Psychology & Intimacy Serotonin Linked to Worsening Tinnitus, New Research Suggests May 23, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker Scientists have uncovered new evidence that serotonin, a brain chemical best known for helping regulate mood, may also worsen tinnitus, the persistent ringing or buzzing sound that affects millions of…
Psychology & Intimacy Chlorpyrifos Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Lasting Brain Changes and Motor Deficits in Children May 21, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker A groundbreaking study published in the prestigious journal JAMA Neurology has unveiled a deeply concerning, persistent link between prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos (CPF), a widely used organophosphate insecticide, and significant,…
Psychology & Intimacy The Silent Burden: Internalized Stress in Older Chinese Americans Linked to Increased Memory Loss Risk May 20, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker New research from Rutgers Health is shedding light on a potentially significant, yet often overlooked, factor contributing to cognitive decline in older Chinese Americans: the tendency to internalize stress. A…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness A New Study Reveals Hearing Aids Do Not Immediately Improve Cognitive Test Scores But Are Linked to a Significantly Lower Risk of Dementia May 18, 2026 Susilo Ahmad A newly released study reports that among people with moderate hearing loss, receiving a prescription for hearing aids did not lead to measurable improvements on standard tests of memory and…
Human Sexuality Research & Journals "Looking Up" Linked to Feeling Down: A Meta-Analysis of Online Upward Social Comparison and Psychological Maladjustment May 17, 2026 Lina Irawan Social media’s pervasive influence has transformed how individuals perceive themselves, with a new meta-analysis revealing a significant association between upward social comparison online and a range of psychological maladjustments. The…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness Shingles Vaccine Linked to Significant Reduction in Dementia Risk in Groundbreaking Welsh Study, Offering New Hope for Prevention and Treatment May 15, 2026 Susilo Ahmad An unprecedented natural experiment in Wales has provided some of the most compelling evidence to date that vaccination against shingles may offer protection against dementia, a condition affecting millions globally.…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness MRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Around Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism or Developmental Disorders in Children, Major Study Confirms May 10, 2026 Susilo Ahmad Receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine shortly before or at any point during pregnancy is not linked to autism or other developmental disorders in children, according to research presented at the…
Psychology & Intimacy Larger Striatal Volume Linked to Increased Adult Psychopathy May 10, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker Neuroscientists have identified a measurable brain difference between individuals exhibiting psychopathic traits and those with few or none, a finding that deepens our understanding of the biological underpinnings of antisocial…
Psychology & Intimacy A Common Schizophrenia Symptom Linked to a Specific Gene Mutation and Brain Circuit May 9, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker A fundamental challenge in schizophrenia, the profound difficulty in integrating new information to update one’s understanding of the world, has been pinpointed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Linked to Significantly Longer Survival in Advanced Lung and Skin Cancer Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy April 30, 2026 Susilo Ahmad New research presented at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Berlin has unveiled a potentially groundbreaking discovery: individuals with advanced lung or skin cancer who received…
