Scientists unravel neural networks that guide guilt and shame-driven behaviors

by Emily Packer,eLifeNeural basis of compensatory sensitivity. Credit:eLife(2025). DOI: 10.7554/elife.107223.3Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, includin

Updated on: February 28,2026

Scientists unravel neural networks that guide guilt and shame-driven behaviors

by Emily Packer,eLifeNeural basis of compensatory sensitivity. Credit:eLife(2025). DOI: 10.7554/elife.107223.3Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, includin

Updated on:February 28,2026

Digital tools can improve dementia care—for people with dementia aging in place and their caregivers

by Taylor Thomas,George Mason UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDigital technology is ever-present in how we operate in daily life, particularly to connect with others. While touted as a sui

Updated on: January 29,2026

Digital tools can improve dementia care—for people with dementia aging in place and their caregivers

by Taylor Thomas,George Mason UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDigital technology is ever-present in how we operate in daily life, particularly to connect with others. While touted as a sui

Updated on:January 29,2026

Shared inflammation pathways explain why heart disease and depression often occur together

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe TO_AITION project, completed this month (December 2025), has been investigating the biological causes of inflammation linking card

Updated on: February 28,2026

Shared inflammation pathways explain why heart disease and depression often occur together

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe TO_AITION project, completed this month (December 2025), has been investigating the biological causes of inflammation linking card

Updated on:February 28,2026

Shopping centers can support mental health and relieve loneliness

by Norwegian University of Life SciencesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDid you leave your Christmas shopping to the last minute? Dreading the thought of dragging yourself to the shopping center? Fig

Updated on: March 01,2026

Shopping centers can support mental health and relieve loneliness

by Norwegian University of Life SciencesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDid you leave your Christmas shopping to the last minute? Dreading the thought of dragging yourself to the shopping center? Fig

Updated on:March 01,2026

Can intimate relationships affect your heart? New study says 'yes'

byElsevierStrong and supportive relationships can improve heart health for individuals with cardiovascular disease and calls for partners to be included in cardiac rehabilitation programs to support l

Updated on: January 26,2026

Can intimate relationships affect your heart? New study says 'yes'

byElsevierStrong and supportive relationships can improve heart health for individuals with cardiovascular disease and calls for partners to be included in cardiac rehabilitation programs to support l

Updated on:January 26,2026

Cerebellar signals drive associative learning by enhancing visual discrimination, finds study

byUniversity of TsukubaVisuomotor associative learning task. Credit:Communications Biology(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-09068-7The cerebellum facilitates associative learning—wherein visual informat

Updated on: January 27,2026

Cerebellar signals drive associative learning by enhancing visual discrimination, finds study

byUniversity of TsukubaVisuomotor associative learning task. Credit:Communications Biology(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-09068-7The cerebellum facilitates associative learning—wherein visual informat

Updated on:January 27,2026

More than a quarter of college students use CBD products at least once a month

byUniversity of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of college students have tried CBD products, according tonew research from the University of Georgia.Researchers found more than 29%

Updated on: February 16,2026

More than a quarter of college students use CBD products at least once a month

byUniversity of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of college students have tried CBD products, according tonew research from the University of Georgia.Researchers found more than 29%

Updated on:February 16,2026

Women are better at recognizing illness in faces compared to men, study finds

byKrystal Kasal, Medical XpressExamples of healthy (top) and sick (bottom) face stimuli. Credit:Evolution and Human Behavior(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106803Most people have either been

Updated on: March 10,2026

Women are better at recognizing illness in faces compared to men, study finds

byKrystal Kasal, Medical XpressExamples of healthy (top) and sick (bottom) face stimuli. Credit:Evolution and Human Behavior(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106803Most people have either been

Updated on:March 10,2026

Where medicine meets melody—how lullabies help babies and parents in intensive care

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPlaying soothing live music in intensive care units not only helps parents bond with their baby but also provides a moment's respite from

Updated on: March 09,2026

Where medicine meets melody—how lullabies help babies and parents in intensive care

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPlaying soothing live music in intensive care units not only helps parents bond with their baby but also provides a moment's respite from

Updated on:March 09,2026

Study of Hawaiʻi suicide rates by occupation calls for attention to supporting farmers

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by Thao Le of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) and

Updated on: May 04,2026

Study of Hawaiʻi suicide rates by occupation calls for attention to supporting farmers

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by Thao Le of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) and

Updated on:May 04,2026

Specific depressive symptoms in midlife linked to increased dementia risk

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSix particular depressive symptoms when experienced in midlife predict dementia risk more than two decades later, finds a new study led by Universit

Updated on: March 05,2026

Specific depressive symptoms in midlife linked to increased dementia risk

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSix particular depressive symptoms when experienced in midlife predict dementia risk more than two decades later, finds a new study led by Universit

Updated on:March 05,2026

Cannabis and tobacco use linked to smaller brain volume

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressSubcortical differences from adjusted analysis between people who use cannabis or tobacco and people who do not. Credit:Addiction(2026). DOI: 10.1111/add.70361Cannabis

Updated on: May 20,2026

Cannabis and tobacco use linked to smaller brain volume

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressSubcortical differences from adjusted analysis between people who use cannabis or tobacco and people who do not. Credit:Addiction(2026). DOI: 10.1111/add.70361Cannabis

Updated on:May 20,2026