The study was conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding institution of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system and their results were published in (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success? “Our findings indicate that despite past concerns over antidepressant medication’s impact on fertility,… Read More »
Insights into the Complex World of Autism Traits
“Our findings suggest that different aspects of a child’s development may affect each other over time,” explained Einat Waizbard-Bartov, a doctoral researcher in developmental psychology at the UC Davis MIND Institute and the lead author of the paper. “Core autism traits and mental health challenges likely interact throughout development.” The Autism-Mental Health Puzzle A key… Read More »
Are Medical Mushrooms Really Magic?
A patient arrives at the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research in Baltimore, ready for a full day of treatment. For the next eight hours, she’ll recline on a large couch with an eye mask and headphones playing classical music. Two facilitators are nearby, ready to help if needed. After vitals like blood… Read More »
Hangxiety — When Alcohol Leaves You Coping with Anxiety
It’s 5:30 a.m. I don’t have to be up for work for another two hours, but I’m wide awake. My heart is rapidly pounding in my chest, like it wants to bust out, and my thoughts are racing. I live with an anxiety disorder, so this feeling isn’t new — but it is surprising. Typically,… Read More »
Breakthroughs in Brussels: Researchers Share New Integrative Science at ICPS 2023
In the ICPS 2023 opening keynote, Susan Michie (University College London) presented the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology. AI and algorithms, sustainability and climate anxiety, individual agency and group stereotypes, active learning and productive failure—and those are just a few of the topics covered in day one alone of the 2023 International Convention of Psychological Science,… Read More »
Depression and Anxiety Increase in Teens Who Vape Nicotine and THC
Younger people have long been vulnerable to tobacco use, may experience greater harm from nicotine and other drugs, and may be targeted by tobacco advertisers and marketers. E-cigarette devices are still relatively new compared to other tobacco products, such as combustible cigarettes and piper drugs, and may be targeted by tobacco advertisers and marketers. Advertisement… Read More »
Vaping Tobacco or Weed Appears Tied to Higher Anxiety in Teens
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For decades, people turned to cigarettes in times of stress. Now, a preliminary study hints that young people are using vaping in the same way. The study, of nearly 2,000 U.S. teenagers and young adults, found that those who vaped nicotine or marijuana… Read More »
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Takes Big Toll on Mental Health
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When Dr. Yezaz Ghouri sees patients with the cramping, abdominal pain and diarrhea that are hallmark symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), he’ll typically ask how life’s going. More often than not, his patients say they are experiencing stress in their lives. Now, Ghouri’s… Read More »
Cutting Down on Social Media Brings Quick Boost to Teens’ Self-Image
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — All those images of beautiful-looking people on social media can deflate a young person’s self-image, but there may be an easy fix: limiting time spent on TikTok, Instagram and the like. A new Canadian study finds that teens and young adults who already… Read More »
