1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it

Chronic pain in children is common. Effective solutions exist − and training community providers is one way to get treatment to kids who need it.

Natoshia R. Cunningham, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University • conversation
June 4, 2025 • ~7 min

For children with a rare form of dementia, music could be a powerful therapy tool

There is currently no cure for Batten disease, which affects around 200 children in the UK.

Rebecca Atkinson, Researcher in Music Therapy, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~8 min

AI therapy may help with mental health, but innovation should never outpace ethics

Early research on Therabot and ChatGPT shows promise for anxiety, depression and quality of life, but there are big questions about safety, access and equity.

Ben Bond, PhD Candidate in Digital Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences • conversation
May 6, 2025 • ~6 min

The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30 years, but its future is uncertain

The landmark study, which enrolled more than 160,000 participants and has informed public health guidelines for women over 50, is still making tremendous contributions to women’s health.

Jean Wactawski-Wende, Professor of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo • conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~8 min

Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women

A more nuanced understanding of hormone therapy now suggests that its benefits for heart health depend on how soon after menopause onset it is prescribed.

Matthew Nudy, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Penn State • conversation
April 4, 2025 • ~9 min

Why AI therapists could further isolate vulnerable patients instead of easing suffering

Does the growing popularity of AI therapy herald the rise of the chatbot and the demise of the talking cure?

Nigel Mulligan, Lecturer in Psychotherapy, School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, Dublin City University • conversation
April 2, 2025 • ~6 min

Insomnia can lead to heart issues − a psychologist recommends changes that can improve sleep

Insomnia and bad sleep can lead to high blood pressure and increase hormone levels and inflammation.

Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Neuroscience, and Public Health Sciences, Penn State • conversation
March 20, 2025 • ~8 min

Psychotherapy may change memories of childhood – here’s why practitioners should warn clients

Recent research shows childhood memories of emotion towards a parent may be malleable. Should psychotherapies warn clients about this potential side effect?

Lawrence Patihis, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Feb. 5, 2025 • ~6 min

Feeling political distress? Here are coping strategies a psychologist shares with his clients

Politics in America have become more upsetting than ever for big chunks of the population, but there are ways to cope.

Jeremy P. Shapiro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~8 min

Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why

Wearing the wrong shoe on Earth can lead to injury. Researchers still need to figure out the physical consequences of spending a long time walking around on the Moon.

Rebecca Rhoades, Researcher in Education, Health & Behavior, University of North Dakota • conversation
Jan. 20, 2025 • ~5 min

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