Dance and movement therapy holds promise for treating anxiety and depression, as well as deeper psychological wounds

The COVID-19 pandemic and a growing global refugee crisis have shone a light on the ever-increasing need for new approaches to mental health treatment.

Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Fellow, Wayne State University • conversation
Sept. 3, 2021 ~10 min

COVID survivors report more post-traumatic stress symptoms

Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease, some surivors also experience long-term mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
Sept. 1, 2021 ~5 min


Expert: Fall learning needs to build on mental well-being

Professor for school counseling Erin Mason has advice for how schools can support mental and emotional well-being this fall.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Aug. 19, 2021 ~8 min

Expert: Fall learning needs to build on mental well-being

Professor for school counseling Erin Mason has advice for how schools can support mental and emotional well-being this fall.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Aug. 19, 2021 ~8 min

The aching red: Firefighters often silently suffer from trauma and job-related stress

Firefighters are hailed as heroes and pillars of strength, bravery and courage. But the daily stressors and traumas of their jobs take a heavy emotional toll that largely goes unnoticed by the public.

Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 ~10 min

Do coping strategies affect bullying’s long-term impacts?

New research aims to fill gaps in the scientific literature about how strategies for coping with bullying alter the long-term effects it can have.

UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 11, 2021 ~6 min

Tool that shoots light through the skull may reveal new treatments

A tiny wireless optogenetic device takes researchers one step closer to new treatments for chronic pain, depression, epilepsy, and more.

Emily Dieckman-Arizona • futurity
Aug. 3, 2021 ~5 min

‘Magic mushroom’ drug may repair neural links depression cuts

Just one dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug in some mushrooms, repaired neural connections in mice that had been lost due to depression.

Bess Connolly Martell-Yale • futurity
July 6, 2021 ~4 min


Disparities are worse for LGB millennials than boomers

When compared to their straight counterparts, LGB millennials have worse health disadvantages than their older peers, research finds.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
June 22, 2021 ~5 min

The gas tax's tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure

A bipartisan group of senators proposed the gas tax should be indexed to inflation to help pay for new infrastructure spending, an approach Biden calls 'regressive.'

Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida • conversation
June 22, 2021 ~9 min

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