1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (875+ words) PsyPost Federal science funding cuts push young U.S. researchers to consider moving abroad Recent policy changes and budget reductions by the federal government have created immediate hurdles for young scientists building their careers in the United States. A new survey published…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (636+ words) New research suggests that adopting highly demanding, child-centered parenting attitudes is associated with a stronger desire to have children. Rather than deterring people from starting or expanding families, subscribing to these ideals appears to go hand in hand with wanting…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (189+ words) Emotionally charged AI-generated images may encourage social media users to respond before they critically assess whether the images are real, according to a study published in Computers in Human Behavior. AI-generated images can now be produced quickly and cheaply, making…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (934+ words) Cannabis and tobacco are frequently used together, and co-use is rising as legal cannabis markets expand and product varieties increase. Cannabis is a psychoactive plant containing compounds like delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Nicotine is the highly addictive chemical…...

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1+ week, 2+ day ago   (679+ words) Recent research suggests that consuming psilocin, the active compound in “magic” mushrooms, might cause fewer side effects than taking psilocybin. The study also explored taking the drug under the tongue, finding it well tolerated though less intense at the tested…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (600+ words) A recent study has found that United States counties with a higher proportion of enslaved people in 1860 currently experience wider mortality gaps between Black and White residents. This historical legacy appears to be maintained through modern structural inequities like economic…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (292+ words) Cocaine use disorder is a chronic condition in which a person compulsively seeks and uses cocaine despite negative consequences to their health, finances, and personal life. Medical treatments for the disorder have long been lacking. For example, a 2021 review evaluated…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (247+ words) German university students who tried a psychedelic for the first time showed small relative increases in Openness and decreases in Conscientiousness over one year, according to a study published in npj Mental Health Research. The differences became less certain after…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (235+ words) PsyPost To understand the research, it helps to look at a concept from physics called criticality. A system at criticality sits right on the boundary between complete order and total chaos. The human brain normally operates very close to this…...