Mindfulness and prosocial behavior: What is the link?
Mindfulness is a practice of focusing on the present moment in a nonjudgmental manner. Researchers have suggested that mindfulness may
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COVID-19: Antipsychotics may offer protection
Antipsychotic drugs could have a protective effect against COVID-19. People treated with these drugs may have a lower risk of
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Biofeedback shows promise as mental health treatment
A recent meta-analysis has demonstrated some positive results using real-time functional MRI neurofeedback (rtfMRI-NF) in treating various mental illnesses. The
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Scientists have identified a biological mechanism that accounts for the prosocial behavior associated with repeated microdoses of LSD in mice.
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What is the role of nostalgia in the human psyche?
Nostalgia and homesickness are part and parcel of the human experience. Most of us associate them with feelings of sadness
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COVID-19 has produced ‘alarming’ increase in loneliness
A survey finds that the coronavirus pandemic is having a troubling effect on the psychological health of young adults in
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Placebos may have benefits, even when people know they are taking them
A study presents physiological evidence that treatments honestly presented as placebos can still provide benefits. When a person receives treatment,
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The effects of racism on health and mental health
Racism, or discrimination based on race or ethnicity, is a key contributing factor in the onset of disease. It is
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There’s no such thing as an ‘objective view’ of something
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University used a series of sophisticated experiments to test a philosophical idea. They found that it
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Body's own natural cannabinoid may erase traumatic memories
Scientists from Leiden University in the Netherlands have shown that anandamide — a natural cannabinoid produced by the brain —
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