World's largest psilocybin brain-imaging study maps how context reshapes psychedelic effects

By Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA landmark five-year study by Monash University has found psychedelics reorganize brain patterns, giving clinicians powerful new insights into thei

Updated on: September 20,2026

World's largest psilocybin brain-imaging study maps how context reshapes psychedelic effects

By Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA landmark five-year study by Monash University has found psychedelics reorganize brain patterns, giving clinicians powerful new insights into thei

Updated on:September 20,2026

Psychiatric associations urge WHO to revise guidance on electroconvulsive therapy

by Torsten Lauer,Central Institute of Mental HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLeading international professional associations have issued a joint statement taking a clear stance on electroconvu

Updated on: June 14,2026

Psychiatric associations urge WHO to revise guidance on electroconvulsive therapy

by Torsten Lauer,Central Institute of Mental HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLeading international professional associations have issued a joint statement taking a clear stance on electroconvu

Updated on:June 14,2026

Chinese American teens experience depression, anxiety at higher rates than peers

by Huaying Wang,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainShe has straight A's, a full schedule of Advanced Placement classes, a chair in the youth orchestra and a bedroom wallpapered with

Updated on: July 14,2026

Chinese American teens experience depression, anxiety at higher rates than peers

by Huaying Wang,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainShe has straight A's, a full schedule of Advanced Placement classes, a chair in the youth orchestra and a bedroom wallpapered with

Updated on:July 14,2026

Psychiatric training for family doctors aims to provide better mental health care for rural and Indigenous patients

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEach year, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health issue, and about50%will have experienced a mental Illness by age

Updated on: June 03,2026

Psychiatric training for family doctors aims to provide better mental health care for rural and Indigenous patients

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEach year, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health issue, and about50%will have experienced a mental Illness by age

Updated on:June 03,2026

What we still get wrong about how people from non‑Western backgrounds recover from trauma

by Laura Jobson, Xin Kie Lee,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past few decades,researchershave developed effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psy

Updated on: July 11,2026

What we still get wrong about how people from non‑Western backgrounds recover from trauma

by Laura Jobson, Xin Kie Lee,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past few decades,researchershave developed effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psy

Updated on:July 11,2026

Astrocytes in the amygdala may play a key role in anxiety

by Marie-Josette de Medeiros and Caroline Devillers,University of MontrealGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.02.038In a study published inNeuron, Ciaran Murphy-Royal,

Updated on: June 05,2026

Astrocytes in the amygdala may play a key role in anxiety

by Marie-Josette de Medeiros and Caroline Devillers,University of MontrealGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.02.038In a study published inNeuron, Ciaran Murphy-Royal,

Updated on:June 05,2026

Autism risk framework tracks genes, maternal factors and environment across 18,000 families

by Devon Renwick,Johns Hopkins UniversityThe PGS-TRI model framework for case–parent trio family study designs. Credit:Nature Genetics(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02601-2A new statistical framework

Updated on: July 05,2026

Autism risk framework tracks genes, maternal factors and environment across 18,000 families

by Devon Renwick,Johns Hopkins UniversityThe PGS-TRI model framework for case–parent trio family study designs. Credit:Nature Genetics(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02601-2A new statistical framework

Updated on:July 05,2026

Autism risk genes are shared across ancestries, research reveals

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalMap of GALA collection sites across the Americas. Credit: Marina Natividad Avila, MScA new study, co-led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and pub

Updated on: April 21,2026

Autism risk genes are shared across ancestries, research reveals

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalMap of GALA collection sites across the Americas. Credit: Marina Natividad Avila, MScA new study, co-led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and pub

Updated on:April 21,2026

Why parents play a key role in depression in adolescents

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Ahmed Hossam via Unsplash; portrait: Hannah JacobsDepression in young people is often treated as an individual problem. But looking only at the child means that an important

Updated on: April 20,2026

Why parents play a key role in depression in adolescents

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Ahmed Hossam via Unsplash; portrait: Hannah JacobsDepression in young people is often treated as an individual problem. But looking only at the child means that an important

Updated on:April 20,2026

Copper imbalance tied to autism's social symptoms and white matter development

byNiigata UniversityA schematic overview of the study. In individuals with autism spectrum disorder, lower plasma copper levels were associated with clinical symptom scores, whereas reduced white matt

Updated on: July 09,2026

Copper imbalance tied to autism's social symptoms and white matter development

byNiigata UniversityA schematic overview of the study. In individuals with autism spectrum disorder, lower plasma copper levels were associated with clinical symptom scores, whereas reduced white matt

Updated on:July 09,2026

Not just boys: The overlooked story of ADHD in women and girls

by Emma A. Climie, Brandy Callahan,The ConversationWhen people think about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), they often picture a hyperactive young boy running around a classroom, not t

Updated on: April 11,2026

Not just boys: The overlooked story of ADHD in women and girls

by Emma A. Climie, Brandy Callahan,The ConversationWhen people think about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), they often picture a hyperactive young boy running around a classroom, not t

Updated on:April 11,2026

Study finds M-CHAT autism screening misses 38% of high-risk toddlers

byKarolinska InstitutetM-CHAT does not catch all children with autism in the neonatal high-risk group, shows a study from Karolinska InstitutetpublishedinJAMA Network Open. The researchers see a need

Updated on: April 18,2026

Study finds M-CHAT autism screening misses 38% of high-risk toddlers

byKarolinska InstitutetM-CHAT does not catch all children with autism in the neonatal high-risk group, shows a study from Karolinska InstitutetpublishedinJAMA Network Open. The researchers see a need

Updated on:April 18,2026