Mental Health

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Around the world, women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with depression.

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How Microdosing Psychedelic Drugs Affects Mental Health

For years, anecdotal reports suggested microdosing can improve mood and reduce depression and anxiety. Now, scientists are trying to figure out whether it’s all hype, a salve for our unhappiness, or something in between.

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The Teen Brain, in Flux, Vulnerable to Mental Health Disorders

The maturing adolescent brain is at a critical period for growth, but also susceptible to depression and anxiety-related disorders. Researchers are investigating why.

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ICYMI: Artificial Eye Mimics Shape and Structure of the Retina

And other neuroscience news for the week of May 18, 2020.

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Feeling Scared and Anxious During the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Normal. Here’s Why.

The stress and uncertainty of a crisis can kick your fight-or-flight response into overdrive.

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The Many Faces of Mental Health

Around the world, one in 10 people will be impacted by a mental health issue in their lifetime. Learn about the latest research in mental health care.

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In Search of the Genetic Components Behind Psychiatric Disorders

As physicians attempt to identify mental illness, they face a diagnostic system that includes nearly 300 disorders. To improve the system, researchers look into genetics.

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ICYMI: Space Travel Increases Brain Volume in Astronauts

And other neuroscience news for the week of April 13, 2020.

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ICYMI: COVID-19 Might Cause Loss of Smell

And other neuroscience news for the week of March 23, 2020.

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ICYMI: Pesticides Harm Brain Development in Baby Bumblebees

And other neuroscience news for the week of March 9, 2020.

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ICYMI: Brain Waves Can Predict Who Will Benefit From Antidepressants

And other neuroscience news for the week of February 10, 2020.

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The Broad Reach of PTSD

Historically associated with combat veterans, PTSD symptoms occur in people with vastly different experiences, including those whose jobs rarely take them away from a desk.

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When the Immune System Attacks the Brain

A mysterious onset of schizophrenia-like symptoms in patients turned out to be cases of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis — an autoimmune disorder where antibodies storm the brain.

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