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Fighting for those who need it most

There are warriors for mental wellness in many fields, fighting for better treatment and working to defy stigma.

Behavioral model may help kidney disease patients’ treatment decisions

Patients with advanced CKD have to choose between two treatment options: dialysis or kidney transplantation. A new study finds a behavioral model could help them decide.

Pathologists identify signature brain injury of ‘shell shock’

The brains of some Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who survived blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and died later of other causes show a distinctive honeycomb pattern of broken and…

Simulation may harm people’s attitudes toward blindness

Using simulation to walk in the shoes of a person who is blind — such as wearing a blindfold while performing everyday tasks — has negative effects on people’s perceptions of the visually impaired…

‘High-intensity’ disruptive behavior may indicate future problems for children

Researchers have thought that preschool children displaying symptoms of conduct disorder are more likely to exhibit antisocial behavior at school age.

Poor sleep ‘link to teen drink risk’

Poor sleep in teenage years could be an early warning sign for alcohol problems, illicit drug use and regretful sexual behavior.

Synagogue attendance by Jewish Americans leads to better health

For Jewish Americans, going to synagogue makes a difference for health, according to a study of five large Jewish urban communities by Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion.

New study finds closing your eyes boosts memory recall

In a new study, published in the journal Legal and Criminology Psychology, researchers from the University of Surrey have found further evidence to suggest that eyewitnesses to crimes remember more…

Researchers look at how mothers support their babies’ autonomy and the effect on executive functioning

Higher cognitive skills are found in the children of mothers who are consistently able to support the development of their baby’s sense of autonomy, according to a study led by researchers at the…

What causes brain problems after traumatic brain injury? Studies have a surprising answer

There is a widespread misunderstanding about the true nature of traumatic brain injury and how it causes chronic degenerative problems, researchers argue. The authors propose that chronic brain damage and neuropsychiatric problems after trauma are larg…