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Stress and coping sit upstream of multiple modifiable Alzheimer’s disease risks in network models

Across linked psychosocial and health factors, stress-related variables showed the broadest downstream connections. In network models of older adults, stress, anxiety, and coping were positioned upstream of depression, social support, cognitive activity, and cardiometabolic risks. Social support sat at a key junction, linking psychological factors with physical activity and downstream body mass index and blood […]

Girls report higher body dissatisfaction than boys across countries, and links to lower well-being are stronger

Across two international surveys, the gender gap holds across body size and background, and it widens in some higher-status groups and more developed countries. Girls report significantly higher body dissatisfaction than boys across two large international adolescent surveys. This gap persists regardless of Body Mass Index, socioeconomic background, age, or country, and body dissatisfaction connects […]

Working memory links broadly to preadolescent psychopathology in network analysis

A large transdiagnostic model places working memory near the center of diverse symptoms. A network analysis in preadolescents found modest links between executive functions and psychopathology, with working memory emerging as a central connector. Working memory showed positive ties to attention problems, social problems, and rule-breaking behavior, and negative ties to anxious/depressed and somatic complaints. […]

When the Brain Stops Staying in Its Lane: What LSD Reveals About Flexibility and Synchrony

When brain networks loosen their grip, experience can change fast Some mental states feel “locked in.” Anxiety loops, depressive rumination, compulsive checking, or rigid perfectionism can trap attention in the same grooves, even when we know those grooves are hurting us. A major question in psychology and neuroscience is why the brain sometimes struggles to […]

Teachers on the Front Line of Bullying What Drives Action and What Gets in the Way

Why stopping bullying depends on what teachers face every day Bullying does not just bruise bodies—it can erode trust, learning, and mental health across an entire school. In most cases, the adult in the best position to interrupt it is the classroom teacher. Yet even committed teachers do not always step in quickly or effectively. […]

The Quiet Signals of the Body That Shape Teenagers’ Inner Worlds

Why Sensations and Self-Talk Collide in the Teen Years Teenagers often describe feeling “on edge,” hyperaware of every rustle in a crowded hallway or every flutter in their stomach before meeting new people. These are not just growing pains. They are clues to how the body’s sensory systems connect to the mind’s voice. The research […]

Coping Beats Raw Brainpower: What Drives Grades for University Students in Southern Ethiopia

When Stress Management Outweighs Memory Tricks Grades are often treated like a scoreboard of intelligence, but this study suggests something far more practical: how students handle stress may be just as important as how quickly they process information. In the Psychosocial and cognitive predictors of academic achievement among higher education students in Southern Ethiopia, a […]