November, 2023
Fall is the best time to prepare for winter seasonal depression
The Washington Post By Richard Sima October 5, 2023 A fall check-up can help you prepare for – and potentially prevent – winter seasonal affective disorder Fall is the best time for those who suffer from winter seasonal affective disorder (SAD) to check in and prepare. Susceptible people — an estimated 5 percent of Americans — already... read more
The New York Times By Dana G. Smith Nov. 8, 2023 Research is revealing an inextricable link between mental disorders and neurological disorders. In 2021, Sharon Niederhaus, then 77, lost her husband of more than 50 years. Her daughter, Kristin Henry, said her mother was never the same afterward. “We feel like we lost both... read more
Scientists discover how dozens of genes may contribute to autism
The Washington Post By Mark Johnson October 5, 2023 Using a host of high-tech tools to simulate brain development in a lab dish, Stanford University researchers have discovered several dozen genes that interfere with crucial steps in the process and may lead to autism, a spectrum of disorders that affects about one inevery 36 Americans, impairing their ability... read more
The Washington Post By Caitlin Gibson October 24, 2023 For years, Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College, has been closely following two disturbing trends: the dwindling of independent activity and play afforded to children over the past half-century, and the accelerating rise in mental health disorders and suicides among youth... read more