Category: Psychology
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Teen Diet and Depression Risk: A Major Review Points to Whole Foods Over Supplements
A Swansea-led review finds healthier teen diets are more consistently linked to fewer depressive symptoms than supplements, but researchers say key gaps remain.
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Exercise emerges as a leading option for depression and anxiety, with group programs showing the biggest gains
A wide-ranging evidence review suggests structured exercise can ease depression and anxiety, with supervised or group programs often delivering the strongest…
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Study links sugary drinks to teen anxiety, and researchers say the trend may be harder to reverse than parents think
A research review finds higher sugary drink intake is consistently linked with more anxiety symptoms in teens, though it cannot confirm cause and effect.
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Brain development may extend into your early 30s, reshaping the age 25 myth
New brain imaging suggests key neural networks may keep maturing into the early 30s, challenging the long-cited idea that development ends at 25.
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Parkinson’s trial tests dopamine stem cell implants at USC, offering a closer look at brain repair
USC doctors are testing dopamine-producing stem cell implants for Parkinson’s in an early trial, tracking safety, symptoms and long-term results.
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New Alzheimer’s study points to subtle brain blood flow changes as an early warning sign
A USC-led study links subtle brain blood flow and oxygen regulation patterns to amyloid buildup and hippocampal shrinkage, hinting at earlier Alzheimer’s…
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UCLA study suggests accelerated TMS may ease treatment-resistant depression in five days, but follow-up timing matters
A UCLA analysis suggests a five-day accelerated TMS schedule may help some patients with treatment-resistant depression, though benefits can emerge weeks later.
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NYU Study Links Aging Anxiety to Faster Biological Aging in Women, with Health Worries Playing the Biggest Role
NYU researchers found that women who worry more about age-related health decline may show faster epigenetic aging, though lifestyle factors could influence the…
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AI-built molecular atlas maps Alzheimer’s brain beyond amyloid plaques, pointing to overlooked metabolic shifts
Rice researchers used Raman imaging and machine learning to map Alzheimer’s-related chemistry across the brain, highlighting metabolic changes beyond amyloid…
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Study identifies DeltaFosB in the hippocampus as a key driver of cocaine relapse, opening a path to targeted treatments
Scientists at Michigan State University have pinpointed a brain protein that appears to be essential for the circuit changes that fuel cocaine relapse…