Turns out your parent’s advice about choosing high school friends wisely was spot on. A new study has found that your friends’ genetic traits can impact your own risk of developing mental health issues and substance use disorders. The study published Wednesday in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that a peer’s genetic predispositions for psychiatric … Read more
Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently published research found. And children in families with low economic resources are particularly at risk. We are neuroscientists who are passionate about reducing socioeconomic disparities in child … Read more
In an effort to help veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, 80 members of Congress, including Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, recently highlighted the need to consider MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment. MDMA is a psychedelic drug currently illegal under federal law. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to approve it for medicinal … Read more
Home Health Feeling Anxious? THIS Diet Can Help Lower Stress And Boost Mental Calm If anxiety and stress are taking a toll on your mental well-being, making adjustments to your diet could be a powerful way to support your mental health. Here’s how you can use this diet to help lower stress and enhance your … Read more
PARIS — The breaking community wants the world to give b-girl Raygun a break as the Paris Olympics wrapped up. The sport made its Olympic debut in Paris — it might never be back — and one of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun who did a “kangaroo … Read more
Growing up, I felt anxious and overwhelmed. My career path is one that I never could have expected when I was that constantly worried kid. Today, I’ve written 10 books and journals about happiness, gratitude, habits and resilience. My goal is to help other people who struggle with those negative spirals tune out the noise and … Read more
Federal health regulators on Friday declined to approve the psychedelic drug MDMA as a therapy for PTSD, a major setback for groups seeking a breakthrough decision in favor of using mind-altering substances to treat serious mental health conditions. Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics said the FDA notified the company that its drug “could not be approved based … Read more
New Delhi: Mental health problems and obesity are two burgeoning health issues in India, and how they are tackled would be “decisive” for the health and disease profile of India in the future, the Economic Survey 2023-24 has said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the economic survey in the Parliament on Monday, a day before … Read more
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala / Getty LONDON — The evidence linking smartphone use with mental health harms in children is growing and one grassroots organization in the U.K. is supporting parents who are refraining from giving their kids the devices. Smartphone Free Childhood, founded by Daisy Greenwell and Clare Fernyhough in February, set up various group … Read more
There has been an annual average of about 30 confirmed suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge over the last 20 years, but since the installation of a lifesaving barrier, that rate has significantly declined, officials said. As completion of the barrier neared in 2023, there were 14 recorded suicides. Since Jan. 1, when the barrier … Read more