Psychology Headlines Around the World

Source: Google News - Health If you're taking an omega-3 fish oil supplement to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia, take note: A new study has found these supplements do not improve memory, cognition, or brain cell loss. The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial—the gold standard of science—published in The Lancet journal ebioMedicine. What does work? Exerc…

Source: DW- top stories Germany's Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism recorded over 8,700 cases they classify as antisemitic hostility in 2025, many of which were related to Israel. The 2025 report, published on Wednesday, documented a wide range of incidents that included death threats, verbal and physical attacks such as a well-publicized knife attack…

Source: The Guardian - Climate Crisis U.S. political discourse has drifted away from the climate crisis amid a frontal assault on "wokeness" by President Donald Trump and his pugnacious promise to "drill, baby, drill" for more oil and gas. Yet polls show that roughly two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about the climate crisis, and the public continues to favor action to deal with it. In…

Source: Science Daily - Top News A small clinical trial suggests that probiotics may offer a surprising mental health boost for older adults with depression. Seniors who took a daily probiotic alongside their regular antidepressant treatment experienced slightly greater improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms than did seniors who received a placebo. The study was published in the Journal …

Source: Association for Psychological Science Scientists have long assumed that if a particular ability—such as using gestures to communicate—is found only in species closely related to humans, then the trait probably appeared late in our evolutionary history. As a new study suggests, however, many great apes species (including humans) have cognitive abilities that develop, wax, and wane througho…

Source: APA Press Releases More than 75% of psychologists report that their patients are discussing artificial intelligence in therapy, according to a survey of 1,200 psychologists by the American Psychological Association. The survey also found that patients are using AI for mental health support, to find a diagnosis, or for friendship and intimacy, and many patients are now supplementing their …

Source: Science Daily - Top Health A common sign of hearing loss isn't complete silence—it's struggling to follow conversations, especially in noisy places. Experts say hearing loss and tinnitus, the ringing or buzzing many people experience, often start when delicate cells inside the ear become damaged from aging or long-term noise exposure. Beyond making it harder to hear, these conditions can …

Source: Al Jazeera Almost all children across the globe are exposed to at least one climate hazard, and the situation is expected to worsen unless greenhouse gas emissions are urgently reduced, says UNICEF's Children's Climate Risk Report. The report, published Tuesday, warns that climate hazards pose a threat to children on multiple fronts, with nearly half of the world's children exposed to at …

Source: APA PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire Hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other extreme weather can also kick up storms of anxiety. Thankfully, there are several ways to reduce that stress, according to mental health experts who have helped people who have experienced disasters. One of the most important things to do is have a plan, they say. "Preparation is always one of the most powerful to…

Source: PBS News Hour Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ supporters took to the streets of Romania and Bulgaria's capitals Saturday for Pride parades against a backdrop of rising opposition from conservative groups in the Orthodox Christian countries. Marchers waved colorful flags, blew whistles, and called for equality. Romania and Bulgaria do not recognize same-sex marriage or civil partnerships, desp…

Source: Science Daily - Top Health A three-year study of nearly 4,000 adults aged 19 to 94 found that brain health can improve at any age, challenging the common belief that mental sharpness must decline as we get older. Participants spent just a few minutes a day on brain-training activities, and researchers found gains across multiple aspects of brain health, including thinking clarity, emotion…

Source: United Nations News The U.N. human rights office has launched a Global Alliance for Human Rights, a broad international coalition aimed at placing the issue at the heart of decision-making, when conflict levels have reached a record high amid deepening inequality and accelerating climate change. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk unveiled the initiative in Geneva, describ…

Source: Politico Energy and Climate Oil industry allies are quietly targeting a field of climate research that could cost fossil fuel companies billions of dollars. In the crosshairs is a forthcoming report from the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining how corporate climate pollution is intensifying natural disasters. As Exxon Mobil and other energy giants are …

Source: United Nations News Gender equality agency U.N. Women is "gravely concerned" by the arrest of at least 30 women in Afghanistan last weekend for violating dress requirements imposed by Taliban authorities. The women allegedly violated decrees that include a requirement to wear a burka or chador with a face mask and a ban on perfume, according to U.N. independent human rights experts on Thu…

Source: DW- top stories Cities are especially prone to extreme heat, experiencing days when the sidewalks seem to cook like a stove and nights when it's a struggle to sleep. Densely built urban areas, with their paved roads and limited green spaces, are heat islands that can be up to 30 degrees hotter than surrounding rural areas. That extra heat harms public health, contributing to nearly half a…

Source: Science Daily - Top Health Researchers gave top AI models a classic attention test used in psychology and found a major flaw. The test was a Stroop task that presents color words such as "red" and "blue" in colors that sometimes match the word and sometimes differ (e.g., the word "red" printed in blue ink). AI models correctly named the ink color when given short word lists but struggled …

Source: Science Daily - Top Health "Chemo brain" affects up to 80% of people receiving chemotherapy, making everyday tasks harder. In a new trial, cancer patients who followed a home-based exercise program showed better attention and fewer noticeable cognitive problems than those who received a placebo. Low-dose ibuprofen also improved some cognitive measures, though its effects were less consist…

Source: PsyPost When young Americans use dating apps, young Americans tend to reject potential partners from opposing political parties much more strongly than they prefer those who share their own political views. A new study published in the European Sociological Review suggests that this political dealbreaker is mostly driven by assumptions about a potential partner's lifestyle and whether fam…

Source: United Press International - Health News U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, Democrat of California, introduced a bill Monday that seeks to limit the Department of Defense's use of artificial intelligence in lethal strikes. The Human Authority in Lethal Operations Act would establish guardrails and oversight for the use of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapons and surveillance systems that use AI.…

Source: PsyPost Psychological differences between men and women generally tend to be tiny, but a new study found that combining multiple small psychological differences can accurately predict a person's sex roughly 80% of the time. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, suggest that combined differences in cognition, personality, and interests may partly explain why certain occupations an…