Neuroscientists discover how the brain slows anxious breathing

bySalk InstituteA mouse breathes in air to form a brain-shaped cloud, which pours rain down onto a wildfire that represents the hot emotions of anxiety and panic. Credit: Salk Institute"Dee

Updated on: November 25,2024 0

Neuroscientists discover how the brain slows anxious breathing

bySalk InstituteA mouse breathes in air to form a brain-shaped cloud, which pours rain down onto a wildfire that represents the hot emotions of anxiety and panic. Credit: Salk Institute"Dee

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Online insomnia treatment aids caregivers in need of rest

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProviding care for a family member with a disabling illness can be a demanding job that leaves many people unable to sleep, but an online

Updated on: October 12,2024 0

Online insomnia treatment aids caregivers in need of rest

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProviding care for a family member with a disabling illness can be a demanding job that leaves many people unable to sleep, but an online

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Yoga, meditation, and mental-health businesses see more demand post-election

by Erin McCarthy, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAt 7:15 a.m. Nov. 6, just hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election, the mood in a Wash

Updated on: November 25,2024 0

Yoga, meditation, and mental-health businesses see more demand post-election

by Erin McCarthy, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAt 7:15 a.m. Nov. 6, just hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election, the mood in a Wash

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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help

by Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan's vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans'

Updated on: October 12,2024 0

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help

by Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan's vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans'

Updated on:October 12,2024 0

Psychedelics boost mystical experiences during meditation, DMT study finds

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers assessed whether combining psychedelics, namely DMT and harmine as two active ingredients in ayahuasca, with meditation increases mindfu

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Psychedelics boost mystical experiences during meditation, DMT study finds

by BIAL FoundationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers assessed whether combining psychedelics, namely DMT and harmine as two active ingredients in ayahuasca, with meditation increases mindfu

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Are psi researchers more like lay believers or skeptics?

by BIAL FoundationDot plot showing Noetic Experiences and Beliefs Scale (NEBS) scores (Y-axis) by study group (X-axis). Academic psi (N = 44) and lay psi (N = 32) groups showed higher belief and exper

Updated on: September 21,2024 0

Are psi researchers more like lay believers or skeptics?

by BIAL FoundationDot plot showing Noetic Experiences and Beliefs Scale (NEBS) scores (Y-axis) by study group (X-axis). Academic psi (N = 44) and lay psi (N = 32) groups showed higher belief and exper

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Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

byWeill Cornell Medical College"Any clinician" indicates wait times for appointments across both sampled clinicians and alternate clinicians when alternates were offered. Boxes indicat

Updated on: September 21,2024 0

Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

byWeill Cornell Medical College"Any clinician" indicates wait times for appointments across both sampled clinicians and alternate clinicians when alternates were offered. Boxes indicat

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Study finds sexual and gender minorities more likely to experience life dissatisfaction, isolation, stress

byBoston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUntillast year, few national surveys collected information about the prevalence of social risk factors—individual-level adverse experien

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Study finds sexual and gender minorities more likely to experience life dissatisfaction, isolation, stress

byBoston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUntillast year, few national surveys collected information about the prevalence of social risk factors—individual-level adverse experien

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Dementia diagnostic markers shown to change with time of day

byUniversity of SurreyLevels of plasma p-tau217 (LS-means ± SE) across a 24-h period in PLWA, their study partners, and cognitively intact older adults. Credit:Translational Psychiatry&nbs

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Dementia diagnostic markers shown to change with time of day

byUniversity of SurreyLevels of plasma p-tau217 (LS-means ± SE) across a 24-h period in PLWA, their study partners, and cognitively intact older adults. Credit:Translational Psychiatry&nbs

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Reading to your 1- and 2-year old boosts their vocabulary, study finds

by Carole Tanzer MillerSharing a book with your baby will build her vocabulary fast, but time with screens likely won't, Norwegian researchers report.Their new study on shared reading and vocabula

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Reading to your 1- and 2-year old boosts their vocabulary, study finds

by Carole Tanzer MillerSharing a book with your baby will build her vocabulary fast, but time with screens likely won't, Norwegian researchers report.Their new study on shared reading and vocabula

Updated on:October 12,2024 0

Masks affect how kids—and parents—read emotions, brain research finds

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by scientists at USC and California State University, Northridge, reveals that face masks—while impor

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Masks affect how kids—and parents—read emotions, brain research finds

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by scientists at USC and California State University, Northridge, reveals that face masks—while impor

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Are auditory magic tricks possible for a blind audience?

byCell PressCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsMagic tricks make the impossible seem possible. Magicians have long captivated audiences with visual tricks, such as pulling a bunny from a hat

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Are auditory magic tricks possible for a blind audience?

byCell PressCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsMagic tricks make the impossible seem possible. Magicians have long captivated audiences with visual tricks, such as pulling a bunny from a hat

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