Exercise can be nearly as effective as therapy for depression(sciencedaily.com)

297 points by mustaphah 10 months ago | 242 comments

Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes(science.org)

79 points by rbanffy 3 years ago | 94 comments

Ketamine no better than placebo at alleviating depression, unusual trial finds(science.org)

90 points by theNewMicrosoft 3 years ago | 86 comments

'Off switch' discovery could help clear our brains of a common parasite(sciencealert.com)

30 points by amichail 10 months ago | 2 comments

Alzheimer's breakthrough: 2 hrs of sleep restored without clearing brain plaques(sciencedaily.com)

97 points by amichail 20 days ago | 23 comments

ScienceDaily article on a University of Kentucky mouse study finding that depleting microglia restored over two hours of daily sleep in Alzheimer's models without clearing plaques.

New 3D scan reveals a hidden network of moai carvers on Easter Island(sciencedaily.com)

28 points by saikatsg 11 months ago | 4 comments

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of scurvy(experimental-history.com)

59 points by luu 1 month ago | 31 comments

An Experimental History Substack essay by Adam Mastroianni arguing there is no loneliness epidemic but there is an epidemic of scurvy.

Too many men suffering in silence, national health report finds (Canada)(westcentralonline.com)

285 points by nosecreek 4 days ago | 334 comments

Local news article on Health Canada's What We Heard report on men's and boys' health, which will inform Canada's first federal men's health strategy due in 2027.

The mental health of young men is declining. Experts warn it could get worse(cbc.ca)

45 points by rdmuser 1 month ago | 25 comments

CBC News article on declining mental health among young men in Canada and a federal consultation into why boys and men are struggling.

The upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis is the loss of community(afterbabel.com)

684 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 627 comments

An After Babel Substack essay by Seth Kaplan arguing that the loss of community is the upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis.

Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults(bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com)

465 points by redbell 1 year ago | 173 comments

Open-access BMC Psychiatry research article reporting a cross-sectional study linking repetitive negative thinking to cognitive function decline in older adults.