Featured news
29 Apr 2019
The unbeatable lightness of being
Is fostering our innate capacity for levity the ultimate antidote to stress and unhappiness? Frontiers in Psychology
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Young Minds
16 Apr 2019
What does it mean to have an invisible condition?
This article Collection will give kids an understanding about different invisible conditions and their support strategies.
Featured news
28 Sep 2018
Herpes virus link to bipolar disorder and depression
Study shows for first time that HHV-6 virus can infect neurons and possibly cause cognitive disturbances leading to psychiatric disorders: Frontiers in Microbiology
Featured news
23 Aug 2018
New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
Dysfunction in mitochondria could be root cause of depression, providing opportunity for new developments of antidepressant drugs: Frontiers in Neuroscience
Featured news
09 May 2018
Maternal binge drinking linked to mood problems and alcohol abuse in offspring
Binge drinking during pregnancy and lactation may make offspring more vulnerable to mood disturbances and alcohol abuse as adolescents: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Featured news
07 May 2018
Raw fruit and vegetables provide better mental health outcomes
Study finds raw fruit and vegetables are better than cooked, canned and processed – and names the top 10 raw foods: Frontiers in Psychology
Featured news
30 Apr 2018
Asthma and hay fever linked to increased risk of psychiatric disorders
A new study is the first to find a significant link between common allergic diseases and a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Psychology
17 Apr 2018
Award for article on understanding and promoting mental health in athletes
Research on the application of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy to sport, published by Dr Martin Turner in Frontiers in Psychology, has won the 2018 Albert Ellis Award for Research
Life sciences
20 Feb 2018
New path into bipolar disorder comes to light
Research reveals a novel potential drug target and offers new insights into the underlying biology of bipolar disorder: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Featured news
27 Dec 2017
Multiple health implications of women’s early marriage go beyond early childbearing
Frontiers in Public Health study finds complex associations between early marriage and women’s education, health and nutrition in South Asia
Featured news
17 Nov 2017
Do violent communities foster violent children?
Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior, shows a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Robotics and AI
12 Oct 2017
Virtual humans can identify post-traumatic stress in soldiers
Soldiers are more likely to open up to a computer-generated virtual interviewer than by taking a survey, say researchers in Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Health
11 Oct 2017
Cannabis consumption associated with increased violent behavior in young people in psychiatric care
The association between persistent cannabis use and violence is stronger than that associated with alcohol or cocaine, concludes a study in Frontiers in Psychiatry.
Health
11 Sep 2017
Linking mental health and the gut microbiome
Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry.
Health
18 Jul 2017
Depression affects the brains of males and females differently
New findings suggest that adolescent girls and boys might experience depression differently and that sex-specific treatments could be beneficial for adolescents.