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New Finnish Study Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Screen Time and Adolescent Cognitive Development
For years, parents, educators, and health experts have sounded the alarm regarding the encroaching presence of screens in the lives of children and adolescents. Conventional wisdom has largely categorized screen time as a sedentary habit that detracts from physical health and academic potential, often warning of a "digital fog" that might impede cognitive growth. However,…
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Neural Traveling Waves: The Brain’s Computational Engine for Perception and Prediction
Your brain and the ocean share an unexpected feature: waves. Beneath the surface of our conscious thoughts, electrical activity flows across the brain’s landscape in rhythmic patterns known as traveling brain waves, or neural traveling waves. Much like the swells that roll across the sea, these patterns are dynamic and multifaceted. They arise from a…
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From Ancient Rituals to Modern Peer Support: Reimagining the Journey Through Grief
The experience of loss is perhaps the most universal element of the human condition, a profound reality that transcends culture, geography, and the boundaries of time. Long before the advent of modern psychological clinical practices, humanity sought ways to navigate the abyss of bereavement. From the earliest recorded history, societies have developed intricate traditions of…
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Strengthening Global Health Security: WHO and the Netherlands Forge Strategic Alignment in The Hague
In a significant move to address the increasingly complex landscape of global health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Netherlands convened in The Hague on 10 April 2024 for a high-level Strategic Dialogue. This meeting served as a pivotal moment for both entities to synchronize their long-term priorities, ensuring that the Dutch Global Health…
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New Global Research Reveals Widespread Psychological Unsafety Among Neurodivergent Adults and Children in Modern Society
Our individually unique nervous systems and sensitivities develop and evolve over the course of our lives, shaped by our surrounding environments. New participatory research findings released by the Autistic Collaboration Trust and sponsored by S23M reveal a profound disconnect between modern institutional structures and human sensitivities, showing that 85% of neurodivergent adults often or always…
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Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A Framework for Safety and Agency
By Sara So, L.C.P.C. Psychedelic experiences are inherently intense, highly unpredictable, and capable of leaving patients in a state of profound emotional vulnerability. For individuals carrying a history of trauma, navigating these altered states requires exceptionally thoughtful, measured, and specialized clinical care. That critical intersection is precisely where trauma-informed care becomes an indispensable pillar of…
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From Sundance to the Silver Screen: Liz Sargent’s ‘Take Me Home’ Offers an Intimate Portrait of Caregiving and Disability in America
ORLANDO, Fla. — Many films draw profound inspiration from a filmmaker’s life, but few offer quite as intimate, unfiltered, and personal a glimpse into a family’s reality as Liz Sargent’s narrative feature-length film, “Take Me Home.” For Sargent, who grew up as one of seven children adopted by her parents alongside four biological children, the…
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World Health Organization and Spanish Ministry of Health Strengthen Strategic Partnership on Global Health Priorities
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently welcomed Mr. Javier Padilla Bernáldez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Health, alongside a high-level delegation, for a two-day strategic engagement at WHO headquarters. Held on April 23 and 24, 2024, the high-level meetings focused on deepening collaboration across a broad spectrum of pressing global health priorities, ranging from universal…
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New Study Reveals How the Brain’s "Air Traffic Controller" Navigates Uncertainty
The human brain is a marvel of constant, high-speed processing, managing an overwhelming volume of data every second of every day. Even mundane tasks—such as navigating a morning commute—require a sophisticated synthesis of disparate mental processes. Behind the wheel, a driver must simultaneously maintain awareness of the route, recall the mechanical nuances of vehicle control,…
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The Hidden Cost of Caffeine: How Your Morning Brew May Be Sabotaging Deep Sleep
For generations, the debate surrounding coffee consumption has centered on a single, binary question: Does drinking caffeine in the evening make it difficult to fall asleep? It is a topic that has fueled countless dinner table conversations and internal monologues for the sleep-deprived. Some individuals swear they can down an espresso at 9:00 p.m. and…
