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Analysis
ADHD may have two structurally distinct brain subtypes, and treating them as one…
For decades, ADHD research has been haunted by a strange contradiction.
Psychology
Vague trigger warnings can cause more intrusive memories than no warning at all — but…
Another received a detailed warning specifying the content and potential emotional reactions.
Psychology
Children with Dravet syndrome went from hundreds of seizures a day to a handful a week…
Eight-year-old Freddie Truelove used to have hundreds of seizures a day.
Psychology
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are reducing cravings across alcohol, opioids, cocaine, and…
The implications land differently depending on where you sit.
Psychology
A study of 600,000 veterans found that GLP-1 drugs didn’t just reduce one…
Overdoses and drug-related hospitalizations also declined significantly.
Digital
X’s algorithm doesn’t just show you conservative content — it rewires who you follow so…
Research involving active X users based in the United States has found concerning patterns.
Digital
X’s algorithm may permanently shift political opinions rightward — and turning it off…
Not small at all when you multiply it by hundreds of millions of users.
Culture
8 simple ways to turn your side hustle into a real business in 2026 without spending a…
The internet in 2026 is saturated with content about it.
Psychology
ChatGPT’s new health feature failed to recognize signs of a heart attack in…
One health researcher who reviewed the results called it "unbelievably dangerous.
Psychology
ChatGPT’s new health feature failed to recognize multiple medical emergencies in…
Denise Kowalski, a 58-year-old retired nurse in Grand Rapids, Michigan, typed her symptoms into ChatGPT's new health feature on a Tuesday afternoon.
Analysis
Neuroscientists studying ‘super agers’ found their brains are still…
Elena lives alone in a second-floor walkup in Providence, Rhode Island.
News
The Pentagon just took its first step toward blacklisting Anthropic over an AI model…
The company most celebrated for its caution is being punished not for what it built, but for the boundaries it placed around who could use it.
Psychology
Neurologists say the DASH diet outperformed five other popular diets in protecting…
Sandra Ellison, 71, a retired school librarian in Tucson, could tell you the plot of every novel she shelved over a 34-year career.
Analysis
Neuroscientists discovered that ‘super agers’ produce new brain cells well…
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Digital
6 website design principles that still drive online sales
Editorial correction, 15 September 2026: Unsupported first-person experience language was removed.