Cognitive neuroscientists from UNSW Sydney say if we really want to understand and treat the pathological hallucinations that affect people with physical and mental illnesses, the best place to start…
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Digital solutions may aid athletes’ mental health
From stress, burnout, career disruption and social isolation, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed similar challenges for many people including one special subgroup—that of elite athletes. "Athletes are unique in their…
Study: Surge of teen vaping levels off, but remains high as of early 2020
Findings released today from the most recent Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of substance use behaviors and related attitudes among teens in the United States indicate that levels of nicotine…
Nearly half of young drivers are resuming driving just weeks after sustaining a concussion
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) found that nearly half of adolescents who sought specialty care for a concussion…
One year on from the bushfires, scientists need mental health support
One night in January 2020, I couldn't sleep. I kept waking to check my phone for news from Kangaroo Island, off South Australia. Fires had already burned through several sites…
Study discovers new targets for MS treatment and potential early disease marker
University of Manitoba researchers have discovered that a specific protein has the potential to be used as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) and could one day predict whether someone…
AI that detects post-stroke depression type can help stroke survivors get right treatment
An AI developed by Japanese researchers might soon help stroke survivors get the right treatment by detecting a patient's post-stroke depression (PSD) type, a frequently seen but often overlooked neuropsychiatric…