Neighborhood air pollution linked to slower brain development in early adolescence
Children living in areas with unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter or ozone showed smaller two-year gains in cognitive performance...
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A large trial of genotype-guided antidepressant prescribing finds no early benefit but higher remission later
Using genetic test results to guide antidepressant prescriptions did not improve depression symptoms after 3 months in a large clinical...
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Screen time not consistently tied to children’s emotional or behavioral problems in a large Scottish study
How much time children spend on screens may matter less than many assume. In a Scottish study following thousands of...
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Emotional blunting is common in depression and bipolar disorder, even after symptoms ease
Recovering from depression doesn’t always mean feeling things fully again. In a study of 106 patients on antidepressants, emotional blunting...
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Brain scans find tau buildup in nearly two-thirds of patients with late-onset psychosis
Psychosis that starts later in life may sometimes be an early sign of neurodegenerative disease. In a study of 37...
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Food insecurity in later life is linked to higher odds of probable dementia
Older adults who struggled to afford enough food had roughly twice the odds of screening positive for probable dementia, according...
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The brain may use a shared code for gender across faces, bodies, and objects
People can infer gender from faces, bodies, and even objects. A small brain-scanning study suggests these cues are processed across...
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Sexual satisfaction is more closely tied to orgasm for women than for men, study finds
The orgasm gap shows up in Italy too: men reported more frequent orgasms than women. Among women, orgasm frequency was...
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Problematic pornography use is linked to craving, shame, depression, and loneliness, meta-analysis finds
A meta-analysis of 121,728 participants finds that problematic pornography use is most strongly linked to craving and sexual shame, with...
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Psilocybin shows early promise for lingering Lyme disease symptoms
Up to one in five Lyme patients keep experiencing symptoms after antibiotics. A new pilot study suggests psilocybin-assisted therapy might...
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Curious people tend to have more of the experiences linked to cognitive reserve, study finds
A new study suggests that curious people build more "cognitive reserve" through higher education and mentally stimulating hobbies. However, this...
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Childhood trauma is linked to suicidal thoughts and attempts in adults with depression and anxiety
Among Dutch adults with depression or anxiety, those who experienced more childhood trauma were more likely to report recent suicidal...
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The surprising link between resilience and challenging ayahuasca experiences
People who were more resilient before an ayahuasca retreat reported somewhat more intense challenging experiences, a study of retreat guests...
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Brain structure linked to how well patients respond to an antidepressant, small study finds
Why do some people with depression respond to medication while others don't? A small study points to the brain's outer...
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East Germans who experienced repression during the GDR show higher distress and systemic inflammation, study finds
Citizens of former East Germany who faced surveillance and harassment still show higher psychological distress and systemic inflammation decades later....
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