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College students' insomnia linked more strongly to loneliness than screen time

College students' insomnia linked more strongly to loneliness than screen time

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityStudent at laptop. Credit: Oregon State UniversityBeing lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night's sleep for college students than too much time at

College students' insomnia linked more strongly to loneliness than screen time

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityStudent at laptop. Credit: Oregon State UniversityBeing lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night's sleep for college students than too much time at
Why 'Galentine's Day' is good for your health

Why 'Galentine's Day' is good for your health

by Avery NewmarkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile Galentine's Day may have started as a storyline for Leslie Knope on "Parks and Recreation" (which also gave us "Treat Yo'

Why 'Galentine's Day' is good for your health

by Avery NewmarkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile Galentine's Day may have started as a storyline for Leslie Knope on "Parks and Recreation" (which also gave us "Treat Yo'
Study finds minimal proof that increased surveillance technology benefits mental health wards

Study finds minimal proof that increased surveillance technology benefits mental health wards

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is little evidence to support the increasing use of surveillance technologies on inpatient mental health wards, according to a n

Study finds minimal proof that increased surveillance technology benefits mental health wards

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is little evidence to support the increasing use of surveillance technologies on inpatient mental health wards, according to a n
Study sheds light on how the brain differentiates new stimuli from old ones

Study sheds light on how the brain differentiates new stimuli from old ones

byColumbia UniversityThe illustration represents how sounds are encoded in the cerebral cortex, with neurons (at right) using "echoing" activity to track auditory stimuli to change and

Study sheds light on how the brain differentiates new stimuli from old ones

byColumbia UniversityThe illustration represents how sounds are encoded in the cerebral cortex, with neurons (at right) using "echoing" activity to track auditory stimuli to change and
Study highlights importance of sleep for mental well-being of teenage girls

Study highlights importance of sleep for mental well-being of teenage girls

by Joe Stafford,University of ManchesterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study by researchers at The University of Manchester, using data from the #BeeWell survey, has found that sleep plays a cru

Study highlights importance of sleep for mental well-being of teenage girls

by Joe Stafford,University of ManchesterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study by researchers at The University of Manchester, using data from the #BeeWell survey, has found that sleep plays a cru
Study of patient data shows antipsychotic medications don't always work the way they're supposed to

Study of patient data shows antipsychotic medications don't always work the way they're supposed to

byUniversity of WaterlooBalancing covariates before and after PS matching and weighting by selected individuals' characteristics. Note: Black dotted lines represent standardized mean differe

Study of patient data shows antipsychotic medications don't always work the way they're supposed to

byUniversity of WaterlooBalancing covariates before and after PS matching and weighting by selected individuals' characteristics. Note: Black dotted lines represent standardized mean differe
Scientists map how plant-based psychedelic affects fear circuits

Scientists map how plant-based psychedelic affects fear circuits

by Genomic PressPlasticity-promoting mechanisms triggered by dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and β-carboline (BC). (A) DMT and BC-induced increase in cortical plasticity are linked to enhanced BDNF levels, a

Scientists map how plant-based psychedelic affects fear circuits

by Genomic PressPlasticity-promoting mechanisms triggered by dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and β-carboline (BC). (A) DMT and BC-induced increase in cortical plasticity are linked to enhanced BDNF levels, a