The desire to be remembered may be linked to better mental health
What does it mean to feel that a part of us will live on after we are gone? A new study of nearly 3,000 adults found that people who believed they would be remembered by…
A new viewpoint argues exercise belongs on the prescription pad, not the advice pile, as a pillar of brain health care
OTTAWA, Ontario, CANADA, 3 November 2026 — Most of us have heard the advice so often that it has worn smooth, like a stone in a river: get some exercise. A new peer-reviewed Viewpoint in…
Girls vaping at higher rates than boys, national study finds
For decades, boys and men were more likely than their female peers to use nicotine. But a new study from MUSC shows that among U.S. adolescents, that pattern has reversed for vaping. Girls have been…
Study of 38K+ songs finds lyrics are losing feeling
EAST LANSING, Mich. – New research from Michigan State University finds that popular music has gradually become less explicit about emotion and relationships — both across generations of artists and within artists’ careers. The study,…
Study finds positive parenting teaches children how to experience joy—and could lead to better mental health
More than one in five adults in the US experience mental illness each year, according to data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. And more than one in seven young people ages 6–17 experience…
Feeling confident about a relationship’s future may be linked to romantic attachment
Feeling secure in a relationship is not only about how people connect with their partners today. It may also depend on how confident they are that the relationship will continue into the future. Feelings of…
Mental health stigma in Japan may deter care
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A UC Riverside-led study of mental health stigma in Japan has found a striking gap between the need for treatment and people’s willingness to seek it, with high levels of social distancing toward…
Student-athletes report need for suicide prevention, training
A survey of college athletes found nearly 40% reported having suicidal thoughts during their lifetime. Some 86% also said the NCAA should require mental health and suicide prevention training for all athletes. The University of…
Social media offers little substitute for real-life emotional support, research suggests
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two new papers by Oregon State University scientists suggest that social media may do little to substitute for the emotional support people receive from in-person relationships, and that the timing of social…
What doctors say can be as powerful as what they prescribe, physician-turned-patient warns
Dr. Wendy Harpham was 36 years old and a successful physician who prided herself on her empathy. Then she was diagnosed with cancer. Seeing things from the other side showed her how difficult being a…