Medical Research & Innovations A clinical trial just found that schizophrenia and bipolar patients who switched to a ketogenic diet showed significant reductions in depression and psychosis after four months. The drug doses did not change. Aug 8 · 8 min read · The journal of psychoses and related disorders
Neuroscience New research challenges the assumption that family breakdown is purely a parental story. Genomic data from 40,000 children tells a more complicated picture Aug 5 · 7 min read · PNAS
Neuroscience For decades, standard PTSD treatments have failed a significant portion of veterans. A new clinical trial found that psilocybin therapy put 75% of treatment-resistant patients into full remission Jul 31 · 7 min read · Nature
Psychology The Dunning-Kruger effect says the least competent people are the most overconfident. A new study from Bath and LSE found it is actually the other way around Jul 29 · 6 min read · Psychological Review
Neuroscience New research finds losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night triggers weight gain, but not through the mechanism scientists assumed Jul 27 · 5 min read · Annals of Internal Medicine
Psychology Teens who spend 6 hours a day on social media are twice as likely to develop anxiety. A new study found their risk of suicidal thoughts triples Jul 25 · 6 min read · Pediatrics Open Science
Neuroscience A new study found the brain circuit that explains why you lose your appetite when you are anxious, and discovered it works like a single switch controlling both at once Jul 23 · 8 min read · PNAS
Medical Research & Innovations A new study confirmed that frequent TV watching physically changes the brain, then found that sitting at work does something completely different to the same brain regions Jul 21 · 9 min read · Alzheimer's & Dementia
Neuroscience People with narcolepsy collapse when they laugh or feel joy. Scientists just found the brain circuit responsible, and it runs through the love hormone Jul 19 · 9 min read · Nature
