Psychedelic medicine is on its way. But it’s not ‘doing shrooms with your shrink’....
Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from...
How high blood pressure could lead to more worries
High blood pressure, often called hypertension, is a health issue that makes your blood push too hard against your artery walls.
This problem can cause...
You might have heard ADHD risks being over-diagnosed. Here’s why that’s not the case
At the same time as it has attracted support and understanding, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has invoked passionate debate in recent years. One...
The link between mental health and irritable bowel syndrome
The University of Missouri researchers have discovered a connection between mental health problems and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Couples sharing friends may overcome widowhood better
According to new research by sociologists at Cornell University, the "widowhood effect" – the observed phenomenon where spouses tend to die in close succession...
Scientists discovered a new cause of autism
Autism is a condition that some people are born with. It affects how a person communicates and behaves.
It's more common in boys and usually...
Loneliness can be deadly, new research confirms
Today, an invisible yet potent crisis is sweeping across our society – loneliness.
As paradoxical as it may sound in our hyperconnected era, many people...
The power of purpose: a key to combating loneliness
A recent study proposes that having a sense of purpose in life can act as a robust defense against feelings of loneliness.
The purpose in...
Could losing your sense of smell predict late-life depression?
There might be more to our sense of smell than we think. A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine has been studying this.
They...
Loneliness is down, but still high, among older adults
After three years of pandemic living, loneliness, isolation and lack of social contact have finally started to decline among older adults, a poll shows.