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Training how mothers respond to babies might reduce the risk of depression after giving birth - but only if they have previously had a baby

European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers have shown that prenatal training may reduce the risk of postnatal depression in women, - but only if they have previously had a baby. This surprising finding is presented for the first time at the ECNP Congress in Munich.

Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things

University of California - Berkeley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Brian Christian was part of a team behind a landmark study that found that spending just 10 minutes relying on an AI tool significantly impairs our ability to focus and persist with difficult tasks. A preliminary draft made waves earlier this year, and the team presented the updated, peer-reviewed paper this week at the Conference on Language Modeling. “It’s a striking finding, but in a way it supplies ammunition for a story that a lot of us kind of feel in our gut,” said Christian, a research fellow with the UC Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI. “I experience it too.”

Friends of BrainHealth invests in research poised for greater statewide impact

Center for BrainHealth
Grant and Award Announcement

The 2026 awards position Center for BrainHealth researchers to compete for multimillion-dollar state grants from the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) to accelerate and scale translational research over the coming decade. In addition to emerging scientists, this year included awards to principal investigators.

Cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation; it functions as an extension of school violence

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study by the Federal University of São Paulo indicates that adolescents involved in multiple contexts of violence are 11 times more likely to develop mental health issues, reinforcing the urgency of integrating anti-bullying efforts with drug prevention in schools.

Journal: Psychiatry Research
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Biodiversity conversation is on the brink of change as the BIOLOGUE project has been launched

Pensoft Publishers
Business Announcement

A New Horizon Europe project will introduce a novel approach to a stronger and more inclusive conversation and communication about climate change and the biodiversity crisis.

Understanding Filipino teenage parents using the photovoice method

Ateneo de Manila University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Filipino teen parents use photographs to show the challenges of growing up while raising children, helping Ateneo researchers shape parenting support.

Journal: Journal of Research on Adolescence

Feeling confident about a relationship’s future may be linked to romantic attachment

Waseda University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Feeling confident that a romantic relationship will remain stable may be important for how people experience their relationships, finds a study by researchers at Waseda University and Nagoya University. Comparing gay and heterosexual men, the researchers found higher levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance and lower perceived relationship stability among gay men. The study suggests that differences in attachment may be linked not only to experiences within relationships, but also to the surrounding social environment.

Journal: BMC Psychology

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