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Study suggests maintaining optimism contributes to better mobility in women as they grow older

Study suggests maintaining optimism contributes to better mobility in women as they grow older

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA large team of social scientists, psychologists and geriatric specialists affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S. reports

Study suggests maintaining optimism contributes to better mobility in women as they grow older

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA large team of social scientists, psychologists and geriatric specialists affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S. reports
Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in childrenbyMacquarie UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYoung people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to al

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in childrenbyMacquarie UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYoung people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to al
Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

byTrinity College DublinSignificant correlations between sustained attention and substance use across timepoints. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97150.3Lower attention abilit

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

byTrinity College DublinSignificant correlations between sustained attention and substance use across timepoints. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97150.3Lower attention abilit
Psychologists determine concern for others emerges during second year of life

Psychologists determine concern for others emerges during second year of life

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren have been shown to already exhibit empathic concern at 18 months. In an LMUstudypublished inC

Psychologists determine concern for others emerges during second year of life

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren have been shown to already exhibit empathic concern at 18 months. In an LMUstudypublished inC
Scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins

Scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins

by Mikayla Mace Kelley,University of ArizonaOn the left is the central amygdala and on the right is the oval region of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. PKC-delta neurons glow green in th

Scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins

by Mikayla Mace Kelley,University of ArizonaOn the left is the central amygdala and on the right is the oval region of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. PKC-delta neurons glow green in th
Bright light exposure tied to sleep regularity and reduced depression symptoms

Bright light exposure tied to sleep regularity and reduced depression symptoms

by Harvard GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhy might more time in the sun boost a person's mood? A new study led by investigators at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital su

Bright light exposure tied to sleep regularity and reduced depression symptoms

by Harvard GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhy might more time in the sun boost a person's mood? A new study led by investigators at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital su
AI analysis of social media language predicts depression severity for white Americans, but not Black Americans

AI analysis of social media language predicts depression severity for white Americans, but not Black Americans

byNational Institutes of HealthLeft: I-usage as a function of depression severity (measured via PHQ-9). I-usage grows linearly with depression. Right: I-usage by participant’s race after interac

AI analysis of social media language predicts depression severity for white Americans, but not Black Americans

byNational Institutes of HealthLeft: I-usage as a function of depression severity (measured via PHQ-9). I-usage grows linearly with depression. Right: I-usage by participant’s race after interac
Extreme psychological distress is normal response to extreme events—why it's unhelpful to medicalize distress

Extreme psychological distress is normal response to extreme events—why it's unhelpful to medicalize distress

by Orla Muldoon,The ConversationCredit: George Hodan/public domainMy early TV viewing preferences were perhaps a clue that I'd make a career researchingpsychological trauma. I spent my

Extreme psychological distress is normal response to extreme events—why it's unhelpful to medicalize distress

by Orla Muldoon,The ConversationCredit: George Hodan/public domainMy early TV viewing preferences were perhaps a clue that I'd make a career researchingpsychological trauma. I spent my
Study of different autism types finds shared mechanism that may respond to drugs

Study of different autism types finds shared mechanism that may respond to drugs

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of how brains with different forms of autism develop has revealed common underlying mechanisms that may respond to existing medi

Study of different autism types finds shared mechanism that may respond to drugs

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of how brains with different forms of autism develop has revealed common underlying mechanisms that may respond to existing medi
Write it down, then throw it away: Research confirms a simple method for reducing anger

Write it down, then throw it away: Research confirms a simple method for reducing anger

byNagoya UniversityPhysically disposing of a piece of paper containing your angry thoughts in a shredder (left) effectively neutralizes the anger, whereas putting it in a plastic box (right) doe

Write it down, then throw it away: Research confirms a simple method for reducing anger

byNagoya UniversityPhysically disposing of a piece of paper containing your angry thoughts in a shredder (left) effectively neutralizes the anger, whereas putting it in a plastic box (right) doe
Positive associations found between premenstrual disorders and perinatal depression

Positive associations found between premenstrual disorders and perinatal depression

by Public Library of SciencePerinatal depression. Credit: Jenna Norman, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)Women affected by premenstrual disorders have a higher risk of pe

Positive associations found between premenstrual disorders and perinatal depression

by Public Library of SciencePerinatal depression. Credit: Jenna Norman, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)Women affected by premenstrual disorders have a higher risk of pe