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Nutrition for Brain Health

New research explores how food insecurity affects mental health

New research explores how food insecurity affects mental health
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New research explores how food insecurity affects mental health
A food pantry opened on the Binghamton University campus in 2019 to help students experiencing food insecurity. Credit: Jonathan Cohen.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 13.5% of American households experienced food insecurity at some time during 2023. That

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Brain cortex structure linked to mental abilities and psychiatric disorders

Brain cortex structure linked to mental abilities and psychiatric disorders
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Study explores the relationship between the structure of the cerebral cortex and neuropsychiatric disorders
Regional plots for SA with CP. Credit: Nature Mental Health (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44220-025-00397-4

The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including decision-making, perception, language and memory. Understanding how the morphology

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Mental Health and Brain Health

New LSD-like drug could revolutionize mental health treatment

New LSD-like drug could revolutionize mental health treatment
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Scientists have long known that psychedelics like LSD can help the brain grow new connections. These drugs promote something called neuroplasticity, which helps the brain heal from mental illness. But there’s a major problem: hallucinations. Drugs like LSD come with

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Impact of domestic violence on mental health ‘can last for decades’

Impact of domestic violence on mental health ‘can last for decades’
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Technology and Brain Health

Technology can provide a mental health lifeline for the military community

Technology can provide a mental health lifeline for the military community
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Technology has significantly expanded access to mental health resources and treatments, particularly for service members, veterans, and their families. 

As a spouse of an Navy veteran, I always found comfort in knowing that no matter where a permanent change of

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Mental Health and Brain Health

AI Model Maps Brain Dynamics to Boost Mental Health Diagnosis

AI Model Maps Brain Dynamics to Boost Mental Health Diagnosis
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Summary: A new adaptive brain modeling framework offers fresh hope for objective diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders, which currently lack reliable neuroimaging biomarkers. Using an enhanced version of the Landau-Stuart oscillator model, researchers simulated brain activity to better capture individual-specific neural

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action

Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action
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One in seven adolescents has a mental health condition. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people globally. Without support, mental health conditions can negatively impact children and young people’s (CYP) education, employment and relationships, limiting life

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Greenspace exposure supports brain development and mental health in adolescents

Greenspace exposure supports brain development and mental health in adolescents
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Researchers have found that greenspace exposure is associated with widespread patterns of structural brain development during early adolescence, which in turn are associated with better academic and mental outcomes. The findings of the study in Biological Psychiatry, published by

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Technology and Brain Health

Can Chatbots Spot Mental Health Drug Side Effects?

Can Chatbots Spot Mental Health Drug Side Effects?
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Summary: As mental healthcare gaps persist, people increasingly turn to AI chatbots for help with psychiatric medication side effects. A new study evaluated how well large language models detect and respond to these complex, high-risk situations.

While AI often mirrors

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Microplastics in human brains may affect mental health

Microplastics in human brains may affect mental health
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The growing conversation around microplastics is shining a light on an unsettling possibility: these tiny plastic particles may be accumulating in the human brain. Some researchers suspect that they could be related to certain mental health challenges and cognitive setbacks.

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