Health

Diet rich in soy, fermented foods may lower postpartum depression

Soy and fermented food diet may lower postpartum depression by boosting gut health.

Clinicians may underaddress Black men's PSA test inquiries

Black men face clinician barriers in PSA test discussions.

Firearm violence exposure linked to lasting mental health effects

Firearm violence exposure increases suicide risk three- to five-fold, regardless of prior mental health status.

Self-objectification linked to lower empathy in women

Women prone to self-objectification show lower empathy and theory-of-mind abilities, a new study finds.

Chronic insomnia linked to faster brain aging

Chronic insomnia may accelerate brain aging and increase dementia risk by 40%.

Emotional abuse top predictor of suicidal thoughts in students.

A massive international study found that nearly half of first-year university students have experienced suicidal thoughts.

Study links long-distance running to higher colon cancer risk

Study finds long-distance running may increase colon cancer risk in younger adults.

Video gaming during COVID-19 had little impact on mental health.

A meta-analysis finds that increased gaming time during COVID-19 was not linked to significant changes in mental health.

Green-Mediterranean diet linked to brain aging biomarkers

Green-Mediterranean diet may influence brain aging biomarkers.

U.S. TB funding cuts could cause 10M extra cases by 2030.

U.S. cuts to global TB programs may lead to 10M extra cases and 2M deaths by 2030.