Suicidal Posts Spike After Crypto Project Crashes
Be advised: This story contains mention of suicidal thoughts and ideations. If you are in danger because of similar thoughts, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for free at...
View ArticleScientist Say They Might Be Able to Reverse Binge Drinking With Gene Editing
Everybody makes mistakes, and people who struggled with binge drinking in their teen years may soon have the choice to hit a "factory reset" button on their brains, according to scientists who released...
View ArticlePeople With Schizophrenia Are Skipping Meds and Making Peace With the Voices
Turns out not making people feel inferior because their brains work differently could be better than forcing them to conform — you know, like a lot of societal expectations. A New York Times report...
View ArticleRelatable! Scientists Say You Likely Enter a "Dissociative State" While...
Have you ever looked up from scrolling social media your phone and realized hours have passed without you noticing? Then you're very, very much not alone. A recent study out of the University of...
View ArticleScientists Discover That Being "Hangry" Is a Real Phenomenon
According to a new study by a team of psychologists, being "hangry" — hungry and angry — is a very real thing, something anyone who's ever substituted breakfast with coffee before heading to work has...
View ArticleSurprise, Surprise: Social Media Use Strongly Linked to Depression
Bad news for doomscrollers: researchers have compelling new evidence that using social media may be making you depressed. As a new education and public policy study reveals, young adults across...
View ArticleFormer CEO Sues Company That Fired Him for Microdosing LSD in an Investor...
A former Silicon Valley startup CEO and cofounder has filed a lawsuit against his former employer for what he says was discrimination based on race and his mental health challenge — though the...
View ArticleUS Surgeon General Warns Against 13-Year-Old Using Social Media
Should teenagers use social media? US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy doesn't think so, or at least not 13-year-olds. "I, personally, based on the data I've seen, believe that 13 is too early," Vivek said...
View ArticleElon Musk Responds to Health Concerns
Elon Musk's many self-inflicted wounds are really starting to catch up with him. According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, the Tesla and Twitter CEO is struggling with insomnia and back...
View ArticlePandemic Wasn't So Bad for Mental Health, Says Broken-Brained Study
Have you heard? According to some very smart people who did a study (of other studies), the COVID-19 pandemic didn't actually warp everyone's mental health as much as we thought it did! If you're...
View ArticleMeet the People Who Claim to Be Alien “Starseeds"
What's that? Sorry, couldn't hear you: I was accessing my home star cluster's dimensional frequency. Oh, it's real: A group of people who — according to TikTok, Instagram, and countless New Age blogs —...
View ArticleScientists Gave a Nazi MDMA and He Renounced Racism
A white supremacist took the party drug MDMA as part of a controlled science experiment, the BBC reports, and it proved so life-changing that he dropped his racist, bigoted beliefs. "This is stuff you...
View ArticleTinder Survey Finds That Most Users Are Already In a Relationship
Save the Date Tinder, one of most popular dating apps in the world, isn't exactly known for being the hub of serious relationships. Now, a new study published last month seems to reinforce just how...
View ArticleTech Leaders Are Popping Pills Like SoundCloud Rappers
It's not just overworked tech workers — high-ranking tech leaders are increasingly turning to alcohol and painkillers as they grapple with high stress and long hours. Especially ever since the COVID-19...
View ArticleChildhood Cat Exposure Once Again Linked to Schizophrenia
Living with cats as a child has once again been linked to mental health disorders, because our furry friends apparently can't catch a break. In a new meta-analysis published in the journal...
View ArticleScientists Say Stimulating Part of Brain Makes Subjects Easier to Hypnotize
Scientists at Stanford University have discovered how to use magnetic pulses to more easily induce hypnosis, a fascinating study published in the journal Nature Mental Health claims. To be clear, the...
View ArticleDoctors Say Trump Is Displaying Clear Signs of Cognitive Issues
At 81 years old, president Joe Biden has attracted significant voter misgivings over his age and mental acuity. But his rival in the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump, may be dealing with...
View ArticleVaping Linked to Mental Health Issues
Vaping might not be as unhealthy as smoking cigarettes, but it carries its own long list of physical risks. And now, new research indicates it may be harmful to mental health and sleep patterns, too....
View ArticleLoneliness Worse for Health Than Smoking, Obesity, Alcoholism
While it might not be regularly considered a high-risk lifestyle factor, the so-called loneliness epidemic appears to be an absolutely devastating risk factor for health. In a press release about new...
View ArticleTeenage Girls Are Taking Way More Antidepressents and Boys Are Taking Way Fewer
When it comes to depression, the mental illness doesn't discriminate. And yet a new study from the journal Pediatrics found that teenage girls are taking antidepressants at a much higher rate than...
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