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Mental Health Care Often Inaccessible, and Other News
More than a quarter of Americans experience mental health issues each year, and the World Health Organization reports that depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. However, ... Read More
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Kids May Be More Stressed Than Parents Think
A WebMD study of stress in parents and children suggests many parents may not notice signs of stress in their children. When parents do recognize their children’s stress, they ... Read More
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Does Parenthood Make People Unhappy?
Many parents will readily admit that parenting is the most challenging job they have ever had. According to a new study published in Demography, becoming a parent may make people less happy, ... Read More
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Premature Babies More Likely to Be Introverted, Have Anxiety
According to the CDC, 450,000 babies (1 in 9) were born prematurely in 2012. Premature birth continues to be a serious public health problem, accounting for 35% of infant deaths and contributing ... Read More
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Unskilled Male Players More Likely to Harass Female Gamers
Gamergate, the Internet gaming scandal that began with vicious attacks on game developer Zoe Quinn, sparked ongoing Internet discussions about the bullying and sexual harassment to which ... Read More
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Youth Behind Bars Often Face Mental Health Concerns
Nearly 100,000 children in the United States are incarcerated, with nearly 3,000 of them facing life in prison. On any given day, about 10,000 youth are incarcerated in adult jails. According ... Read More
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Study Suggests Spinal Cord Learns Without Brain Input
For most people, the concepts of learning and emotions immediately call to mind images of the brain. However, the central nervous system cannot function without the spinal cord. Doctors ... Read More
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Heavy Metal and ‘Extreme’ Music Can Be Calming, Study Finds
Heavy metal, punk, and other loud, aggressive varieties of music have been historically blamed for things such as child murders and satanic rituals, and some may suspect their influence ... Read More
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How Do Crows Count? Study Examines Mathematical Crows
Crows and ravens are a long evolutionary chain away from humans, but some of their behavior closely resembles that of humans. Viral videos of crows that talk and count frequently make the ... Read More
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Do Psychiatric Drugs Do More Harm Than Good?
Twenty percent of Americans take at least one psychiatric drug. According to Peter C. Gøtzsche, professor at the Nordic Cochrane Center in Denmark, these drugs may be more harmful than ... Read More
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Researchers Identify the Brain Signals Behind ‘Cooties’
Circle, circle, dot, dot … if you know how the “vaccination” ends, then you’re just like millions of other people who grew up fearing the dreaded “cooties.” ... Read More
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Violent Video Games Don’t Make Kids Violent, Study Finds
Violence in video games has long concerned parents, who worry about the influence on impressionable minds of controversial games such as Grand Theft Auto. In many games, players score higher ... Read More
