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A paradox revealed: Cues associated with infant abuse may help reduce stress in the adult brain

Neurobiologists have found a surprising and paradoxical effect of abuse-related cues in rat pups: those cues also can lower depressive-like behavior when the rats are fully grown. This could shed light on why certain cues associated with early life abu…

How men and women experience depression differently

Women experience depression at twice the rate of men, and the genders often experience depression in distinctly different ways.

Trust through the olfactory fragrance of lavender

People’s trust in others increases after smelling the olfactory fragrance of lavender. Leiden psychologists Roberta Sellaro and Lorenza Colzato published their findings in Frontiers in Psychology.

How thoughts and behaviour affect mood

The mood swings of people with bipolar disorder are influenced by their thoughts according to researchers.

Doctors find psychological input can help reduce symptoms of severe asthma

Doctors in Southampton have found input from a psychologist can significantly reduce symptoms and hospital admissions among patients with severe asthma. Around 10% of the 5.

Study finds pediatric trauma nurses know about trauma-informed care

A recent study from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital published in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reveals pediatric trauma nurses are…

Why more than a third of American clergy are overweight

More than a third of American clergy members are obese, with stress, longer hours, being underpaid and lack of self-care among the reasons, according to a Baylor University study.

Blood test for brain injury may not be feasible afterall

Complications involving the brain’s unique waste removal system — the existence of which has only recently been brought to light — may thwart efforts to identify biomarkers that detect traumatic brain injury. That is because proteins that are trigger…

Blocking hormone could eliminate stress-induced infertility

Stress is known to interfere with reproduction, but a new study shows that the effects of chronic stress on fertility persist long after the stress is gone. This is because a hormone that suppresses fertility, GnIH, remains high even after stress hormo…

Development of psychosis: Gray matter loss and the inflamed brain

The thickness of cortical brain tissue progressively reduces as individuals develop psychosis, according to researchers of a large, multi-site study of young adults at clinical high risk. Onset of psychosis typically occurs during the transition from a…