Mental Health

Opinion

This Emerging Brain Stimulation Technology Could Boost Cognitive Function

ByThe Conversation and Shrey Grover
Sunday Scaries

Even Just a Little of This 1 Overlooked Activity Can Dramatically Reduce Depression

BySarah Sloat
Science

Mind-Reading Machines Could Lead to a Major Neuroscience Breakthrough

ByMarla Broadfoot and Knowable Magazine
Sunday Scaries

New Study Hints at Why Some People and Not Others Feel More Anxious After Drinking

BySarah Sloat
Sunday Scaries

Taking a Vacation Is Good For Your Brain — But Only If You Do It Right

BySarah Sloat
Innovation

Neuroscientists Finally Understand An Elusive Mechanism Involved in Memory Creation

ByJohn Katsaras, Charles Patrick Collier, Dima Bolmatov and The Conversation
Health

These 2 Science-Backed Daily Exercises Dramatically Improve Mental Health

ByThe Conversation and Rachel Goldsmith Turow
Feature

"Danger Dumplings": How Arachnophobia Inspired a New Type of Gaming Innovation

ByGrant Stoner
Longevity Hacks

Is Pessimism Good for You? This One Type is Surprisingly Beneficial for Mental Health

ByElana Spivack
Sunday Scaries

Loneliness Is an Epidemic. Can We Fix It?

BySarah Sloat
Science

The 5 Deceptive Fallacies Climate Deniers Love to Rely On

ByJeremy P. Shapiro and The Conversation
Science

A Long-Overlooked Brain Phenomenon May Make You More Open-Minded

ByVikaas Sohal, Kathleen Cho and The Conversation
Marvel

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Ending Explained: Who Lives and Who Dies in the Franchise Finale?

ByEric Francisco
Health

The Strange But Real Connection Between Air Pollution and Mental Health

ByKaiser Health News and Jim Robbins
Health

The Former Pro Athletes Turning to Magic Mushrooms for Relief

ByKaiser Health News, Markian Hawryluk and Kevin Van Valkenburg
Sunday Scaries

Study Finds 2 Personality Traits Predict Well-Being — But Don’t Worry if You Don’t Have Them

BySarah Sloat
Health

Psychedelics May Beat Out Traditional Antidepressants in Some Populations

ByThe Conversation and C. Michael White
Sunday Scaries

Have Climate Anxiety? Try Out These 7 Resilience-Building Resources

BySarah Sloat
Science

Feel a Ghostly Presence? New Scientific Research Might Explain Why

ByThe Conversation and Ben Alderson-Day
Health

These Science-Backed Strategies Could Dramatically Improve Your Monday Brain

ByThe Conversation, Cristina R. Reschke and Jolanta Burke
Sunday Scaries

To Boost Therapy's Benefits, Rethink One “Incredibly Important” but Overlooked Aspect

BySarah Sloat
Sunday Scaries

How The Billions of Creatures Inside Your Gut Can Boost Mental Health

BySarah Sloat
Health

Your Menstrual Cycle May Be Influencing Your Drinking Habits

ByMiriam Fauzia
Pet Science

Does My Dog Have Anxiety? Expert-Backed Tips to Help Your Anxious Pup

ByTara Yarlagadda
Sunday Scaries

DNA Is Linked to Depression, but in Different Ways for Men and Women

BySarah Sloat
Health

These Science-Backed Strategies Can Help “Hard to Treat” Depression

ByThe Conversation, Elissa H. Patterson and Jay Kayser
Sunday Scaries

Here Are 5 Psychologist-Backed Tips to "Build Happiness" to Try Right Now

BySarah Sloat
Health

A Daily Commute Provides Needed “Liminal Space” For Your Brain

ByThe Conversation, Matthew Piszczek and Kristie McAlpine
Sunday Scaries

Why Managing Emotions May Protect Your Brain from Old Age

BySarah Sloat
Health

An Unexpected Side Effect of Many Medical Treatments — Trauma

ByKatie MacBride
Sunday Scaries

One Overlooked Office Design Trick Could Make You Happier at Work

BySarah Sloat
Science

This Key Ability Helps Make Us Human — and We Still Don’t Completely Understand It

ByThe Conversation and Andrey Vyshedskiy
Sunday Scaries

Do You Cause Your Own Stress? How To Stop a “Toxic Cycle”

BySarah Sloat
Health

The Secret to Better Sex Isn’t As Steamy As You Think — Sex Researcher

ByNicola Jones and Knowable Magazine
Sunday Scaries

Can Air Pollution Make You Depressed? Public Health Experts Explain Worrying New Data

BySarah Sloat
Health

Pandemic telehealth was a boon to people with psychiatric conditions — what happens when it ends?

ByKatie MacBride
Good Trip

An Understudied Psychedelic Could Be A Promising New Mental Health Treatment

ByKatie MacBride
Detox

Does Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder Actually Work?

ByKatie MacBride
Sunday Scaries

Valentine's Day: The Antidote to Heartbreak May Lie in the Power of Stories

BySarah Sloat
Opinion

The Key to Happiness: 6 Strategies To Boost Your Mood for Good

ByThe Conversation and Christopher Boyce
Mind and Body

Researchers find similar brain pattern shifts in two common conditions

ByMiriam Fauzia
Longevity hacks

Overthinking? This New Kind of Therapy May Finally Provide An Antidote

ByElana Spivack
Sunday Scaries

Depression Meals: These 4 Easy Dinner Options Are Backed by Science

BySarah Sloat
Reel Science

The Weirdest Sci-Fi Apocalypse on Netflix Reveals a Controversial Field of Medicine

ByTara Yarlagadda
Sunday Scaries

How to take advantage of a bad mood: 4 tasks you can power through

BySarah Sloat
Book Excerpt

How does the placebo effect take hold? A doctor explains 2 influential factors

ByKathryn T. Hall. and The Reader
Sunday Scaries

Cyclic breathing: Why experts say just 5 minutes a day can reduce stress

BySarah Sloat
Sunday Scaries

Feeling insecure? 5 science-backed strategies could help break the cycle

BySarah Sloat
Mind and Body

Use these 3 expert-backed tips to combat the remote-work blues

ByThe Conversation, Brianna Barker Caza, Susan Ashford, Brittany Lambert and Erin Reid
Sunday Scaries

Covid-19-related stress caused some young people’s brains to age too fast — study

BySarah Sloat