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Dementia diagnostic markers shown to change with time of day

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

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

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

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

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

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
Study finds low availability of psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients

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

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

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

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
Psychedelics boost mystical experiences during meditation, DMT study finds

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

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
Are psi researchers more like lay believers or skeptics?

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

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

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'

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

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

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
Online insomnia treatment aids caregivers in need of rest

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

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
Experts forecast an ongoing depression and cost of care burden through 2032 in Hong Kong

Experts forecast an ongoing depression and cost of care burden through 2032 in Hong Kong

byThe University of Hong KongProjected annual costs of all-cause and psychiatric care from 2023 to 2032. All costs are undiscounted and valued in 2023 U.S. Dollars (USD). The closed cohort setti

Experts forecast an ongoing depression and cost of care burden through 2032 in Hong Kong

byThe University of Hong KongProjected annual costs of all-cause and psychiatric care from 2023 to 2032. All costs are undiscounted and valued in 2023 U.S. Dollars (USD). The closed cohort setti
Neuroscientists discover how the brain slows anxious breathing

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

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