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  • Extreme weather can whip up anxiety. A safety plan can help
    on June 2, 2026 at 4:06 pm

    Hurricanes, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather can also kick up storms of anxiety.

  • Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heart
    on June 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    MIT engineers have developed a noninvasive pacemaker that stimulates the heart using ultrasound. The design could one day provide a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants.

  • Long-term alcohol use may affect multiple organs at the same time, researchers find
    on June 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    A new study by researchers at Ohio University found that long-term alcohol exposure caused widespread damage to the gut, liver, and metabolism in mice, offering new insight into how chronic alcohol use may harm the body over time.

  • Guilt induction and love withdrawal more likely to trigger depressive symptoms in adolescents
    on June 2, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    To understand how parenting styles influence adolescent mental health, the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University, collaborating with researchers from the School of Psychology at South China Normal University and the Department of Applied Psychology at Guangdong University of Education, conducted a one-year longitudinal study. The research findings show that when parents use psychological control to manage their children, such as forcing compliance through guilt induction or love withdrawal—a tactic widely regarded as emotional blackmail—it can impair an adolescent’s capacity to regulate emotions. This then exacerbates depressive symptoms and heightens the risk of self-harm, particularly in girls.

  • Custom 4D-printed implants offer less painful path to tissue reconstruction
    on June 2, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    Tissue expansion is a common technique used in reconstructive surgery. Surgeons slowly stretch nearby skin to grow extra tissue that can be used to rebuild areas such as the ear, breast, or nose.