Anhedonia, the inability to feel pleasure, affects nearly 90% of people with major depression. It is linked to longer and more severe illness, makes recovery harder, and increases the risk of suicidal behavior. It is also seen in conditions like anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rolled out a plan to speed up the development of psychedelic treatments for serious mental health issues, marking a significant change in U.S. healthcare policy.
Mental health conditions now affect more than a billion people worldwide, yet the public health response has not kept pace with the growing need. Experts warn that depression and anxiety are rising sharply among young people, with one in seven adolescents impacted.
Researchers recently explored how loneliness affects memory in older adults. They studied over 10,000 people aged 65 and above from 12 countries for six years. At the start, participants self-reported whether they felt highly lonely, somewhat lonely, or not lonely. Notably, none of them had memory...
Scientists at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) have unveiled MitoCatch, a breakthrough technology designed to deliver healthy mitochondria directly into diseased cells.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects 1-3% of the global population, often beginning in childhood or adolescence. It traps people in cycles of intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviours that can consume hours each day, disrupting work, relationships, and quality of life.
Experts say gardening is not just good for the body but also for the mind. It can improve physical fitness and support brain function, potentially helping to slow the progression of conditions like dementia. According to the Detroit Medical Center, spending around 30 to 45 minutes gardening each...
A new study suggests that spending a lot of time on 'mentally passive' activities like watching TV or smartphone screens may increase the risk of developing dementia, whereas, activities that keep the brain active, such as solving crossword puzzles, may help protect against it. During the study, researchers...
A large study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Sichuan University in China has uncovered that while psychiatric diagnoses among fathers tend to decline during pregnancy and the early months after birth, they rise sharply about a year later. "The transition to fatherhood often...
A study on 13-year-old children in Portugal found that kids who go through difficult or stressful experiences early in life may show signs of higher stress in their bodies during their teenage years. If they face more such experiences as they grow older, the impact becomes even stronger. These difficult...
A new study suggests that difficult people in your life may speed up your ageing and could even increase your risk of death. "What was most striking was that negative social ties were linked not just to self-reported stress or mental health, but to molecular measures of biological ageing," study author...
A new report has highlighted a growing shortage of mental health professionals across the United States, raising concerns about access to care for millions of people. The report, titled The Workforce Report: Bridging the Mental Health Care Gap, was released by Inseparable, a mental health advocacy...
A recent study has found that about 75 percent of people working in different fields feel burned out, a state where a person feels emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted because of constant stress. The study, which surveyed thousands of employees from various industries, highlights how fast-paced...
New research found that using generative artificial intelligence (AI) every day may be linked to a higher risk of depressive symptoms and other negative effects, especially among younger and middle-aged adults. For this, researchers reviewed nearly 1.5 million conversations with Anthropic's Claude...
A new review published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences explored the idea of thermoception, the ability to feel changes in skin temperature, such as a warm hug or a sudden cold breeze, suggesting that temperature plays an important role in how strongly people feel that their body belongs to them. The...
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.