Summary: A new study reveals that people with multiple chronic physical conditions face a significantly higher risk of developing depression, especially when conditions like heart disease and diabetes co-occur. Researchers…
Tag: Psychology
Why OCD, Tics, and ADHD Keep You Up at Night
Summary: People with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs), chronic tic disorders (CTDs), and ADHD often suffer from significant sleep disturbances, and a new review suggests that disruptions in the cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical (CSTC)…
Does the TikTok Grounding Trend Really Improve Sleep?
Summary: Grounding, or physically connecting the body to the Earth, has gained traction as a wellness trend, now even through high-tech mats and sheets designed to replicate direct Earth contact.…
Verbal Abuse in Childhood Rewires the Developing Brain
Summary: New neuroscience research highlights how verbal abuse in childhood can alter brain development and increase the risk of mental health issues later in life. Children who are routinely shamed,…
Seeing Is Believing: How We Judge AI as Creative or Not
Summary: New research shows that people perceive AI systems as more creative when they observe not just the final product, but also the creative process and the robot in action.…
Legal Cannabis Linked to Less Problematic Use, Better Mental Health
Summary: The Weed Care study in Switzerland is investigating how legal access to cannabis affects users’ consumption and mental health. In the first randomized trial of its kind, participants buying…
Knowing Alzheimer’s Risk Lowers Anxiety, But Motivation Fades
Summary: A new study shows that learning about amyloid beta buildup — a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease — does not increase emotional distress, but motivation to maintain healthy habits…
Emotional Regulation Offers a New Path to Relief
Summary: A new study shows that improving emotional processing can significantly reduce chronic pain and improve quality of life. Researchers developed Pain and Emotion Therapy, an online intervention teaching emotional…
