Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The recent surge in people seeking mental health care across the country has led to long wait times for first appointments with therapists and psychiatrists. Now,…
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Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
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…
Research shows young infants use their mother’s scent to perceive faces
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Humans see the world through the five senses, but how and when the ability to integrate across the senses arises is debated. Research shows that humans…
Improving HIV treatment in children and adolescents, the right way
Blood samples from patients for viral load and HIV resistance testing. Credit: Christian Heuss, SolidarMed Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of…
Archaeologists discover traces of Roman circus at Iruña-Veleia
Archaeologists from ARKIKUS have announced the discovery of a Roman circus at Iruña-Veleia, a former Roman town in Hispania, now located in the province of Álava, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.…
Archaeologists make new discoveries at Bodbury Ring hillfort
Bodbury Ring is a univallate hillfort, strategically located at the southern tip of Bodbury Hill in Shropshire, England. Hillforts in Britain are known from the Bronze Age, but the main…
Study finds irregular sleep patterns may lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Getting consistent sleep could help stave off type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. A study led by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member…
Mindfulness Can Induce Altered States of Consciousness
Summary: Mindfulness training can lead to altered states of consciousness, such as disembodiment and unity. Researchers found that participants were twice as likely to experience these states compared to a…
Mind-Bending: Psilocybin Reshapes Brain Networks for Weeks
Summary: A new study reveals that psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, temporarily disrupts brain networks involved in introspective thinking, like daydreaming and memory. These changes persist for weeks,…
Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect – but a simple treatment offers significant improvement
More than half of stroke survivors do not receive rehabilitation after the first days of advanced stroke care. Instead of living for months or years with visible or hidden disabilities,…