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HIPAA & PrivacyApr 23, 2025
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation with Public Hospital
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Guam ...
TraumaApr 22, 2025
A repurposed anti-inflammatory drug may help treat alcohol use disorder and related pain
A preclinical study finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory conditions may help reduce both alcohol intake and pain sensitivity -- two issues that commonly co-occur with alcohol use disorder…
Mental HealthApr 22, 2025
Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?
Oral hormone therapy may benefit heart health in menopausal women. A new analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative found that estrogen-based oral hormone therapy had a long-term beneficial effect on biomarkers…
Family & RelationshipsApr 22, 2025
Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks
Adolescents who sleep for longer -- and from an earlier bedtime -- than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers have shown. But the study of adolescents in the…
Clinical PsychologyApr 22, 2025
How dopamine helps us learn to avoid bad outcomes
Dopamine is the brain's motivational spark, driving us to chase what feels good, say scrolling another reel on social media, and steer clear of what doesn't, like touching a hot stove. But scientists haven't fully…
Family & RelationshipsApr 22, 2025
Listeners use gestures to predict upcoming words
In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, scientists show that…
Clinical PsychologyApr 22, 2025
Five things to know about keto therapy and serious mental illness
Metabolic disorders are conditions that disrupt the body's normal chemical processes, interfering with how the body converts food ...
A Brief History of the Science of Autism Spectrum Disorder
In 1943, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, identified autism as a separate disorder from ...
Mental HealthApr 22, 2025
10 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health Without Therapy
As a therapist, I've seen firsthand how powerful a tool therapy can be for improving mental health and building mental strength.
AI & TechnologyApr 22, 2025
Australian women are wary of AI being used in breast cancer screening – new research
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly relevant in many aspects of society, including health care. For example, it ...
CouplesApr 22, 2025
Couples Therapy for Mental and Physical Health Conditions
Recent estimates suggest almost a quarter of U.S. adults experienced a mental illness in the past year and roughly 6% experienced ...
Pediatric health psychologyApr 22, 2025
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital appoints first chief of pediatric psychology
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric ...
Schema therapyApr 22, 2025
How schema therapy tackles the deep-rooted beliefs that affect mental health
If you ever find yourself stuck in repeated cycles of negative emotion, you're not alone. More than 40% of Australians will ...
Mental HealthApr 22, 2025
Novel treatment approach for language disorder shows promise
Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain. Brain stimulation helped induce…
AddictionApr 22, 2025
More Americans are using psilocybin -- especially those with mental health conditions, study shows
Use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in what is known as 'magic mushrooms,' has increased significantly nationwide since 2019, according to a new study.
Cognitive PsychologyApr 21, 2025
Watching our brains remember multiple things at once
A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things. Researchers found that two parts of the brain work together to ensure…
School & EducationApr 21, 2025
Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills
Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, assess its role in…
Mental HealthApr 21, 2025
Building 'cellular bridges' for spinal cord repair after injury
Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.
Health PsychologyApr 21, 2025
New research lays groundwork for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights significant associations between…
Family & RelationshipsApr 21, 2025
High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions
Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team…
Schema therapyApr 21, 2025
‘I’m a failure’: how schema therapy tackles the deep-rooted beliefs that affect our mental health
If you ever find yourself stuck in repeated cycles of negative emotion, you’re not alone. More than 40% of Australians will ...
Family & RelationshipsApr 21, 2025
Erogenous Zones: What They Are and How to Find Them
In discussions about how to increase sexual pleasure and satisfaction, it’s like that you’ve heard the term erogenous zones come up before, perhaps followed by phrases like “pleasure mapping” and/or “sensory…
AddictionApr 21, 2025
7 Lessons From Celebrity Addiction Stories
Athletes, actors, politicians, and others often develop substance abuse disorders and some die from drug-related deaths.
Psychopharmacology and Substance AbuseApr 21, 2025
Trump’s mental health and addiction problem
del Vecchio is former SAMHSA executive officer. At the age of 23, after years of mental health problems, addictions, and trauma ...
Mental HealthApr 20, 2025
Father's mental health can impact children for years
Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers find.
Mental HealthApr 18, 2025
Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults
For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.
Developmental PsychologyApr 18, 2025
Screen time surprise under grandparents' care
New research has found that nearly half of the time American children spend with their grandparents involves interacting with or watching media on a screen. How that screen time is managed can influence media habits and…
AI & TechnologyApr 18, 2025
Soft brainstem implant delivers high-resolution hearing
A team has developed a soft, thin-film ABI. The device uses micrometer-scale platinum electrodes embedded in silicone, forming a pliable array just a fraction of a millimeter thick. This novel approach enables better…
Humanistic therapyApr 18, 2025
The Evidence-Based Foundations of Existential–Humanistic Therapy
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