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People Are Living Longer. Can Old Age Be an Opportunity?
More and more people are living longer lives thanks to modern technology and medicine. But what does that mean for our mental health and making sure we’re living better as well as longer? Stanford University Visit Page
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As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms
In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day — “a remarkably scary amount,” she said. From Washington State to West Virginia, psychiatrists treat Visit Page
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How Does Pregnancy Change the Brain? Clues Are Emerging.
Research is revealing intriguing clues about how pregnancy changes the brain. … Dr. Ronald Dahl, director of the Institute of Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley, who was not involved in the new Visit Page
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Could ‘Season Creep’ Affect Human Behavior?
You might have noticed that the seasons don’t quite behave like they used to. In some places, fall and spring seem to fly by, while winter and summer are much longer and feel more intense. Visit Page
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Americans’ Struggle with Mental Health
It is no mystery why rates of anxiety and depression in the United States climbed in 2020, at the height of the pandemic. But then life began a slow return to normal. Why haven’t rates Visit Page
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on children’s memory formation, the gender-equality paradox, AI hyperrealism, prototypes of people with depression, and much more. Visit Page