow learning, increasing losses: Study

by Cynthia Eller,California Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCaltech's John O'Doherty is on a quest to understand how human brains make decisions: how they gather

Problem gamblers' brains rely on slow learning, increasing losses: Study

by Cynthia Eller,California Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCaltech's John O'Doherty is on a quest to understand how human brains make decisions: how they gather
Perception of trustworthiness may drive brain's safety and alarm signals

Perception of trustworthiness may drive brain's safety and alarm signals

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPerceiving whether another person is a personal health risk requires quickly assessing their trustworthiness. With limited characteris

Perception of trustworthiness may drive brain's safety and alarm signals

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPerceiving whether another person is a personal health risk requires quickly assessing their trustworthiness. With limited characteris
Rates of psychological distress higher for Pacific adults than for non-Pacific adults, finds study

Rates of psychological distress higher for Pacific adults than for non-Pacific adults, finds study

byUniversity of OtagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPacific adults experience disproportionately higher rates of psychological distress than non-Māori, non-Pacific adults in Aotearoa New Zeala

Rates of psychological distress higher for Pacific adults than for non-Pacific adults, finds study

byUniversity of OtagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPacific adults experience disproportionately higher rates of psychological distress than non-Māori, non-Pacific adults in Aotearoa New Zeala
Scientists discover brain mechanism that helps overcome fear

Scientists discover brain mechanism that helps overcome fear

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreCoronal brain slice showing projections from different visual areas in the cerebral cortex to the ventrolateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN). These pathways are part of t

Scientists discover brain mechanism that helps overcome fear

bySainsbury Wellcome CentreCoronal brain slice showing projections from different visual areas in the cerebral cortex to the ventrolateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN). These pathways are part of t
States fight student mental health crisis with days off

States fight student mental health crisis with days off

by Giles BruceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLinnea Sorensen falls into a funk whenever her girlfriend, who is a Marine, leaves for months at a time, and the high school junior has trouble concentr

States fight student mental health crisis with days off

by Giles BruceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLinnea Sorensen falls into a funk whenever her girlfriend, who is a Marine, leaves for months at a time, and the high school junior has trouble concentr
Supportive marriages crucial for dementia caregivers' well-being: Study highlights key role of spousal support

Supportive marriages crucial for dementia caregivers' well-being: Study highlights key role of spousal support

byRice UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Rice University study sheds light on the critical role marital relationships play in the mental and physical health of caregivers for spo

Supportive marriages crucial for dementia caregivers' well-being: Study highlights key role of spousal support

byRice UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Rice University study sheds light on the critical role marital relationships play in the mental and physical health of caregivers for spo
Psychosis-inducing lesions affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus, research reveals

Psychosis-inducing lesions affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus, research reveals

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalLesions that cause organic psychosis affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus. Credit: Patricia ZvarovaA new study investigated the brain circuits involved

Psychosis-inducing lesions affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus, research reveals

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalLesions that cause organic psychosis affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus. Credit: Patricia ZvarovaA new study investigated the brain circuits involved