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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Jun-2026 04:16 ET (22-Jun-2026 08:16 GMT/UTC)

The ‘nostalgia effect’: Scientists produce less disruptive work as they age

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Analyzing the careers of 12.5 million scientists, University of Pittsburgh researchers found that older researchers produce work that is less disruptive but more likely to combine ideas in new ways. It's a pattern of creativity that affects not just individual researchers, but their labs, fields and even countries.

Journal: Science
Funder: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Google

Study finds digital therapy app improves student mental health

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

WashU researchers led a population-based study of thousands of college students showing that a phone app with text coaching increased access to care and eased symptoms of depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Journal: Nature Human Behaviour

Hasanuddin University study outlines protocol for a community-driven approach to prevent adolescent female suicide

Hasanuddin University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Suicide rates among adolescent girls in Gorontalo, a province in Indonesia, are among the highest in the country. However, existing mental health interventions rarely reflect the social and cultural realities of the communities they aim to serve. Researchers from Hasanuddin University have now proposed a qualitative study protocol to explore the lived experiences of at-risk young women and key community stakeholders, with the aim of collaboratively designing a culturally grounded and community-owned mental health intervention.

Journal: International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Missing information can misinform

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the online attention economy, new UC San Diego Rady School of Management research finds that making science more clickable or shareable can help some readers learn more – but leaves many others with an incomplete understanding.

Journal: American Economic Review

Despite breakthroughs, many go without treatment for metastatic lung cancer

Medical University of South Carolina
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About half of people diagnosed with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer don't receive systemic therapies, pointing to potential gaps in screening, referral to oncology, social support, and awareness of new treatment options that have extended survival with good quality of life.

Journal: JAMA Oncology
Funder: American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable

Scientists finally see inside the ‘black box’ of depression treatment

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive, FDA-approved therapy that uses brief magnetic pulses to treat depression, particularly in patients who do not respond to medication. Yet scientists have long struggled to understand how it works at the level of brain cells and circuits.

Journal: Cell

New UH tool measures whether lactating mothers’ psychological needs are being met

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Houston nursing researcher has developed the Lactation Psychological Needs Scale providing a new way to measure the psychological experience of breastfeeding.

Journal: Journal of Human Lactation

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