Listen: ‘You’ve Got to Keep Going Till It Bleeds’
Narrativelyby Chris Hartnick14 Aug 2026
We have heard from so many people about how much this Personals essay from Dr. Chris Hartnick means to them.
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One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both ‘all in your head’ and beyond it
The Conversation (US)by Mackenzi Moore, Program Manager, University of Colorado Anschutz14 Aug 2026
“It’s all in your head.” By the time many people with functional neurological disorder arrive in our clinic, they have heard these five words more times than they can count.
top 91%Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
The Conversation (US)by Marie Doyle, Instructor in Neurobiology, UMass Chan Medical School14 Aug 2026
For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a...
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Marco.orgby Marco Arment14 Aug 2026
I have ADHD. Probably.1 My entire adolescence was defined by forgetting to do my homework, disappointing everyone around me, and being told by every adult that I was lazy, “just” needed to try...
These Expert-Loved Drugstore Shampoos Rival Expensive Ones
Beauty - ELLEby Nerisha Penrose; Carol Lee13 Aug 2026
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Drugstore shampoos don’t always get the respect they deserve.
When Can LLMs Replace Humans in A/B Tests? | Spotify Engineering
Spotify Engineeringby Spotify Engineering13 Aug 2026
When Can LLMs Replace Humans in A/B Tests? TL;DR: LLM predictions can stand in for human outcomes in A/B tests, but only by assumption, not by design.
I’m a Plastic Surgeon. Here Are 7 Things I’ll Never Do to a Face.
Beauty - ELLEby Lara Devgan; M D; M P H; F A C S13 Aug 2026
As a plastic surgeon, people constantly ask me about the latest and greatest in beauty: what fillers, lasers, surgeries, and serums I recommend.
Why Are Children in Madhya Pradesh Going Hungry?
Frontlineby Shriya Mohan13 Aug 2026
Asmita likes that time of the month when she gets to swing on the weighing scale, with all eyes on her until the needle stops.
Talking to yourself isn’t just normal – it can be beneficial | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video13 Aug 2026
When adults talk to themselves aloud, it’s sometimes stigmatised or considered a sign of mental distress.
The Three Ps of Insomnia and CBT-I Treatment
Psychology Blog13 Aug 2026
Insomnia is one of the clearest cases in clinical psychology where the thing that caused a disorder and the thing maintaining it are not the same, and where effective treatment deliberately ignores...
The rise of the measles-industrial complex • Paul Krugman
Inside Storyby Administrator13 Aug 2026
On Monday Donald Trump issued an executive order that, if implemented, would substantially reduce the number of vaccines American children receive and, in practice, how many of them are vaccinated...
How to design a space habitat that supports its residents’ mental health
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News12 Aug 2026
In extreme environments, habitats are built for survival. Submarines, Antarctic bases, and postdisaster dwellings are designed to prioritize health and safety.
12 Editor-Picked Products That Tackle Signs of Aging — Starting at $11
POPSUGAR Beautyby Marisa Petrarca11 Aug 2026
12 Editor-Picked Products That Tackle Signs of Aging — Starting at $11 Forget the year on your birth certificate — many factors can dramatically change how your skin looks and feels.
Million-Person Study Finds a Rare Gene Variant That Slashes the Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease
Singularity Hubby Shelly Fan11 Aug 2026
Million-Person Study Finds a Rare Gene Variant That Slashes the Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease The discovery could lead to treatments and demonstrates the power of efforts to unearth rare...
How Caring For Mental Illness In The Family Consumes Women’s Lives
Behanboxby Nithya Pandian11 Aug 2026
How Caring For Mental Illness In The Family Consumes Women’s Lives Despite chronic stress, fatigue and loss of livelihood women have no choice but live up to the expectations of caring for family...
How to Handle Medical Needs When You're Traveling Abroad With Kids - Travel Dudes
Travel Dudesby Air Doctor10 Aug 2026
Somewhere between the security line and the third meltdown of the trip, most parents ask the same quiet question: what happens if my kid actually gets sick here?
House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare
ProPublicaby Eric Umansky7 Aug 2026
What Happened: More than 60 House Democrats are pressing Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins for answers about how the agency’s mental healthcare has been increasingly strained...
Everyone's Obsessed With Tretinoin — But I Don't Have A Prescription
Refinery29by written by Megan Decker6 Aug 2026
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Want Healthier, Glowier Skin? Here’s What to Know Before Taking Supplements
Beauty - ELLEby Gaby Keiderling6 Aug 2026
Supplements, peptides, vitamins, powders, oh my! The influx of wellness products seems never-ending, and they don’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.
Climbing gives me a much-needed break from my brain | Psyche Notes to Self
Psycheby Alizeh Kohari6 Aug 2026
I began climbing because I’d developed a fear of falling. A few unlucky stumbles, cartoonish in the details of how they happened – tripping over my own feet, for instance, while posing for a selfie...