Health care workers are frazzled – and poor sleep may turn stress into poor mental health

Disturbed sleep can worsen depressive symptoms of health care workers whose jobs come with high levels of emotional labor and work-family conflict.

Yuan Zhang, Associate Professor of Nursing, UMass Lowell • conversation
March 14, 2023 ~8 min

Supreme Court may halt health care guarantees for inmates

Harvard experts on law and policy say originalist view used to overturn Roe could upend the 1976 Supreme Court ruling that requires a minimal standard for inmate health care.

Christina Pazzanese • harvard
March 2, 2023 ~13 min


Sibling aggression and abuse go beyond rivalry – bullying within a family can have lifelong repercussions

All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.

Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, Research Scientist at the Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire • conversation
March 1, 2023 ~8 min

Disaster survivors need help remaining connected with friends and families – and access to mental health care

Food, shelter and medical supplies are important but not the only things that help people get back on their feet.

Yunus Emre Tapan, Ph.D. Student in Political Science, Northeastern University • conversation
Feb. 27, 2023 ~8 min

How to help teen girls’ mental health struggles – 6 research-based strategies for parents, teachers and friends

The mental health of teenagers has grown far worse over the last decade. But a new report shows that, compared with boys, teen girls are disproportionately experiencing sadness and hopelessness.

Meghan K. McCoy, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology and Childhood Studies, Bridgewater State University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2023 ~9 min

Some houseplants take in nutrients from roots outside the soil – and it may change how we care for them

New research finds that some common houseplants take in nutrients from outside the soil.

Amanda Rasmussen, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham • conversation
Feb. 23, 2023 ~6 min

Hospitality and real estate sectors have highest rates of common mental health problems

Mental health problems such as depression are most common in the hospitality and real estate sectors, but – at least prior to the COVID-19 pandemic – were on

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Childhood mental health problems resulting from early-life adversity drive poorer cognitive performance in adolescence, study suggests

Early-life adversity has long-term effects on children’s mental health, which in turn affects cognitive functioning as teenagers, say researchers. However, if

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 8, 2023 ~5 min


A journey from work to home is about more than just getting there – the psychological benefits of commuting that remote work doesn't provide

It turns out that there are some benefits to all the time we spend commuting.

Kristie McAlpine, Assistant Professor of Management, Rutgers University • conversation
Feb. 2, 2023 ~6 min

Can mindfulness help anxiety? Trial suggests yes.

Researcher hopes findings signal new treatment option amid surge in mental health cases.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 1, 2023 ~7 min

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