<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Psychology - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Psychology news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:33:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Psychology Doctoral Training Can Open Doors to Many Careers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorPeople with doctoral degrees in psychology engage in a wide variety of occupations. In a recent analysis of data collected by the American Psychological Association, about 36% of psychology doctorate holders worked in health services, 17% were research/applied psychologists, 15% were professors, 4% were social workers or counselors, and 27% worked in 38 other occupations, including special education teacher, statistician, and various leadership...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychology-doctoral-training-can-open-doors-to-many-careers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychology-doctoral-training-can-open-doors-to-many-careers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating GLP-1 Use in Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorGlucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medications, which include the drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, have been used to treat diabetes since 2005. But the drugs gained prominence when the FDA approved their use for weight loss, and celebrities from Oprah Winfrey to Elon Musk started touting them. As of November 2025, 18% of U.S. adults had taken a GLP-1 and 12% reported current use. Despite the benefits of GLP-1s, however, they also come...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/navigating-glp-1-use-in-therapy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/navigating-glp-1-use-in-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bringing Psychological Expertise Into AI Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorWhen a well-known tech company spent a huge amount of money trying and failing to build an unbiased AI-powered r&eacute;sum&eacute;-screening system, its developers discovered what a century of industrial and organizational psychology research could have predicted from the start: Removing demographic markers like names from r&eacute;sum&eacute;s isn't enough to eliminate discriminatory bias. The lesson? AI development should bring psychology expertise into the process...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bringing-psychological-expertise-into-ai-development/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bringing-psychological-expertise-into-ai-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behavioral Treatments for Tourette’s Disorder and Tics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorChronic tic disorders are marked by repetitive, uncontrolled movements or vocalizations that can range from mild to disruptive and are sometimes painful. Although tics are neurobiological in origin, the treatment for tics and Tourette's disorder&mdash;a condition marked by both vocal and motor tics&mdash;is typically behavioral. Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is recommended as the first-line treatment by the American Academy of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/behavioral-treatments-for-tourettes-disorder-and-tics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/behavioral-treatments-for-tourettes-disorder-and-tics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans Military Ban Unconstitutional, U.S. Appeals Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsA divided federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration's policy banning transgender individuals from serving in the military likely violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. A panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found that the ban rolled out by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth last year was driven by animus toward transgender people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-military-ban-unconstitutional-us-appeals-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-military-ban-unconstitutional-us-appeals-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["AI Personal Computers" Expected to Debut This Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsNvidia has unveiled a powerful chip that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers, with new personal computer models from brands including Microsoft and Dell set to roll out later this year. Nvidia is the world's most highly valued company&mdash;ahead of Apple, Google's parent Alphabet, and Microsoft&mdash;and said at an event Monday that it aimed to create AI PCs that can listen, look, and c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-personal-computers-expected-to-debut-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-personal-computers-expected-to-debut-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexican State Uses AI Law to Arrest Online Critics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsAuthorities in the Mexican state of San Luis Potos&iacute; recently arrested two people linked to a Facebook page critical of the local government under a new AI law that human rights groups warn is being used to curb political dissent. San Luis Potos&iacute;'s Attorney General's Office released a statement May 22 saying the women had been arrested over content suspected of harming "the image, honour, public reputation and moral integrity" of an.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mexican-state-uses-ai-law-to-arrest-online-critics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mexican-state-uses-ai-law-to-arrest-online-critics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghana Approves Law Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Activities, Advocacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesGhana's parliament passed a bill Friday imposing prison terms of up to 10 years for individuals who promote, sponsor, or advocate LGBTQ acts and banning the funding of LGBTQ groups and activities. The human sexual rights and family values bill is expected to be signed into law by President John Dramani Mahama and would also impose three-year prison terms for individuals engaging in LGBTQ acts. Human rights advocates have condemned the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ghana-approves-law-criminalizing-lgbtq-activities-advocacy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ghana-approves-law-criminalizing-lgbtq-activities-advocacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Parliament Votes to Repeal Slavery-Era Black Code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourFor nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on the books. On Thursday, the lower house of parliament voted 254-0 to adopt a bill repealing Code Noir, or Black Code&mdash;the 1685 decree King Louis XIV signed to govern slaves across France's colonies. The law turned human beings into "movable property," allowing them to be worked, beaten, sold, raped, and murdered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/french-parliament-votes-to-repeal-slavery-era-black-code/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/french-parliament-votes-to-repeal-slavery-era-black-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Continuing Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples, Tribunal Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsAn international tribunal has ruled that Canada's current policies constitute an ongoing genocide against Indigenous Peoples. Seven judges of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal&mdash;an international court of opinion that investigates human rights violations&mdash;issued the interim ruling on Friday. Throughout the proceedings, witnesses detailed the devastating, multi-generational consequences of forced family separation and cultural destruction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canada-continuing-genocide-against-indigenous-peoples-tribunal-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canada-continuing-genocide-against-indigenous-peoples-tribunal-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE Detainees Dying by Suicide at "Alarming" Rate, Investigation Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourA new investigation has found that at least 10 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees have died by suicide since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025&mdash;a pace that far exceeds the growth in the detainee population. Since October, seven suicides have occurred, the most for any fiscal year in the agency's history. Although Trump has called ICE detainees the "worst of the worst," 7 of the 10 had no record of violent...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ice-detainees-dying-by-suicide-at-alarming-rate-investigation-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ice-detainees-dying-by-suicide-at-alarming-rate-investigation-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Memory Decline in Older Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA recent study provides evidence that long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution may negatively affect specific types of memory in older adults. The research suggests that breathing polluted air over the course of more than a decade tends to harm semantic memory, which is the brain's ability to recall general knowledge and facts. These findings may help explain why there are racial disparities in dementia risk in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/air-pollution-exposure-linked-to-memory-decline-in-older-adults/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/air-pollution-exposure-linked-to-memory-decline-in-older-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research Gap Found on the Psychology of Nuclear War Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceAfter Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, public health researcher Abanoub Riad noticed that a spike of anxieties over nuclear war spread across much of eastern Europe. When Riad and his colleagues looked for studies on the topic, however, they found a significant gap in psychology research on nuclear war and mental health. Many studies were done in the 1980s, but hardly any were published in the past decade. Why is that?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/research-gap-found-on-the-psychology-of-nuclear-war-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/research-gap-found-on-the-psychology-of-nuclear-war-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Department Sues University of California Over Alleged Antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsFederal prosecutors are suing the University of California, alleging civil rights violations were committed in connection with pro-Palestinian campus protests&mdash;the latest lawsuit by the Trump administration, which has targeted universities over issues from anti-Semitism to their hiring practices. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, focuses on an encampment erected on the UCLA campus in April 2024 as protests erupted across the U.S. against Israel's wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/justice-department-sues-university-of-california-over-alleged-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/justice-department-sues-university-of-california-over-alleged-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[77 Indigenous Women in Quebec Forcibly Sterilized, Says Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsNearly four years after finding that at least 22 Indigenous women underwent forced sterilization in Quebec from 1980 to 2019, researchers now say the number is much higher. The total number of documented cases has risen to 77, with the most recent case occurring within the past 5 years. According to the report, the youngest victim was 15 at the time, the oldest was 40, and many women first learned they were sterilized years after the fact.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/77-indigenous-women-in-quebec-forcibly-sterilized-says-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/77-indigenous-women-in-quebec-forcibly-sterilized-says-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama Republicans Seek to Use Prior Map, Despite Racial Bias Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourAlabama Republicans asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to let them use a map that favors their party in this year's elections, despite a lower court's ruling that the map intentionally discriminates against Black people. Republican leaders filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after the lower court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a Black majority in just one of its seven congressional districts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/alabama-republicans-seek-to-use-prior-map-despite-racial-bias-ruling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/alabama-republicans-seek-to-use-prior-map-despite-racial-bias-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Therapists Are Using AI to Take Notes, But Many Patients Are Wary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRAcross the U.S., a growing number of therapists are experimenting with artificial intelligence tools that record sessions, generate transcripts, and draft clinical notes. Software companies say these tools can save hours of administrative work each week. Yet patients are often uncomfortable using AI for mental health care, with a national survey by YouGov finding only 11% of Americans saying they would be open to using it, and just 8% saying...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/some-therapists-are-using-ai-to-take-notes-but-many-patients-are-wary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/some-therapists-are-using-ai-to-take-notes-but-many-patients-are-wary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Ways Pope Leo Says AI Could Warp Humanity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthPope Leo XIV is warning that the artificial intelligence race could become a new Tower of Babel&mdash;a dazzling human achievement that concentrates power, weakens truth and turns people into data points. In his first encyclical document, signed on May 15, 2026, and released yesterday, Pope Leo warned that AI may: (1) erode human judgment, (2) simulate care without relationship, (3) deepen inequality, (4) destabilize democracy, and (5) make war easier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/five-ways-pope-leo-says-ai-could-warp-humanity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/five-ways-pope-leo-says-ai-could-warp-humanity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Makes Historic Apology for Vatican's Role in Slavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourPope Leo XIV made a historic apology Monday for the Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the papal record a "wound in Christian memory." Past popes have apologized for Christians' involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but no pope had ever publicly acknowledged&mdash;much less apologized for&mdash;the role that past popes played in giving kings and queens explicit authority to enslave...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-leo-xiv-makes-historic-apology-for-vaticans-role-in-slavery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-leo-xiv-makes-historic-apology-for-vaticans-role-in-slavery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal Begins Probe of Missing Native Children and Unmarked Burials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsOn Monday, the Permanent People's Tribunal began a week-long investigation into missing Indigenous children and unmarked burials associated with residential schools. The tribunal will hear from expert witnesses and examine evidence regarding Canada's responsibility for the residential school system and the human rights violations associated with it. The indictment calls upon Canada to answer for the policies and practices of its residential...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tribunal-begins-probe-of-missing-native-children-and-unmarked-burials/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tribunal-begins-probe-of-missing-native-children-and-unmarked-burials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Says AI Must Be "Disarmed" to Prevent Domination and Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraPope Leo XIV has called for the "disarming" of artificial intelligence, warning that "new forms of slavery" are tied to its rise. The Catholic leader warned Monday against a race driven by "the desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance." These concerns were presented in his first encyclical, titled "Magnifica Humanitas" (Magnificent Humanity). Encyclicals are one of the highest forms of teaching from a pope to the church's 1.4...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-says-ai-must-be-disarmed-to-prevent-domination-and-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-says-ai-must-be-disarmed-to-prevent-domination-and-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden Femicide Risk Grows in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where nearly half of the population requires assistance, has pushed many families into survival mode. Hunger, joblessness, and collapsing services have taken a toll while wide-ranging restrictions imposed by the Taliban since its return to power in 2021 have narrowed women's options in work, education, and mobility&mdash;making violence against women harder to escape, more difficult to report, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hidden-femicide-risk-grows-in-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hidden-femicide-risk-grows-in-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Maps 350,000 Relationship Stories and Finds a Style AI Misses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostWhen people share emotional stories, the intensity of their feelings does not always match the length or detail of their words. A recent study published in PLOS One suggests that the gap between what people express and how much they say is a deliberate communication strategy rather than an error. These findings provide evidence that humans use a wide range of expressive styles that artificial intelligence currently struggles to replicate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-maps-350000-relationship-stories-and-finds-a-style-ai-misses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-maps-350000-relationship-stories-and-finds-a-style-ai-misses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[51 Nations Armed Israel During Gaza War, Investigation Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraAn investigation by Al Jazeera has found that military-related goods from at least 51 countries and self-governing territories were shipped to Israel after the International Court of Justice warned in 2024 of a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza. Based on an analysis of Israeli import data between 2022 and 2025, and supported by customs records, the probe found military supply chains linked to countries across Europe, Asia, North America, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/51-nations-armed-israel-during-gaza-war-investigation-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/51-nations-armed-israel-during-gaza-war-investigation-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's at Steak: Myths About Meat Eating and Masculinity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisBeing a carnivore is often seen as an expression of manhood, but eating too much meat risks chronic disease. Eating meat has also been linked to certain cancers, and meat production contributes about an eighth of all human-made climate pollution. Moreover, a French study last year found a 26% emissions disparity between men and women with respect to eating and driving habits, suggesting that men who care about climate change need to eat less...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/whats-at-steak-myths-about-meat-eating-and-masculinity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/whats-at-steak-myths-about-meat-eating-and-masculinity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado High Court Orders Children's Hospital to Resume Gender Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe Colorado Supreme Court has ordered Colorado's largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy despite risking the loss of federal funding. The parents of four transgender girls sued the hospital, alleging that the hospital was violating the state's antidiscrimination law by refusing to provide treatment to transgender children with gender dysphoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/colorado-high-court-orders-childrens-hospital-to-resume-gender-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/colorado-high-court-orders-childrens-hospital-to-resume-gender-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How One Oregon City Has Raised a Billion Dollars for Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRIn the last seven years, the city of Portland, Oregon, has built a community solar project to reduce emissions and lower energy bills for low-income families and has distributed more than 20,000 free air conditioners to help vulnerable households prepare for heat waves. These projects were paid through an innovative billion-dollar social and climate justice fund aimed at helping vulnerable residents adapt to climate change while also reducing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-one-oregon-city-has-raised-a-billion-dollars-for-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-one-oregon-city-has-raised-a-billion-dollars-for-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Border Wall Desecrates Sacred Sites, Indigenous Leaders Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourIndigenous leaders say that in the Trump administration's rush to build border walls, contractors are desecrating Native American sacred places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace, more than 170 years after the international boundary split the territories of dozens of tribes. The White House has devoted $46 billion to wall construction, which has ramped up along the 1,954-mile border even as illegal crossings have fallen to historic lows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-border-wall-desecrates-sacred-sites-indigenous-leaders-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-border-wall-desecrates-sacred-sites-indigenous-leaders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Adopts Resolution Supporting International Court's Climate Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe United Nations General Assembly voted Wednesday to support a landmark ruling from the International Court of Justice, which found that states have a legal responsibility to act to prevent the climate crisis from worsening. More than two-thirds of U.N. member states, 141, voted in favor of the measure, with 28 abstaining and 8 voting no. The nations voting against the measure were Belarus, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-adopts-resolution-supporting-international-courts-climate-ruling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 08:37:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-adopts-resolution-supporting-international-courts-climate-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Numbers Behind Global Mental Health and Its Different Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe World Health Organization is convening in Geneva, Switzerland, this week for the 79th World Health Assembly, where mental health will be discussed. More than one billion people&mdash;roughly one in eight people globally&mdash;live with a mental health condition, and that number is rising. Of those affected, young people are among the hardest hit, while men face higher rates of suicide and women experience higher rates of anxiety and depression.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-numbers-behind-global-mental-health-and-its-different-disorders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 08:07:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-numbers-behind-global-mental-health-and-its-different-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arizona Police Call Racial Profiling Reforms Too Costly, Misuse $163M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ProPublicaIn 2013, a U.S. federal judge ruled that Arizona police had violated the rights of Latino drivers, so the court required reforms such as documenting traffic stops to detect racial bias, employing investigators to probe reports of deputy misconduct, and appointing a monitor to oversee the settlement. A new report shows, however, that the police spent millions from the settlement fund on other things, even though racial disparities persist. What's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/arizona-police-call-racial-profiling-reforms-too-costly-misuse-163m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/arizona-police-call-racial-profiling-reforms-too-costly-misuse-163m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smokers in China Are Being Chided by Anti-Smoking Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRHilda Wang scolds smokers and posts videos of the encounters. In a widely shared clip, she's lecturing a man with a cigarette in hand. She tells him that he's an embarrassment, and he walks away. Wang comes into contact with a lot of smokers. She lives in China, where smoking habits differ sharply by gender. According to the latest data on China from the World Health Organization, about 45% of males and 2% of females above the age of 15 smoke...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/smokers-in-china-are-being-chided-by-anti-smoking-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/smokers-in-china-are-being-chided-by-anti-smoking-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK "Built for Climate That No Longer Exists," Report Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisBritish homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government's climate advisers have warned in a new report released on Wednesday. Air conditioning should be installed in all care homes and hospitals within the next 10 years, and in all schools within 25 years, according to the Climate Change Committee report. The government should also set a maximum temperature for workers, indoors and outdoors, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:46:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can AI Care Companions for Seniors Reduce Loneliness?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: U.S. News and World ReportRecent advances in artificial intelligence have made their way into the world of senior care, including AI care companions. These devices and apps, which offer companionship for older adults and the possibility of a solution to loneliness, have garnered attention as the number of programs and applications has proliferated. But what are AI care companions, and can they really help improve the lives of seniors struggling with loneliness?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-ai-care-companions-for-seniors-reduce-loneliness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:46:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-ai-care-companions-for-seniors-reduce-loneliness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduates Are Booing Pep Talks on AI at College Commencements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: U.S. News and World ReportAs artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season's college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have booed speakers the topic turned to AI. Said one student: "We as students are discouraged from using it and penalized for using it. And then to have our speaker be the champion of AI is just like, OK? Why?" About 70% of college students see AI as a threat to their job...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/graduates-are-booing-pep-talks-on-ai-at-college-commencements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/graduates-are-booing-pep-talks-on-ai-at-college-commencements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBTIQ+ Face Mounting Violence and Discrimination, Warns UN Rights Chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsViolence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people are widespread, including at school, where 45% of LGBT youth report being bullied. That's the message from UN human rights chief, Volker T&uuml;rk, who on Saturday said that more than 1 in 3 countries still criminalize same-sex conduct and several maintain the death penalty for it. "When societies normalize hate and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people, it lays the groundwork for broader...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/lgbtiq-face-mounting-violence-and-discrimination-warns-un-rights-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/lgbtiq-face-mounting-violence-and-discrimination-warns-un-rights-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Nations Calls on Israel to Prevent "Acts of Genocide" in Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe United Nations has urged Israel to prevent "acts of genocide" in Gaza and raised concerns over "ethnic cleansing" across the Palestinian territory and occupied West Bank. A new report investigating Israeli military conduct in Gaza up until May 2025 and published by the UN Human Rights Office on Monday concluded that Israel has committed "serious violations of international humanitarian law, which in many cases may have amounted to war...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/united-nations-calls-on-israel-to-prevent-acts-of-genocide-in-gaza/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/united-nations-calls-on-israel-to-prevent-acts-of-genocide-in-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor Sleep and Video Scrolling Form a Feedback Loop, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostScrolling through endless feeds of short videos can disrupt a good night of sleep, but poor sleep might also fuel the drive to keep scrolling in a continuous loop, according to a new study. Researchers found that daytime tiredness acts as a gateway symptom, making individuals more vulnerable to losing control over their video consumption. The study was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poor-sleep-and-video-scrolling-form-a-feedback-loop-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poor-sleep-and-video-scrolling-form-a-feedback-loop-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Card for the Planet: World Cup on Pace to Be "Most Polluting" Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisSoccer fans are increasingly watching preparations for the 2026 World Cup through their fingers. The most popular sporting event on the planet is awash in controversy, including the tournament's staggering contribution to climate change. The 2026 World Cup is not only the most politically combustible tournament in modern history, but it is on track to be the "most polluting" World Cup ever, with greenhouse gas emissions nearly twice the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/green-card-for-the-planet-world-cup-on-pace-to-be-most-polluting-ever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/green-card-for-the-planet-world-cup-on-pace-to-be-most-polluting-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are 90% of People Right-Handed, Whereas Other Primates Aren't?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthIt is one of the strangest puzzles in human evolution: About 90% of people across every human culture favor their right hand&mdash;with no other primate species showing a population-level preference on this scale. Despite decades of research, the mystery of right-handedness has remained unsolved. Now, a new study suggests that the answer comes down to two features of human evolution&mdash;walking on two legs, and the dramatic expansion of the human brain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-are-90-of-people-right-handed-whereas-other-primates-arent/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-are-90-of-people-right-handed-whereas-other-primates-arent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Hospital to Create "Detransition Clinic" After Legal Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsTexas Children's Hospital plans to create the first "detransition clinic" in the U.S. as part of a settlement with the state for providing transgender care, officials announced Friday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement will also require the hospital to pay a $10 million fine and revoke medical privileges of doctors. The clinic will offer free services for its first five years to help children to return to their gender...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/texas-hospital-to-create-detransition-clinic-after-legal-settlement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/texas-hospital-to-create-detransition-clinic-after-legal-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Education Secretary Defends Dismantling Her Own Department]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRU.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon sparred with Democrats on the House education committee Thursday during a hearing to defend the Trump administration's new budget proposal. The lawmakers and education secretary tussled over several key issues that will affect the lives of millions of Americans, including whether new Republican caps on federal student loans will lower the cost of college, and whether the U.S. Department of Education should...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-education-secretary-defends-dismantling-her-own-department/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-education-secretary-defends-dismantling-her-own-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Denounces the Rise of AI-Directed Warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRPope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a "spiral of annihilation," as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe's largest university. He called for better monitoring of how AI was being used in military contexts "so that it does not absolve humans of responsibility for their choices and does not exacerbate the tragedy of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-denounces-the-rise-of-ai-directed-warfare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-denounces-the-rise-of-ai-directed-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native American Kids With Disabilities Held in Wooden Boxes at School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRRumors spread on social media over the winter: School kids with disabilities in a New York School District, including Mohawk children, were being confined by special education teachers in wooden boxes. Local school officials later confirmed that at least two boxes had been built and used by staff. Now, according to a state investigation, it appears that at least five elementary-age students with disabilities were confined in a "wooden box for a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/native-american-kids-with-disabilities-held-in-wooden-boxes-at-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/native-american-kids-with-disabilities-held-in-wooden-boxes-at-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamic Feminism Growing in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesUsually, it tends to be Muslim men who go to pray on Fridays in the mosques of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As is customary in Islam, women are not required to go to the mosque to pray on the holiest day of the week. However, more and more, devout Muslim women in the Western Balkan country want to attend the mosque, too. In particular, Bosnian Muslim feminists are part of a broader movement that has been gaining influence in the Islamic world since...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/islamic-feminism-growing-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/islamic-feminism-growing-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your "Um" and Pauses Could Reveal Early Dementia Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthThe little pauses, "ums," and moments when you struggle to find the right word may reveal far more about your brain than anyone realized. New research suggests they are tied to mental systems powering memory, planning, and attention. By using AI to analyze conversations, it's possible to predict cognitive performance with surprising accuracy, potentially allowing simple speech-based tools to detect early signs of dementia long before traditional...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-um-and-pauses-could-reveal-early-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-um-and-pauses-could-reveal-early-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland Registers First Same-Sex Marriage After Court's Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourPoland's capital, Warsaw, registered its first same-sex marriage on Thursday, implementing court rulings that require the country to recognize same-sex marriages registered abroad. The European Union's highest court in November ordered Poland to register same-sex marriages from other EU countries even if Polish law doesn't permit them. "This morning we issued the first transcription of a marriage certificate for a same-sex couple," Warsaw's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poland-registers-first-same-sex-marriage-after-courts-ruling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poland-registers-first-same-sex-marriage-after-courts-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backlash As Utah Approves Data Center Twice the Size of Manhattan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisA plan to create one of the world's largest data centers&mdash;a gargantuan project spanning an area more than twice the size of Manhattan&mdash;has provoked a furious public backlash in Utah amid concerns over its vast energy use and impact upon the state's stressed water supplies. The Stratos artificial intelligence data center footprint will cover more than 62 square miles and was approved last week despite thousands of objections lodged by Utah...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/backlash-as-utah-approves-data-center-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/backlash-as-utah-approves-data-center-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec Law Would Allow People to Obtain Partner Violence History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsThe Quebec government has introduced a bill aimed at helping prevent intimate partner violence. The law would allow people to obtain information about the conjugal violence history of their current or ex-partner. The bill has been referred to as the Gabie Renaud law, named after a woman whose partner killed her last year after being arrested dozens of times and convicted at least six times for incidents related to intimate partner violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/quebec-law-would-allow-people-to-obtain-partner-violence-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/quebec-law-would-allow-people-to-obtain-partner-violence-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical AI Transcriber "Hallucinated," Generating Errors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsArtificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated AI "hallucinations," a new audit report shows. During a provincial procurement process for AI medical systems that transcribe conversations between doctors and patients, government evaluators found serious errors in transcripts generated by 20 programs, said Ontario Auditor General Shelley Spence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/medical-ai-transcriber-hallucinated-generating-errors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/medical-ai-transcriber-hallucinated-generating-errors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Real-Time Brain-Controlled Hearing Device]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthResearchers provided the first direct evidence that brain-controlled technology can help listeners isolate a single voice in a crowded setting. The study showed the effectiveness of a "neural extension" that uses real-time brain signals to identify which speaker a person is focusing on and boost that specific voice. This breakthrough addresses the "cocktail party effect," in which it's hard to distinguish between overlapping conversations in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-real-time-brain-controlled-hearing-device/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-real-time-brain-controlled-hearing-device/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Union May Ban Social Media for Young Children and Teens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe European Union is considering a ban on social media for children, EU President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday. Von der Leyen said that the bloc will take action this fall against the "addictive design" of certain platforms. The EU has created what she called a "Special Panel of Experts on Child Safety Online" and is awaiting findings from its work. "Depending on the results, we could come with a legal proposal this summer," she...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/european-union-may-ban-social-media-for-young-children-and-teens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/european-union-may-ban-social-media-for-young-children-and-teens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Map Delivers Mixed Picture on LGBTQ+ Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesSpain has overtaken Malta at the top of Europe's annual LGBTQ+ rights rainbow map. The 2026 ranking, compiled by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, compares laws and policies affecting LGBTQ+ people in 49 countries across Europe and Central Asia. Spain's rise reflects new equality laws, national action plans, and the depathologization of trans identities in healthcare. This year, the lowest ranked country...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rainbow-map-delivers-mixed-picture-on-lgbtq-rights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rainbow-map-delivers-mixed-picture-on-lgbtq-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Legalizes Death Penalty for Those Guilty of Worst Oct. 7 Crimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsIsrael's Knesset unanimously passed a death penalty law for Palestinians found guilty of genocide in the October 7, 2023, attacks on the country. Lawmakers on Monday voted 93-0 for the legislation, which also establishes a special military court to try about 300 suspects who were alleged to have been involved and were detained by security forces inside Israel. More than a fifth of Knesset Members either abstained or were absent for the vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/israel-legalizes-death-penalty-for-those-guilty-of-worst-oct-7-crimes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/israel-legalizes-death-penalty-for-those-guilty-of-worst-oct-7-crimes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed Immigrants Show Lower Risk of Criminality Than Native-Born Citizens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostMany politicians paint immigrants as dangerous criminals, but new research reveals the opposite. A comprehensive study shows that immigrants booked into jail possess far fewer behavioral risk factors for crime and shorter criminal histories than native-born citizens. This suggests that policies targeting immigrants as public safety threats are based on inaccurate stereotypes. The findings were published in the journal Psychology, Public Policy,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/jailed-immigrants-show-lower-risk-of-criminality-than-native-born-citizens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/jailed-immigrants-show-lower-risk-of-criminality-than-native-born-citizens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace Activists on Trial After Attacking Israeli Arms Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesA trial has begun against five activists accused of attacking a German branch of Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems in September 2025. Elbit Systems is one of Israel's largest arms suppliers&mdash;manufacturing drones, command-and-control, and telecommunications equipment&mdash;and Germany is second only to the United States in supplying Israel with weapons. The defendants intend to argue that they were trying to stop Israel from carrying out a genocide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/peace-activists-on-trial-after-attacking-israeli-arms-company/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/peace-activists-on-trial-after-attacking-israeli-arms-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay and Taiwan Announce Plan for Huge South American AI Hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsParaguayan President Santiago Pe&ntilde;a announced an agreement with Taiwan to develop one of the world's largest artificial intelligence centers&mdash;an initiative aimed at positioning Paraguay as a regional hub for technological infrastructure and digital services. "We are beginning the path to create the world's largest artificial intelligence hub: Taiwanese technology powered by Paraguayan energy," Pe&ntilde;a said in a message shared on soci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/paraguay-and-taiwan-announce-plan-for-huge-south-american-ai-hub/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/paraguay-and-taiwan-announce-plan-for-huge-south-american-ai-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abraham Foxman, Former Anti-Defamation League Head, Dies at 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthAbraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 until 2015, died Sunday at age 86. "Abe understood the power of words. He often said that the Holocaust did not begin with bricks and mortar and gas chambers, but rather, it began with a word," said his successor, Jonathan Greenblatt, in a statement. Foxman was a survivor of the Holocaust, entrusted to a Catholic nursemaid who baptized and raised him as a Christian to hide his...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/abraham-foxman-former-anti-defamation-league-head-dies-at-86/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/abraham-foxman-former-anti-defamation-league-head-dies-at-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Is a Top Cause of U.S. Layoffs, Accounting for 26% of April's Job Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsOver the past month, artificial intelligence was the leading reason companies cited for layoffs, accounting for more than one in four U.S. job cuts in April, according to a new report. The report found 21,490 AI-related cuts last month, or 26% of the 88,387 total, marking the second straight month the technology has been the top driver of layoffs. Some technology firms also say they're shifting spending away from labor to direct more capital...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-is-a-top-cause-of-us-layoffs-accounting-for-26-of-aprils-job-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-is-a-top-cause-of-us-layoffs-accounting-for-26-of-aprils-job-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benevolent Sexism May Buffer Impact of Unequal Chores on Sexual Desire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA recent study published in The Journal of Sex Research provides evidence that how couples divide household chores is linked to women's sexual desire, but this connection depends heavily on their personal beliefs about gender roles. The findings suggest that women who prefer equal partnerships tend to experience lower sexual desire when they take on more of the housework, while those who embrace traditional gender roles do not. These insights...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/benevolent-sexism-may-buffer-impact-of-unequal-chores-on-sexual-desire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/benevolent-sexism-may-buffer-impact-of-unequal-chores-on-sexual-desire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the U.S.-China AI Competition Lead to a New Strategic Arms Race?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. and China are considering measures to prevent their artificial intelligence competition from escalating into an uncontrollable crisis, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The two governments share concerns that powerful AI models could trigger crises neither side can manage. Officials are discussing whether to formally address the issue as AI competition shows signs of expanding into a strategic arms race between nations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/will-the-us-china-ai-competition-lead-to-a-new-strategic-arms-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/will-the-us-china-ai-competition-lead-to-a-new-strategic-arms-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Media Breaks Do Not Improve Mental Health, Large Review Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostMany people attempt to improve their mental health by taking a temporary break from social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok. A new comprehensive review of existing data&mdash;based on 4,674 participants from 10 different studies&mdash;found that fully avoiding social media platforms does not actually make people feel better or worse. The research was published in the journal Scientific Reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/social-media-breaks-do-not-improve-mental-health-large-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/social-media-breaks-do-not-improve-mental-health-large-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychiatrists Call RFK Jr.'s Views on SSRIs an "Oversimplification"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRAs Health Secretary Robert Kennedy launches a plan to wean patients off antidepressants such as SSRIs, mental health advocates say that blaming the U.S. mental health crisis on overprescription of psychiatric medications is an inaccurate portrayal of the problem. "It really is an oversimplification," said the president of the American Psychiatric Association. In the past, Mr. Kennedy has also claimed&mdash;without evidence&mdash;that antidepressants...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychiatrists-call-rfk-jrs-views-on-ssris-an-oversimplification/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychiatrists-call-rfk-jrs-views-on-ssris-an-oversimplification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Dose of Psilocybin Changes Human Brain, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthResearchers have shown that a single dose of psilocybin&mdash;the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms&mdash;causes likely anatomical brain changes that last for up to a month after the experience. The study, published in Nature Communications, was based on data from healthy volunteers who had never before taken a psychedelic. The researchers found that a high dose of psilocybin led to increased entropy in the minutes and hours after taking the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/one-dose-of-psilocybin-changes-human-brain-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/one-dose-of-psilocybin-changes-human-brain-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change Affects India's Harvest Festivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- environmentParts of rural northern India are currently exploding in color. Not just from the coming of spring, but from seasonal festivals characterized by folk music, dancing, farmers in traditional dress, and dishes like sweet saffron rice. With the advent of these festivals, however, an unwanted guest has appeared at the table: climate change. What does this change mean for harvests, water, and rural life in the world's most populous country?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-affects-indias-harvest-festivals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-affects-indias-harvest-festivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assaults Against U.S. Jews Reach 46-Year High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthPhysical assaults against Jewish people in the U.S. last year reached the highest levels since 1979, the Anti-Defamation League announced Wednesday. Last year saw 203 anti-Jewish assaults, up from 196 in 2024. Of these assaults, 32 involved deadly weapons, up from 23 in 2024. In Europe, there have also been a wave of stabbings, arson attacks, and synagogue vandalism, and one recent analysis documented a 34% surge in antisemitism worldwide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/assaults-against-us-jews-reach-46-year-high/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/assaults-against-us-jews-reach-46-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Sues Character.AI Over Claims Chatbot Posed As Doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe state of Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI to stop the company's AI chatbots from posing as doctors and offering medical advice, in violation of state medical licensing rules. State officials said an investigation found that the company's chatbots, which present themselves as fictional characters, have claimed to be licensed medical professionals. "Pennsylvanians deserve to know who&mdash;or what&mdash;they are interacting with," Governor Josh...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pennsylvania-sues-characterai-over-claims-chatbot-posed-as-doctor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:47:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pennsylvania-sues-characterai-over-claims-chatbot-posed-as-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake Videos Hurt Political Reputations Even When Known to Be Bogus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostArtificial intelligence can create deceptive videos that rapidly damage a politician's public reputation. A new study reveals that even when voters realize the footage is manipulated, standard fact-checking efforts fail to undo the lingering emotional harm. The study, published in Communication Research, also found that "deepfakes" lower support for targeted candidates, and that standard fact-checking efforts reportedly fail to fully negate the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fake-videos-hurt-political-reputations-even-when-known-to-be-bogus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:47:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fake-videos-hurt-political-reputations-even-when-known-to-be-bogus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Department Probing Smith College for Admitting Trans Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthIn the Trump administration's latest move to limit trans rights, the Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Smith College, an all-women's college in western Massachusetts, for admitting trans women. In a statement Monday, the Department of Education said it was investigating Smith for "admitting biological men and granting them access to women-only spaces, including dormitories, bathrooms, locker rooms, and athletic...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/education-department-probing-smith-college-for-admitting-trans-women/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:47:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/education-department-probing-smith-college-for-admitting-trans-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple Blood Test Might Detect Depression Before Symptoms Appear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test that tracks how certain immune cells age. Researchers found that aging in monocytes&mdash;a type of white blood cell&mdash;is closely tied to the emotional and cognitive symptoms of depression, like hopelessness and loss of pleasure, rather than physical symptoms such as fatigue. The study was published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/simple-blood-test-might-detect-depression-before-symptoms-appear/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/simple-blood-test-might-detect-depression-before-symptoms-appear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[App Lets People With Disabilities Use Devices With Thought Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsWhen Claire Sonnenberg was born with cerebral palsy, her parents were told she would never talk, walk, or do much of anything on her own. Now, the smart and smiley 10-year-old plays video games, bakes, and pores over books using a brain-computer interface&mdash;a type of noninvasive technology that allows her to control devices and communicate using only her thoughts. Last month, the interface was released to the general public as an app ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/app-lets-people-with-disabilities-use-devices-with-thought-alone/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/app-lets-people-with-disabilities-use-devices-with-thought-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Parental Controls Enough to Protect Teens Using AI Chatbots?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsAmid concerns about how some young people engage with AI chatbots, Meta has released new tools that let parents monitor topics their children discuss on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. For example, parents can see if subjects such as fitness and physical or mental health have been discussed. Meta says it's also developing alerts to notify parents if teens try to discuss suicide or self-harm with its chatbot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-parental-controls-enough-to-protect-teens-using-ai-chatbots/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-parental-controls-enough-to-protect-teens-using-ai-chatbots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Scary Experiences Lead to Social Bonding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostNew research provides evidence that voluntarily participating in frightening activities with others, such as visiting a haunted house, tends to make people feel more connected to one another. The findings, published in the journal Emotion, suggest that experiencing fear in a safe setting fosters a subjective sense of bonding, although the strengthening of relationships may depend heavily on talking about the experience afterward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-scary-experiences-lead-to-social-bonding/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-scary-experiences-lead-to-social-bonding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans People Face More Violence Than Cisgender Sexual Minorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostTransgender people report higher rates of discrimination and violence across Europe compared to individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. These disparities remain relatively consistent regardless of how progressive a country's national equality laws might be. The findings, based on responses from more than 138,000 individuals across 30 different countries, were published in the International Journal of Transgender Health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-people-face-more-violence-than-cisgender-sexual-minorities/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-people-face-more-violence-than-cisgender-sexual-minorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paging Dr. AI to the Emergency Room... Artificial Intelligence to the Rescue?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsAs hospitals increase their use of artificial intelligence, a U.S. study has found that an AI tool can make accurate emergency room diagnoses. The study, published in the journal Science, found that AI models can diagnose cases just as well as&mdash;or even better than&mdash;actual doctors. The model used in the study was a specialized type known as a "reasoning model," which is trained to solve complex tasks by explaining its thinking before gi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/paging-dr-ai-to-the-emergency-room-artificial-intelligence-to-the-rescue/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/paging-dr-ai-to-the-emergency-room-artificial-intelligence-to-the-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrat Likens EPA's Budget Cut Proposal to Climate Deniers' Manifesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisSenate Democrats accused the White House of abandoning the Environmental Protection Agency's mission to safeguard human health and the environment at a hearing Wednesday, slamming EPA leader Lee Zeldin over his proposal to cut the agency's budget in half. Mr. Zeldin has already eliminated major climate change programs and reduced staffing to the lowest level in decades. "The budget proposal reads like a climate change deniers' manifesto," said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/democrat-likens-epas-budget-cut-proposal-to-climate-deniers-manifesto/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/democrat-likens-epas-budget-cut-proposal-to-climate-deniers-manifesto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. High Court Ruling Opens Way for Historic Drop in Black Representation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRA historic drop in representation by Black members of Congress may be on the way after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision Wednesday to weaken the Voting Rights Act. Now that the high court's conservative majority has reinterpreted longstanding provisions against racial discrimination under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Republican calls for new rounds of map drawing for the House of Representatives have already begun.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-ruling-opens-way-for-historic-drop-in-black-representation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-ruling-opens-way-for-historic-drop-in-black-representation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Calls Antisemitism an Emergency After Arson and Stabbing Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe U.K. government on Thursday said that the country is facing an antisemitism emergency and pledged to increase security for Jewish communities after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing. The country's official threat level from terrorism was raised from substantial to severe after Wednesday's stabbing attack in London, which police have called an act of terrorism. Severe is the second-highest rung on a five-point scale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-calls-antisemitism-an-emergency-after-arson-and-stabbing-attacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-calls-antisemitism-an-emergency-after-arson-and-stabbing-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's 2024 Victory Changed Partisan Psychological Differences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA 20-week longitudinal study of U.S. voters showed that, after President Donald Trump was elected in 2024, Democratic supporters reported a decrease in well-being, optimism, personal control, and institutional trust, while also experiencing higher cynicism, disrespect, and a stronger conspiracy mentality. In contrast, Republican supporters experienced changes in the opposite direction. The study was published in Personality and Social Psychology...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-2024-victory-changed-partisan-psychological-differences/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-2024-victory-changed-partisan-psychological-differences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe Named "Fastest-Warming Continent" in Climate Change Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraNearly all of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025, a year that included record-high marine temperatures and wildfires from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The United Nations body released its findings on Wednesday. Hot and dry conditions across the region helped fuel wildfires that burned more than 2.5 million acres) of land last year&mdash;roughly the size of Cyprus&mdash;the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/europe-named-fastest-warming-continent-in-climate-change-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/europe-named-fastest-warming-continent-in-climate-change-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery Why Neanderthals Vanished May Finally Be Solved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyA new study suggests Neanderthals didn't go extinct simply because of climate change or competition with Homo sapiens. Instead, the key difference may have been social connectivity. Homo sapiens formed stronger, more flexible networks that helped them survive environmental shocks. In contrast, Neanderthal connections were more fragile and regional. These limitations made them less resilient as conditions became increasingly unpredictable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mystery-why-neanderthals-vanished-may-finally-be-solved/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mystery-why-neanderthals-vanished-may-finally-be-solved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Walks 3,000 Km in Heels to Spotlight Human Trafficking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsLast year, Dora Alcover set out from Spain on the journey of a lifetime. Her goal? Walk 3,000 kilometers across Europe in heels to raise awareness about sex trafficking and funds for a Romanian organization that helps victims. After 280 days, 9 countries, and 5 pairs of platform heels, the 25-year-old Canadian finished her trek in Romania earlier this month. In 2024, the Romanian government identified 600 trafficking victims, 55% of whom were.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/woman-walks-3000-km-in-heels-to-spotlight-human-trafficking/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/woman-walks-3000-km-in-heels-to-spotlight-human-trafficking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Thirds of Americans Worry More About Money Than Dying, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsA record 55% of Americans say their financial situation is worsening, with many expressing anxiety about covering monthly bills and making minimum credit card payments, according to a new Gallup poll. That percentage is the highest Gallup has recorded since it began asking Americans about their finances in 2001. In fact, a 2026 retirement study found that 67% of Americans reported being more worried about running out of money than about dying.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/two-thirds-of-americans-worry-more-about-money-than-dying-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/two-thirds-of-americans-worry-more-about-money-than-dying-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Support for Transgender Women in Sports Has Dropped Recently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new report suggests that public support for transgender women participating in women's sports declined substantially between 2019 and 2024. The study, published in Political Research Quarterly, linked the shift to political messages framing trans women as a threat to female athletes, particularly influencing conservative voters. These findings show how laws designed to prevent discrimination can be reinterpreted to exclude newly visible...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-support-for-transgender-women-in-sports-has-dropped-recently/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-support-for-transgender-women-in-sports-has-dropped-recently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxins Found in Plastic, Plus Climate Change, Likely Reduce Fertility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisSimultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change's impacts likely generates an additive or synergistic effect that may contribute to a drop in fertility, new peer-reviewed research finds. The scientific literature review considers how endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change's effects, such as heat stress, are linked to reductions in fertility across species, including humans as well as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/toxins-found-in-plastic-plus-climate-change-likely-reduce-fertility/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/toxins-found-in-plastic-plus-climate-change-likely-reduce-fertility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Hugely Underestimated Carbon Emissions of AI Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisIt appears that the UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, leading officials to raise their estimate by a factor of roughly 100. According to new data quietly released this week, AI data centers in the UK could cause up to 123 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to be emitted over the next 10 years. The previous figure was that emissions would reach a maximum of 0.142 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-hugely-underestimated-carbon-emissions-of-ai-data-centers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-hugely-underestimated-carbon-emissions-of-ai-data-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political Divide on Climate Policies Linked to Gap in Factual Knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA recent study links political differences in climate change attitudes to variations in factual knowledge about the subject. The research, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, reveals that left-leaning people generally score higher on climate change knowledge than do right-leaning people. These disparities in basic understanding are associated with broader divides in conservation behaviors and attitudes toward climate policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/political-divide-on-climate-policies-linked-to-gap-in-factual-knowledge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/political-divide-on-climate-policies-linked-to-gap-in-factual-knowledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9-8-8 Hotline in U.S. Linked to Thousands Fewer Youth Suicides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourNearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline&mdash;a sign the program is working, even as it faces long-term funding challenges. Suicide deaths among 15- to 23-year-olds were 11% lower than what researchers expected between July 2022 (when the lifeline launched) and December 2024, researchers wrote in a study published Wednesday in JAMA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/9-8-8-hotline-in-us-linked-to-thousands-fewer-youth-suicides/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/9-8-8-hotline-in-us-linked-to-thousands-fewer-youth-suicides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Supports Studying Psychedelics for Mental Health Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced actions Friday to support development of serotonin-2A agonists and related products, including psychedelic drugs. On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up research on psychedelic drugs for mental health disorders. "Today's order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier life,"...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-supports-studying-psychedelics-for-mental-health-disorders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-supports-studying-psychedelics-for-mental-health-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Face Might Determine How Easily People Remember Your Name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostHave you ever struggled to remember the name of someone you just met? A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition suggests that the natural "stickiness" of a person's face plays a key role in whether you will recall their name. The study found that highly memorable faces help people remember associated names, but the effect doesn't happen when names are paired with memorable photographs of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-face-might-determine-how-easily-people-remember-your-name/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-face-might-determine-how-easily-people-remember-your-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Silent Suffering": Why Children in Gaza Are Losing the Ability to Speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraAcross Gaza, specialists are reporting a rising number of children who can no longer speak following war-related injuries or emotional trauma. For some, the cause is physical, but for others, there is no visible wound. Their silence follows repeated exposure to violence that overwhelms their ability to process or communicate. Said one expert: "I've been working in the field for 12 years, and there's nothing that can compare to Gaza. Nothing,"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/silent-suffering-why-children-in-gaza-are-losing-the-ability-to-speak/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/silent-suffering-why-children-in-gaza-are-losing-the-ability-to-speak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milgram Replication Finds No Effect of Experimenter Gender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostDecades after a famous series of psychology experiments by Stanley Milgram exposed the dark side of human obedience, researchers have not only replicated the results but found that people are just as likely to follow harmful orders from a female authority figure as a male one. The new research, published in the journal Social Psychology, suggests that an authority figure's role may matter more than the person's gender.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/milgram-replication-finds-no-effect-of-experimenter-gender/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/milgram-replication-finds-no-effect-of-experimenter-gender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some 80-Year-Olds Have the Memory of 50-Year-Olds. Here's Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA rare group of adults over 80, known as SuperAgers, are rewriting what we thought was possible for the aging brain. With memory abilities comparable to people decades younger, their brains either resist or withstand the damage typically linked to Alzheimer's disease. Decades of research reveal that their social lifestyles and unique brain biology may hold the key to preserving cognitive function.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/some-80-year-olds-have-the-memory-of-50-year-olds-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/some-80-year-olds-have-the-memory-of-50-year-olds-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate of Depression in United States Continues at High Level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsIn the first quarter of 2026, the percentage of U.S. adults who said they were depressed or were receiving treatment for depression was 19.1%, down slightly from the high of 20% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The current level marks a rise of nine percentage points from the first poll on the subject in 2015, a Gallup poll released Tuesday shows. About 51 million people in the United States are dealing with depression, the report said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rate-of-depression-in-united-states-continues-at-high-level/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rate-of-depression-in-united-states-continues-at-high-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Just Discovered New Physics in a "Fourth State of Matter"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsPhysicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover new laws of nature. By combining a specialized neural network with precise 3D tracking of particles in a dusty plasma&mdash;a strange "fourth state of matter" found from space to wildfires&mdash;the team revealed hidden patterns in how particles interact. Their model captured complex forces with over 99% accuracy and overturned long-held assumptions about how...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-just-discovered-new-physics-in-a-fourth-state-of-matter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-just-discovered-new-physics-in-a-fourth-state-of-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gut Bacteria May Predict Parkinson's Before Symptoms Appear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsAn analysis of microbes in the gut can reveal whether a person faces an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease, before any symptoms appear, a new study suggests. The analysis, published in Nature Medicine, found that people with Parkinson's disease have a distinctive makeup of gut microbes, as do healthy individuals who are genetically at risk of Parkinson's disease. Researchers say the findings could help high-risk people receive early support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gut-bacteria-may-predict-parkinsons-before-symptoms-appear/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gut-bacteria-may-predict-parkinsons-before-symptoms-appear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Court Rules Hungary's LGBTQ Law Violates Human Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that anti-LGBTQ legislation implemented by the Hungarian government in 2021 breaches the bloc's law. The court found that the legislation infringed on Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, including the rights of transgender and non-heterosexual individuals, "as well as the values of respect for human dignity, equality, and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eu-court-rules-hungarys-lgbtq-law-violates-human-rights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eu-court-rules-hungarys-lgbtq-law-violates-human-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noise May Be the Signal: Why Weak Brain Connections Predict Behavior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthNeuroscientists often focus on the strongest brain signals and ignore the rest. But this strategy, researchers warn, may reveal only the tip of the iceberg. A new study published in Nature Human Behavior reveals that brain activity routinely overlooked as "noise" can predict behavior with remarkable accuracy&mdash;and implicate entirely different brain networks. The finding could open many new targets for treating psychiatric illness, the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/noise-may-be-the-signal-why-weak-brain-connections-predict-behavior/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/noise-may-be-the-signal-why-weak-brain-connections-predict-behavior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Accepting Bids for AI System to Help Manage Domestic Flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is working with three bidders to develop artificial intelligence software to help air traffic controllers manage flights across the nation's airspace. The system, which is aimed at fundamentally changing how the U.S. manages its airspace, is part of a $32.5 billion modernization program that includes replacing hundreds of radars and could become operational some time later this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-accepting-bids-for-ai-system-to-help-manage-domestic-flights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-accepting-bids-for-ai-system-to-help-manage-domestic-flights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Fast Tracking Review of Psychedelics for Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRU.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to make certain psychedelic drugs more available to treat mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety. He directed $50 million in federal funds to make them more accessible, and ordered the Food and Drug Administration to fast track a review of drugs such as psilocybin and ibogaine. "Can I have some, please?" Trump joked to a laughing audience in the Oval Office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-fast-tracking-review-of-psychedelics-for-treatment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-fast-tracking-review-of-psychedelics-for-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaria May Affect Children's Mental Ability More Than a Decade Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceMalaria may cause long-term brain damage, according to a study that followed nearly 1,000 children in Uganda for up to 15 years after their infection. The research, published in JAMA, found that children who survived cerebral malaria or severe anemia caused by malaria scored lower on cognitive tests and math achievement many years after the infection. More than one million children experience these severe forms of malaria each year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/malaria-may-affect-childrens-mental-ability-more-than-a-decade-later/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/malaria-may-affect-childrens-mental-ability-more-than-a-decade-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than 38,000 Women and Girls Killed in Gaza War, U.N. Reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsThe Gaza war has inflicted a far higher toll on women and girls than did previous conflicts in the Palestinian enclave, with more than 38,000 killed by Israeli air strikes and land military operations since Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel sparked the war in October 2023, U.N. Women said Friday. The total includes at least 22,000 women and 16,000 girls and amounts to an average of at least 47 women and girls killed every day, the U.N. agency...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/more-than-38000-women-and-girls-killed-in-gaza-war-un-reports/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/more-than-38000-women-and-girls-killed-in-gaza-war-un-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Fans with Disabilities "Excluded," Say Rights Campaigners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesPeople with disabilities are being shut out of the 2026 World Cup, according to fans and rights campaigners. In stark contrast to previous tournaments, this year's event in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico has no separate ticket ballot, is charging for companions who usually go free, and has failed to provide free or reduced-cost accessible parking. And that's without mentioning the expense of the tickets themselves, which has been criticized as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-cup-fans-with-disabilities-excluded-say-rights-campaigners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-cup-fans-with-disabilities-excluded-say-rights-campaigners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[APA Launches Resource to Promote Evidence-Based Mental Health Tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesTo help health care providers and users searching for digital mental health products they can trust, APA Labs has launched the Digital Badge Solutions Library, a resource of digital mental and behavioral health technologies that have been awarded an APA Labs Digital Badge. As the library grows, it will support clinicians, health care systems, payers, funders, and the general public in locating high quality digital mental and behavioral health...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-launches-resource-to-promote-evidence-based-mental-health-tools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-launches-resource-to-promote-evidence-based-mental-health-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why So Many Americans Are Using AI for Health Guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourMany Americans are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice, according to polling data. Several recent surveys have found that roughly one-quarter of U.S. adults report using AI for health information or advice in the past 30 days. About 7 in 10 U.S. adults who have used AI for health research in the past 30 days say they wanted quick answers, additional information, or were simply curious. Many also used AI before or after seeing a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-so-many-americans-are-using-ai-for-health-guidance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-so-many-americans-are-using-ai-for-health-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doing This Throughout Life Is Linked to 38% Lower Risk of Alzheimer's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthEngaging in mentally stimulating activities across your lifetime&mdash;including reading, writing, and learning new languages&mdash;is linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and slower cognitive decline. That is the conclusion of a study published recently in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers emphasize that the findings show an association, not proof that lifelong learning directly prevents Alzheimer's.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doing-this-throughout-life-is-linked-to-38-lower-risk-of-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doing-this-throughout-life-is-linked-to-38-lower-risk-of-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Opinions on Environment Quality at All-Time Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsAmericans' opinions on the health of the environment are at a record low, with 35% expressing a positive view of the environment's quality, a Gallup poll released Tuesday shows. Two-thirds say the environment is getting worse. The poll also showed that about 63% of U.S. adults say the government isn't doing enough to protect the environment&mdash;the highest percentage recorded since Gallup first asked the question in 1992.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-opinions-on-environment-quality-at-all-time-low/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-opinions-on-environment-quality-at-all-time-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gray Whales Entering San Francisco Bay, Where Nearly 1 in 5 Die]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyGray whales are known for their long migration between food-rich Arctic waters and the warm lagoons of Baja Mexico. But as climate change alters ocean conditions, some whales have begun feeding in unfamiliar areas, including the heavily trafficked waters of San Francisco Bay. Researchers studying these whales have found that nearly 20% of all gray whales who enter the Bay do not survive, often being killed by boat strikes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gray-whales-entering-san-francisco-bay-where-nearly-1-in-5-die/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gray-whales-entering-san-francisco-bay-where-nearly-1-in-5-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antisemitic Violence at Record High for Jews Outside Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe number of people murdered as a result of antisemitism in Western countries reached a record high in 2025, according to figures compiled by Tel Aviv University. The new report shows that 20 Jews were murdered last year&mdash;the highest number in more than 30 years. Incidents involving other sorts of physical harm, acts of vandalism against Jewish institutions, and online hate rose in all Western countries surveyed compared to before Israel's war...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/antisemitic-violence-at-record-high-for-jews-outside-israel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/antisemitic-violence-at-record-high-for-jews-outside-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa’s Forests Have Flipped From Carbon Absorbers to Carbon Emitters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyAfrica's forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers before 2010 to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to huge biomass losses, far outweighing any gains from regrowth elsewhere. This change could seriously undermine global efforts to slow climate change, making the protection of these forests more urgent than ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/africas-forests-have-flipped-from-carbon-absorbers-to-carbon-emitters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/africas-forests-have-flipped-from-carbon-absorbers-to-carbon-emitters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than 500 People Arrested at London Rally for Palestine Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraPolice in London have arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters during a sit-down demonstration Saturday in Trafalgar Square. Officers removed activists while other demonstrators cheered and clapped. The protesters faced arrest for holding signs supporting Palestine Action&mdash;a group that the UK government designated a "terrorist" organization in July, making membership in or support for the group punishable by up to 14 years in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/more-than-500-people-arrested-at-london-rally-for-palestine-action/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/more-than-500-people-arrested-at-london-rally-for-palestine-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovery From 110,000 Years Ago Rewrites Human History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsNew research reveals that Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens not only coexisted but actively shared technology, lifestyles, and burial customs. These interactions fostered cultural exchange, social complexity, and innovations such as formal burial practices and the use of ochre for decoration. The findings suggest that human connections, rather than isolation, were key drivers of technological and cultural advancements in early human history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/discovery-from-110000-years-ago-rewrites-human-history/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/discovery-from-110000-years-ago-rewrites-human-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The R-Word, a Taboo Slur for People with Disabilities, Making a Comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsThe R-word has long been regarded as a taboo slur for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Recently, however, it appears to be making a comeback despite its capacity for harm. It's been frequently used by public figures such as Elon Musk and Joe Rogan, and President Donald Trump used it against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz last year. After that, researchers found a threefold increase of the word being used on social media...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-r-word-a-taboo-slur-for-people-with-disabilities-making-a-comeback/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-r-word-a-taboo-slur-for-people-with-disabilities-making-a-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Brain Replays Sight to Create Mental Images]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthHave you ever wondered why a memory can feel as vivid as a photograph? A groundbreaking study has finally cracked the "neural code" behind visual imagination. By recording the activity of individual neurons in patients with implanted electrodes, researchers discovered that imagining an object reactivates the exact same brain cells used to see it in the first place. The results may aid in developing treatments that involve uncontrolled vivid...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-brain-replays-sight-to-create-mental-images/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-brain-replays-sight-to-create-mental-images/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Gay Rights Movement: Berlin's Wild 1920s Queer History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesIn the 1920s, Berlin was not only a haven for queer nightlife but an important center of early LGBTQ+ research and activism. A central figure in that movement was Magnus Hirschfeld, a physician and sex researcher who argued that sexual orientation and gender identity were natural parts of human diversity rather than moral failings or crimes. In 1897, he founded the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, considered to be the world's first gay rights...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-gay-rights-movement-berlins-wild-1920s-queer-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-gay-rights-movement-berlins-wild-1920s-queer-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Gay Rights Movement: Berlin's 1920s Queer History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesIn the 1920s, Berlin was not only a haven for queer nightlife but an important center of early LGBTQ+ research and activism. A central figure in that movement was Magnus Hirschfeld, a physician and sex researcher who argued that sexual orientation and gender identity were natural parts of human diversity rather than moral failings or crimes. In 1897, he founded the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, considered to be the world's first gay rights...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-gay-rights-movement-berlins-1920s-queer-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-gay-rights-movement-berlins-1920s-queer-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Thin Ice: Emperor Penguins Now Listed As Endangered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - ScienceThe emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday. This change in status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature underscores the existential threat to ice-dependent species as global warming profoundly reshapes the frozen continent. Emperor penguins rely on sea ice to live, hunt, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/on-thin-ice-emperor-penguins-now-listed-as-endangered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:54:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/on-thin-ice-emperor-penguins-now-listed-as-endangered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Seeks Sharp Science Cuts and End of Social Psychology Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Social Psychology Network NewsThe White House has proposed significant budget cuts to U.S. science agencies, including cuts of more than 50% to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency. In response, NSF leaders announced on April 3 that they would dissolve the agency's Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences&mdash;the unit that funds the Social Psychology Program and, more broadly, the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-seeks-sharp-science-cuts-and-end-of-social-psychology-funding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-seeks-sharp-science-cuts-and-end-of-social-psychology-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most U.S. College Students Use AI for Their Coursework, Poll Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsMost U.S. college students use artificial intelligence tools for their coursework at least weekly, a poll has found. The Lumina Foundation and Gallup released results from their 2026 State of Higher Education survey, finding that 57% of students use AI at least once a week for their coursework and roughly 20% use it daily. The vast majority of students who use AI say it helps them understand complex material, saves time, and helps them get...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-us-college-students-use-ai-for-their-coursework-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-us-college-students-use-ai-for-their-coursework-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Ends Agreements on Protecting Trans Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Department of Education said Monday it has ended agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college to uphold rights and protections for transgender students. The decision means the department will no longer enforce those agreements, which called on schools to take steps to comply with federal civil rights law. The move appeared to be the first such termination of civil rights settlements reached...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-ends-agreements-on-protecting-trans-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-ends-agreements-on-protecting-trans-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intervention Brings New Momentum to Substance Use Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorMore than half of U.S. overdose deaths now involve stimulants, pointing to the urgent need for effective treatment for stimulant use disorder. In response, support is converging around "contingency management"&mdash;a behavioral approach that provides rewards, such as gift cards, for negative drug tests and other recovery milestones. Contingency management has now been found effective in more than 100 studies conducted over several decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/intervention-brings-new-momentum-to-substance-use-treatment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/intervention-brings-new-momentum-to-substance-use-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeals Court Allows Iowa's LGBTQ Books Ban to Take Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA 2023 Iowa law banning LGBTQ books and topics from being discussed in public school classrooms is taking effect after an appeals court lifted an injunction against it on Tuesday. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth U.S. Circuit ruled against the injunction after a lower court judge blocked the law last year. The law also requires schools to inform parents if a student requests accommodations to affirm their gender identity, such as preferred...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/appeals-court-allows-iowas-lgbtq-books-ban-to-take-effect/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/appeals-court-allows-iowas-lgbtq-books-ban-to-take-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Head Tells Climate Skeptics to "Celebrate Vindication"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change, telling a gathering of climate change skeptics they should "celebrate vindication." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told the audience that repeal of the 2009 "endangerment finding" reversed decades of unthinking adherence to warnings about the dangers of climate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-head-tells-climate-skeptics-to-celebrate-vindication/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-head-tells-climate-skeptics-to-celebrate-vindication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Breakthrough Cuts Energy Use by 100x While Boosting Accuracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsArtificial Intelligence is consuming staggering amounts of energy&mdash;already over 10% of U.S. electricity&mdash;and the demand is only accelerating. Now, researchers have unveiled a radically more efficient approach that could slash AI energy use by up to 100&times; while actually improving accuracy. By combining neural networks with human-like symbolic reasoning, their system helps robots think more logically instead of relying on brute-force trial and error.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-breakthrough-cuts-energy-use-by-100x-while-boosting-accuracy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-breakthrough-cuts-energy-use-by-100x-while-boosting-accuracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opponent&rsquo;s Suffering Triggers a Spontaneous "Schadenfreude Smile"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostMany people experience a quiet sense of joy when witnessing a disliked rival suffer a sudden misfortune. Now, experimental research finds that people spontaneously smile when watching an aggressive opponent experience physical pain, provided the observer feels provoked. This facial reaction, documented in a study published in Cognition and Emotion, suggests that seeing a perceived wrongdoer suffer leads nearly instant feelings of satisfaction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/opponentrsquos-suffering-triggers-a-spontaneous-schadenfreude-smile/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/opponentrsquos-suffering-triggers-a-spontaneous-schadenfreude-smile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Heritage Sites Facing the Heat, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesWhile wars and revolutions have long threatened cultural heritage sites&mdash;most recently in Iran and Ukraine&mdash;a new danger has emerged in the form of climate change. UNESCO World Heritage sites from the 4,000 year-old pyramid temples in Iraq to the ancient statues of Easter Island are facing extreme erosion and deterioration as temperatures rise and storms and droughts intensify. A 2025 study showed that 80% of World Heritage sites are now...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-heritage-sites-facing-the-heat-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-heritage-sites-facing-the-heat-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Generative AI Is Upending Theories of Political Persuasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostArtificial intelligence programs can persuade people to temper their political views, but highly customized messages or deep conversations with bots do not seem to work any better than a single basic argument. These results challenge long-held theories about political persuasion, suggesting that interactive debates might not provide the advantages that politicians expect. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-generative-ai-is-upending-theories-of-political-persuasion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-generative-ai-is-upending-theories-of-political-persuasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Psychology of Why We Use Slang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorFor young people, the appeal of slang often lies in its irreverent or rebellious qualities while remaining unintelligible to adults&mdash;a collective in-joke just for them. Yet slang is more than a linguistic quirk for people of all ages. It functions as a social code that can offer insight into the complexity of identity formation and belonging in a fast-paced digital world where terms mutate and migrate across platforms at a lightning pace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-psychology-of-why-we-use-slang/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-psychology-of-why-we-use-slang/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men Who Favor "Tradwife" Lifestyle Often View Women With Derision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA recent study suggests that young men who favor the internet subculture known as the tradwife movement&mdash;combining the words "traditional" and "wife"&mdash;tend to hold hostile and patronizing sexist attitudes. The findings, published in Psychology of Women Quarterly, provide evidence that the appeal of this lifestyle for men is often rooted in a desire for traditional power dynamics rather than a simple preference for a stay-at-home partner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/men-who-favor-tradwife-lifestyle-often-view-women-with-derision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/men-who-favor-tradwife-lifestyle-often-view-women-with-derision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI in Mental Health Care Being Met with Fear, Pushback—and Enthusiasm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRArtificial intelligence has arrived in the field of mental health. Large health systems and independent therapists alike have begun using AI tools to manage the delivery of mental health treatment. The speed of the adoption&mdash;alongside disturbing incidents of AI chatbots leading to catastrophic consequences&mdash;is causing some concern among practitioners and researchers. Still, the use of AI for triage and other tasks also offers promising potential.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-in-mental-health-care-being-met-with-fear-pushbackand-enthusiasm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-in-mental-health-care-being-met-with-fear-pushbackand-enthusiasm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Passes Death Penalty Law for Deadly Attacks by Palestinians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Social Psychology Network NewsIsrael's parliament passed a law Monday making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right allies. The law would only pertain &#8203;to Israelis convicted of murder whose attacks aimed at "ending Israel's existence," meaning it would apply the death penalty to Palestinians but not Jewish Israelis who committed similar crimes,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/israel-passes-death-penalty-law-for-deadly-attacks-by-palestinians/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/israel-passes-death-penalty-law-for-deadly-attacks-by-palestinians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Orders UPenn to Turn Over Records of Jewish Employees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourA federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination. The university plans to appeal the ruling and released a statement saying in part: "Requiring Penn to create lists of Jewish faculty and staff, and to provide personal contact information, raises serious privacy and First Amendment concerns."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-orders-upenn-to-turn-over-records-of-jewish-employees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-orders-upenn-to-turn-over-records-of-jewish-employees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. High Court Rejects Colorado's "Conversion Therapy" Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. Both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association have opposed the practice. The United Nations has also called for a global ban on the practice, arguing that they are discriminatory, humiliating, and a violation of individuals' bodily...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-rejects-colorados-conversion-therapy-ban/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-rejects-colorados-conversion-therapy-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senegal Enacts Law Doubling Jail Time for Same-Sex Relations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesWith the passage of new legislation in Senegal, "acts against nature"&mdash;a term the African nation uses to designate same-sex relations&mdash;will now be punishable by 5-10 years in prison and fines of up to 10 million Senegalese francs ($17,600). Several human rights groups have warned that the law will dissuade people with HIV/AIDS from seeking care, and the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has said it "flies in the face of the sacrosanct...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/senegal-enacts-law-doubling-jail-time-for-same-sex-relations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/senegal-enacts-law-doubling-jail-time-for-same-sex-relations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive Analysis Links Social Media to Poorer Youth Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostSpending time on digital media&mdash;particularly social media&mdash;tends to be consistently linked with poorer developmental outcomes in children and teens. A massive review of existing research suggests that heavy digital media use is generally associated with increased depression, behavioral problems, and substance use. The findings, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, were based on an analysis of 153 studies involving roughly 360,000 participants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/massive-analysis-links-social-media-to-poorer-youth-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/massive-analysis-links-social-media-to-poorer-youth-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brief Training Reduces Hostility Between Opposing Political Groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA recent study suggests that a brief psychological intervention can reduce hostile attitudes between opposing political groups. By exposing people to surprising facts that challenge their political stereotypes, scientists found that individuals on both the political left and right became more open-minded toward their rivals. The findings provide evidence that simple exercises in rethinking our own certainty might help ease rising political...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brief-training-reduces-hostility-between-opposing-political-groups/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brief-training-reduces-hostility-between-opposing-political-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest Threat to Online Data Collection Is Humans, Not Bots ... for Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceAlthough online surveys have made data collection easy and efficient, the results sometimes spark concern. A 2020 online study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed Americans were drinking bleach to prevent COVID, for example, but the results turned out to be based on low quality data. These days, the largest threat to online studies appears to be from people, not bots, but a new threat is emerging: artificial intelligence...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/biggest-threat-to-online-data-collection-is-humans-not-bots-for-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/biggest-threat-to-online-data-collection-is-humans-not-bots-for-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee Bans Transgender Women From Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsTransgender women are now banned from Olympic competition, according to a policy announced Thursday by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC said the policy is not retroactive and will not apply to grassroots or recreational sports programs but applies to the 2028 Summer Olympics based in Los Angeles and to future editions of the Olympics. Transgender women were previously permitted to compete if they were cleared by their sports...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/international-olympic-committee-bans-transgender-women-from-competition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/international-olympic-committee-bans-transgender-women-from-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France Calls IOC Sex Testing a "Step Backwards" While Trump Praises Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraFrance's sports minister has called the International Olympic Committee's decision to introduce genetic testing for women's &#8288;events a "step backwards," warning it raises major ethical, legal, and scientific concerns, while U.S. President Donald Trump praised the IOC's new policy. France "takes note" of the rule requiring athletes to undergo genetic testing but opposes any broad use of genetic screening, Minister Marina Ferrari said in a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/france-calls-ioc-sex-testing-a-step-backwards-while-trump-praises-move/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/france-calls-ioc-sex-testing-a-step-backwards-while-trump-praises-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Probes Use of Race in Medical School Admissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Trump administration has opened investigations Wednesday into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities. The Justice Department is investigating possible discrimination at the medical schools of Stanford University, Ohio State, and the University of California, San Diego, according to a post on X Wednesday by the assistant attorney general for civil...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-probes-use-of-race-in-medical-school-admissions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-probes-use-of-race-in-medical-school-admissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Recognizes Slave Trade As Gravest Crime Against Humanity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe U.N. has adopted a resolution recognizing the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the "gravest crime against humanity." 123 countries voted in favor of the resolution, which was championed by Ghana and backed by the African Union and Caribbean nations. The U.S., Israel, and Argentina were the only countries to vote against Wednesday's non-binding resolution, and the U.K. and all 27 members of the European Union were among 52 countries that...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-recognizes-slave-trade-as-gravest-crime-against-humanity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-recognizes-slave-trade-as-gravest-crime-against-humanity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research Finds Key Factor Separating Liberal and Conservative Morality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostAlthough political liberals and conservatives are often regarded as fundamentally different with respect to their moral beliefs, a new study suggests that they share a common desire to prevent harm. The research, published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, indicates that political disagreements arise in part because people on the left and right hold different assumptions about which groups or entities are most susceptible to being...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/research-finds-key-factor-separating-liberal-and-conservative-morality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/research-finds-key-factor-separating-liberal-and-conservative-morality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Pulls App Amid Concerns About Deepfakes and Consent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsOpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence, but also raised alarms in Hollywood and beyond about the dangers of letting people create AI videos that resulted in nonconsensual images and realistic deepfakes. OpenAI said in a brief social media message Tuesday that it was "saying goodbye to the Sora app."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-pulls-app-amid-concerns-about-deepfakes-and-consent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-pulls-app-amid-concerns-about-deepfakes-and-consent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fathers Face Rising Depression Risk a Year After Baby Arrives, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthNew fathers appear to have fewer mental health diagnoses during pregnancy and the early months after birth compared to the year before, finds a study of more than one million fathers. But that early stability does not last. About a year after the baby is born, depression and stress-related disorders increase significantly above pre-fatherhood levels. The findings, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, came as a surprise to researchers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fathers-face-rising-depression-risk-a-year-after-baby-arrives-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fathers-face-rising-depression-risk-a-year-after-baby-arrives-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury Finds Meta's Platforms Are Harmful to Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourA New Mexico jury found Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children's mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law. The landmark decision comes after a nearly 7-week trial. Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta&mdash;owner of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp&mdash;puts profits over safety. The case was among the first to reach trial in a wave of lawsuits on the impact of social media...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/jury-finds-metas-platforms-are-harmful-to-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/jury-finds-metas-platforms-are-harmful-to-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terrorist Group Threatens U.S. and Israeli Interests Worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsA group that has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting Jewish institutions across Europe told CBS News it will continue targeting U.S. and Israeli interests a day after three men were captured by security cameras torching ambulances used by a global Jewish medical organization in London. Hours later, the little-known group claimed responsibility for another attack, in which a car was burned in a Jewish neighborhood in Antwerp,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/terrorist-group-threatens-us-and-israeli-interests-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/terrorist-group-threatens-us-and-israeli-interests-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dueling AI Agents Could Reveal Keys to Restoring Consciousness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceCan a "friendly" rivalry between two artificial intelligence agents help reveal how the brain supports consciousness? That's the suggestion coma researcher Martin Monti and his colleagues at UCLA make in a paper published today in Nature Neuroscience. One of their two AI models generated realistic imitations of electrical patterns seen in conscious and unconscious brain states, from wakefulness to deep comas. Its counterpart had to identify...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dueling-ai-agents-could-reveal-keys-to-restoring-consciousness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dueling-ai-agents-could-reveal-keys-to-restoring-consciousness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Columbus Statue Erected on White House Grounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA statue of Christopher Columbus was installed on White House property Sunday morning&mdash;a replica of one torn down in Baltimore in 2020 amid race-related protests. The 13-foot statue of the Italian explorer, made with marble pieces from the original, was funded with a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. "Christopher Columbus is a hero, and President Trump will ensure he's honored as such," said a White House spokespers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/christopher-columbus-statue-erected-on-white-house-grounds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/christopher-columbus-statue-erected-on-white-house-grounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Spied on Indigenous Groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police conducted a far reaching program of surveillance, disruption, and infiltration of Indigenous organizations between 1968 and 1982, according to CBC News. Though long suspected by Indigenous leaders across Canada, the sheer scale of the spy program has remained hidden behind walls of government secrecy until now: 150 police officers, with hundreds of Indigenous people and 30 Indigenous organizations under police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-royal-canadian-mounted-police-spied-on-indigenous-groups/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-royal-canadian-mounted-police-spied-on-indigenous-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Could Undo a Decade of Transgender Rights Progress in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Global VoicesA bill has been proposed in India's lower house of Parliament that strikes at the core of transgender people's right to bodily autonomy and privacy as guaranteed by the Supreme Court of India in a landmark 2014 judgment. The bill is expected to become law soon and has alarmed India's transgender community because the law excludes transgender men and non-binary people from protection and envisions the creation of "medical boards" to certify...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bill-could-undo-a-decade-of-transgender-rights-progress-in-india/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bill-could-undo-a-decade-of-transgender-rights-progress-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From EU States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesSame-sex marriages performed in other EU countries will now be recognized in Poland, its Supreme Administrative Court ruled Friday. The decision marks a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ rights. Last November, the European Court of Justice ruled that EU member states cannot refuse to recognize same-sex marriages lawfully conducted elsewhere in the union. However, it had remained unclear whether Poland would implement that principle at home&mdash;until now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poland-to-recognize-same-sex-marriages-from-eu-states/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poland-to-recognize-same-sex-marriages-from-eu-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weight Loss Drug Cuts Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthGLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Ozempic) may offer unexpected mental health benefits alongside weight loss. A study of nearly 100,000 individuals found major drops in depression, anxiety, and psychiatric-related hospital visits among users. Even substance use disorders were significantly lower during treatment. Researchers suspect both lifestyle improvements and direct brain effects may be at play. The new study appears in The Lancet...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/weight-loss-drug-cuts-depression-anxiety-and-addiction-risk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/weight-loss-drug-cuts-depression-anxiety-and-addiction-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beavers Are Turning Rivers Into Powerful Carbon Sinks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsBeavers may be unlikely climate heroes, but new research suggests they could play a powerful role in fighting climate change. By building dams and transforming streams into wetlands, these industrious animals dramatically reshape how carbon moves and is stored in landscapes. Over just 13 years, a beaver-engineered wetland in Switzerland stored over a thousand tonnes of carbon&mdash;up to ten times more than similar areas without beavers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/beavers-are-turning-rivers-into-powerful-carbon-sinks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/beavers-are-turning-rivers-into-powerful-carbon-sinks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 90, David Suzuki Says He Has Done What He Could to Protect Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsDavid Suzuki says we're failing to fight climate change &ndash; but he's not giving up. After 90 laps around the sun, he has become a familiar voice known for his rare ability to make complex scientific and environmental issues understandable. That gift reached millions through The Nature of Things, a TV series he began hosting in 1979. Now, as he celebrates his 90th birthday, Suzuki reflects on his life and work in a new memoir, Lessons fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/at-90-david-suzuki-says-he-has-done-what-he-could-to-protect-earth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/at-90-david-suzuki-says-he-has-done-what-he-could-to-protect-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women and Girls Bear Brunt of Water Shortages Globally, U.N. Reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisWomen and girls are bearing the brunt of water shortages and a lack of sanitation around the world, hindering the economic and social development of poorer countries, the United Nations has warned. Women are responsible for collecting water in more than 70% of rural households that do not have access to water mains across the developing world. Globally, women and girls spend 250 million hours a day collecting water&mdash;a problem made worse by...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/women-and-girls-bear-brunt-of-water-shortages-globally-un-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/women-and-girls-bear-brunt-of-water-shortages-globally-un-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada to Launch AI and Culture Advisory Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsCanada announced a new advisory council to help protect its creative industries from rapid advancements in AI, as the first National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture wrapped up in Banff on Tuesday. The Advisory Council on AI and Culture&mdash;a joint venture between Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture&mdash;will consist of 12 rotating members across creative and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canada-to-launch-ai-and-culture-advisory-council/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canada-to-launch-ai-and-culture-advisory-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Nordic Nation Is the World's Happiest Country for the Ninth Year in a Row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthIf happiness were an Olympic event, Nordic countries would be guaranteed a spot on the podium. Actually, all three spots on the podium. According to the World Happiness Report, which is compiled by researchers at the University of Oxford, the three happiest countries in the world are Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. Finland was named the happiest country for a record 9th time in a row, with Iceland at number 2 and Denmark number 3.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-nordic-nation-is-the-worlds-happiest-country-for-the-ninth-year-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-nordic-nation-is-the-worlds-happiest-country-for-the-ninth-year-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Daily Coffee May Be Protecting Your Brain, 43-Year Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsYour morning coffee or tea could be quietly supporting your brain health. A long-term study found that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea was linked to an 18% lower risk of dementia and better cognitive performance over time. The benefits appeared strongest at 2&ndash;3 cups of coffee or 1&ndash;2 cups of tea daily&mdash;and even held true for people genetically predisposed to dementia. The new findings were recently published in the journal JAMA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-daily-coffee-may-be-protecting-your-brain-43-year-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-daily-coffee-may-be-protecting-your-brain-43-year-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cognitive Cost of Frequent Smartphone Notifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study has found that receiving a smartphone notification disrupts a person's concentration for an average of about seven seconds. The research, published in Computers in Human Behavior, suggests that the frequency of checking a phone and the volume of notifications received are better predictors of distraction than total daily screen time. The findings also suggest that digital habits play a significant role in how technology affects human...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-cognitive-cost-of-frequent-smartphone-notifications/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-cognitive-cost-of-frequent-smartphone-notifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An AI "Val Kilmer" Is Set to Posthumously Appear in New Movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsIn one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking, a generative AI version of deceased actor Val Kilmer. First Line Films announced Wednesday that Kilmer's likeness has joined the cast of As Deep as the Grave. The producers said that, before his death, Kilmer had signed on to perform in the movie but was unable to because of his health. Kilmer's estate gave permission for his digital replication and is being compensated...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/an-ai-val-kilmer-is-set-to-posthumously-appear-in-new-movie/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/an-ai-val-kilmer-is-set-to-posthumously-appear-in-new-movie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee Urged to Drop Reported Gender Test Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsMore than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups released a joint statement Tuesday calling on the &zwnj;International Olympic Committee to end reported plans to introduce genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a ban on transgender and intersex competitors. "Gender policing and exclusion harms all women and girls and undermines the very dignity and fairness the IOC claims &zwnj;to uphold," said the executive director of the Sport &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/international-olympic-committee-urged-to-drop-reported-gender-test-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:24:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/international-olympic-committee-urged-to-drop-reported-gender-test-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence Weak That Cannabis Is an Effective Mental Health Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRAlong with chronic pain, mental health conditions are some of the top reasons people use marijuana for medical purposes. But a sweeping review of cannabis studies over the past 45 years concludes there is little to no high-quality evidence showing this practice is effective. The findings, published in the medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry, underscore the extent to which the public's embrace of cannabis has outpaced the scientific research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/evidence-weak-that-cannabis-is-an-effective-mental-health-treatment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:24:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/evidence-weak-that-cannabis-is-an-effective-mental-health-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Your Eyes Could Muffle Your Hearing in Noisy Settings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthIt's a common practice: to hear a faint sound better, we squeeze our eyes shut. Yet new research suggests this strategy actually backfires in noisy environments. By monitoring brain activity via EEG, researchers found that closing your eyes triggers a state of "neural criticality" that causes the brain to over-filter sound, silencing the very thing you are trying to hear. The study was published this week in the Journal of the Acoustical Society...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/closing-your-eyes-could-muffle-your-hearing-in-noisy-settings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:24:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/closing-your-eyes-could-muffle-your-hearing-in-noisy-settings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just 24 Minutes of Music Can Reduce Anxiety, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA clinical trial found that listening to specially designed music with auditory beat stimulation can significantly reduce anxiety. Among several listening lengths tested, a 24-minute session delivered the biggest benefits, easing both mental and physical symptoms of anxiety. The results suggest there may be an ideal "dose" of therapeutic music that works quickly without requiring long listening sessions. The report appears in the journal PLOS...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/just-24-minutes-of-music-can-reduce-anxiety-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:01:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/just-24-minutes-of-music-can-reduce-anxiety-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's Parliament Adds an Openly LGBTQ+ Voice for the First Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe election of Menaka Guruswamy to India's upper house of parliament marks a significant moment for LGBTQ+ visibility in the country's political life. Guruswamy is a constitutional lawyer educated at the University of Oxford, Harvard Law School, and India University. Now, she has become India's first openly queer member of parliament and has said she will stand for "equality, fraternity and non-discrimination."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/indias-parliament-adds-an-openly-lgbtq-voice-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:01:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/indias-parliament-adds-an-openly-lgbtq-voice-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching Violent Video Game Characters May Fuel Implicit Biases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostWhen people watch violent video game characters, the race of those digital avatars can shape the viewers' racial biases in real life. A recent experiment published in the International Journal of Psychology found that seeing a Black character perform violent acts increased unconscious prejudice among White participants. Black participants actually reported lower levels of overt racism after watching the same footage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/watching-violent-video-game-characters-may-fuel-implicit-biases/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/watching-violent-video-game-characters-may-fuel-implicit-biases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People Often Overestimate Backlash of Changing Their Political Beliefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study suggests that people consistently overestimate how much their political peers will judge them for changing their minds on polarizing issues. This inflated fear of rejection then leads them to hide their shifting views. The research, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, provides evidence that the social penalty for political dissent within one's own party is generally much milder than expected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/people-often-overestimate-backlash-of-changing-their-political-beliefs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/people-often-overestimate-backlash-of-changing-their-political-beliefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Kids Take Melatonin, But Doctors Are Raising Red Flags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthMelatonin is now widely used to help children sleep, but scientists say the enthusiasm may be getting ahead of the evidence. A major review found clear benefits for children with conditions like autism and ADHD, yet far less research exists on typical childhood insomnia. Researchers also warn about accidental ingestions among young kids. Experts say melatonin should be used carefully and only alongside proven behavioral sleep strategies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/millions-of-kids-take-melatonin-but-doctors-are-raising-red-flags/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/millions-of-kids-take-melatonin-but-doctors-are-raising-red-flags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to Reduce Your Dementia Risk? Try This Brain Training Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthRegular exercise, a Mediterranean diet, and an hour of video games? According to new research, that could be the perfect prescription for dementia prevention. A new study from Johns Hopkins found that one type of brain-training computer game may help reduce dementia risk by up to 25%. What's more, that protective effect appears to last for decades after completing just a few months of exercises. Here are the details and a chance to try it...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/want-to-reduce-your-dementia-risk-try-this-brain-training-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/want-to-reduce-your-dementia-risk-try-this-brain-training-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single Workout Sparks Brain Ripples in Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthWe've long known that exercise is good for the brain, but a groundbreaking study suggests one reason why. For the first time in humans, researchers found that a single 20-minute session on a stationary bike triggers a burst of high-frequency brain waves called ripples. These ripples originate in the hippocampus and surge toward the regions responsible for learning and recall, rapidly reshaping brain networks used for thinking and memory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/single-workout-sparks-brain-ripples-in-humans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/single-workout-sparks-brain-ripples-in-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Resigns Over Owning Signed Copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsA Canadian official, Bob Gale, abruptly resigned just hours after local anti-racism groups demanded he apologize for owning a signed copy of Adolf Hitler's infamous manifesto, Mein Kampf. A spokesperson of one group said Mr. Gale needed to "apologize for owning one of the most notorious pieces of antisemitic hate." Hitler was the leading architect of the Holocaust, in which six million Jewish people were murdered along with millions of other..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/official-resigns-over-owning-signed-copy-of-hitlers-mein-kampf/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/official-resigns-over-owning-signed-copy-of-hitlers-mein-kampf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kansas Driver's License Law Leaves Some of Trans Resients in ID Limbo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA new state law in Kansas has invalidated the driver's licenses and other government-issued documents of transgender residents. No law has ever retroactively invalidated legally-obtained documents before. A few states prohibit trans people from changing gender markers, but they don't invalidate previous licenses. The new law also orders the state registrar to "correct" birth certificates that do not match the state's binary definition of male...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kansas-drivers-license-law-leaves-some-of-trans-resients-in-id-limbo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kansas-drivers-license-law-leaves-some-of-trans-resients-in-id-limbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU States Must Provide Proper ID for Transgender Citizens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday ruled that European Union nations must provide transgender citizens with identification documents reflecting their "lived gender" rather than their gender at birth. Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation referred the case to the ECJ, saying it was unclear whether Bulgaria could issue such documentation. The court's ruling emphasized that European Union law supersedes national law across member...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eu-states-must-provide-proper-id-for-transgender-citizens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eu-states-must-provide-proper-id-for-transgender-citizens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Surprising Blood Protein Pattern May Reveal Alzheimer's Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new study suggests Alzheimer's disease may be detectable through shape changes in proteins found in the blood. Researchers found that structural differences in three blood proteins closely track the progression of the disease. By analyzing these changes in more than 500 people, the team was able to distinguish healthy individuals from those with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's with impressive accuracy, which could move up diagnosis...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-surprising-blood-protein-pattern-may-reveal-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-surprising-blood-protein-pattern-may-reveal-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Finds Single Dose of Psilocybin Helps Smokers Quit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe long-running campaign against smoking could find support from research on psychedelics. Though much of the attention around psychedelics has focused on depression and other mental health conditions, researchers believe these substances also hold the potential to transform addiction treatment. A new study makes the strongest case yet for a psychedelic drug's impact on smoking, which remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-finds-single-dose-of-psilocybin-helps-smokers-quit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-finds-single-dose-of-psilocybin-helps-smokers-quit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Sues Trump Administration for Retaliation Over Safety Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe tech firm Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits on Monday against the Trump administration alleging that Pentagon officials illegally retaliated after the company said it would not allow its Claude AI model to be used for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance of American citizens. The lawsuit says the administration's decision to block all Pentagon suppliers from using Claude was an effort to punish the company over its AI safety guardrails.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anthropic-sues-trump-administration-for-retaliation-over-safety-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anthropic-sues-trump-administration-for-retaliation-over-safety-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My teenager is exploring her spirituality. I support her leap of faith, even as a non-religious parent | Jackie Bailey]]></title><description><![CDATA[My daughter is dipping her toes into sacred waters, seeing what it feels like to surrender and finding a sense of meaning to life that is bigger than herselfMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeMy teenager has decided to believe in God. She bought herself a silver cross pendant and has begun wearing it every day.When I was a teenager, I also wore a cross around my neck, and I also believed in God. I had been raised as a churchgoing, ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-teenager-is-exploring-her-spirituality-i-support-her-leap-of-faith-even-as-a-non-religious-parent-jackie-bailey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-teenager-is-exploring-her-spirituality-i-support-her-leap-of-faith-even-as-a-non-religious-parent-jackie-bailey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Retriever Genes Linked to Anxiety and Intelligence in Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Social Psychology Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked to canine behavior are also tied to human traits like anxiety and intelligence. The discovery suggests dogs and humans share biological roots for emotions and behavior. Understanding these links could help improve dog training and veterinary care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/golden-retriever-genes-linked-to-anxiety-and-intelligence-in-humans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/golden-retriever-genes-linked-to-anxiety-and-intelligence-in-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apocalyptic Views Are Surprisingly Common Among Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostMany people believe the world will soon end, and these apocalyptic views shape their response to global threats like climate change and artificial intelligence. A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that these beliefs may affect whether individuals ignore or work to prevent looming global crises. By mapping features of these doomsday beliefs, researchers can predict public reactions to major hazards...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apocalyptic-views-are-surprisingly-common-among-americans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apocalyptic-views-are-surprisingly-common-among-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Science of Music Reveals About Cognition, Emotion, and Identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorMusic is an extraordinary feature of the human species. It unites us and conveys feeling when words fail. It speaks to our identity as individuals and as members of a group. It is universal&mdash;found in nearly every culture and society&mdash;yet wildly diverse. It is emotionally potent but cognitively complex. In all its intricacy, music is a mirror of the brain itself, and it has its own implications for cognition, emotion, and identity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-the-science-of-music-reveals-about-cognition-emotion-and-identity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-the-science-of-music-reveals-about-cognition-emotion-and-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need &lsquo;consciousness hygiene&rsquo; to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithmsEach day when you wake up, you come back to yourself. You see the room around you, feel your body brush against your clothes and think about your plans, worries and hopes for the day. This daily internal experience is miraculous and mysterious, and the subject of Michael Pollan&rsquo;s new book, A World Appears.It also may be under siege, Polla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/our-consciousness-is-under-siege-michael-pollan-on-chatbots-social-media-and-mental-freedom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/our-consciousness-is-under-siege-michael-pollan-on-chatbots-social-media-and-mental-freedom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. High Court Blocks California Ban on Schools Outing Trans Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school, there by allowing schools to out students to their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-blocks-california-ban-on-schools-outing-trans-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-blocks-california-ban-on-schools-outing-trans-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming Cellblocks Into Psychology Classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorWhen the 1994 Crime Bill eliminated Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students, higher education programs in prisons across the U.S. plummeted from nearly 1,000 in the 1990s to just 12 by 2005. That changed in 2023 when Pell Grant eligibility was restored. As a result, there has been an upsurge in colleges and universities partnering with correctional facilities to offer credited courses and degree programs that duplicate what's available...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transforming-cellblocks-into-psychology-classrooms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transforming-cellblocks-into-psychology-classrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Military Using Anthropic's Artificial Intelligence in Iran War Despite Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsTwo sources familiar with the U.S. military's use of artificial intelligence confirm that the U.S. used Anthropic's Claude AI model over weekend for the attack on Iran &mdash; and is still using it. The Pentagon has not said exactly how the AI tool is being deployed, but it's being used despite a government-wide ban on the technology announced after a dispute last week with the Pentagon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-military-using-anthropics-artificial-intelligence-in-iran-war-despite-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-military-using-anthropics-artificial-intelligence-in-iran-war-despite-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Reaches Deal with Pentagon After Trump Drops Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsOpenAI announced it secured a deal to provide artificial intelligence tools to the Pentagon hours after the White House told all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI services. OpenAI&mdash;a tech company founded by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and others&mdash;developed applications such as ChatGPT and DALL-E. Contract negotiations between Anthropic soured after the company wanted limits on the government using AI to spy on Americans or create..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-reaches-deal-with-pentagon-after-trump-drops-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-reaches-deal-with-pentagon-after-trump-drops-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Bubble Tea Bad for You? New Research Raises Red Flags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthThat photogenic cup of bubble tea may come with hidden downsides. Tapioca pearls made from cassava can absorb heavy metals like lead, and in large amounts they may slow digestion or even cause blockages. The drink is often loaded with sugar&mdash;sometimes more than soda&mdash;raising risks for cavities, obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease. There are even reports linking frequent consumption to kidney stones and poorer mental health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-bubble-tea-bad-for-you-new-research-raises-red-flags/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-bubble-tea-bad-for-you-new-research-raises-red-flags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy's Birth Brings Hope for Amazon People Facing Extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsPugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to clear parts of the Amazon rainforest for meat and dairy production. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to vanish when the women died. That changed in December, when Babawru&mdash;the youngest of the three, in her 40s&mdash;gave birth to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/boys-birth-brings-hope-for-amazon-people-facing-extinction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/boys-birth-brings-hope-for-amazon-people-facing-extinction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Nutrition to Optimize Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorGrowing evidence suggests that what we eat influences not just our physical health but also our mood, emotions, and overall well-being. Dietary changes such as reducing ultra-processed food intake and eating more fruits and vegetables&mdash;as well as taking certain nutritional supplements&mdash;have been associated with improvements in depression and other mental health problems in adults and with a healthier start to life for children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/understanding-nutrition-to-optimize-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/understanding-nutrition-to-optimize-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT As a Therapist? New Study Reveals Serious Ethical Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Social Psychology As millions turn to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for therapy-style advice, new research raises a serious red flag: even when instructed to act like trained therapists, these systems often violate ethical standards of mental health care. In side-by-side evaluations with peer counselors and licensed psychologists, researchers found 15 distinct ethical risks&mdash;from mishandling crises to biased responses to "deceptive empathy" that mimics caring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-as-a-therapist-new-study-reveals-serious-ethical-risks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-as-a-therapist-new-study-reveals-serious-ethical-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a psychologist, I’ve seen that polyamory doesn’t fix relationships – it reveals them | Carly Dober]]></title><description><![CDATA[The success of any relationship hinges on the same pillars of trust, respect, honesty and shared values. Polyamory simply tests their integrity dailyThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workEmilio* and Jessica* sat in front of me, disconnected and barely looking at each other. They had been together for seven years and had recently opened up their relationship and tried polyamory, upon Emilio&rsquo;s suggestion. Jessica agreed to this, b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/as-a-psychologist-ive-seen-that-polyamory-doesnt-fix-relationships-it-reveals-them-carly-dober/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/as-a-psychologist-ive-seen-that-polyamory-doesnt-fix-relationships-it-reveals-them-carly-dober/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you overshare more?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We may cringe at influencers and friends who let it all hang out, but research shows that keeping quiet might be worseDo you recoil at oversharers on social media, or joke among your friends about &ldquo;TMI&rdquo;? I know I do. But while mocking public confession comes easy, it&rsquo;s harder to appreciate the risks of normalising silence: withheld anxieties, unspoken family histories, and the little omissions that make workplaces and relationships brittle. The instinct to pour scorn on &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/should-you-overshare-more/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/should-you-overshare-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump Bans Government Use of Anthropic AI Products]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRPresident Trump ordered the U.S. government on Friday to stop using the artificial intelligence company Anthropic's products, and the Pentagon moved to designate the company a national security risk. The twin decisions are a response to the company's refusal to allow its products and services from being used in mass surveillance of American citizens or to power autonomous weapon systems, as part of a military contract worth up to $200 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/president-trump-bans-government-use-of-anthropic-ai-products/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/president-trump-bans-government-use-of-anthropic-ai-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living with hyperphantasia: ‘I remember the clothes people wore the day we met, the things they said word-for-word’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard to know what people can see in their own mind&rsquo;s eye. But for Maddie Thomas there was no doubt: she had especially vivid mental imageryGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI close my eyes and picture a boat making its way towards the mainland. Lit only by moonlight, a silhouette walks towards a post box and mails three letters, one by one. Then, the familiar tune of ABBA&rsquo;s Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) starts to play, and the musical begins.Sometime]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/living-with-hyperphantasia-i-remember-the-clothes-people-wore-the-day-we-met-the-things-they-said-word-for-word/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/living-with-hyperphantasia-i-remember-the-clothes-people-wore-the-day-we-met-the-things-they-said-word-for-word/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahzarin Banaji Is Probing the Black Box of Large Language Modules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceIn 2023, Mahzarin Banaji was talking with her student Tessa Charlesworth about ChatGPT, and the two decided to ask the AI tool a brief question: "What are your implicit biases?" Banaji is the Harvard professor who co-coined the term "implicit bias" decades ago, and ChatGPT's answer steered her research in a whole new direction. The response was, "I am a white male." Since then, Banaji has been testing whether AI models like ChatGPT harbor...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mahzarin-banajiis-probing-the-black-box-of-large-language-modules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:11:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mahzarin-banajiis-probing-the-black-box-of-large-language-modules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shingles Vaccine May Slow Biological Aging and Cognitive Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA shingles shot might do more than prevent a painful rash&mdash;it could help slow down the aging process. In a national study of Americans age 70 and older, those who received the shingles vaccine showed slower biological aging, lower levels of chronic inflammation, and slower changes in gene activity linked to aging, suggesting the vaccine may calm the body's "inflammaging"&mdash;the low-grade inflammation tied to heart disease, frailty, and cognitive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-biological-aging-and-cognitive-decline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-biological-aging-and-cognitive-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polls Show Increasing Concerns About President Trump's Mental Acuity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthDonald Trump won the 2024 presidential race after his initial opponent, then-President Joe Biden, withdrew over worries about his age and mental sharpness. But now, polls suggest Americans aren't just increasingly unhappy with Mr. Trump's job performance; they're increasingly concerned about his mental capacity as well. The unease is not at the levels it was with Biden, who was 81 when he ended his campaign, but it is growing as Mr. Trump...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/polls-show-increasing-concerns-about-president-trumps-mental-acuity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/polls-show-increasing-concerns-about-president-trumps-mental-acuity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kansas Invalidates Trans Residents' Driver's Licenses and Birth Certificates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA new Kansas law requiring transgender residents' state-issued identification to reflect their "sex at birth" went into effect Thursday, invalidating hundreds of driver's licenses and birth certificates. Other states ban trans people from changing the gender on their IDs, but the Kansas law also nullifies previous changes made legally. In addition, the new law allows citizens to sue transgender people for $1,000 if they encounter them breaking...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kansas-invalidates-trans-residents-drivers-licenses-and-birth-certificates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kansas-invalidates-trans-residents-drivers-licenses-and-birth-certificates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kansas Invalidates Driver's Licenses, Birth Certificates of Trans Residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA new Kansas law requiring transgender residents' state-issued identification to reflect their "sex at birth" went into effect Thursday, invalidating hundreds of driver's licenses and birth certificates. Other states ban trans people from changing the gender on their IDs, but the Kansas law also nullifies previous changes made legally. In addition, the new law allows citizens to sue transgender people for $1,000 if they encounter them breaking...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kansas-invalidates-drivers-licenses-birth-certificates-of-trans-residents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kansas-invalidates-drivers-licenses-birth-certificates-of-trans-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Justice Department Sues UCLA Over Anti-Semitism Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Justice Department is suing the University of California Los Angeles over allegations that the school failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in California, is the latest effort by the Trump administration to punish top universities that it says have been soft on antisemitism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-justice-department-sues-ucla-over-anti-semitism-allegations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-justice-department-sues-ucla-over-anti-semitism-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senegal Prime Minister Proposes Doubling Jail Terms for Same-Sex Acts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesSenegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled legislation Tuesday to double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations. People are regularly arrested on such charges in traditionalist, Muslim-majority Senegal, where they face a prison sentence of up to five years. The prime minister said the bill changed the penal code to stipulate that any act "of a sexual nature between two people of the same sex constitutes an act against nature."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/senegal-prime-minister-proposes-doubling-jail-terms-for-same-sex-acts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/senegal-prime-minister-proposes-doubling-jail-terms-for-same-sex-acts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandiose Narcissists Tend to Show Reduced Neural Sensitivity to Errors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostTwo studies of students in the U.K. revealed that individuals with pronounced grandiose narcissism&mdash;characterized by a strong need for admiration and a tendency toward self-centeredness&mdash;tended to show blunted neural activity in response to errors. This blunting appears to be a mechanism that helps narcissists protect and bolster their positive self-views. The research was published in the Journal of Personality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/grandiose-narcissists-tend-to-show-reduced-neural-sensitivity-to-errors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/grandiose-narcissists-tend-to-show-reduced-neural-sensitivity-to-errors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Time to Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers suffering from PTSD, depression and anxiety are sent to&nbsp;the Forest Glade &ndash; Ukraine&rsquo;s first centre for the treatment of psychological trauma &ndash; before returning to the frontline.&nbsp; After three years in Russian captivity following the battle for Mariupol, 25-year-old Kyrylo Chuvak spends three weeks at the centre, a brief opportunity for rehabilitation. Hidden in the pines near Kyiv, this modest building offers soldiers psychological therapy as well as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/no-time-to-heal-the-psychological-rehabilitation-of-a-ukrainian-soldier-after-russian-captivity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/no-time-to-heal-the-psychological-rehabilitation-of-a-ukrainian-soldier-after-russian-captivity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went to a place deep in the forest where Ukraine’s wounded soldiers go to heal. This is what they told me | Ksenia Savoskina]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Soviet military facility offers an unlikely respite &ndash; before its patients return, too quickly, to the frontlineKsenia Savoskina directed the Guardian documentary No Time to Heal, which follows the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after three years in Russian captivityImagine a place hidden deep in a pine forest, with small lakes and ponies. Far from the noisy city. In the middle of it there is a modernist Soviet building with marble walls. Walls that have heard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-went-to-a-place-deep-in-the-forest-where-ukraines-wounded-soldiers-go-to-heal-this-is-what-they-told-me-ksenia-savoskina/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-went-to-a-place-deep-in-the-forest-where-ukraines-wounded-soldiers-go-to-heal-this-is-what-they-told-me-ksenia-savoskina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How loose social ties can help heal political division | Eva M Meyersson Milgrom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak connections known as &lsquo;bridge ties&rsquo; cross the boundaries that normally structure our lives. We must restore this connective tissueThe first time a woman I&rsquo;ll call Shoshana went toBrandi Carlile&rsquo;s music festival, she arrived alone. She had just been through another unsuccessful round of IVF. During one of the songs, about motherhood, she began to cry in the middle of the crowd. Then two women she had never met stepped closer and wordlessly wrapped their arms around her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-loose-social-ties-can-help-heal-political-division-eva-m-meyersson-milgrom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-loose-social-ties-can-help-heal-political-division-eva-m-meyersson-milgrom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen Cannabis Use Doubles Psychosis and Bipolar Risk, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA massive study of over 460,000 adolescents suggests that even occasional cannabis use during teenage years is a major risk factor for severe mental illness. The research followed participants from age 13 through 26, revealing that those who used cannabis were twice as likely to develop psychotic or bipolar disorders, with the disorders typically emerging within two years of initial use, regardless of the teen's prior mental health history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/teen-cannabis-use-doubles-psychosis-and-bipolar-risk-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/teen-cannabis-use-doubles-psychosis-and-bipolar-risk-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Pneumonia Bacterium May Fuel Alzheimer’s Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA common bacterium best known for causing pneumonia and sinus infections may also play a surprising role in Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found that Chlamydia pneumoniae can invade the retina and brain, where it sparks inflammation, nerve cell death, and the buildup of amyloid-beta&mdash;the hallmark protein linked to Alzheimer's. Higher levels of the bacterium were found in people with Alzheimer's and were tied to more severe cognitive decline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-pneumonia-bacterium-may-fuel-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-pneumonia-bacterium-may-fuel-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women and Men Both Show Biases in Rating Responses to Sexual Assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostStudies on gender differences in perspective-taking suggest that accuracy may be domain-specific, especially in areas where men and women have divergent experiences. One such domain is sexual violence, where women have disproportionately experienced victimization. Accordingly, a new study finds that men tend to underestimate how upset women would feel after sexual assault by an intimate partner, whereas women tend to overestimate how upset men...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/women-and-men-both-show-biases-in-rating-responses-to-sexual-assault/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/women-and-men-both-show-biases-in-rating-responses-to-sexual-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson, an American Original]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsIn 1988, the Reverend Jesse Jackson ended his outsider campaign for president with a stirring speech for the history books: "We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive! Keep hope alive! Keep hope alive!" In a decade when America was turning against big government, Jackson ran on a message of economic support and faith-based compassion for the working class and poor of all backgrounds. He called it his "Rainbow...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/remembering-reverend-jesse-jackson-an-american-original/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/remembering-reverend-jesse-jackson-an-american-original/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Research Highlights the Enduring Distinctiveness of Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostNew research suggests that when given the option between marriage and domestic partnership, same-sex couples in the United States overwhelmingly choose marriage. The findings, based on governmental data as well as national survey results, indicate that marriage retains a distinct and powerful status due to its legal benefits, social clarity, and perceived level of commitment. The new study appears in the Journal of Marriage and Family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-research-highlights-the-enduring-distinctiveness-of-marriage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-research-highlights-the-enduring-distinctiveness-of-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghana Taking Transatlantic Slavery Case to United Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesGhana's President Mahama has received the African Union's backing to ask the United Nations to recognize transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity." With the support of 40 African Union members, Mahama says the "truth about the story of the transatlantic slave trade must be told." It's estimated that over 400 years, 15 million men, women, and children were kidnapped, most of whom were enslaved. Between 1.5 and 2 million died...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ghana-taking-transatlantic-slavery-case-to-united-nations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ghana-taking-transatlantic-slavery-case-to-united-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Top General Calls Removal of Trans Troops a Costly Mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRAs 71-year-old retired four star Gen. Stanley McChrystal approaches the podium, the room applauds. "I can't believe he's here," someone whispers. Almost as if he heard them, McChrystal says this into the microphone. "First off, we shouldn't be here." The "here" he refers to is a retirement ceremony for five transgender service members who have been forcibly separated from the military under the Trump administration's second ban, which he calls a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/former-top-general-calls-removal-of-trans-troops-a-costly-mistake/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/former-top-general-calls-removal-of-trans-troops-a-costly-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My cultural awakening: Operation Mincemeat taught me how to cry – now I sob at everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[A musical number about a woman&rsquo;s letter to her husband on the second world war frontline unlocked my ability to blub &ndash; and made me a happier personI am sure I must have cried as a child, but by the time I was a teenager it had stopped. It was probably a boarding school thing. Very stiff upper lip. My parents are not the most emotionally available human beings, either. I like to tease them by saying: &ldquo;I love you.&rdquo; You can see the panic in their eyes. They will normally say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-cultural-awakening-operation-mincemeat-taught-me-how-to-cry-now-i-sob-at-everything/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-cultural-awakening-operation-mincemeat-taught-me-how-to-cry-now-i-sob-at-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is a Femcel? The Psychology of Female Celibates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostThe term "incel"&mdash;short for involuntary celibate&mdash;has become a fixture in public discourse, typically referring to men and a male subculture often linked to online misogyny and real-world acts of aggression. However, a parallel but distinct phenomenon has emerged that receives far less attention: the "femcel." Female involuntary celibates, or femcels, are women who feel they are unable to form romantic or sexual relationships despite wishing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-is-a-femcel-the-psychology-of-female-celibates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-is-a-femcel-the-psychology-of-female-celibates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Advantages of Human Language Being Messy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Social Psychology Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers, but that messiness may actually be beneficial. New research published in Nature Human Behaviour reveals that while digital-style encoding could theoretically compress information more tightly, it would demand far more mental effort from both speaker and listener. Instead, language is built around familiar words and predictable...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-advantages-of-human-language-being-messy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-advantages-of-human-language-being-messy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edward Deci, Pioneering Researcher on Human Motivation, Dies at 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Social Psychology Network NewsEdward Deci, whose pioneering research on human motivation shaped generations of scholars, practitioners, and students worldwide, died February 14 at age 83. He was best known for his work on self-determination theory, which he cofounded with his colleague Richard Ryan. The theory became one of the most influential frameworks on human motivation and wellness in contemporary psychology, with its reach extending far beyond academic journals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/edward-deci-pioneering-researcher-on-human-motivation-dies-at-83/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/edward-deci-pioneering-researcher-on-human-motivation-dies-at-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiencesWritten and read by Michael Pollan Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-voice-what-can-our-thoughts-reveal-about-the-nature-of-consciousness-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-voice-what-can-our-thoughts-reveal-about-the-nature-of-consciousness-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's EPA Sued Over Repeal of Landmark Climate Finding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisMore than a dozen health and environmental justice nonprofits have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its rollback of the legal finding that previously laid the foundation for U.S. federal climate regulations. Filed in Washington, DC, circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA's repeal of the "endangerment finding," which states that the buildup of heat-trapping pollution in the atmosphere endangers public health and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-epa-sued-over-repeal-of-landmark-climate-finding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-epa-sued-over-repeal-of-landmark-climate-finding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers Restore the Philadelphia President's House Slavery Exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourWorkers on Thursday began restoring an exhibit on the lives of nine enslaved people at former President George Washington's House in Philadelphia amid a legal fight between the city and the Trump administration. In her 40-page opinion, Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe compared President Donald Trump's administration to the totalitarian regime in the dystopian novel "1984," which revised historical records to align with its narrative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/workers-restore-the-philadelphia-presidents-house-slavery-exhibit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/workers-restore-the-philadelphia-presidents-house-slavery-exhibit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Pledges $50 Billion to Counter Global AI Divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsMicrosoft announced Wednesday that it's allocating $50 billion over the next 10 years to combat artificial intelligence inequality in low-income nations. The company said it intends to bridge the AI divide among nations and ensure equal access to its potential benefits. Company officials revealed its plan at the AI Impact Summit in India. Microsoft said the Global North had nearly twice the amount of AI diffusion than the Global South at the end...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/microsoft-pledges-50-billion-to-counter-global-ai-divide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/microsoft-pledges-50-billion-to-counter-global-ai-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change Is Accelerating But Nature Seems to Be Slowing Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsAs the planet warms, many scientists had expected ecosystems to change faster and faster. Instead, a massive global study suggests that species turnover has slowed by about one-third since the 1970s. As described in a new report published in Nature Communications, this unexpected slowdown may signal something alarming: ecosystems losing the biodiversity needed to remain responsive to external changes in habitat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-is-accelerating-but-nature-seems-to-be-slowing-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-is-accelerating-but-nature-seems-to-be-slowing-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta No Longer Designs Apps to Maximize Screentime, CEO Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsDuring a Wednesday court appearance, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back on a lawyer's suggestion that he had misled Congress about the design of the company's social media platforms, as &zwnj;a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues. Zuckerberg was questioned on the statements he gave to Congress during a 2024 hearing, when he said the company did not give its teams the goal of maximizing time spent on its apps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/meta-no-longer-designs-apps-to-maximize-screentime-ceo-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/meta-no-longer-designs-apps-to-maximize-screentime-ceo-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Breakthrough Could Replace Rare Earth Magnets in Electric Vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsScientists have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable database of 67,573 magnetic compounds&mdash;including 25 newly recognized materials that stay magnetic even at high temperatures&mdash;the team is opening the door to cheaper, more sustainable technologies. The new resource, called the Northeast Materials Database, was reported in the journal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-breakthrough-could-replace-rare-earth-magnets-in-electric-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-breakthrough-could-replace-rare-earth-magnets-in-electric-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hallmark of Genocide" Found in Sudan, U.N. Report Concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsIn a report released Thursday, a United Nations fact-finding mission concluded that at least three underlying acts of genocide were committed in Sudan last year: "killing members of a protected ethnic group; causing serious bodily and mental harm; and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the group's physical destruction." Genocidal intent, the report said, was "the only reasonable inference" from what took place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hallmark-of-genocide-found-in-sudan-un-report-concludes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hallmark-of-genocide-found-in-sudan-un-report-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiencesWhat was I thinking? This is not as easy or straightforward a question as I would have thought. As soon as you try to record and categorise the contents of your consciousness &ndash; the sense impressions, feelings, words, images, daydreams, mind-&#8203;wanderings, ruminations, deliberations, observations, opinions, intuitions and occasional insights &ndash; you encounter far more question]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-voice-what-can-our-thoughts-reveal-about-the-nature-of-consciousness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-voice-what-can-our-thoughts-reveal-about-the-nature-of-consciousness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Judge Orders Reinstatement of Washington Slavery Exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesA federal judge has ruled that an exhibit about people enslaved by George Washington, the first president of the United States, must be temporarily restored at Washington's former home in Philadelphia. In her decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe said that all materials must be restored in their original condition and compared Trump administration's efforts to sanitize history to Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's dystopian...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-judge-orders-reinstatement-of-washington-slavery-exhibit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:23:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-judge-orders-reinstatement-of-washington-slavery-exhibit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Daunting But Doable": Europe Urged to Prepare for 3C of Global Heating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisKeeping Europe safe from extreme weather "is not rocket science," a top researcher has said, as the EU's climate advisory board urges countries to prepare for a catastrophic 3C of global heating. The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change describes current efforts to adapt to rising temperatures as "insufficient, largely incremental [and] often coming too late" and suggests preparing for a world 2.8-3.3C hotter than preindustrial...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/daunting-but-doable-europe-urged-to-prepare-for-3c-of-global-heating/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:23:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/daunting-but-doable-europe-urged-to-prepare-for-3c-of-global-heating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Dismisses Claims That AI Can Help Fix Climate As Greenwashing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisThe claim that generative AI can help avert climate breakdown&mdash;made by several tech companies&mdash;is largely empty, according to a new report. The research, commissioned by nonprofits including Beyond Fossil Fuels and Climate Action Against Disinformation, did not find a single example where popular tools such as Google's Gemini or Microsoft's Copilot were leading to a "material, verifiable, and substantial" reduction in planet-heating emissions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/report-dismisses-claims-that-ai-can-help-fix-climate-as-greenwashing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/report-dismisses-claims-that-ai-can-help-fix-climate-as-greenwashing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glacier Grafting: How an Indigenous Art Is Countering Water Scarcity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraAs Pakistan grapples with the effects of rising temperatures that are melting its glaciers, residents in the country's high-altitude Himalayan region have adopted a traditional technique that dates back to the 14th century, known as glacier grafting, to counter water scarcity. Pakistan, home to an estimated 13,000 glaciers, ranks among the top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations, even though it contributes less than one percent of global...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/glacier-grafting-how-an-indigenous-art-is-countering-water-scarcity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/glacier-grafting-how-an-indigenous-art-is-countering-water-scarcity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Some Kids Struggle with Math Even When They Try Hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyA new study has found that math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less likely to change their thinking after making mistakes during number comparison tasks. Similarly, brain imaging showed weaker activity in regions that help monitor errors and guide behavioral changes. The results suggest that math difficulties may not only be about understanding numbers but about detecting errors and trying...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-some-kids-struggle-with-math-even-when-they-try-hard/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-some-kids-struggle-with-math-even-when-they-try-hard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia Risk Reduced by 25% With Specific Type of Brain Exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthResults from a randomized clinical trial reveal that a specific type of cognitive exercise can significantly reduce the risk of dementia. The study, which followed nearly 3,000 older adults for 20 years, found that with less than 24 hours of "speed of processing" training&mdash;exercises designed to sharpen visual attention and reaction time&mdash;people were 25% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia well into their 80s and 90s, compared to a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dementia-risk-reduced-by-25-with-specific-type-of-brain-exercise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dementia-risk-reduced-by-25-with-specific-type-of-brain-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers reply: can you acquire courage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions ponders how to overcome fear and do what is neededThis week&rsquo;s question: what would be the most socially useful way to spend a billion dollars?Is it possible to acquire courage if you don&rsquo;t have it? I was moved by the recent story of the Australian boy who swam to land for several hours in rough waters to raise the alarm that his mother and siblings had been swept out to sea. Despite his exhaustion, he then]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/readers-reply-can-you-acquire-courage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/readers-reply-can-you-acquire-courage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You think: Do I really need anyone?’ – the hidden burden of being a hyper-independent person]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-reliance is often encouraged over asking others for help in the modern world. But doing everything yourself can be a sign that you are scared of intimacyWhen a relative was seriously ill and in intensive care for more than a month, Cianne Jones stepped in. &ldquo;I took it upon myself to be that person in the hospital every single day &ndash; chasing doctors, taking notes, making sure I understood why they were doing things.&rdquo; It was so stressful, she says, that at one point her hair s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-think-do-i-really-need-anyone-the-hidden-burden-of-being-a-hyper-independent-person/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-think-do-i-really-need-anyone-the-hidden-burden-of-being-a-hyper-independent-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Pressures Vanuatu Over ICJ’s Landmark Climate Change Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe United States is urging governments to pressure Vanuatu to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting a landmark International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that countries have a legal obligation to act on climate change. A U.S. government cable says the Trump administration "strongly objects" to the proposed resolution being circulated by the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu in support of last year's ruling by the ICJ&mdash;the UN's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-pressures-vanuatu-over-icjs-landmark-climate-change-ruling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-pressures-vanuatu-over-icjs-landmark-climate-change-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Calls Climate Change Threat to Public Health "a Scam"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe White House revoked a scientific finding Thursday that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies have documented the harm. Again and again, research has found increasing disease and deaths&mdash;thousands every year&mdash;in a warming world. For example, a 2021 study in Nature Climate Change estimated that over a third of heat deaths in 43 countries were due to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-calls-climate-change-threat-to-public-health-a-scam/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-calls-climate-change-threat-to-public-health-a-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Report Finds Children With Mental Health Diagnoses Often Incarcerated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRA new bipartisan report from Congress has raised the alarm about children with mental health conditions being held in juvenile detention, rather than getting treatment. "Prolonged Incarceration of Children Due to Mental Health Care Shortages," released Thursday, found that dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-report-finds-children-with-mental-health-diagnoses-often-incarcerated/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-report-finds-children-with-mental-health-diagnoses-often-incarcerated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depression and Other Disorders May Share Common Genetic Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswirePsychiatric disorders can share common genetic influences, which means parts of DNA can be at the root of more than one mental condition, new research has found. The study, based on DNA data from 6 million people and published in Nature, could explain why many mental health conditions occur together. "By uncovering shared genetic roots, we can start thinking about treatments that target multiple disorders," said one of the authors in a press...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/depression-and-other-disorders-may-share-common-genetic-roots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/depression-and-other-disorders-may-share-common-genetic-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Orders Pentagon to Buy Electricity Generated by Coal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraU.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to buy electricity generated by coal&mdash;his latest effort to boost demand for the fossil fuel amid its declining cost competitiveness and climate change concerns. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, Trump directed the U.S. Department of Defense to enter into long-term purchase agreements with coal-fired plants and prioritize the "preservation and strategic utilization" of "coal-based...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-orders-pentagon-to-buy-electricity-generated-by-coal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-orders-pentagon-to-buy-electricity-generated-by-coal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissociation Is Not the Coping Mechanism It's Assumed to Be]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological SciencePeople often use the term "dissociating" to mean zoning out or distracting oneself from the troubles of the world or their personal situation&mdash;a coping mechanism useful in times of stress. But to psychological scientists, dissociating refers to something more extreme. Most adults experience little to no dissociation, but it's frequently reported in clinical populations, according to an upcoming journal article in Clinical Psychological Science.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dissociation-is-not-the-coping-mechanism-its-assumed-to-be/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dissociation-is-not-the-coping-mechanism-its-assumed-to-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vance Deleted Message Referring to "Armenian Genocide." Here's Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourU.S. Vice President JD Vance's team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican's visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire. The issue was the post using the term "Armenian genocide," a designation the U.S. government historically has not used for what happened&mdash;except for the Biden administration. The White House blamed the post on a staff mistake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/vance-deleted-message-referring-to-armenian-genocide-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/vance-deleted-message-referring-to-armenian-genocide-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instagram CEO Denies Social Media App Can Be "Clinically Addictive"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthAdam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified Wednesday that he does not think users can be "clinically addicted" to the social media app. Mosseri is the first executive to testify in the landmark social media addiction trial against YouTube and Instagram parent company Meta in a suit brought by a now 20-year-old woman who alleges the companies intentionally developed addictive features to hook young users, which she claims harmed her mental...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/instagram-ceo-denies-social-media-app-can-be-clinically-addictive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/instagram-ceo-denies-social-media-app-can-be-clinically-addictive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychiatric drugs aren’t always the answer | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talking therapies have made huge progress and should be more widely available, writes Ann Marie TaylorYes, there has been a shocking lack of progress in developing transformative psychiatric medicine (We need new drugs for mental ill-health, 5 February), but this may be because in mental health, drugs are not always the answer (see, for example, Richard P&nbsp;Bentall&rsquo;s Doctoring the Mind).Huge progress has been made in the effectiveness of talking therapies &ndash; for example, free effec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychiatric-drugs-arent-always-the-answer-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychiatric-drugs-arent-always-the-answer-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Do If Your Friends Keep Leaving You Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireEarly in Kip Williams' career as a social psychologist, he was at the park when a flying disc landed on his blanket. Williams stood up and tossed it back. To his surprise, the throwers threw it to him again. "Suddenly I was part of a three-person toss," he says. But when they eventually stopped including him, he recalls feeling awkward and hurt, which inspired him to replicate the experience in his lab&mdash;the first of many famous studies on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-to-do-if-your-friends-keep-leaving-you-out/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-to-do-if-your-friends-keep-leaving-you-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA to End "Endangerment Finding" and Funding to Protect Climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials say they will be ending a 2009 declaration that says climate change is a danger to public health. Revoking "the endangerment finding"&mdash;which is expected to happen this week&mdash;removes the EPA's statutory authority to regulate motor vehicle emissions that was provided by the Clean Air Act of 1970, an EPA spokesperson told The Hill. Under that act, the EPA regulates vehicle emissions thought to..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-to-end-endangerment-finding-and-funding-to-protect-climate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-to-end-endangerment-finding-and-funding-to-protect-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Bedroom Temperature Could Help Older Adults Sleep With Less Stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA cooler bedroom might be better for older sleepers than previously thought. Researchers found that keeping nighttime temperatures at 75&deg;F reduced stress responses and helped the heart work more efficiently during sleep. Hot nights usually force the heart to work harder, interfering with recovery. As climate change drives warmer nights, this small adjustment could make a big difference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/this-bedroom-temperature-could-help-older-adults-sleep-with-less-stress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/this-bedroom-temperature-could-help-older-adults-sleep-with-less-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racist Attitudes Predict Increased Mental Distress Over Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostNew research published in the journal Comprehensive Psychiatry challenges the common belief that mental illness is a primary driver of racist attitudes. The findings suggest that the relationship actually works in the opposite direction, with prejudiced beliefs predicting an increase in psychological distress over time. The study also documented that a lack of social connection is correlated with both prejudice and mental health struggles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/racist-attitudes-predict-increased-mental-distress-over-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/racist-attitudes-predict-increased-mental-distress-over-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Takes Down Rainbow Flag at Stonewall Monument]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, angering activists who see the move as a swipe at the country's first national monument to LGBTQ+ history. The multicolored flag was quietly removed in recent days from a flagpole on the National Park Service-run site across the street from the Stonewall Inn, the gay bar where patrons' rebellion against a police raid helped launch the modern LGBTQ+...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-takes-down-rainbow-flag-at-stonewall-monument/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-takes-down-rainbow-flag-at-stonewall-monument/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll Reveals Depth of Americans' Gloom About the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourIn 2025, only 59% of Americans gave high ratings when asked to evaluate how good their life will be in about five years&mdash;the&nbsp;lowest annual measure since Gallup began asking&nbsp;this question almost 20 years ago. When Americans are feeling good about the present, they usually tend to feel optimistic about the future. But the most recent measures show not only a decline in life satisfaction over the past decade, but that future optimism has dropped...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poll-reveals-depth-of-americans-gloom-about-the-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/poll-reveals-depth-of-americans-gloom-about-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physical Distance Affects Moral Choices in Sacrificial Dilemmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostWhen people are physically near to someone who could be harmed, they're less willing to sacrifice that person for the greater good, according to a study in Cognition &amp; Emotion. Research on moral dilemmas such as the trolley and footbridge problems shows that people often reject utilitarian solutions when harm requires direct physical contact, suggesting that emotional reactions affect moral choices. Now, evidence suggests that physical proximity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/physical-distance-affects-moral-choices-in-sacrificial-dilemmas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/physical-distance-affects-moral-choices-in-sacrificial-dilemmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Study Explores the Role of Power in the Bedroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study suggests that having a sense of power in a relationship promotes sexual assertiveness, while perceiving a partner as powerful fosters a willingness to accommodate their needs. The findings, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and based on data from roughly 1,000 participants, indicate that the most satisfying interactions appear to occur when both individuals feel they have influence within the relationship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-study-explores-the-role-of-power-in-the-bedroom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-study-explores-the-role-of-power-in-the-bedroom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chile Launches Latin America's First Generative AI Model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsAfter nearly three years of development, Chile has officially launched Latam-GPT, an open-source artificial intelligence model built with data from Latin America to reflect the region's culture and history. "I am Latam-GPT, a large language model developed specifically for Latin America, with emphasis on its culture, language, history and social realities," the platform said in its self-introduction on Tuesday. The model was trained on 230...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chile-launches-latin-americas-first-generative-ai-model/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chile-launches-latin-americas-first-generative-ai-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My patient’s near-death experience in hospital left me with worry and guilt. This is how vicarious trauma starts | Ranjana Srivastava]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afterwards, my team and I kept going without ever discussing the event. But something felt heavy. And because I couldn&rsquo;t name it, I didn&rsquo;t know how to deal with it&ldquo;And who are you?&rdquo; Tracking the voice, I realise the nurse is talking to me.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m the physician looking after the patient.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-patients-near-death-experience-in-hospital-left-me-with-worry-and-guilt-this-is-how-vicarious-trauma-starts-ranjana-srivastava/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-patients-near-death-experience-in-hospital-left-me-with-worry-and-guilt-this-is-how-vicarious-trauma-starts-ranjana-srivastava/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menopause Linked to Grey Matter Loss in Key Brain Regions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA major study suggests menopause is linked to changes in brain structure, mental health, and sleep. Brain scans revealed grey matter loss in areas tied to memory and emotional regulation, while many women reported increased anxiety, depression, and fatigue. Hormone therapy did not reverse these effects, though it may slow age-related declines in reaction speed. Researchers say menopause could represent an important turning point for brain health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/menopause-linked-to-grey-matter-loss-in-key-brain-regions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/menopause-linked-to-grey-matter-loss-in-key-brain-regions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Transgender Policy Consensus Reached Across Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraGlobal sports leaders &zwnj;have reached consensus on eligibility criteria for transgender athletes, with the new policy expected to be announced within the first half of this year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Saturday. It would be the first uniform policy adopted by the IOC and international sports federations, applying to dozens of sports, including the Games and world championships. Currently, federations each have their own...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-transgender-policy-consensus-reached-across-sports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-transgender-policy-consensus-reached-across-sports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Brain Changes As a Romance Matures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study suggests that the human brain processes romantic partners differently than close friends. The research, published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, found that the brain creates a unique neural signature for a partner early in a relationship, but the distinction tends to fade as the bond matures. These findings offer insight on how the biological drivers of romantic love may evolve from passion to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-brain-changes-as-a-romance-matures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-brain-changes-as-a-romance-matures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hidden Aloe Vera Compound May Help Treat Alzheimer's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthScientists are continuing to search for new ways to treat Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disorder that affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In a recent study, researchers identified several compounds found in Aloe vera that could offer new possibilities for future treatments. Aloe vera is best known as a soothing plant used for skin care, but it also contains natural chemicals that may influence biological processes inside the body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-hidden-aloe-vera-compound-may-help-treat-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-hidden-aloe-vera-compound-may-help-treat-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI and Virtual Worlds Are Reshaping Holocaust Remembrance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsAs Holocaust survivors age and first-hand testimony becomes rarer, educators are turning to new technologies to preserve memory, foster empathy, and engage younger generations far beyond museums and classrooms using narrative-driven games and immersive virtual spaces allowing students to not only observe history but interact with it. The challenge is to employ the technologies thoughtfully enough to ensure that memory endures for generations to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-ai-and-virtual-worlds-are-reshaping-holocaust-remembrance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-ai-and-virtual-worlds-are-reshaping-holocaust-remembrance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Lauds Plastic Surgeons' Statement on Trans Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe Trump administration celebrated a recent statement from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which recommends that doctors delay gender-related surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. In an email to NPR, the Society noted that the new position statement is not a reversal of a previous position. It is also not a new clinical practice guideline, but rather, an articulation of the professional group's recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-lauds-plastic-surgeons-statement-on-trans-surgery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-lauds-plastic-surgeons-statement-on-trans-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Media Firms Sued for Mental Health Harms, But Are They Addictive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthForthcoming legal proceedings against Meta and YouTube are frequently referred to as the "social media addiction trials," but whether these platforms are truly addictive is still under scientific debate. Lawsuits were brought against Meta, YouTube (Google), Snap, and TikTok by plaintiffs alleging these platforms severely damaged their mental health during childhood. Snap and TikTok settled the first case, but Meta and YouTube are fighting it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/social-media-firms-sued-for-mental-health-harms-but-are-they-addictive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/social-media-firms-sued-for-mental-health-harms-but-are-they-addictive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media companies are being sued for harming their users’ mental health – but are the platforms addictive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say the term &lsquo;addiction&rsquo; is be overused and, for social media use, could be difficult to proveForthcoming legal proceedings against Meta and YouTube are frequently referred to as the &ldquo;social media addiction trials&rdquo;, but whether these platforms are truly addictive is still the subject of scientific debate.The lawsuits were brought against Meta, YouTube (Google), Snap Inc and TikTok by plaintiffs alleging these platforms severely damaged their mental health when the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/social-media-companies-are-being-sued-for-harming-their-users-mental-health-but-are-the-platforms-addictive/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/social-media-companies-are-being-sued-for-harming-their-users-mental-health-but-are-the-platforms-addictive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers’ replies: why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads – and what makes an earworm?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions explores the sounds and music that play on repeat mentally &ndash; and how to escape their aural clutches&bull; This week&rsquo;s question: can you acquire courage?I know a song that&rsquo;ll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves. I know a so &hellip; you get the gist! Why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads? (And good luck stopping this one now!) Laura Ashton, Haslemere, SurreySend new questions to n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/readers-replies-why-does-a-song-sometimes-get-stuck-in-our-heads-and-what-makes-an-earworm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/readers-replies-why-does-a-song-sometimes-get-stuck-in-our-heads-and-what-makes-an-earworm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Australia getting ruder? How to be kinder to others in everyday life – and break the contagion of rage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slow down, take a deep breath, maybe even let the other car take the park. In the face of rudeness, sometimes the most radical thing to do is remain passively politeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThink of a typical day in our angry world. You open social media and read abuse either directed at yourself or someone else, then you get in your car and find yourself aggressively overtaken while driving at the speed limit. You pull into a shopping mall car park, where another driver execut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-australia-getting-ruder-how-to-be-kinder-to-others-in-everyday-life-and-break-the-contagion-of-rage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-australia-getting-ruder-how-to-be-kinder-to-others-in-everyday-life-and-break-the-contagion-of-rage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you acquire courage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts&bull; This week&rsquo;s replies: why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads &ndash; and what makes an earworm?Is it possible to acquire courage if you don&rsquo;t have it? I was moved this week by the story of the Australian boy who swam to land for several hours in rough seas to raise the alarm that his mother an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-you-acquire-courage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-you-acquire-courage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m the psychedelic confessor’: the man who turned a generation on to hallucinogens returns with a head-spinning book about consciousness]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the Omnivore&rsquo;s Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan transformed our understanding of food and drugs. Can he do the same for our sense of self?Several years ago, Michael Pollan had a disturbing encounter. The relentlessly curious journalist and author was at a conference on plant behaviour in Vancouver. There, he&rsquo;d learned that when plants are damaged, they produce an anaesthetising chemical, ethylene. Was this a form of self-soothing, like the release of endorphin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/im-the-psychedelic-confessor-the-man-who-turned-a-generation-on-to-hallucinogens-returns-with-a-head-spinning-book-about-consciousness/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/im-the-psychedelic-confessor-the-man-who-turned-a-generation-on-to-hallucinogens-returns-with-a-head-spinning-book-about-consciousness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fired After Gender Identity Lesson, Professor Sues Texas A&amp;M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthMonths after Texas A&amp;M fired a professor over a gender identity lesson, she is suing the university, alleging administrators knowingly violated her free speech and due process rights. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, former A&amp;M lecturer Melissa McCoul alleged that Governor Greg Abbott's chief of staff asked then-university President Mark Welsh to press for her termination and that Provost Alan Sams was told not to give her a required hearing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fired-after-gender-identity-lesson-professor-sues-texas-aampm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fired-after-gender-identity-lesson-professor-sues-texas-aampm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Exposes Systemic Failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesEarlier this week, a court in Uganda dismissed the first case brought under the country's Anti-Homosexuality Act. The accused, a man who was 20 when he was arrested in August 2023, had spent nearly a year in detention before being released on bail as the case progressed over an extended period. He was initially accused of "unlawful sexual intercourse" with a 41-year-old man and charged with "aggravated homosexuality"&mdash;an offense punishable by...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ugandas-anti-lgbtq-law-exposes-systemic-failures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ugandas-anti-lgbtq-law-exposes-systemic-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Companies Are Pointing to AI As They Lay Off Employees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsWhen Pinterest and Dow announced layoffs last month, they attributed the job cuts in part to a shift to artificial intelligence&mdash;a sign that some companies are investing in AI as they pare payrolls. Although economists have generally downplayed the impact to date of AI on the U.S. workforce, that may offer little comfort to 55,000 employees who lost their job in 2025 as a result of AI&mdash;more than 12 times the number of layoffs due to AI just...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/more-companies-are-pointing-to-ai-as-they-lay-off-employees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/more-companies-are-pointing-to-ai-as-they-lay-off-employees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moltbook Is the Newest Social Media Platform&mdash;But It's Just for AI Bots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRCan computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are acting like it. Moltbook was launched a week ago as a Reddit-like platform for AI agents. Agents, or bots, are a type of computer program that can autonomously carry out tasks such as organizing email inboxes or booking travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/moltbook-is-the-newest-social-media-platformmdashbut-its-just-for-ai-bots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/moltbook-is-the-newest-social-media-platformmdashbut-its-just-for-ai-bots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise of ‘low contact’ family relationships: ‘I said, Mum, I need to take some space’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people are now opting for minimal contact with their parents and other relatives. But while this can provide time to think, it is fraught with emotional complexitiesWhen her mum called her, stress would ring through Marie&rsquo;s body like an alarm going off. So &ldquo;I stopped answering the phone,&rdquo; she says. She forms the words purposefully, as if reading from a script. This was one of the &ldquo;boundaries&rdquo; she discussed carefully with her therapist three years ago when she r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-rise-of-low-contact-family-relationships-i-said-mum-i-need-to-take-some-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-rise-of-low-contact-family-relationships-i-said-mum-i-need-to-take-some-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things reek, stink and pong – but why are there no verbs for describing a delightful odour? | Adrian Chiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[We don&rsquo;t have a single verb to express smelling something nice. Welsh and Croatian, by contrast, are never caught short when something fragrant gets right up your noseI remember the first time I remembered a smell. This was remembering to the extent that it stopped me in my tracks, taking me back to a specific moment, a specific place and a specific feeling. The smell was that of a bike shop. Mainly rubber, with notes of oil and plastic and a strong hint of sheer excitement. In that instan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/things-reek-stink-and-pong-but-why-are-there-no-verbs-for-describing-a-delightful-odour-adrian-chiles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/things-reek-stink-and-pong-but-why-are-there-no-verbs-for-describing-a-delightful-odour-adrian-chiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Police Raid X Offices in Paris, Summon Musk in Cybercrime Probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesFrench police, alongside Europol, searched the office of Elon Musk's social media platform X in the French capital on Tuesday, the Paris prosecutor's office said. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, is being investigated for a litany of alleged offenses, including Holocaust denial, boosting engagement for far-right extremist content, and allowing the company's AI chatbot to create sexualized deepfake images of women and children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/french-police-raid-x-offices-in-paris-summon-musk-in-cybercrime-probe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/french-police-raid-x-offices-in-paris-summon-musk-in-cybercrime-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump's Greenland "Piece of Ice" Comment Echoes History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesWhen U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Greenland as "a piece of ice" during his recent speech at the World Economic Forum, it seemed to ignore that Greenland has been inhabited for close to five millennia and is home to over 56,000 people, mostly of Inuit descent. It also echoed a long&#8209;standing pattern by colonial powers to apply their own ideas of land ownership to places where indigenous people regard land as something to be shared...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/president-trumps-greenland-piece-of-ice-comment-echoes-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/president-trumps-greenland-piece-of-ice-comment-echoes-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchersUltra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according to a new report.UPFs and cigarettes are engineered to encourage addiction and consumption, researchers from three US universities said, pointing to the parallels in widespread health harms that link both. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultra-processed-foods-should-be-treated-more-like-cigarettes-than-food-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultra-processed-foods-should-be-treated-more-like-cigarettes-than-food-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you like cat photos? Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably actually quite good at focusing: 10 myths about attention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every second, 11m bits of information enter our brains, which then efficiently prioritise them. We need to learn to work with the process, rather than against it It&rsquo;s believed that we have about 50,000 thoughts a day: big, small, urgent, banal &ndash; &ldquo;Did I leave the oven on?&rdquo;. And those are just the ones that register. Subconsciously, we&rsquo;re constantly sifting through a barrage of stimuli: background noise, clutter on our desks, the mere presence of our phones.Every seco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/do-you-like-cat-photos-are-you-constantly-distracted-youre-probably-actually-quite-good-at-focusing-10-myths-about-attention/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/do-you-like-cat-photos-are-you-constantly-distracted-youre-probably-actually-quite-good-at-focusing-10-myths-about-attention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are living longer and longer, but many of us are unprepared for the challenges age brings, says the novelist and psychotherapist Frank TallisWe have never lived so long, so well, nor had more available advice on how to do so: don&rsquo;t smoke, don&rsquo;t drink, don&rsquo;t eat ultraprocessed foods; lift weights, get outside, learn a language. Cosmetics &ndash; or surgery &ndash; have never been so available, so advanced, nor so widely used; we take for granted medical procedures that previo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/adjustments-must-be-made-how-to-live-well-after-mid-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/adjustments-must-be-made-how-to-live-well-after-mid-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Rover Completes First AI-Planned&nbsp;Drive&nbsp;on Mars&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NASA NewsApproximately 140 million miles from earth, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has completed the first drives on another world that were planned by artificial intelligence. Executed on December 8 and 10, and led by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the demonstration used generative AI vision-language models to create a driving path&mdash;a complex decision-making task typically performed manually by the NASA's human planners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nasas-rover-completes-first-ai-plannednbspdrivenbspon-marsnbsp/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nasas-rover-completes-first-ai-plannednbspdrivenbspon-marsnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living With Loss in Ukraine As the Death Toll Continues to Climb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraAt Lychakiv Cemetery in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, the surge in deaths from war with Russia has forced authorities to allocate additional space beyond the cemetery's walls and is now running out of room. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine says that in 2025 alone, conflict-related violence killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142. According to one expert, "pretty much everybody" in the country "has some mental health...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/living-with-loss-in-ukraine-as-the-death-toll-continues-to-climb/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/living-with-loss-in-ukraine-as-the-death-toll-continues-to-climb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads – and what precisely makes an earworm?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions explores an ancient, vexed musical conundrum&bull; Readers reply: to shred or not to shred? Is it OK to throw out sensitive documents?I know a song that&rsquo;ll get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves. I know a so &hellip; you get the gist! Why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads? (And good luck stopping this one now!) Laura Ashton, Haslemere, SurreyPost your answers (and new questions) below or send t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-does-a-song-sometimes-get-stuck-in-our-heads-and-what-precisely-makes-an-earworm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-does-a-song-sometimes-get-stuck-in-our-heads-and-what-precisely-makes-an-earworm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you should embrace rejection]]></title><description><![CDATA[From building resilience to boosting artistic creativity, there are unexpected benefits to being rebuffedRejection hurts. Whether in a professional, social or romantic setting, there is a particularly painful sting to the discovery that one has been judged undesirable in some way. If you have ever experienced proper rejection &ndash; and that would be most of us &ndash; it may stand out in your mind for a long time, like a boulder lodged in the landscape of memory.And it can hurt literally. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-you-should-embrace-rejection/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-you-should-embrace-rejection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adolescence lasts into your 30s – so how should parents treat their adult children?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are lots of guidebooks for parents of young children &ndash; but what happens when your offspring hit adulthood? A psychotherapist shares her guiding principles for raising grownupsWhen one of my daughters turned 18, our relationship hit a crisis so painful it lasted longer than I knew how to bear. I was a&nbsp;psychotherapist, trained in child and adult development, yet I was utterly flummoxed. Decades have passed since then, but when I&nbsp;recently spoke to her about that time, a flood]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/adolescence-lasts-into-your-30s-so-how-should-parents-treat-their-adult-children/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/adolescence-lasts-into-your-30s-so-how-should-parents-treat-their-adult-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise by Frank Tallis review – how to turn your midlife crisis into a hero’s journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A psychologist&rsquo;s gripping guide to surviving dark nights of the soul offers both comfort and insight I&rsquo;m proud of how mild-mannered my midlife crisis is. While the cliche involves the purchase of a Porsche or a frantic fling with a colleague, I&rsquo;ve mainly fallen back into the geeky preoccupations of my youth, such as founding poetry clubs and playing niche racket sports. Nevertheless, on&nbsp;the cusp of turning 50, and having just been beaten by my 11-year-old at Scrabble, I&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wise-by-frank-tallis-review-how-to-turn-your-midlife-crisis-into-a-heros-journey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wise-by-frank-tallis-review-how-to-turn-your-midlife-crisis-into-a-heros-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[xAI's Grok Worst Performing Platform on Countering Anti-Semitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsElon Musk's Grok AI chatbot came last in a study by the Anti-Defamation League looking at how well the leading six Large Language Models performed when it came to detecting and removing anti-Semitic and extremist content. The xAI chatbot ranked at the bottom with an overall score of 21 out of a possible 100, compared with 80 scored by Anthropic's Claude, indicating that Grok has "substantial limitations" in detecting areas of bias, ADL said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/xais-grok-worst-performing-platform-on-countering-anti-semitism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:47:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/xais-grok-worst-performing-platform-on-countering-anti-semitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Leads Global Surge in Gas-Fired Power Driven by AI Demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisThe U.S. leads a huge global surge in gas-fired power generation that will cause a major leap in planet-heating emissions, with this record boom driven by the expansion of energy-hungry data centers to service artificial intelligence, according to a new forecast. This year is set to shatter the annual record for new gas power additions around the world, with global gas capacity expected to jump nearly 50%, a report by Global Energy Monitor found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-leads-global-surge-in-gas-fired-power-driven-by-ai-demands/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:47:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-leads-global-surge-in-gas-fired-power-driven-by-ai-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Holds Holocaust Remembrance Event and Affirms "Hope Over Hate"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsIn his 10th Holocaust Remembrance Day address, Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres decried "the ancient poison of antisemitism" and honored the memory of six million Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. Included in the commemoration were the Roma and Sinti communities, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ individuals, and all others who suffered from the systemic violence, torture, and genocide of the Nazi regime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-holds-holocaust-remembrance-event-and-affirms-hope-over-hate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:47:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-holds-holocaust-remembrance-event-and-affirms-hope-over-hate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "Bible" of Psychiatry Is About to Get a Makeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe "Bible of psychiatry" that classifies mental disorders&mdash;known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, or DSM-5&mdash;is about to get a major overhaul and become an online "living document." The American Psychiatric Association outlined its thinking and approach for the next revision in five papers published Wednesday in The American Journal of Psychiatry and is seeking input from health care professionals and people who have psychiatric...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-bible-of-psychiatry-is-about-to-get-a-makeover/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:47:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-bible-of-psychiatry-is-about-to-get-a-makeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Intends to Thrust a "Dagger" Into "Climate Change Religion"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisLast year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would rescind the so-called "endangerment finding," a landmark 2009 determination affirmed by the Supreme Court and outside experts that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide harm human health. Now, EPA's head has said he wants to thrust "a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion," favor gasoline cars over electric cars, and revive coal&mdash;the dirtiest of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-intends-to-thrust-a-dagger-into-climate-change-religion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:47:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-intends-to-thrust-a-dagger-into-climate-change-religion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doomsday Clock 2026: Scientists Set New Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthAt the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly 80 years later, the clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight&mdash;the closest it's ever been to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which established the clock in 1947. The reason? A "failure of leadership" to address climate change, AI, and other existential...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doomsday-clock-2026-scientists-set-new-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:47:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doomsday-clock-2026-scientists-set-new-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change Could Cause 500,000 Malaria Deaths in Africa by 2050]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CarbonBriefNew research estimates that climate change could lead to half a million more deaths from malaria in Africa over the next 25 years. The study, published in Nature, found that extreme weather, rising temperatures, and shifting rainfall patterns could significantly increase the habitable range of mosquitoes that carry the disease. Africa is currently home to 95% of malaria cases and deaths, and of these deaths, three in four are children under the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-could-cause-500000-malaria-deaths-in-africa-by-2050/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:47:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-could-cause-500000-malaria-deaths-in-africa-by-2050/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rejection spreadsheets: would 1,000 knockbacks make you a better person?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online, people are documenting their attempts to clock up as many &lsquo;nos&rsquo; as they can this year. Is this actually the best possible route to more &lsquo;yeses&rsquo; than you&rsquo;re used to?Name: Rejection spreadsheets.Age: There&rsquo;s nothing new in rejection. JK Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers, Elvis was told he couldn&rsquo;t sing. Going back a little further, Cain had an offering of produce rejected by God himself, would you Adam and Eve it? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rejection-spreadsheets-would-1000-knockbacks-make-you-a-better-person/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rejection-spreadsheets-would-1000-knockbacks-make-you-a-better-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Giants Face Landmark Trial Over Social Media Addiction Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the platforms' algorithms left her addicted to social media and harmed her mental health. The defendants include Instagram and Facebook owner Meta, TikTok's owner ByteDance, and YouTube's parent Google. Snapchat settled with the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tech-giants-face-landmark-trial-over-social-media-addiction-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tech-giants-face-landmark-trial-over-social-media-addiction-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity and High Blood Pressure May Directly Cause Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new genetic study suggests that obesity and high blood pressure may play a direct role in causing dementia, not just raising the risk. By analyzing data from large populations in Denmark and the U.K., researchers found strong evidence that obesity can damage brain health over time, especially when it leads to high blood pressure. Much of the dementia risk appeared to be tied to vascular damage in the brain, which affects blood flow and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/obesity-and-high-blood-pressure-may-directly-cause-dementia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/obesity-and-high-blood-pressure-may-directly-cause-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France's Lawmakers Vote to Ban Social Media for Youth Under 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesLawmakers in France's National Assembly passed a bill Monday that would ban children under 15 years old from using social media. The vote was 116 to &#8288;23 in favor the bill, which will now go to the Senate. President Emmanuel Macron has championed the ban, saying it's needed to protect French youth. He hailed the vote as a "major step" and wrote in a post on X that "our children's brains are not for sale. Not to American platforms, nor to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/frances-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-social-media-for-youth-under-15/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/frances-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-social-media-for-youth-under-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government by AI? White House Using AI to Write Regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ProPublicaThe White House is planning to use AI to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and agency staffers. The plan was presented to DOT staff last month at a demonstration of AI's "potential to revolutionize the way we draft rulemakings," an agency attorney wrote to colleagues. Gregory Zerzan, the agency's general counsel, said at that meeting that President Trump is "very excited about this...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/government-by-ai-white-house-using-ai-to-write-regulations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/government-by-ai-white-house-using-ai-to-write-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Storm Doesn't Disprove Climate Change, Despite Trump's Claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsPresident Trump cited an upcoming major winter storm as evidence to suggest that global warming does not exist, repeating a misleading claim that has been consistently debunked by climate experts. In a Truth Social post Friday, he wrote, "Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States... WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???" Climate scientists say Mr. Trump's statement conflates short-term weather trends with long-term climate changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/winter-storm-doesnt-disprove-climate-change-despite-trumps-claim/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/winter-storm-doesnt-disprove-climate-change-despite-trumps-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Sues Trump Administration Over Removal of Slavery Exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourOutraged critics accused President Trump of "whitewashing history" Friday after the National Park Service removed a slavery exhibit at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order "restoring truth and sanity to American history." Empty bolt holes and shadows are all that remain of the exhibit where George and Martha Washington lived with the people they owned as property when Philadelphia was the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/city-sues-trump-administration-over-removal-of-slavery-exhibit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/city-sues-trump-administration-over-removal-of-slavery-exhibit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Glitch May Explain Why Some People Hear Voices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyNew research suggests that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may come from a brain glitch that confuses inner thoughts for external voices. Normally, the brain predicts the sound of its own inner speech and tones down its response. But when people hear voices, their brain activity ramps up instead, as if the voice belongs to someone else. The discovery, published in Schizophrenia Bulletin, could help scientists detect early warning signs...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-glitch-may-explain-why-some-people-hear-voices/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-glitch-may-explain-why-some-people-hear-voices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's EEOC Strikes Harassment Guidance Due to Trans Protections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRFor decades, employers have turned to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for guidance on what constitutes unlawful harassment and how to deal with it. On Thursday, however, the commission voted 2-to-1 to rescind the latest version of its harassment guidance, skipping the standard notice and comment period&mdash;typically 30 days or longer. Adopted in 2024, the nearly 200-page document included more than 70 examples that employers might...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-eeoc-strikes-harassment-guidance-due-to-trans-protections/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-eeoc-strikes-harassment-guidance-due-to-trans-protections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia CEO Huang Says AI Buildout Needs Trillions More in Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsNvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said trillions of dollars more will be needed to build the energy and computing backbone for artificial intelligence, calling it "the largest infrastructure construction project in human history." Huang made the comments Wednesday during a discussion at the World Economic Forum, saying hundreds of billions of dollars have already been invested but far more capital is needed to complete core...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nvidia-ceo-huang-says-ai-buildout-needs-trillions-more-in-funding/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nvidia-ceo-huang-says-ai-buildout-needs-trillions-more-in-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to child custody, is the system failing families?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardian readers respond to Lara Feigel&rsquo;s powerful account of divorce and the family courtLara Feigel highlights the impact of &ldquo;win/lose&rdquo; adjudication in the adversarial court system, a system tailor-made to produce the worst possible outcomes for separating families (I was warned my children would be ripped in half when we divorced. But I had no idea just how brutal custody cases can be, 18 January). In heightening conflict between parents, this system destroys the potential o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-it-comes-to-child-custody-is-the-system-failing-families/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-it-comes-to-child-custody-is-the-system-failing-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having synaesthesia is a lot like being a twin – we don’t know any different]]></title><description><![CDATA[Identical twins Helen Besgrove, a marketing executive, and Kirsty Neal, a GP,share their different experiences perceiving the world Helen Besgrove: My twin sister, Kirsty, and I have a very similar experience of synaesthesia in that our experiences of sounds, tastes, smells, words, noises and motion is very visual. Whether it&rsquo;s a name, a personality, a sound or a smell &ndash; everything has a colour and a texture in our mind&rsquo;s eye.What&rsquo;s interesting is that the colours and the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/having-synaesthesia-is-a-lot-like-being-a-twin-we-dont-know-any-different/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/having-synaesthesia-is-a-lot-like-being-a-twin-we-dont-know-any-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea Becomes First Nation to Enact Comprehensive AI Safety Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsSouth Korea formally enacted a comprehensive law Thursday governing the safe use of artificial intelligence models, becoming the first country in the world to do so. The Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of a Foundation for Trustworthiness, or the AI Basic Act, officially took effect Thursday and establishes a regulatory framework against misinformation and other hazardous effects involving the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-korea-becomes-first-nation-to-enact-comprehensive-ai-safety-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-korea-becomes-first-nation-to-enact-comprehensive-ai-safety-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Vikings to Trump: The History of Greenland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesBefore Donald Trump voiced his interest in this island in the Arctic Circle, it wasn't exactly in the global spotlight. All that changed when the U.S. president insisted, "We must have Greenland." But this is not the first time that the world's largest island has been so keenly coveted over its 4,500-year history. In 1946, for example, the United States offered Denmark $100 million in gold to purchase Greenland&mdash;an offer that was rejected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/from-vikings-to-trump-the-history-of-greenland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/from-vikings-to-trump-the-history-of-greenland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian&rsquo;s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that suggests positive thinking can boost immune response. Also on the agenda is the mysterious rise of scabies in the UK, and the discovery that cows are more adept with tools than previously knownClips: The Morning ShowPositive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, say scientists Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-positivity-affects-health-the-rise-of-scabies-and-bovine-intelligence-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-positivity-affects-health-the-rise-of-scabies-and-bovine-intelligence-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Uncovers What Brains Do the Day After Sleep Is Disrupted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyWhen you're short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists at MIT discovered that these attention lapses coincide with waves of fluid washing through the brain, a process that usually happens during sleep. It's the brain's way of compensating for missed rest. Unfortunately, that internal cleaning comes at the cost of momentary mental shutdowns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-uncovers-what-brains-do-the-day-after-sleep-is-disrupted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-uncovers-what-brains-do-the-day-after-sleep-is-disrupted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forceful Language May Lead People to Resist Health Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostWhen public health campaigns aim to change behavior, they often rely on urgent, directive language. A new analysis suggests, however, that telling people they must do something can backfire. The analysis, based on 35 studies involving more than 10,000 participants, found that forceful language threatens people's sense of freedom, which in turn fuels resistance and lowers the likelihood of agreement. The findings appear in the Journal of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forceful-language-may-lead-people-to-resist-health-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forceful-language-may-lead-people-to-resist-health-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penguins Shift Breeding Season So Fast Survival May Be at Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisPenguins in Antarctica have shifted their breeding season at record rates, apparently in response to climate change, suggests research published Tuesday in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Dramatic shifts in behavior were revealed by a decade-long study led by Penguin Watch at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University. The changes threaten to disrupt penguins' access to food, increasing concerns for their survival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/penguins-shift-breeding-season-so-fast-survival-may-be-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/penguins-shift-breeding-season-so-fast-survival-may-be-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’d give anything just to see her again’: owners’ grief for their beloved pets]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a study says a pet death can hurt as much as that of a relative, three people describe their emotionsGrief over the death of a pet could be as chronic as that for a human family member, according to research. The study, published in the academic journal PLOS One, suggests grieving pet owners can suffer from prolonged grief disorder (PGD).PGD is a mental health condition that can last months or even years, and often involves intense longing and despair, and problems socialising and going about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/id-give-anything-just-to-see-her-again-owners-grief-for-their-beloved-pets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/id-give-anything-just-to-see-her-again-owners-grief-for-their-beloved-pets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tylenol Unrelated to Risk of Autism or ADHD, Review Concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireA new review has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism or ADHD&mdash;adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the Trump administration. President Trump told pregnant women last year: "Don't take Tylenol." The review, published Friday in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology &amp; Women's Health, examined 43 studies and concluded that the most rigorous ones provided strong evidence of the d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tylenol-unrelated-to-risk-of-autism-or-adhd-review-concludes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tylenol-unrelated-to-risk-of-autism-or-adhd-review-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Benefits of Going to Bed at the Same Time Every Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireAlthough a wake-up time is often consistent for many people, bedtime can vary dramatically from one night to the next. "A regular bedtime matters because the body's circadian system works most efficiently on a consistent schedule," says Michael Breus, PhD, clinical psychologist and fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. "Irregular sleep schedules are tied to poor health and worse next-day functioning." They can also affect you...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-benefits-of-going-to-bed-at-the-same-time-every-night/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-benefits-of-going-to-bed-at-the-same-time-every-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health a Popular New Year's Resolution, Poll Reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireNearly 40% of Americans plan to focus on their mental health as part of their New Year's resolutions for 2026, according to a new poll from the American Psychiatric Association. Physical fitness (44%) and financial goals (42%) remain the top areas of focus, but results showed that mental health has grown in priority since last year. Other common goals include diet (29%), focusing on social connections or relationships (29%), and spiritual growth...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mental-health-a-popular-new-years-resolution-poll-reveals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mental-health-a-popular-new-years-resolution-poll-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change Has Lowered U.S. Incomes More Than 10%, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisDonald Trump has said that efforts to fight climate change are an expensive "con job," but a failure to act comes with its own price tag for Americans, a new study shows. According to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, climate change has slashed U.S. incomes by more than 10% since 2000. This loss in income is addition to previously documented increases in utility costs, home insurance premiums, and healthcare bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-has-lowered-us-incomes-more-than-10-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-has-lowered-us-incomes-more-than-10-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is Control of Greenland So Important to President Trump?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesGreenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, located thousands of miles from the U.S., but President Donald Trump says it's "unacceptable" that Greenland should not come under U.S. control, and he has threatened tariffs on any countries who don't fall in line with his plans. Meanwhile, the citizens and governments of Denmark and Greenland are trying to resist Trump's overtures. So, why is Greenland&mdash;with only 56,000 inhabitants&mdash;important...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-is-control-of-greenland-so-important-to-president-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-is-control-of-greenland-so-important-to-president-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Calls to Seize Greenland Ignite Criticism from Republican Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthDonald Trump's escalating calls for the U.S. to seize or otherwise obtain Greenland has ignited criticism from his own Republican party, with some saying it could hurt the U.S. economically or strain the Nato military alliance. Such Republicans include Senator Lisa Murkowski, who called Mr. Trump's threat of tariffs "a profound mistake," and Senator Thom Tillis, who wrote that "pushing for coercive action to seize territory of an ally is beyond...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-calls-to-seize-greenland-ignite-criticism-from-republican-party/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-calls-to-seize-greenland-ignite-criticism-from-republican-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pitfalls of perfectionism – and why ‘good enough’ should be your goal | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthy striving &ndash; a flexible wish to improve &ndash; accepts limits and understands that error is integral to masteryThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workNew year&rsquo;s resolutions are catnip for perfectionism. Each January we are invited to reinvent ourselves as fitter, more productive, more virtuous, with the rollover of the calendar offering us a clean slate and a chance to correct our flaws.While reasonable goals for mod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-pitfalls-of-perfectionism-and-why-good-enough-should-be-your-goal-gill-straker-and-jacqui-winship/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-pitfalls-of-perfectionism-and-why-good-enough-should-be-your-goal-gill-straker-and-jacqui-winship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins hereIn the last 15 years, a linked series of unprecedented technologies have changed the experience of personhood across most of the world. It is estimated that nearly 70% of the human population of the Earth currently possesses a smartphone, and these devices constitute about 95% of internet access-points on the planet. Globally, on average, people seem to spend close to half their waking hours looki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-can-we-defend-ourselves-from-the-new-plague-of-human-fracking/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-can-we-defend-ourselves-from-the-new-plague-of-human-fracking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens to accidental heroes when the headlines fade? ‘You get your award and then there’s nothing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After traumatic events we look for reminders of humanity&rsquo;s good, and flashes of courage from ordinary people become symbols of hope. But it can be hard to wear the hero&rsquo;s crownFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe smell of burning flesh and pulverised concrete is seared into the psyche of Anneke Weemaes-Sutcliffe. On 22 March 2016, the Australian expat was due to check in for a flight when Islamic State su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-happens-to-accidental-heroes-when-the-headlines-fade-you-get-your-award-and-then-theres-nothing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-happens-to-accidental-heroes-when-the-headlines-fade-you-get-your-award-and-then-theres-nothing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People Readily Spot Gender and Race Bias But Often Miss "Lookism"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostDespite strong evidence that physically beautiful individuals receive advantages in hiring, salary, and legal outcomes, biases based on attractiveness are met with much less condemnation than other forms of discrimination. A new study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, suggests one reason why: people are much less likely to detect this form of bias&mdash;dubbed "lookism"&mdash;than they are to spot gender or race bias.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/people-readily-spot-gender-and-race-bias-but-often-miss-lookism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/people-readily-spot-gender-and-race-bias-but-often-miss-lookism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Maps the Hidden Forces Shaping Cancer Survival Worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers have turned artificial intelligence into a powerful new lens for understanding why cancer survival rates vary widely around the world. In a report published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology, an AI model analyzed cancer data and health system information from 185 countries to see which factors&mdash;such as access to radiotherapy, universal health coverage, and economic strength&mdash;are most closely linked to patient survival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-maps-the-hidden-forces-shaping-cancer-survival-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-maps-the-hidden-forces-shaping-cancer-survival-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why News Reports Often Refer to "Women and Children"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostHeadlines covering war, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises often refer to "women and children," and a new study suggests why. The research, published in the journal Cognition, reveals that highlighting these specific groups amplifies a psychological response known as moral outrage. The findings also indicate that this reaction is tied to traditional views regarding gender roles rather than a simple impulse to protect vulnerable groups.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-news-reports-often-refer-to-women-and-children/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:07:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-news-reports-often-refer-to-women-and-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford Accused of Hiding Harassment Claims Against Miles Hewstone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Social Psychology Network NewsThe University of Oxford has been accused of putting women's safety at risk by withholding information about persistent sexual harassment allegations against Miles Hewstone, a well-known social psychology professor. Hewstone resigned his position at Oxford in 2019 and further relinquished his emeritus title last November. He was accused by female students and researchers of abuse of power, inappropriate sexual advances, unwanted touching, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/oxford-accused-of-hiding-harassment-claims-against-miles-hewstone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:07:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/oxford-accused-of-hiding-harassment-claims-against-miles-hewstone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACLU Sues Trump Administration Over "Racial Profiling and Unlawful Arrests"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests amid widespread Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. In a 72-page lawsuit filed Thursday, the ACLU accused immigration agents of violating citizens' constitutional rights, arguing that Somali and Latino communities in the state have been...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/aclu-sues-trump-administration-over-racial-profiling-and-unlawful-arrests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:07:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/aclu-sues-trump-administration-over-racial-profiling-and-unlawful-arrests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Risks of AI in Schools Outweigh the Benefits, Report Concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new report by the Brookings Institution. The sweeping investigation included focus groups and interviews with K-12 students, parents, educators, and tech experts in 50 countries, as well as a review of hundreds of studies, and concluded that using AI in education can "undermine children's foundational development."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-risks-of-ai-in-schools-outweigh-the-benefits-report-concludes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-risks-of-ai-in-schools-outweigh-the-benefits-report-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive Brain Study Reveals Why Memory Loss Can Suddenly Speed Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn't driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over time. Analyzing thousands of MRI scans and memory tests from healthy adults, researchers found that memory loss accelerates as brain tissue shrinkage increases, especially later in life. The report appears in the journal Nature Communications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/massive-brain-study-reveals-why-memory-loss-can-suddenly-speed-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/massive-brain-study-reveals-why-memory-loss-can-suddenly-speed-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA to Stop Calculating Lives Saved by Curbs on Air Pollution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop estimating the number of lives saved by air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants: fine particulate matter and ozone. Instead, the agency will focus exclusively on the cost to industry. The change is part of a realignment under Donald Trump toward a business-friendly approach to environmental protection, rolling back multiple policies meant to safeguard human health and slow...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-to-stop-calculating-lives-saved-by-curbs-on-air-pollution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-to-stop-calculating-lives-saved-by-curbs-on-air-pollution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physics of Foam Strangely Resembles Artificial Intelligence Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsScientists have long believed that soap suds, shaving cream, and other foams behave like glass, with components trapped in static, disordered configurations. Now, engineers have found that the internal motion of foam resembles the process of deep learning&mdash;the method typically used to train AI systems. The discovery suggests that learning, in a mathematical sense, may be a common organizing principle across physical, biological. and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/physics-of-foam-strangely-resembles-artificial-intelligence-training/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/physics-of-foam-strangely-resembles-artificial-intelligence-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Rolls Back $2 Billion Mental Health, Addiction Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRAfter immense political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the Trump administration has decided to reverse more than $2 billion in cuts to mental health and addiction programs. Letters terminating funding for the programs went out late Tuesday night, sending shockwaves through the country's public health system, but the administration told NPR the next day that it would send new letters soon restoring the funding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-rolls-back-2-billion-mental-health-addiction-cuts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-rolls-back-2-billion-mental-health-addiction-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Invoke 10th Amendment to Curb Immigration Crackdowns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthMinnesota and Illinois officials filed lawsuits Monday seeking to curb the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown in their states. Although the lawsuits are separate and nuanced, both states cited the 10th Amendment to back their claim that the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents&mdash;which has stoked nationwide protests, violence, and fear&mdash;violates the state sovereignty guaranteed by the 10th amendment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/states-invoke-10th-amendment-to-curb-immigration-crackdowns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/states-invoke-10th-amendment-to-curb-immigration-crackdowns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief over pet death can be as strong as that for family member, survey shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researcher calls for guidelines for diagnosing prolonged grief disorder to be expanded to cover people who lose petsGrief over the death of a pet could be as chronic as that for a human family member, research has shown, confirming what many people already know about their bond with their furry friends.People grieving the loss of a pet can suffer from prolonged grief disorder (PGD), a mental health condition brought about by the death of a loved one, a survey published in the academic journal PL]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/grief-over-pet-death-can-be-as-strong-as-that-for-family-member-survey-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/grief-over-pet-death-can-be-as-strong-as-that-for-family-member-survey-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surprising science of dreams and nightmares – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Sample puts listeners&rsquo; questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal&rsquo;s Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, and author of the new book Into the Dream Lab. They look at why we dream, what we can learn by examining our dreams, and what we can do when dreams turn to nightmares. Dr Carr gives her top tips for taking charge of our dreams and trying to influence their contentSupport the Guardian: theguardian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-surprising-science-of-dreams-and-nightmares-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-surprising-science-of-dreams-and-nightmares-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rohingya People Called "Muslim Dogs" Before Attacks, U.N. Court Hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsThe U.N. top court heard testimony Thursday that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya people, with allegations that military officials incited violence by calling the ethnic minority "Muslim dogs" who should be made "extinct." The prosecuting team also quoted a soldier as saying: "'We will clear the villages where those animals live. We have guns, we have bullets. That's what we came with, with ammunition and the spirit to attack the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rohingya-people-called-muslim-dogs-before-attacks-un-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rohingya-people-called-muslim-dogs-before-attacks-un-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Wipes Out Addiction, Mental Health Grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe Trump administration sent shockwaves through the U.S. mental health and drug addiction system late Tuesday, sending hundreds of termination letters, effective immediately, for federal grants supporting health services. Three sources said they believe that total amount of cuts to nonprofit groups&mdash;many providing street-level care to people experiencing addiction, homelessness, and mental illness&mdash;could reach roughly $2 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-wipes-out-addiction-mental-health-grants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-wipes-out-addiction-mental-health-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions with Dementia Still Prescribed Drugs Linked to Falls and Confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthDespite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the risk of falls and confusion. A new study, published in JAMA, shows that while prescribing has decreased overall, people with cognitive impairment remain more likely to receive these drugs. In many cases, there was no documented medical justification. The results suggest that medication safety remains a serious concern in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/millions-with-dementia-still-prescribed-drugs-linked-to-falls-and-confusion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/millions-with-dementia-still-prescribed-drugs-linked-to-falls-and-confusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hadn&rsquo;t fully grasped how the idea of a better future sustained me &ndash; now I, like many others, find it difficult to be productiveA new year is upon us. Traditionally, we use this time to look forward, imagine and plan.But instead, I have noticed that most of my friends have been struggling to think beyond the next few days or weeks. I, too, have been having difficulty conjuring up visions of a better future &ndash; either for myself or in general. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/we-are-living-in-a-time-of-polycrisis-if-you-feel-trapped-youre-not-alone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/we-are-living-in-a-time-of-polycrisis-if-you-feel-trapped-youre-not-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. World Court Opens Landmark Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsThe International Court of Justice opened a landmark case Monday brought by the Gambia against Myanmar, alleging genocide over the military's treatment of the Rohingya minority. Over the next three weeks, the Court will hear oral arguments from both sides, examine witnesses and experts, and consider whether Myanmar breached its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, to which the country is a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-world-court-opens-landmark-myanmar-rohingya-genocide-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-world-court-opens-landmark-myanmar-rohingya-genocide-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Embracing Musk's Grok As the AI Chatbot Draws Global Outcry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broad push to feed as much of the military's data as possible into the developing technology. Just days earlier, Grok drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating deepfake sexualized images of women and children without their knowledge or consent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-embracing-musks-grok-as-the-ai-chatbot-draws-global-outcry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-embracing-musks-grok-as-the-ai-chatbot-draws-global-outcry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia, Indonesia Become First to Block Musk's Grok Over AI Deepfakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRMalaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, after authorities said Grok was being used to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images of women and children. The moves reflect growing global concern over generative AI tools that can produce realistic images, sound, text, and videos while existing safeguards fail to prevent their abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/malaysia-indonesia-become-first-to-block-musks-grok-over-ai-deepfakes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/malaysia-indonesia-become-first-to-block-musks-grok-over-ai-deepfakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden Brain Signal May Reveal Alzheimer's Long Before Diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers have discovered a brain activity pattern that can predict which people with mild cognitive impairment are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Using a noninvasive brain scanning technique and a custom analysis tool, they detected subtle changes in electrical signals tied to memory processing years before diagnosis. The findings point to a new way of spotting Alzheimer's early&mdash;by listening directly to how neurons behave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hidden-brain-signal-may-reveal-alzheimers-long-before-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hidden-brain-signal-may-reveal-alzheimers-long-before-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Only Cure by Mark Solms review – has modern neuroscience proved Freud right?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert in both disciplines makes a bold attempt to convince sceptics, and partially succeeds Vladimir Nabokov notoriously dismissed the &ldquo;vulgar, shabby, and fundamentally medieval world&rdquo; of the ideas of Sigmund Freud, whom he called &ldquo;the Viennese witch doctor&rdquo;. His negative judgment has been shared by many in the near 90 years since Freud&rsquo;s death. A&nbsp;reputational high-water mark in the postwar period was followed by a collapse, at least in scientific circles,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-only-cure-by-mark-solms-review-has-modern-neuroscience-proved-freud-right/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-only-cure-by-mark-solms-review-has-modern-neuroscience-proved-freud-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The friendship secret: why socialising could help you live longer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neuroscientist Ben Rein is on a mission to show that being around others not only feels good, but can even improve recovery from strokes, cancer and heart attacks. So why are so many of us isolated and glued to our phones?&lsquo;I hate it.&rdquo; I&rsquo;ve asked the neuroscientist Ben Rein how he feels about the online sea of junk neuroscience we swim in &ndash; the &ldquo;dopamine fasts&rdquo;, &ldquo;serotonin boosts&rdquo; and people &ldquo;regulating&rdquo; their &ldquo;nervous system&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-friendship-secret-why-socialising-could-help-you-live-longer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-friendship-secret-why-socialising-could-help-you-live-longer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why pleasure is the key to self-improvement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget puritanical self-discipline &ndash; the way to really make a new habit stick is to lace it with instant gratificationLike many people, I spent New Year&rsquo;s Eve making a list of the goals I want to achieve in the year ahead &ndash; a habit that never fails to arouse the ire of my boyfriend. &ldquo;Why do you always have to put yourself under pressure?&rdquo; he&rsquo;ll ask, rolling his eyes. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s so puritanical!&rdquo;And he has a point. When most of us turn our minds to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-pleasure-is-the-key-to-self-improvement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-pleasure-is-the-key-to-self-improvement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI Can Detect 130 Disease Risks From the Way You Sleep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesAll it takes is one night's sleep in a lab, during which physiological signals are recorded, for a new artificial intelligence model to estimate a person's risk for about 130 diseases later in life, including Parkinson's disease, dementia, heart disease, and cancers of the prostate and breast. The study, published in Nature Medicine and based on data from 65,000 sleepers, found the model could make such predictions years before the first...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-ai-can-detect-130-disease-risks-from-the-way-you-sleep/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-ai-can-detect-130-disease-risks-from-the-way-you-sleep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intelligence in Men Linked to Less Partner Abuse and Coercion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study has found that heterosexual men with higher levels of general intelligence are less likely to engage in abusive or coercive behaviors toward their romantic partners. The findings, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, suggest that cognitive ability may play a role in how men manage conflict and commitment in heterosexual relationships. General intelligence was measured with the International Cognitive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/intelligence-in-men-linked-to-less-partner-abuse-and-coercion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/intelligence-in-men-linked-to-less-partner-abuse-and-coercion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I see sounds as shapes. Synaesthesia has given me an extraordinary ability for languages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Elms, a speech pathologist, shares her experience as an auditory-visual synaestheteRead more stories of synaesthesia in the way I feel seriesCar journeys with my partner are a nightmare. He&rsquo;s an ex-DJ so he likes to crank the music up, but for me this means seeing static images and flashes of light in my mind&rsquo;s eye while I&rsquo;m trying to drive. It&rsquo;s hard to describe exactly what I see when I hear sound. But it&rsquo;s almost like the sound waves you&rsquo;d see if you wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-see-sounds-as-shapes-synaesthesia-has-given-me-an-extraordinary-ability-for-languages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-see-sounds-as-shapes-synaesthesia-has-given-me-an-extraordinary-ability-for-languages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Deceptive Power of AI-Generated Images on Facebook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study explores how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping social media interactions by generating images that manipulate user emotions and exploit cognitive shortcuts. The research, published in Computers in Human Behavior, suggests that specific visual themes, such as nostalgic rural scenes or neglected children, effectively bypass critical thinking and prompt genuine engagement from users.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-deceptive-power-of-ai-generated-images-on-facebook/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-deceptive-power-of-ai-generated-images-on-facebook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Find Exercise Rivals Therapy for Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA large review of studies suggests that exercise can ease depression about as effectively as psychological therapy. Compared with antidepressants, exercise showed similar benefits, although the evidence was less certain. The analysis, based on data from 73 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 5,000 adults diagnosed with depression, suggested that light to moderate activity over multiple sessions worked best, with few side effects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-find-exercise-rivals-therapy-for-depression/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-find-exercise-rivals-therapy-for-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Finds Link Between Teen Mental Health and Weekend "Catch-Up" Sleep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthTeens and young adults who sleep in on weekends may be giving their mental health a boost. A new study found that young people who made up for lost weekday sleep had a 41 percent lower risk of depressive symptoms. Although consistent sleep is still best, weekend catch-up sleep is also linked to well-being. The findings, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, add to growing evidence that sleep plays a critical role in adolescent mental...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-finds-link-between-teen-mental-health-and-weekend-catch-up-sleep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-finds-link-between-teen-mental-health-and-weekend-catch-up-sleep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese Scientists Build Human Brain Circuits in the Lab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers in Japan have recreated key human neural circuits in the lab using tiny brain models called assembloids. These structures are designed to mimic how different parts of the human brain connect and communicate. Using this system, the scientists showed that the thalamus plays a central role in shaping specialized neural circuits within the human cerebral cortex. The study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/japanese-scientists-build-human-brain-circuits-in-the-lab/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/japanese-scientists-build-human-brain-circuits-in-the-lab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Report Condemns Israel for Racial Discrimination in West Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsA sweeping U.N. human rights report released Wednesday concludes that in the occupied West Bank, Israel is violating international law prohibiting racial segregation and apartheid, warning that the discriminatory practices have accelerated dramatically since late 2022 amid growing violence, repression, and impunity. The report, by the U.N. human rights office, describes a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-report-condemns-israel-for-racial-discrimination-in-west-bank/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-report-condemns-israel-for-racial-discrimination-in-west-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage As Trump Withdraws From Key U.N. Climate Treaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisDonald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the U.S. will exit the foundational international agreement to address climate change, cementing the country's isolation from the global effort to confront dangerously rising temperatures. In a memorandum issued Wednesday, Trump withdrew from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and quit 65 organizations, agencies, and commissions, calling them "contrary to the interests of the United...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/outrage-as-trump-withdraws-from-key-un-climate-treaty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/outrage-as-trump-withdraws-from-key-un-climate-treaty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence Begins Prescribing Medications in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Politico HealthcareIn a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence renew certain medical prescriptions&mdash;no human involved. The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions. The initiative is a high-stakes test of whether AI can safely take on one of health care's most sensitive tasks and how far that could spread beyond...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/artificial-intelligence-begins-prescribing-medications-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/artificial-intelligence-begins-prescribing-medications-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva Schloss, Holocaust Survivor and Stepsister of Anne Frank, Dies at 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourAuschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died at 96. Britain's King Charles III said he was "privileged and proud" to have known Schloss. "The horrors that she endured as a young woman are impossible to comprehend and yet she devoted the rest of her life to overcoming hatred and prejudice, promoting kindness, courage, understanding and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eva-schloss-holocaust-survivor-and-stepsister-of-anne-frank-dies-at-96/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eva-schloss-holocaust-survivor-and-stepsister-of-anne-frank-dies-at-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the U.S., Hunger Is Often Hidden But Can Still Leave Scars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRAmerican hunger looks very different from the stereotype of malnourished children trying to survive famine in a low-income country. In the U.S., hunger is often much less obvious, but it's there&mdash;in the disruptive behavior of a third-grader who missed breakfast or the chronic anxiety of parents carefully rationing boxes of cheap macaroni to their kids. In 2023, 13% of American households were considered "food insecure" by the U.S. Department of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-the-us-hunger-is-often-hidden-but-can-still-leave-scars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-the-us-hunger-is-often-hidden-but-can-still-leave-scars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The perfect way to do nothing: how to embrace the art of idling]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are often so busy and yet when the opportunity arises to do nothing, we can find it uncomfortable. Here&rsquo;s how to lean into boredom &ndash; and unlock the imagination&bull; Sign up here to get the whole series straight to your inboxOn a rainy afternoon last weekend, plans got cancelled and I found myself at a loose end. Given that I&rsquo;m someone who likes to have backup plans for my backup plans, my initial response was panic. Now what? I wandered aimlessly from room to room, grumpily]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-perfect-way-to-do-nothing-how-to-embrace-the-art-of-idling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-perfect-way-to-do-nothing-how-to-embrace-the-art-of-idling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glum? Stressed? Obsessed? How to know when it’s time to let go of a goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sticking with the wrong goal can lead to stress, some scientists say. Could abandoning or modifying a goal be healthier?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJanuary is often a time to take stock. New year&rsquo;s resolutions roll into back-to-work blues and a determination that this year will be different, somehow. A reset might be just the tonic, according to some scientists, with a recent study showing that giving up on a goal, or even just modifying it, could lead to a h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/glum-stressed-obsessed-how-to-know-when-its-time-to-let-go-of-a-goal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/glum-stressed-obsessed-how-to-know-when-its-time-to-let-go-of-a-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a student, he was involved in a drunk-driving incident that killed a cyclist. Years later he would become expert in the healing powers of guilt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychologist Chris Moore saw first-hand how powerful and complex an emotion it isFuelled by the relief of having finished end-of-year exams, the pleasure of a warm late spring evening and quite a&nbsp;lot of alcohol, the house party was one of those that should have been remembered for all the right reasons. At some point, later in the night, Chris Moore and three friends were ready to leave. The party was some way out of town &ndash; Cambridge &ndash; and too far to walk, and, anyway, there was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/as-a-student-he-was-involved-in-a-drunk-driving-incident-that-killed-a-cyclist-years-later-he-would-become-expert-in-the-healing-powers-of-guilt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/as-a-student-he-was-involved-in-a-drunk-driving-incident-that-killed-a-cyclist-years-later-he-would-become-expert-in-the-healing-powers-of-guilt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chatbots and Digital Companions Are Reshaping Emotional Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorOnce the realm of science fiction, human-AI relationships are becoming normal aspects of daily life. While generative AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini have become common tools for many users, a new wave of AI apps&mdash;such as Replika, Character.AI, and dozens more&mdash;are specifically designed to simulate human companionship, in some cases even initiating and maintaining romantic relationships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatbots-and-digital-companions-are-reshaping-emotional-connection/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatbots-and-digital-companions-are-reshaping-emotional-connection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Psychologists Agree: The Time to Take Action Is Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorIn 2025 many new laws and executive orders posed major challenges to the field's core priorities, including health equity, access to care, and research funding. Amid those changes, record numbers of psychologists began joining APA's advocacy initiatives, meeting with policymakers, and responding to action alerts. By late September 2025, psychologists had sent over 110,000 messages to Congress and regulatory agencies&mdash;nearly triple the total for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/many-psychologists-agree-the-time-to-take-action-is-now/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/many-psychologists-agree-the-time-to-take-action-is-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Atoms, AI, and a Texas Data Center Gusher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Politico Energy and ClimateOn a 5,800-acre swath of dusty plains outside the Pantex nuclear weapons plant, crews are piling up mounds of dirt for a colossal monument to Donald Trump's presidency: the world's largest private energy grid and AI campus, run partly on nuclear power and named the Donald J. Trump Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus. "A real superpower has nuclear submarines, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered AI," said the CEO. "This is a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-atoms-ai-and-a-texas-data-center-gusher/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-atoms-ai-and-a-texas-data-center-gusher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI, Neuroscience, and Data Fuel Personalized Mental Health Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorHistorically, psychologists have relied on patients' self-reported symptoms and history to diagnose mental health conditions, often followed by a potentially lengthy period to determine which treatment&mdash;if any&mdash;improves the symptoms. Now, psychologists are using a patient's brain scans plus data from phones and wearables to determine the best intervention before beginning treatment, coupled with AI, to bypass trial-and-error efforts and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-neuroscience-and-data-fuel-personalized-mental-health-care/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-neuroscience-and-data-fuel-personalized-mental-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Discover Reason Why Mental Disorders So Often Overlap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness&mdash;and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered genetic connections across 14 psychiatric conditions, showing that many disorders share common biological roots. These findings, published in Nature, help explain why depression, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, and other disorders so frequently occur...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-discover-reason-why-mental-disorders-so-often-overlap/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-discover-reason-why-mental-disorders-so-often-overlap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of Deepfake Cyberbullying Poses Growing Problem for Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourSchools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit video and photo "deepfakes." This problem was highlighted recently when AI-generated nude images swept through a Louisiana middle school. Two boys ultimately were charged, but not before one of the victims was expelled for starting a fight with a boy she accused of creating the images of her and her...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rise-of-deepfake-cyberbullying-poses-growing-problem-for-schools/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rise-of-deepfake-cyberbullying-poses-growing-problem-for-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden Brain Problem May Be Early Warning for Alzheimer's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers have discovered that clogged brain "drains" show up early in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease. These blockages, easily seen on standard MRI scans, are tied to toxic protein buildup linked to memory loss and cognitive decline. In some cases, they may signal Alzheimer's earlier than other commonly used brain markers, which could help physicians detect the disease before irreversible damage sets in. The findings appear in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hidden-brain-problem-may-be-early-warning-for-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hidden-brain-problem-may-be-early-warning-for-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Stripping Women and Minors, Review Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsElon Musk's xAI is under international scrutiny over allegations that it is filling its platform with sexualized, AI-generated images of women and minors. A review of content on X, xAI's social media platform, found more than 20 cases in which women&mdash;and some men&mdash;had images digitally stripped of clothing using the AI company's chatbot, Grok. Ministers in France said in a statement Friday that the "sexual and sexist" content was "manife]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/elon-musks-grok-ai-is-stripping-women-and-minors-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/elon-musks-grok-ai-is-stripping-women-and-minors-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masculine Personality Traits Predict Drinking After Romantic Fights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study has found that personality traits associated with masculinity may influence alcohol use following romantic conflicts. The findings suggest that individuals with higher levels of masculine orientation&mdash;regardless of their biological sex&mdash;are more likely to drink alcohol after a disagreement, largely due to the intense negative emotions they experience. The findings appear in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/masculine-personality-traits-predict-drinking-after-romantic-fights/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/masculine-personality-traits-predict-drinking-after-romantic-fights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychologists’ Expanding Role in Prescribing Medication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorThe number of psychologists who can prescribe medication is growing rapidly. Since New Mexico became the first state to allow licensed psychologists to prescribe in 2002, the field has grown from a few dozen to more than 300 today, with another 1,500 psychologists also holding master's degrees in clinical psychopharmacology. This growth has prompted the American Psychological Association to update its guidelines related to the prescription of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychologists-expanding-role-in-prescribing-medication/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychologists-expanding-role-in-prescribing-medication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Weak Body Clock May Be an Early Warning for Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new study suggests that disruptions in the body's internal clock may be tied to a higher risk of dementia. Research published on December 29, 2025, in the journal Neurology found that people with weaker and more irregular circadian rhythms were far more likely to develop dementia than other people. The study also showed that individuals whose daily activity levels peaked later in the day faced a higher risk than those who peaked earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-weak-body-clock-may-be-an-early-warning-for-dementia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-weak-body-clock-may-be-an-early-warning-for-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret to being happy in 2026? It’s far, far simpler than you think …]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stop stressing about self&#8209;improvement or waiting until you&rsquo;re on top of everything. This year give yourself permission to prioritise pleasureI have a proposal to make: 2026 should be the year that&nbsp;you spend more time doing what you want. The new year should be the moment we commit to dedicating more of our finite hours on the planet to things we genuinely, deeply enjoy doing &ndash; to the activities that seize our interest, and that make us feel vibrantly alive. This should be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-secret-to-being-happy-in-2026-its-far-far-simpler-than-you-think-/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-secret-to-being-happy-in-2026-its-far-far-simpler-than-you-think-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I taste words. ‘Bob’ is like a milk chocolate Easter egg on my tongue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monique Todorovski, a clinical administrator, shares her experience of lexical-gustatory synaesthesiaRead more in the way I feel seriesWhen I met my husband and found out his name was Philip, I felt conflicted. I liked him as a person but his name tasted like crunchy green pears and I don&rsquo;t like green pears at all. My compromise was to call him Phil, which tastes more like stewed pear &ndash; sweeter and not as crunchy. It&rsquo;s just a nicer-tasting name in my mind.Fortunately I was 30 b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-taste-words-bob-is-like-a-milk-chocolate-easter-egg-on-my-tongue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-taste-words-bob-is-like-a-milk-chocolate-easter-egg-on-my-tongue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best way to get round a difficult problem? Do nothing about it | Gaby Hinsliff]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Agatha Christie doing the dishes to the cancer surgeon inspired at the theatre, an idling brain suddenly seems able to join the dotsIf you really want to solve a problem, try doing nothing about it. Fold some laundry. Stir a risotto. Go for a run, watch a film, try to entertain someone else&rsquo;s baby: anything that involves pottering about in an undemanding yet still vaguely engaged way, which absolutely couldn&rsquo;t be classed as work but isn&rsquo;t totally vegetative either. It may]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-best-way-to-get-round-a-difficult-problem-do-nothing-about-it-gaby-hinsliff/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-best-way-to-get-round-a-difficult-problem-do-nothing-about-it-gaby-hinsliff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New 2026 State Laws Are Among the First of Their Kind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourTourists celebrating the new year in Hawaii could become the first to be taxed to address the consequences of climate change. In Utah, people who get caught driving drunk could be among the first to have their driver's licenses striped red with the label: "No Alcohol Sale." And motorists in Georgia could become the first to display the stylings of President Donald Trump with a special "America First" vehicle license plate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-2026-state-laws-are-among-the-first-of-their-kind/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-2026-state-laws-are-among-the-first-of-their-kind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy-Sounding Buzzwords Could Be Hiding Added Sugar in Plain Sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourMany consumers feel pride in avoiding the glazed pastries in the supermarket and instead opting for "all natural" granola packed with extra protein. Same goes for low-fat yogurts and bottled "superfood" smoothies. But buyer beware: food buzzwords often cover up a high amount of sugar, which is linked to heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. People should get no more than 10% of their calories from added sugar&mdash;a bit more than what's in a single...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/healthy-sounding-buzzwords-could-be-hiding-added-sugar-in-plain-sight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/healthy-sounding-buzzwords-could-be-hiding-added-sugar-in-plain-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shocking Headlines Spark Initial Doubt But Eventually Build Belief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostWhen headlines begin with attention-grabbing words like "Shocking," readers initially tend to doubt the accuracy of the information presented. However, new research finds that this skepticism fades over time, leading people to eventually believe the claims made in those headlines. These findings, published in the journal Communication Research, suggest that clickbait-style language might be effective at planting information that people later...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shocking-headlines-spark-initial-doubt-but-eventually-build-belief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shocking-headlines-spark-initial-doubt-but-eventually-build-belief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The perfect evening routine: how to prepare for bed – from blue light to baths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you go for an easy jog or actively limit your screen time, studies show there are tried and tested ways to wind down and be sure of a good night&rsquo;s sleep&bull; Sign up here to get the whole series straight to your inboxAfter a hard day at work, the last thing you want to do is fritter away your precious downtime slumped on the sofa in a dazed doomscroll. Yet, in the absence of a better plan, it happens with depressing ease. How we spend the hours between shutting down the laptop and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-perfect-evening-routine-how-to-prepare-for-bed-from-blue-light-to-baths/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-perfect-evening-routine-how-to-prepare-for-bed-from-blue-light-to-baths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computational Brain Model Matches Animal Experiments in Learning Task]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA new computational model of the brain has not only learned a visual category learning task as well as lab animals, but even enabled the discovery of counterintuitive activity by a group of neurons that researchers working with animals to perform the same task had not noticed before, reports a team of scientists in the journal Nature Communications. Notably, the model produced these achievements without ever being trained on data from animal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/computational-brain-model-matches-animal-experiments-in-learning-task/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/computational-brain-model-matches-animal-experiments-in-learning-task/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 2025, Earth Pushed Past the Key Climate Change Mark of 1.5C Degrees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - ScienceA heavy reliance on fossil fuels has now pushed earth beyond the three-year temperature average set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius since preindustrial times. Experts have said for more than a decade that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees could prevent catastrophic environmental destruction around the globe. Extreme weather events already kill thousands of people annually and are projected to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-2025-earth-pushed-past-the-key-climate-change-mark-of-15c-degrees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-2025-earth-pushed-past-the-key-climate-change-mark-of-15c-degrees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mini-Brains Reveal Neural Signals in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers have grown pea-sized "mini-brains" in the lab that are offering an unprecedented look at how neurons behave in cases of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Such studies reveal distinct electrical firing patterns that could identify these conditions with high accuracy, opening the door to more precise diagnoses and personalized drug testing. Instead of guessing medications, doctors may one day see what works before treating the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mini-brains-reveal-neural-signals-in-schizophrenia-and-bipolar-disorder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mini-brains-reveal-neural-signals-in-schizophrenia-and-bipolar-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Lower the Risk of Unhealthy Teen-Chatbot Interactions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRTeen use of AI chatbots is growing, and experts are now warning that extended chatbot interactions may affect kids' social development and mental health. These concerns have also been fueled by recent U.S. Senate testimony about two teenagers who killed themselves after chatbots encouraged them to carry out suicide plans. Here's what parents should know to help kids use the technology safely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-lower-the-risk-of-unhealthy-teen-chatbot-interactions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-lower-the-risk-of-unhealthy-teen-chatbot-interactions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Hiring for Head Safety Executive to Mitigate AI Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsOpenAI is seeking a new "head of preparedness" to guide the company's safety strategy amid mounting concerns over how artificial intelligence tools could be misused. According to the job posting, the new hire will be paid $555,000. "This will be a stressful job," CEO Sam Altman wrote in an X post over the weekend. He added, "models are improving quickly and are now capable of many great things, but they are also starting to present some real...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-hiring-for-head-safety-executive-to-mitigate-ai-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-hiring-for-head-safety-executive-to-mitigate-ai-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Requires Social Media Platforms to Display Mental Health Labels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraNew York state will require social media platforms with infinite scrolling, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users' mental health, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday after signing the bill into law. "Research shows that social media exposure overstimulates reward centers, creating pathways comparable to those of an individual experiencing substance use or gambling addictions," the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/law-requires-social-media-platforms-to-display-mental-health-labels/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/law-requires-social-media-platforms-to-display-mental-health-labels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Strikes What It Calls "Terrorist Targets" in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesPresident Donald Trump said he had ordered the U.S. military to launch "powerful and deadly" strikes against targets of the so-called Islamic State group in northwestern Nigeria. The strike comes after months of Trump threatening military action against what he labeled an "existential threat" to Christianity in Nigeria, a claim that the country's government rejects. The U.S. said the strike had been conducted at the request of the Nigerian...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-strikes-what-it-calls-terrorist-targets-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-strikes-what-it-calls-terrorist-targets-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we get hooked on rubbish TV series | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Craig Jackson explains Imogen West-Knights&rsquo; compulsion to view 177 episodes of a TV show she doesn&rsquo;t even likeImogen West-Knights&rsquo; TV viewing habits are more common than many realise (I hate this TV series I&rsquo;m binge-watching, yet I&rsquo;m on track to complete all 177 episodes. Why am I doing it?, 15 December). Media is consumed like any other product, and streaming platforms make this process easier than ever. Progress is meticulously logged on screen, offering a se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-we-get-hooked-on-rubbish-tv-series-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-we-get-hooked-on-rubbish-tv-series-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spouses Share Psychiatric Diagnoses Above Chance Levels, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostThe concept of romantic partners sharing a psychiatric diagnosis is not new. Indeed, between 1964 and 1985 several studies that explored the role of psychiatric diagnoses in romantic choices. However, large cross-cultural investigations have been noticeable absent. Now, a study of more than 6 million people in three countries, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, has found robust evidence of spouses sharing the same psychiatric...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/spouses-share-psychiatric-diagnoses-above-chance-levels-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:03:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/spouses-share-psychiatric-diagnoses-above-chance-levels-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Much of Project 2025 Has the White House Achieved This Year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourBefore he was elected president in 2024, Donald Trump said that he had nothing to do with Project 2025, a Christian-nationalist blueprint to remake the U.S. federal government. As this year draws to a close, advocacy organizations, labor unions, and a crowd-sourced effort estimate that his administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in the document's 920 pages, including many related to race, gender, equity, and diversity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-much-of-project-2025-has-the-white-house-achieved-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:03:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-much-of-project-2025-has-the-white-house-achieved-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisited: is curiosity the key to ageing well? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychologists have typically believed that we become less curious as we age, but recent research has shown curiosity actually becomes more targeted and specific in our later years. In this episode from September, Madeleine Finlay hears from Dr Mary Whatley, an assistant professor of psychology at Western Carolina University, and Dr Matthias Gruber of Cardiff University&rsquo;s Brain Research Imaging Centre to find out why we change in this way, and how maintaining broad curiosity into older age]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/revisited-is-curiosity-the-key-to-ageing-well-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/revisited-is-curiosity-the-key-to-ageing-well-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Holidays Can Be a Dangerous Time for Victims of Partner Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsThe holiday season can be joyous and foster togetherness, but it can also be difficult for anyone experiencing intimate partner violence, say experts. "Just because it's the holidays doesn't mean that every single person is OK," explains Jennifer Dunn, director of the London Abused Women's Centre. During the holidays, more people are home with free time, which can increase monitoring and control behaviors, leading to more opportunities for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-the-holidays-can-be-a-dangerous-time-for-victims-of-partner-violence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-the-holidays-can-be-a-dangerous-time-for-victims-of-partner-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruise Passengers Face New Climate Change Tax After Court Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsA federal judge's ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help pay for the impacts of climate change, set to begin at the start of 2026. In the nation's first such levy to help cope with a warming planet, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed legislation in May that is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually to deal with eroding shorelines, wildfires, and other climate problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cruise-passengers-face-new-climate-change-tax-after-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cruise-passengers-face-new-climate-change-tax-after-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Mysterious Languages That Have Yet to Be Deciphered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesDo you enjoy solving puzzles? What would you do if given a foreign code to decipher but no dictionary or guide to grammar? That is exactly the problem faced by archeologists and linguists with regard to a number of ancient writing systems that remain a mystery to this day. Nor has artificial intelligence been able to crack these codes, because AI usually requires large amounts of data for pattern recognition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/seven-mysterious-languages-that-have-yet-to-be-deciphered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/seven-mysterious-languages-that-have-yet-to-be-deciphered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Experts Call U.S. Blockade of Venezuela "Illegal Armed Aggression"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraFour United Nations human rights experts have condemned the partial naval blockade of Venezuela by the United States, describing it as illegal and asking the U.S. Congress to intervene. "There is no right to enforce unilateral sanctions through an armed blockade," the U.N. experts said in a joint statement on Wednesday. "It is also expressly recognized as illegal armed aggression under the General Assembly's 1974 Definition of Aggression," they...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-experts-call-us-blockade-of-venezuela-illegal-armed-aggression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-experts-call-us-blockade-of-venezuela-illegal-armed-aggression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are They Really Listening? Watch Their Blinks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyYour eyes may reveal when your brain is working overtime. Researchers found that people blink less when trying to understand speech in noisy environments, especially during the most important moments. The effect stayed the same in bright or dark rooms, suggesting that it's driven by mental effort, not light. A drop in blinking, it turns out, is a facial marker of focused listening. The findings were published in the journal Trends in Hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-they-really-listening-watch-their-blinks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-they-really-listening-watch-their-blinks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans NSA Employee Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourA transgender employee of the U.S. National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration to block a presidential executive order that the employee says violate federal civil rights law. Sarah O'Neill, an NSA data scientist, disputes the legality of President Trump's January order requiring the federal government to recognize only two "immutable" sexes: male and female. Her lawsuit, filed Monday, says the order denies "Ms. O'Neill's very...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-nsa-employee-sues-trump-administration-over-executive-order/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-nsa-employee-sues-trump-administration-over-executive-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belgium Joins South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel at IJC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraBelgium has formally joined the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice, alleging that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. On Tuesday, the ICJ&mdash;the highest court of the United Nations&mdash;said Belgium had filed a declaration of intervention in the case. Other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, and Turkey, have already joined the proceedings, which South Africa initiated in December of 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/belgium-joins-south-africas-genocide-case-against-israel-at-ijc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/belgium-joins-south-africas-genocide-case-against-israel-at-ijc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not All Psychopathic Traits Are Equal When It Comes to Sexual Aggression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study provides a comprehensive look at the link between psychopathy and sexual aggression. By aggregating data from over 100 separate samples, the researchers found that psychopathy is generally associated with sexually aggressive behavior, but the connection varies depending on the type of aggression and personality traits involved. These findings help clarify which aspects of the psychopathic personality are most dangerous regarding...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/not-all-psychopathic-traits-are-equal-when-it-comes-to-sexual-aggression/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/not-all-psychopathic-traits-are-equal-when-it-comes-to-sexual-aggression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Chatbots Can Influence Some Voters to Change Their Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsTalking with an AI chatbot can convince people to change their votes and could affect the outcome of future elections, according to a new study. The study, which included 1,530 Canadians, also found that the chatbots had more success convincing Canadians to switch their votes than it did with Americans. Generative AI is "more persuasive than traditional forms of political persuasion," said Cornell professor Gordon Pennycook, one of the study's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-chatbots-can-influence-some-voters-to-change-their-mind/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-chatbots-can-influence-some-voters-to-change-their-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Systemic Failures Turn U.S. State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRTyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. "That's what I'm trying to avoid," said Ferguson, who still calls him her baby. She remembers a boy who dressed himself in three-piece suits, donated his allowance, and graduated high school at 16 with an academic scholarship and plans to join the military or start a business. Instead, Ferguson watched as her once bright-eyed, handsome son sank into disheveled psychosis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-systemic-failures-turn-us-state-mental-hospitals-into-prisons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-systemic-failures-turn-us-state-mental-hospitals-into-prisons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Warming Could Trigger the Next Ice Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsScientists have uncovered a gap in Earth's carbon cycle that could cause global warming to overshoot into an ice age. As the planet warms, nutrient-rich runoff could fuel plankton growth that buries huge amounts of carbon in the ocean. In low-oxygen conditions, this process can spiral out of control, cooling Earth far beyond its original state. While this cooling won't save us from modern climate change, it may explain Earth's most extreme...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/global-warming-could-trigger-the-next-ice-age/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/global-warming-could-trigger-the-next-ice-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurer Agrees to Cover IVF Treatments for Same-Sex Couples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsLike many young girls, Mara Berton and June Higginbotham both knew from an early age they wanted families and to become mothers. But as lesbians, they were excluded from receiving the same fertility treatment insurance benefits offered to heterosexual peers. Instead, like many other same-sex couples, they had to pay $45,000 out of pocket while heterosexual colleagues with the same insurance plan had many of those costs covered. Now, that's about...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/insurer-agrees-to-cover-ivf-treatments-for-same-sex-couples/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/insurer-agrees-to-cover-ivf-treatments-for-same-sex-couples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusing Questionnaires Lead to Misleading Responses From Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsEver felt your eyes glazing over as you fill out the questionnaire you've been given by a doctor's receptionist, trying to make sense of it before your appointment? You're not alone, a new study finds. Confusion over symptom questionnaires is common and likely hampers efforts to diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses, JAMA Psychiatry reported Wednesday. The study focused on the Patient Health Questionnaire, widely used mental health...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/confusing-questionnaires-lead-to-misleading-responses-from-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/confusing-questionnaires-lead-to-misleading-responses-from-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas burnout: why stressed parents find it ‘harder to be emotionally honest with children’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study finds that as pressure increases, UK parents are more likely to put on a brave face &ndash; risking family wellbeingAdvent calendars, check. Tree and decorations, check. Teachers&rsquo; presents, nativity costumes and a whole new ticketing system for the PTA&rsquo;s Santa&rsquo;s grotto, check. But the Christmas cards remain unwritten, the to-do list keeps growing, and that Labubu doll your child desperately wants appears to have vanished from the face of the earth.If you&rsquo;re feelin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/christmas-burnout-why-stressed-parents-find-it-harder-to-be-emotionally-honest-with-children/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/christmas-burnout-why-stressed-parents-find-it-harder-to-be-emotionally-honest-with-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Finds Sex Differences in Psychological Well-Being]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new analysis of global data reveals that while men score higher on a majority of specific well-being metrics, women tend to report higher overall life satisfaction. These findings, based on nearly 400,000 people across 142 countries, suggest that females often fare better on social relationship indicators, which appear to carry significant weight in subjective assessments of a good life. The results were published in The Journal of Positive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-finds-sex-differences-in-psychological-well-being/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-finds-sex-differences-in-psychological-well-being/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Santa Claus Survive in a Melting World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe link between snow and Christmas has spread around the world, helped by colonialism and capitalism. Even in places like New Zealand, where the holiday falls in the summer and is often celebrated with barbecues on the beach, homes are festooned with fake Christmas trees, inflatable plastic snowmen, and reindeer. As climate change warms the planet, however, and snowy winters become less common in Europe and elsewhere, Santa is facing new...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-santa-claus-survive-in-a-melting-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-santa-claus-survive-in-a-melting-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI May Upend Online Studies Critical to Behavioral Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceThe development of artificial intelligence may spell the end of a tool social scientists have come to rely on: online studies. Researchers who use surveys, games, and other online methods to gather data from large numbers of people have spent years refining methods to weed out unwanted responses, but recent studies have shown that AI agents can evade detection by intentionally making errors, feigning ignorance, and using humanlike mouse...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-may-upend-online-studies-critical-to-behavioral-science/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-may-upend-online-studies-critical-to-behavioral-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage at Single Acts of Racism May Lower Support for Systemic Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostRecent research suggests that for some White Americans, expressing anger at individual acts of racism may decrease their motivation to support broader systemic change. The study indicates that voicing outrage at a specific bigot may alleviate feelings of guilt associated with racial privilege, thereby reducing the drive to take further reparative action. These findings were published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/outrage-at-single-acts-of-racism-may-lower-support-for-systemic-change/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/outrage-at-single-acts-of-racism-may-lower-support-for-systemic-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Seeks to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors. The proposals&mdash;the most sweeping moves the Trump administration has taken so far to restrict the use of hormone therapy and surgical interventions to help transgender children&mdash;include cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-seeks-to-ban-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-youth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-seeks-to-ban-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Maps and Charts: How Climate Change Imperils Global Food Supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisExperts have warned that the world's ability to feed itself is under threat from extreme weather caused by climate change. Although crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades, crop yield rates are flattening, prompting warnings of efficiency hitting its limits. Even worse, more than 600 million people worldwide are projected to face food insecurity by 2030. For a global view of the problem, see these maps and charts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-maps-and-charts-how-climate-change-imperils-global-food-supply/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-maps-and-charts-how-climate-change-imperils-global-food-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping Others for a Few Hours a Week May Slow Brain Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthSpending a few hours a week helping others may slow the aging of the brain, according to a study that followed more than 30,000 U.S. adults for two decades. Researchers found that cognitive decline was reduced by both formal volunteering and informal acts, such as helping neighbors or relatives. The benefits were cumulative over time with sustained engagement, and were significant even after controlling for wealth, physical and mental health,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/helping-others-for-a-few-hours-a-week-may-slow-brain-aging/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/helping-others-for-a-few-hours-a-week-may-slow-brain-aging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Psychological Scientists Overvaluing Significance? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological SciencePublish or perish. This phrase is often cited by scientists as their motivation to submit a steady flow of papers to academic journals. But how valuable is research if the findings are not significant? And what effect will those papers have on the reputation of their authors? Even though studies with nonsignificant findings are often welcomed by journal editors, scientists are often hesitant to submit them, which can lead to serious publication...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-psychological-scientists-overvaluing-significance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-psychological-scientists-overvaluing-significance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When attacks unfold, what makes a person run towards danger?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neuroscientists, psychologists and &lsquo;have-a-go heroes&rsquo; themselves explain why it is about more than just instinctAs a knife-wielding terrorist wearing a fake suicide belt caused panic on London Bridge in 2019, Darryn Frost remembers entering a state of intense focus.Having grabbed a decorative narwhal tusk from the wall of Fishmongers&rsquo; Hall, the formerly shy civil servant zoned in on the danger and ran towards it, helping pin the attacker to the ground. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-attacks-unfold-what-makes-a-person-run-towards-danger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-attacks-unfold-what-makes-a-person-run-towards-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sure, Christmas isn’t all about presents – for those lucky enough to afford their own treats | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those who suggest &lsquo;not doing presents this year&rsquo; tend to be people who already have all the socks and candles they need, writes one readerThere&rsquo;s a very particular phrase that circulates as Christmas approaches, usually delivered over a glass of wine: &ldquo;Shall we just not do presents this year?&rdquo;This is almost always suggested by people who already own everything. The sort of people who, if they fancy a new coffee Thermos at 8:42am, simply buy one. Socks? Ordered. Pyja]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sure-christmas-isnt-all-about-presents-for-those-lucky-enough-to-afford-their-own-treats-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sure-christmas-isnt-all-about-presents-for-those-lucky-enough-to-afford-their-own-treats-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration to Dismantle Key Climate Research Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe Trump administration is breaking up a research center praised as a "crown jewel" of climate research after accusing it of spreading "alarmism" about climate change. Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, described the National Center for Atmospheric Research as "one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country" in a social media post, consistent with President Trump's references to climate change as a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-to-dismantle-key-climate-research-center/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-to-dismantle-key-climate-research-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Curbs Women's Rights by Changing Dowry Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesIn Iran, a groom or his family usually pays a dowry, or "Mehrieh," to his wife, often in gold coins&mdash;a sum that can be claimed by the wife at any time during a marriage or when getting divorced. Now, however, the Iranian parliament has lowered the amount a man must pay his wife in the event of divorce to avoid imprisonment&mdash;from 110 gold coins to just 14. The dowry had been the only legal tool to provide a modicum of security to divorced women...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/iran-curbs-womens-rights-by-changing-dowry-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/iran-curbs-womens-rights-by-changing-dowry-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t hold back, swearing can boost performance by lowering inhibitions, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study finds dropping an expletive can raise confidence and help people push harder during physically demanding tasksIt may not be in keeping with the festive spirit, but if you find yourself dropping the F-word while wrestling a Christmas tree up a flight of stairs, scientists say you could be on to something. A study has found that swearing can enhance physical performance by lowering inhibitions and pushing the brain into a &ldquo;flow state&rdquo;.&ldquo;In many situations, people hold themse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dont-hold-back-swearing-can-boost-performance-by-lowering-inhibitions-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dont-hold-back-swearing-can-boost-performance-by-lowering-inhibitions-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When ‘How are you?’ becomes a painful question to answer | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Cottle, who has metastatic prostate cancer, responds to an article by Carolin W&uuml;rfelIt&rsquo;s not just Germans like Carolin&nbsp;W&uuml;rfel (16&nbsp;December) who face a challenge with the question &ldquo;How are you?&rdquo; When I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, that question went from being a routine conversation-opener to something much trickier.The convention, in Britain at least, is to answer something like &ldquo;Oh, not bad&hellip;&rdquo; Frankly, things are ver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-how-are-you-becomes-a-painful-question-to-answer-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-how-are-you-becomes-a-painful-question-to-answer-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychologists Are Increasingly Using—and Worrying About—AI Tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRAn estimated 56% of active psychotherapists are using artificial intelligence tools in their practices, according to a recent survey by the American Psychological Association. That's significantly higher than the 29% who said the same last year. And nearly a third of respondents said they use these tools on a monthly basis&mdash;up by more than two-fold since last year. At the same time, 60% of respondents expressed concern about potential harms of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychologists-are-increasingly-usingand-worrying-aboutai-tools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:13:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychologists-are-increasingly-usingand-worrying-aboutai-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, &amp; the Good Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Abimbola Tschetter -<br />
I&rsquo;d like to invite you to join me in a brief thought experiment.What words come to mind when you think of positive psychology?If you&rsquo;re like others I&rsquo;ve asked, you may have said flourishing, resilience, relationships, or happiness&mdash;some of the most beautiful and sacred aspects of our lives. But I suspect, although they&rsquo;re equally sacred and beautiful realities of our humanity, grief, sorrow, and loss may not have made your list.&nbsp;In this i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/grief-loss-amp-the-good-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/grief-loss-amp-the-good-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU, in Climate Setback, Backtracks on Banning Gas-Powered Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthPlans to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars in the European Union by 2035 have been thrown into turmoil after pressure from car manufacturers. On Tuesday, the European Commission proposed applying the ban, approved in 2023, to only 90% of vehicles, down from 100%. This means the remaining 10% of new cars made after 2035 could still have internal combustion engines. The announcement is seen as a blow to the EU's green credentials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eu-in-climate-setback-backtracks-on-banning-gas-powered-cars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eu-in-climate-setback-backtracks-on-banning-gas-powered-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children need mental health care provided by humans, not chatbots | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Roman Raczka says artificial intelligence can&rsquo;t replace therapist-led care, even though it can offer benefitsIt is absolutely right that children &ldquo;need a human, not a bot&rdquo; for mental health support (&lsquo;I feel it&rsquo;s a friend&rsquo;: quarter of teenagers turn to AI chatbots for mental health support, 9 December). Overuse of AI for mental health support could well lead to the next public health emergency if the government does&nbsp;not take urgent action.We shouldn&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/children-need-mental-health-care-provided-by-humans-not-chatbots-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/children-need-mental-health-care-provided-by-humans-not-chatbots-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endings are hard, but facing them helps us to heal]]></title><description><![CDATA[I understand the temptation to run away &ndash; I have felt it too. Try to stay in the room, and in the moment. You&rsquo;ll be glad you didThis is my last column for you. I am shocked and delighted that I&rsquo;ve been allowed to carry on for almost two years, saying such controversial and true things as: the oedipal complex is real and all of us have one; psychodynamic psychotherapy is an effective and vital mental health treatment and we must fight for it in the NHS; and Midnight Run is the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/endings-are-hard-but-facing-them-helps-us-to-heal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/endings-are-hard-but-facing-them-helps-us-to-heal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hate this TV series I’m binge-watching, yet I’m on track to complete all 177 episodes. Why am I doing it? | Imogen West-Knights]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I see those final House credits roll, I won&rsquo;t even feel any sense of achievement &ndash; I will just be deciding on my next joylessly sisyphean taskThere are 177 episodes of House, the 00s hospital drama starring Hugh Laurie as a brilliant but cantankerous doctor. What this means, to my dismay, is that I spent five entire days, five hours and 15 minutes of this autumn watching this series. In my defence, when I embarked on this rewatch, I was going through quite a trying time in my li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-hate-this-tv-series-im-binge-watching-yet-im-on-track-to-complete-all-177-episodes-why-am-i-doing-it-imogen-west-knights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-hate-this-tv-series-im-binge-watching-yet-im-on-track-to-complete-all-177-episodes-why-am-i-doing-it-imogen-west-knights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Militant Groups Are Experimenting With AI; Risks Expected to Grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourAs the rest of the world rushes to harness the power of artificial intelligence, militant groups also are experimenting with the technology. For extremists, AI could be a powerful tool for recruiting new members, churning out deepfake videos, and refining cyberattacks, national security experts and spy agencies have warned. Even more concerning is the possibility that militant groups might use AI to help produce biological or chemical weapons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/militant-groups-are-experimenting-with-ai-risks-expected-to-grow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/militant-groups-are-experimenting-with-ai-risks-expected-to-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How parents should talk to their children about the horror of the Bondi shootings | Vanessa Cobham for The Conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a clinical psychologist and researcher with a focus on children, anxiety and post-traumatic stress. Here are some things to keep in mindAs the community begins to grapple with the horror and tragedy of the Bondi shootings on Sunday, children will probably have questions. Parents may also be wondering how to talk to their young kids and teenagers about what happened.I am a clinical psychologist and researcher with a focus on children, anxiety and post-traumatic stress. Here are some things t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-parents-should-talk-to-their-children-about-the-horror-of-the-bondi-shootings-vanessa-cobham-for-the-conversation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-parents-should-talk-to-their-children-about-the-horror-of-the-bondi-shootings-vanessa-cobham-for-the-conversation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea Indicts Ex-Leader Yoon Over Plot to Provoke North Korea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraProsecutors have indicted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection, accusing him of seeking to provoke military aggression from North Korea to help consolidate his power. Special prosecutor Cho Eun-seok told a briefing on Monday that his team had indicted Yoon, 5 former cabinet members, and 18 others following a six-month probe into his declaration of martial law in December of 2024&mdash;a decree quickly overruled as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-korea-indicts-ex-leader-yoon-over-plot-to-provoke-north-korea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-korea-indicts-ex-leader-yoon-over-plot-to-provoke-north-korea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Slop" Is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsCreepy, zany, and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's spread online&mdash;thanks to the availability of generative artificial intelligence&mdash;landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year. "It's part of a transformative technology, AI, and it's something that people have found fascinating, annoying and a little bit ridiculous," said Merriam-Webster's president Monday in an interview. "Slop" was first used in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/slop-is-merriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/slop-is-merriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distressing videos can have a lasting impact – here’s how to look after yourself in the wake of the Bondi attack | Ahona Guha]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s natural to want information about a traumatic event but graphic imagery can cause a significant stress responseWhat we know about the Bondi terror attackLike everyone else, I watched news of the Bondi attack unfold last night with shock, horror and dismay. As I did so, I was immediately assailed by imagery of bodies lying on the ground, barely hidden from view. I closed these videos immediately, knowing the way this imagery can stick in your mind.When terrible events such as yesterday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/distressing-videos-can-have-a-lasting-impact-heres-how-to-look-after-yourself-in-the-wake-of-the-bondi-attack-ahona-guha/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/distressing-videos-can-have-a-lasting-impact-heres-how-to-look-after-yourself-in-the-wake-of-the-bondi-attack-ahona-guha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunmen in Australia Kill at Least 11 in Attack at Hanukkah Celebration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsAt least eleven people were killed Sunday when gunmen targeted Jewish attendees of a Hanukkah holiday celebration that drew more than 1,000 people on Australia's popular Bondi Beach. Another 29 people were hospitalized with injuries, including a child and two officers, according to police, who are calling the tragedy an antisemitic terrorist attack. One suspected gunman was also killed&mdash;Naveed Akram, 24, a Pakistani national based in Sydney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gunmen-in-australia-kill-at-least-11-in-attack-at-hanukkah-celebration/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gunmen-in-australia-kill-at-least-11-in-attack-at-hanukkah-celebration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Executive Order Limiting States' Ability to Regulate AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that limits states' ability to regulate artificial intelligence companies. The order is designed to "enhance the United States' global AI dominance through a minimally burdensome national policy framework," according to a release by the White House. The order marks a victory for tech companies like Google and OpenAI, which have as much as $100 million to spend on next year's midterm...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-executive-order-limiting-states-ability-to-regulate-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:55:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-executive-order-limiting-states-ability-to-regulate-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review Challenges Idea That Highly Intelligent People Are Hyper-Empathic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new review challenges the assumption that highly intelligent people possess a heightened capacity for feeling the emotions of others. The analysis suggests that individuals high in intelligence often use a type of empathy that relies heavily on cognitive processing rather than emotional reactions. Published in the journal Intelligence, the paper proposes that these individuals may intellectualize feelings to maintain composure in difficult...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/review-challenges-idea-that-highly-intelligent-people-are-hyper-empathic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:55:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/review-challenges-idea-that-highly-intelligent-people-are-hyper-empathic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids' Anxiety and Depression Dropped Fast After COVID School Reopenings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyResearchers discovered that children who went back to school during COVID experienced far fewer mental health diagnoses than those who stayed remote. The study found that anxiety, depression, and ADHD all declined as in-person learning resumed, and that girls showed the largest improvements. Healthcare spending tied to these conditions also dropped. The report was published on December 8, 2025, in the journal Epidemiology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kids-anxiety-and-depression-dropped-fast-after-covid-school-reopenings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:55:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kids-anxiety-and-depression-dropped-fast-after-covid-school-reopenings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Moderate Drinking Carries a Bigger Cancer Risk Than You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers found that both how often and how much someone drinks significantly shape their cancer risk, even at moderate levels. Vulnerability varies across groups, with genetics, socioeconomic status, obesity, and lifestyle behaviors amplifying harm. The review, base on 62 studies, also uncovered gender differences, beverage-specific risks, and biological pathways that intensify cancer development. The findings appear in the journal Cancer...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/even-moderate-drinking-carries-a-bigger-cancer-risk-than-you-think/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:55:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/even-moderate-drinking-carries-a-bigger-cancer-risk-than-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI May Help Amputees Connect With Their Bionic Hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRResearchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do something, and then share control of the motions needed to complete the task. The approach, which combines AI with special sensors, helped people missing a hand simulate drinking from a cup, says the lead author of the study, published in the journal Nature...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-may-help-amputees-connect-with-their-bionic-hands/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:55:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-may-help-amputees-connect-with-their-bionic-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. State Department Reinstates Previous Font in Typeface About-Face]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe U.S. State Department has reversed a Biden-era font change intended to make its paperwork more accessible to readers with disabilities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed diplomats around the world to switch from Calibri to Times New Roman 14-point font in all official documents, the State Department told NPR. Rubio said that the 2023 change by Biden's Secretary of State was part of misguided diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-state-department-reinstates-previous-font-in-typeface-about-face/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-state-department-reinstates-previous-font-in-typeface-about-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's DOJ Pressed Lawyers to Find Evidence UCLA Tolerated Antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ProPublicaA new investigation based on previously unreported documents and interviews with dozens of people reveals the extent to which the government violated legal and procedural norms to make a case that UCLA tolerated antisemitism. It also showed how the University of California system's dependence on federal money inhibited its willingness to resist the shakedown&mdash;a vulnerability the Trump administration's tactics brought into sharp focus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-doj-pressed-lawyers-to-find-evidence-ucla-tolerated-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-doj-pressed-lawyers-to-find-evidence-ucla-tolerated-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Reveal a Tiny Brain Chip That Streams Thoughts in Real Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthBISC is an ultra-thin neural implant that creates a high-bandwidth wireless link between the brain and computers. Its tiny single-chip design packs tens of thousands of electrodes and supports advanced AI models for decoding movement, perception, and intent. Initial clinical work shows it can be inserted through a small opening in the skull and capture detailed neural activity. The technology could reshape treatments for epilepsy, paralysis, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-reveal-a-tiny-brain-chip-that-streams-thoughts-in-real-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-reveal-a-tiny-brain-chip-that-streams-thoughts-in-real-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea to Require Advertisers to Label AI-Generated Ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourSouth Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence starting next year as it seeks to curb deceptive ads featuring fabricated experts or deep-faked celebrities endorsing products on social media. Following a policy meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Wednesday, officials said they will ramp up screening and removal of problematic AI-generated ads and impose punitive fines, citing growing risks...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-korea-to-require-advertisers-to-label-ai-generated-ads/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-korea-to-require-advertisers-to-label-ai-generated-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denmark to Compensate Indigenous Women for Forced Contraception]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourDenmark has agreed to compensate thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland over cases of forcible contraception carried out by health authorities over decades starting in the 1960s. The Danish health ministry said Wednesday that women who were given contraception against their knowledge or consent between 1960 and 1991 can apply for individual payouts of about $46,000 starting in April. An estimated 4,500 women could be entitled to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/denmark-to-compensate-indigenous-women-for-forced-contraception/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/denmark-to-compensate-indigenous-women-for-forced-contraception/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Americans Have Reported Domestic Violence in Past 5 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsAlmost 5.4 million Americans have reported being victims of domestic violence over the last five years, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The majority, nearly 80%, were women. And according to the FBI, domestic homicides more than doubled between 2019 and 2024, increasing from 1,065 to 2,339. Indeed, a CBS News analysis of FBI data found that 24% of all reported violent crime is now domestic in nature. The latest data have experts...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/millions-of-americans-have-reported-domestic-violence-in-past-5-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/millions-of-americans-have-reported-domestic-violence-in-past-5-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rage room or yoga class? How to beat anger – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[At this time of year when stress levels are high, we can find ourselves being sent over the edge by frustrating post office queues, infuriating traffic jams and tension-filled family occasions. But what&rsquo;s the best way to release our anger and find peace and calm this festive season? To find out, Ian Sample hears from science correspondent Nicola Davis, who recently tried out a rage room as a means of channelling her fury, and from Brad Bushman, professor of communication at the Ohio State]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rage-room-or-yoga-class-how-to-beat-anger-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rage-room-or-yoga-class-how-to-beat-anger-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don’t need alcohol on Christmas Day. It may be far more enjoyable if you stay sober | The modern mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine what a relaxing and special celebration it could be if it was tailor-made just for youThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workNow is the time of year when some of my clients want to talk about Christmas.As a specialist in addiction, many are seeking my help for their drinking. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-dont-need-alcohol-on-christmas-day-it-may-be-far-more-enjoyable-if-you-stay-sober-the-modern-mind/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-dont-need-alcohol-on-christmas-day-it-may-be-far-more-enjoyable-if-you-stay-sober-the-modern-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Americans Say Political Rhetoric Has Gone Too Far, Poll Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA Gallup poll published Wednesday shows that majorities of both political parties in the United States think that inflammatory criticism and cruel political rhetoric have gone too far. Although Americans on each side of the political divide tend to believe that the opposite party has gone more overboard, there is broad agreement that political rhetoric is out of hand and that political violence is being driven by growing hostility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-americans-say-political-rhetoric-has-gone-too-far-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:54:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-americans-say-political-rhetoric-has-gone-too-far-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans and AI Both Rate Deliberate Thinkers Smarter Than Intuitive Ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new series of experiments suggests that people consistently view slow, deliberative thinking as a sign of higher intelligence and reliability compared to fast, intuitive thinking, even when both approaches yield accurate results. The findings also indicate that large language models like ChatGPT share this bias against intuition in complex reasoning contexts. This research was published in Communications Psychology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/humans-and-ai-both-rate-deliberate-thinkers-smarter-than-intuitive-ones/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:54:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/humans-and-ai-both-rate-deliberate-thinkers-smarter-than-intuitive-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Orders Prison Inspectors to Stop Considering LGBTQ Safety Standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe U.S. Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people from sexual violence, according to an internal memo obtained by NPR. This population is uniquely vulnerable to attacks while incarcerated, data show, and advocates say the change will put such people in even more danger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doj-orders-prison-inspectors-to-stop-considering-lgbtq-safety-standards/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:54:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doj-orders-prison-inspectors-to-stop-considering-lgbtq-safety-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Children's Toy Can Chat About Sexual Fetishes, Warns Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsThis Christmas, kids might find something new under the tree: toys with built-in AI chatbots that can hold conversations. But a recent consumer report found at least one of these AI toys&mdash;a teddy bear called Kumma&mdash;could discuss sexually explicit topics. "If you asked it, 'What is kink?' it would give you a list of sexual fetishes," said R.J. Cross, who worked on the report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a nonprofit that monit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-childrens-toy-can-chat-about-sexual-fetishes-warns-report/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:54:31 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-childrens-toy-can-chat-about-sexual-fetishes-warns-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gen Z office survival guide: how to overcome telephobia and get up early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts advise younger workers to practice phone calls with friends and embrace adventure of small talkIf you are a millennial, part of gen X or a boomer, you probably do not give a second thought to picking up the phone to talk to someone or chit-chatting beside the office water cooler. But for gen Z, those common workplace moments are a huge source of anxiety.According to a study released this week, early mornings, working with older colleagues and making small talk are just some of the things]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gen-z-office-survival-guide-how-to-overcome-telephobia-and-get-up-early/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/gen-z-office-survival-guide-how-to-overcome-telephobia-and-get-up-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Senators Accuse Russia of Genocide, Citing Child Abductions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsRussia is engaged in genocide by abducting Ukrainian children and forcing them to adopt Russian names and culture, several U.S. senators claimed in a hearing Wednesday. The hearing was convened to evaluate evidence and allegations that Russia has taken tens of thousands of children since invading Ukraine in early 2022. To date, British officials have helped find more than 600 Ukrainian children who were abducted and taken to Russia, according to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-senators-accuse-russia-of-genocide-citing-child-abductions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-senators-accuse-russia-of-genocide-citing-child-abductions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Discover First Gene Shown to Directly Cause Mental Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthScientists have discovered that a single gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness&mdash;something previously thought to stem only from many genes acting together. People with certain variants of this gene often develop psychiatric symptoms much earlier than expected, sometimes in childhood instead of adulthood. Even more surprising, some individuals show only mental health symptoms, without the seizures or learning problems usually linked to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-discover-first-gene-shown-to-directly-cause-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-discover-first-gene-shown-to-directly-cause-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brief Social Media Break Linked to Better Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRIf you've ever skipped social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you might have been right. A new study in JAMA Network Open found that cutting down on social media use even for a week was associated with improved mental health in young adults. Likewise, a recently published meta-analysis concluded that limiting social media was related to a significant boost in "subjective well-being."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brief-social-media-break-linked-to-better-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brief-social-media-break-linked-to-better-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Field Experiment Reveals Psychology Behind "Batman Effect"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA recent experiment conducted in the Milan subway system has found that the presence of a costumed superhero can significantly increase the willingness of commuters to help a stranger. The findings suggest that unexpected visual stimuli in public spaces may disrupt the psychological "autopilot" that governs daily routines, making individuals more aware of their surroundings and the needs of others. The research was published in npj Mental Health...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/field-experiment-reveals-psychology-behind-batman-effect/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/field-experiment-reveals-psychology-behind-batman-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asthma More Common Among Kids Whose Moms Have Eating Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsWomen with an eating disorder are 26% more likely to have children who suffer from asthma, a new study has found. The findings, published Tuesday in the journal Thorax, were based on pooled data from seven earlier European studies involving nearly 131,500 mother-child pairs. The research team speculated that eating disorders and the associated stress might affect the lung development of a gestating fetus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/asthma-more-common-among-kids-whose-moms-have-eating-disorders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/asthma-more-common-among-kids-whose-moms-have-eating-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Government No Longer Commemorating World AIDS Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day this year&mdash;an event marked every December 1 since 1988. The day is meant to raise awareness of efforts to fight the deadly disease and remember those died from it. Globally, nearly 40 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, including about 1.2 million people in the United States. In the U.S., about 13% of people who have HIV don't know it&mdash;a driver of the virus'...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-no-longer-commemorating-world-aids-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-no-longer-commemorating-world-aids-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Uncover Five Stages in Human Brain Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA study of nearly 4,000 brain scans from newborns to 90-year-olds suggest that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These phases are separated by turning points that mark big shifts in how the brain is organized. The most surprising discovery is that adolescent-style development lasts into our early thirties. The study, by a research team at the University of Cambridge, appears in the journal Nature...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-uncover-five-stages-in-human-brain-development/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-uncover-five-stages-in-human-brain-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northwestern Agrees to Pay Trump Administration $75M to Regain Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRNorthwestern University has agreed to a $75 million payout to the Trump administration to settle a discrimination investigation into the school and to restore federal funding that had been frozen, the Justice Department announced on Friday. "Today's settlement marks another victory in the Trump Administration's fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and put merit first," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/northwestern-agrees-to-pay-trump-administration-75m-to-regain-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/northwestern-agrees-to-pay-trump-administration-75m-to-regain-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If toxic humility is a thing, I definitely have it. But perhaps there’s another way | Emma Beddington]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re taught that modesty is good and pride is bad. This ignores the fact that telling ourselves we&rsquo;re OK is actually beneficial What&rsquo;s your favourite thing about yourself? Stylist&rsquo;s Love Yourself campaign asked over 400 women that, and published eight pages of their answers. People mostly picked low-key, quite specific stuff &ndash; &ldquo;I can cook something out of nothing&rdquo;; &ldquo;I&rsquo;m really strong&rdquo;; &ldquo;I can talk to anyone&rdquo;; &ldquo;I&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/if-toxic-humility-is-a-thing-i-definitely-have-it-but-perhaps-theres-another-way-emma-beddington/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/if-toxic-humility-is-a-thing-i-definitely-have-it-but-perhaps-theres-another-way-emma-beddington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can we navigate difficult conversations these holidays? Buddhism offers some guidance | Making sense of it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choosing to bring intentionality to our speech challenges our tendency to abandon and disconnect from those we do not agree withMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeWhen it comes to difficult conversations, I have a way to go. I often swing between hyper-assertiveness and retreating entirely, but both avoid vulnerability. I often tell myself silence is &ldquo;skilful&rdquo;, though it can easily turn into passive aggression. And avoida]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-can-we-navigate-difficult-conversations-these-holidays-buddhism-offers-some-guidance-making-sense-of-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-can-we-navigate-difficult-conversations-these-holidays-buddhism-offers-some-guidance-making-sense-of-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does ‘laziness’ start in the brain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding the surprising mechanism behind apathy can help unlock scientific ways to boost your motivationWe all know people with very different levels of motivation. Some will go the extra mile in any endeavour. Others just can&rsquo;t be bothered to put the effort in. We might think of them as lazy &ndash; happiest on the sofa, rather than planning their latest project. What&rsquo;s behind this variation? Most of us would probably attribute it to a mixture of temperament, circumstances, upb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/does-laziness-start-in-the-brain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/does-laziness-start-in-the-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT-5 offers dangerous advice to mentally ill people, psychologists warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research finds OpenAI&rsquo;s free chatbot fails to identify risky behaviour or challenge delusional beliefsChatGPT-5 is offering dangerous and unhelpful advice to people experiencing mental health crises, some of the UK&rsquo;s leading psychologists have warned.Research conducted by King&rsquo;s College London (KCL) and the Association of Clinical Psychologists UK (ACP) in partnership with the Guardian suggested that the AI chatbotfailed to identify risky behaviour when communicating with menta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-5-offers-dangerous-advice-to-mentally-ill-people-psychologists-warn/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-5-offers-dangerous-advice-to-mentally-ill-people-psychologists-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Desire in one of its rawest forms’: what do we know about limerence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For everything from pop music to poetry, overwhelming infatuation offersinspiration and storylines. But when might this tip over into something a little less healthy?For months after her relationship ended, Anna* couldn&rsquo;t stop thinking about him.Each morning she&rsquo;d wake with a jolt of grief; an intense, almost physical feeling that morphed into thoughts of him that consumed nearly every waking hour. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/desire-in-one-of-its-rawest-forms-what-do-we-know-about-limerence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/desire-in-one-of-its-rawest-forms-what-do-we-know-about-limerence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts &ndash; and our correspondent &ndash; are unsureIf you find it hard to count to 10 when anger bubbles up, a new trend offers a more hands-on approach. Rage rooms are cropping up across the UK, allowing punters to smash seven bells out of old TVs, plates and furniture.Such pay-to-destroy ventures are thought to have originated in Japan in 2008, but have since gone global. In the UK alone venues can be found in l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rage-rooms-can-smashing-stuff-up-really-help-to-relieve-anger-and-stress/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rage-rooms-can-smashing-stuff-up-really-help-to-relieve-anger-and-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Can Already Do the Work of 12% of U.S. Workforce, MIT Study Estimates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsArtificial intelligence can do the work currently performed by nearly 12% of America's workforce, according to a recent study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers, relying on a metric called the "Iceberg Index" that measures a job's potential to be automated, concluded that AI already has the cognitive and technical capacity to handle a range of tasks in technology, finance, health care, and professional services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-can-already-do-the-work-of-12-of-us-workforce-mit-study-estimates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-can-already-do-the-work-of-12-of-us-workforce-mit-study-estimates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Nutrient Deficiency May Be Silently Harming Young Brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthScientists studying young adults with obesity discovered early indicators of brain stress that resemble patterns seen in cognitive impairment. The group showed higher inflammation, signs of liver strain and elevated neurofilament light chain, a marker of neuron injury. Low choline levels appeared closely tied to these changes. The results hint that early metabolic disruptions may quietly influence the brain long before symptoms emerge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-nutrient-deficiency-may-be-silently-harming-young-brains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-nutrient-deficiency-may-be-silently-harming-young-brains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Climate Policies Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Deaths, Analysis Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ProPublicaAdvances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human costs of the Trump administration's approach to climate change. Increasing temperatures are already killing large numbers of people, but a new analysis suggests that President Trump's "America First" agenda of expanding fossil fuels and loosening regulations will add substantially to that toll, with the vast majority of deaths occurring outside the United...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-climate-policies-could-lead-to-13-million-more-deaths-analysis-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-climate-policies-could-lead-to-13-million-more-deaths-analysis-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Sexual Abuse, Preacher Tells Young Girls to Forgive and Forget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ProPublicaThe girl pleaded not to go. She fought with her father on the drive over, screaming and crying, but was forced to meet with a preacher and Clint Massie, a church member who had touched her genitals and groped her under her shirt. Then the girl's dad and the preacher allowed Massie to hug her, after which they regarded the matter to be resolved. Accordingly, she was told to "forgive and forget" the abuse, which had been happening to her since...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/after-sexual-abuse-preacher-tells-young-girls-to-forgive-and-forget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/after-sexual-abuse-preacher-tells-young-girls-to-forgive-and-forget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Forced Gratitude Might Make Some Teens Meaner Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study suggests that teaching gratitude to adolescents may have complex and sometimes unintended consequences regarding online behavior. Although a seven-day program designed to foster appreciation successfully reduced overall cyber-aggression, it proved less effective for boys and students with moderate levels of existing gratitude. These findings, published in Scientific Reports, highlight the need to tailor interventions based on student...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-forced-gratitude-might-make-some-teens-meaner-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-forced-gratitude-might-make-some-teens-meaner-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Gives Coal Plants a Lifeline As Trump Eases Air Pollution Limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Politico Energy and ClimateThe Trump administration is allowing coal plants to release more pollution at a time when utilities are opting to save their aging coal facilities from retirement so they can power artificial intelligence. Those twin trends&mdash;weaker pollution safeguards and increased coal use&mdash;could accelerate rising temperatures and degrade the health of people living near coal plants whose emissions are linked to heart disease, respiratory illness, and lower IQs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-gives-coal-plants-a-lifeline-as-trump-eases-air-pollution-limits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-gives-coal-plants-a-lifeline-as-trump-eases-air-pollution-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week-Long Social Media Breaks Linked to Improved Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsResearchers tracked 295 adults ages 18 to 24 who agreed to limit their social media use for seven days. Each participant was paid $150 to be in the study. For the study, these young adults shrunk their average screen time from just under two hours a day on social platforms down to about 30 minutes a day. The study, published Monday in JAMA Network Open, showed the biggest improvement in people who initially had more serious depression symptoms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/week-long-social-media-breaks-linked-to-improved-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/week-long-social-media-breaks-linked-to-improved-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE Detained Record 600 Immigrant Kids in U.S. Federal Shelters in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ProPublicaSince the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data. That figure, which has not been previously reported, is already higher than the tally for the previous four years combined. And it is the highest number since record-keeping began a decade ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ice-detained-record-600-immigrant-kids-in-us-federal-shelters-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ice-detained-record-600-immigrant-kids-in-us-federal-shelters-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Same-Sex Marriage Must Be Recognized Across EU, Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesA court in Poland was incorrect in a decision not to recognize a marriage between two Polish citizens in Germany, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday. The Polish court did not recognize the marriage because Polish law prohibits same-sex unions. "Refusing to recognize a marriage between two Union citizens, is contrary to EU law because it infringes [the] freedom and the right to respect for private and family life," the ECJ said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/same-sex-marriage-must-be-recognized-across-eu-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/same-sex-marriage-must-be-recognized-across-eu-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudanese Women in Chad Grapple With Trauma of Wartime Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe brutality of Sudan's war is spilling across the border into Chad, where women and children fleeing the violence are arriving with deep trauma and almost no access to psychological support. Eastern Chad has become a refuge for tens of thousands escaping the conflict that erupted in 2023 and has since grown into the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Millions have been uprooted, many carrying the physical and emotional scars of abuse and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudanese-women-in-chad-grapple-with-trauma-of-wartime-violence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudanese-women-in-chad-grapple-with-trauma-of-wartime-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Shelved Study on Mental Health Impacts of Facebook, Instagram]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsMeta shelved an internal study linking the use of Facebook to effects on users' mental health, according to a brief filed in a California federal court. The filing, released Friday by the court, is part of a multi-party lawsuit accusing social media networks such as Facebook, YouTube, SnapChat, and TikTok of being aware of and hiding information that their platforms are harmful to the mental health of children and young adults.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/meta-shelved-study-on-mental-health-impacts-of-facebook-instagram/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/meta-shelved-study-on-mental-health-impacts-of-facebook-instagram/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Orange Days Were Inspired by Dominican Feminists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe Mirabal sisters were murdered after resisting the Dominican Republic's sexist dictator Rafael Trujillo. Their bravery inspired the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, founded in 1981 to honor victims of gender-based violence. The aim was not only to commemorate the Mirabals but to underscore that violence against women is more than personal&mdash;it's connected to broader political and social systems of power...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-orange-days-were-inspired-by-dominican-feminists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-the-orange-days-were-inspired-by-dominican-feminists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Are Afrikaners, at Center of Trump's Dispute with South Africa?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRWhen the G20 meeting kicks off in South Africa this weekend, one country will be conspicuously absent: the United States. President Trump has decided to boycott the conference over what he regards as discriminatory treatment of Afrikaners by the South African government. Afrikaners are the largest subset of the country's White minority&mdash;the group that oversaw South Africa's racist system of apartheid until 1994, when Nelson Mandela was elected...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/who-are-afrikaners-at-center-of-trumps-dispute-with-south-africa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/who-are-afrikaners-at-center-of-trumps-dispute-with-south-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France Probing Musk's AI Chatbot After It Posted Holocaust Denial Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourFrance's government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said. Grok, built by Musk's company xAI and integrated into his social media platform X, wrote in a widely shared post that gas chambers at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp were designed for "disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus" rather than for mass...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/france-probing-musks-ai-chatbot-after-it-posted-holocaust-denial-claims/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/france-probing-musks-ai-chatbot-after-it-posted-holocaust-denial-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Health Organization Calls for Safeguards in Healthcare Uses of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsUse of artificial intelligence is accelerating in healthcare, but basic legal safety nets that protect patients and health workers are lacking, warned a report from the U.N. World Health Organization's office in Europe. The report, based on survey responses from 50 countries, is the first comprehensive assessment of how AI is being adopted and regulated in health systems across the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-health-organization-calls-for-safeguards-in-healthcare-uses-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-health-organization-calls-for-safeguards-in-healthcare-uses-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Vaping Help Wean People Off Cigarettes? WHO Weighs In]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRTo vape or not to vape? That is the question sparking a heated debate this week in Geneva, where over 1,400 delegates have gathered to discuss the World Health Organization's tobacco control treaty and what they call "the tobacco epidemic." Anti-smoking advocates are sharply split on vaping, but WHO staked out its stance on the issue this month in a strongly worded position paper, slamming the idea of using e-cigarettes as a tool in smoking...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-vaping-help-wean-people-off-cigarettes-who-weighs-in/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-vaping-help-wean-people-off-cigarettes-who-weighs-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pub quiz cheating may not be a matter of life and death - but it can feel that way | Janice Hallett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weeks before the Manchester cheating story broke, I published a murder mystery novel with almost the same plot. It&rsquo;s no coincidenceYou probably saw the recent story about a publican who grew suspicious of a team that won his pub quiz every week. He and his staff set about trying to discover exactly how they were cheating. Do you fancy testing your knowledge and recall of topical news? Before you read the next paragraph, for one point name the pub, and for two points name the suburb of Manc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pub-quiz-cheating-may-not-be-a-matter-of-life-and-death-but-it-can-feel-that-way-janice-hallett/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pub-quiz-cheating-may-not-be-a-matter-of-life-and-death-but-it-can-feel-that-way-janice-hallett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homesickness is a form of loss which may never grant closure. But a heart in two places can still find joy | Gaynor Parkin]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those who live far from home, feeling a mix of grief and gratitude is not as contradictory as it may seemThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have the words to describe it properly, I just feel I&rsquo;m in the wrong place and I don&rsquo;t want to be here.&rdquo;For the past few years, *Suzanne has travelled each year halfway around the world to visit family and close friends in her birth country. While the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/homesickness-is-a-form-of-loss-which-may-never-grant-closure-but-a-heart-in-two-places-can-still-find-joy-gaynor-parkin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/homesickness-is-a-form-of-loss-which-may-never-grant-closure-but-a-heart-in-two-places-can-still-find-joy-gaynor-parkin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organization Warns Against Giving Children AI Toys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsToys that use artificial intelligence to interact with children might seem like a fun idea, but one organization is warning against them. The nonprofit Fairplay released an advisory Thursday warning parents to avoid artificial intelligence-based children's toys this holiday season. AI toys are chatbots embedded in children's toys&mdash;such as plushies, dolls, action figures, or kids' robots&mdash;and use AI technology designed to communicate like]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/organization-warns-against-giving-children-ai-toys/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/organization-warns-against-giving-children-ai-toys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personality’s Link to Relationship Satisfaction Differs in Men and Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA study of 3,780 adults in Australia, Denmark, and Sweden found that the link between personality and relationship satisfaction differed for men and women. Extraverted men were more likely to have a romantic partner and tended to be more satisfied with their families, an effect less pronounced in women. In contrast, the link between agreeableness and family satisfaction was stronger for women. The results appear in the Journal of Research in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/personalitys-link-to-relationship-satisfaction-differs-in-men-and-women/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/personalitys-link-to-relationship-satisfaction-differs-in-men-and-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large Study Finds 4-Day Work Week Improves Employee Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA large-scale international study suggests that reducing the work weeks to four days without cutting pay leads to improvements in employee well-being, including lower burnout and better physical health. The research tracked nearly 3,000 workers and indicated that the health benefits were largely driven by better sleep and a stronger sense of work ability. The findings were recently published in Nature Human Behaviour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/large-study-finds-4-day-work-week-improves-employee-health/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/large-study-finds-4-day-work-week-improves-employee-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Talks End Without Roadmap to Phase Out Fossil Fuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourUnited Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to extreme weather's wrath. But the agreement doesn't include an explicit map to phase out fossil fuels or strengthen inadequate emissions cutting plans, critics complained. "A climate decision that cannot even say 'fossil fuels' is not neutrality, it is complicity, said Panama's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-talks-end-without-roadmap-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-talks-end-without-roadmap-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many Teens, Young Adults Turning to AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireAbout 1 in 8 U.S. teenagers and young adults turns to artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice, a new study reports. AI bots offer a cheap and immediate ear for younger people's concerns, researchers wrote November 7 in JAMA Network Open. However, it's not clear that these programs are up to the challenge. For example, OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to delusions and suicide, according to The...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/many-teens-young-adults-turning-to-ai-chatbots-for-mental-health-advice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/many-teens-young-adults-turning-to-ai-chatbots-for-mental-health-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Chemical Traces Reveal Life on Earth 3.3 Billion Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsResearchers have discovered chemical traces of life in rocks older than 3.3 billion years, offering a rare look at Earth's earliest biology. By combining advanced chemical methods with artificial intelligence, scientists were able to detect faint molecular patterns left behind long after the original biomolecules disappeared. Newly analyzed fossils, including ancient seaweed, helped validate the method and deepen understanding of early...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/secret-chemical-traces-reveal-life-on-earth-33-billion-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/secret-chemical-traces-reveal-life-on-earth-33-billion-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lab-Grown Models of Human Brains Are Advancing Rapidly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: SciencePop a few human stem cells into culture, provide the right molecular signals, and before long a mock cerebral cortex or a cerebellum knockoff could be floating in the medium. These neural, or brain, organoids&mdash;typically, just a few millimeters across&mdash;are not "brains in a dish," as some journalists have described them. But they are becoming ever more sophisticated and true to life, capturing more of the brain's cellular and structural intricacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/lab-grown-models-of-human-brains-are-advancing-rapidly/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/lab-grown-models-of-human-brains-are-advancing-rapidly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Implants Show Promise for Treating Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsBrain implants that deliver electric pulses can ease depression in people who aren't responding to psychiatric drugs, a new study reports. Half of a small group of people who received brain implants experienced significant improvement in their depression symptoms, researchers reported Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. Further, more than one-third wound up virtually depression-free following the treatment, which is called deep brain...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-implants-show-promise-for-treating-depression/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-implants-show-promise-for-treating-depression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis Sheds Light on Motives of Sex-Related Serial Killings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostNew research provides evidence that sexually motivated serial killers are often driven by a combination of grandiose entitlement and deep-seated emotional vulnerability. A study analyzing 45 serial offenders suggests that while many of these individuals display arrogance and a need for admiration, they are often characterized by intense feelings of resentment and hypersensitivity. The findings appear in the Journal of Police and Criminal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/analysis-sheds-light-on-motives-of-sex-related-serial-killings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/analysis-sheds-light-on-motives-of-sex-related-serial-killings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Climate Progress Visible But Major Emitters Lag, Report Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesCountries are making uneven-but-visible climate progress as per capita emissions edge downward, renewable energy surges, and over 100 countries adopt net-zero targets, the latest Climate Change Performance Index has found. But the report says far more progress is needed to meet the Paris climate agreement goal of holding global warming to 1.5C above preindustrial levels. To meet that goal, the world must halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/global-climate-progress-visible-but-major-emitters-lag-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/global-climate-progress-visible-but-major-emitters-lag-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Find Eating Disorders Have Long-Term Health Effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsEating disorders can harm a person's physical and mental health in ways that linger for years, a new study reports. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and other such disorders carry a risk of health problems like diabetes, kidney or liver failure, broken bones, and premature death, researchers said. This risk is high in the first year after an eating disorder diagnosis, but it can persist for years, researchers reported Tuesday in the journal BMJ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/researchers-find-eating-disorders-have-long-term-health-effects/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/researchers-find-eating-disorders-have-long-term-health-effects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COP30 Draft Agreement Leaves Out Mentions of Fossil Fuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsCOP30 is a meeting of United Nations countries, held this year in Brazil, to formulate a plan to stop&mdash;or at least mitigate&mdash;climate change and its effects. According to the BBC, countries such as Saudi Arabia, Russia, and India&mdash;whose economies depend on either the sale or significant use of fossil fuels&mdash;are blocking a deal to reduce their use. In response, other countries are threatening to walk out of the talks, which have b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cop30-draft-agreement-leaves-out-mentions-of-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cop30-draft-agreement-leaves-out-mentions-of-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women, Work, and Well-Being]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Josey Murray -<br />
Can women really do it all?Many women feel like society tells them that they can have it all: a meaningful job that provides financial security, a thriving family and social life with time to care for kids and/or parents, and enough time to follow their own passions and hobbies. But both anecdotes and research suggest the reality is very different, with experiences of burnout, stress, and overall depletion at record highs. Checkout the research done by McKinsey &amp; Company in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/women-work-and-well-being/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/women-work-and-well-being/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask young Reform voters their views | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canvassing opinion | From A Lane to the bus lane | GWR wifi | Suits in the White House | Blancmange rabbit | NarcissismThe Guardian may get a better idea of why some young people support Reform UK by asking actual Reform voters who work in shops,&nbsp;offices and factories in &ldquo;red wall&rdquo; towns and cities such as Mansfield, Grimsby and Derby what they think, rather than three students, an environmental activist and a youth equality organiser (How should we tackle Reform and the rise of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ask-young-reform-voters-their-views-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ask-young-reform-voters-their-views-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I look at a stranger and see a friend. Am I a super-recognizer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I once even thought I had seen my late grandmother. Can science explain my overfamiliarity with strange faces?When I was in my mid-20s, I spotted my grandma through the window of a coffee shop. I was dumbstruck &ndash; she had passed away the year before. I stared for a moment, then reminded myself it couldn&rsquo;t be her.I&rsquo;d had similar experiences all my life. Every now and then, I &ldquo;recognized&rdquo; someone I didn&rsquo;t know. Sometimes I could quickly pinpoint who the stranger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-look-at-a-stranger-and-see-a-friend-am-i-a-super-recognizer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-look-at-a-stranger-and-see-a-friend-am-i-a-super-recognizer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do the pros get someone to leave a cult? Manipulate them into thinking it was their idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of the world&rsquo;s leading cult interventionists live (with their parrot) in Philadelphia. They explain the art of coaxing people out of the most pernicious groups in the worldWhen the phone rings at Patrick Ryan and Joseph Kelly&rsquo;s home in Philadelphia, chances are the caller is desperate. One couple rang because their son was about to abandon his medical practice to follow a new-age guru in Spain. Another call came from a husband whose wife was emptying their life savings for a self]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-do-the-pros-get-someone-to-leave-a-cult-manipulate-them-into-thinking-it-was-their-idea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-do-the-pros-get-someone-to-leave-a-cult-manipulate-them-into-thinking-it-was-their-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Mutirao": A Brazilian Indigenous Concept That Could Help Climate Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesWhen organizers of this year's U.N. climate summit adopted "mutirao"&mdash;a word of Indigenous origin meaning "collective effort"&mdash;as the event's official slogan, they were sending a message first conveyed by choosing an Amazonian city as the location for COP30. The region's 1.7 million Indigenous peoples are skilled stewards of the world's largest rainforest. Indeed, Indigenous communities safeguard much of the world's biodiversity, yet have long...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mutirao-a-brazilian-indigenous-concept-that-could-help-climate-talks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mutirao-a-brazilian-indigenous-concept-that-could-help-climate-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Artificial Intelligence Be Reimagined to Help the Climate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisArtificial intelligence is often associated with ludicrous amounts of electricity, and therefore planet-heating emissions, expended to create nonsensical or misleading slop that is of meager value to humanity. Some AI advocates at a major U.N. climate summit are posing an alternative view, though &ndash; what if AI could help us solve, rather than worsen, the climate crisis? The "AI for good" argument has been made repeatedly at recent COP30 talks...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-artificial-intelligence-be-reimagined-to-help-the-climate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-artificial-intelligence-be-reimagined-to-help-the-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Activists Stage Mass Protest at COP30 in Belem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThousands marched in the Brazilian city of Belem on Saturday, as the UN's COP30 climate conference marks its halfway point. Organizers dubbed the event the "Great People's March." The mass mobilization comes after earlier Indigenous-led protests that disrupted the climate conference earlier in the week. On Saturday, demonstrators marched 2.8 miles through the Amazonian city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-activists-stage-mass-protest-at-cop30-in-belem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-activists-stage-mass-protest-at-cop30-in-belem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Indefinitely Bars Trump From Fining UC Over Alleged Discrimination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRThe Trump administration cannot fine the University of California or summarily cut the school system's federal funding over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimination, a federal judge ruled Friday in a sharply worded decision. Judge Rita Lin issued an injunction barring the administration from cancelling funding based on alleged discrimination without giving notice to affected faculty and conducting a hearing, among other...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-indefinitely-bars-trump-from-fining-uc-over-alleged-discrimination/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-indefinitely-bars-trump-from-fining-uc-over-alleged-discrimination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Some People Less Outraged by Corporate Misdeeds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PsyPostA new study suggests that people who prefer social systems with clear hierarchies tend to judge corporate wrongdoing less harshly than those who favor equality. This tendency appears to be independent of whether a person identifies as politically liberal or conservative. The research, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, provides evidence for a consistent link between anti-egalitarian views and leniency toward corporate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-are-some-people-less-outraged-by-corporate-misdeeds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-are-some-people-less-outraged-by-corporate-misdeeds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’d run down the road thinking I was God’: a day at the cannabis psychosis clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie hears voices and has been sectioned 50 times. Isiah became paranoid and tried to kill himself. Both link their illness to cannabis &ndash; and the drug is getting more and more potent. Is a tiny London clinic showing the way forward?It&rsquo;s two years since Isiah found himself on the roof of a south London shopping centre, about to jump. &ldquo;I was very done,&rdquo; he says of that night in November 2023. &ldquo;It felt there was no other route or option. First, I did a walk around eve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/id-run-down-the-road-thinking-i-was-god-a-day-at-the-cannabis-psychosis-clinic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/id-run-down-the-road-thinking-i-was-god-a-day-at-the-cannabis-psychosis-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there a dark side to gratitude?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling thankful is increasingly touted as a cure-all, but sometimes there are reasons not to be gratefulThe word &ldquo;gratitude&rdquo; is everywhere these days. On mental health leaflets and in magazine columns, emblazoned on mugs and motivational posters. All this is the result of more than two decades&rsquo; research in positive psychology which has found that having a &ldquo;gratitude practice&rdquo; (usually jotting down three to five things you are thankful for most days) brings a host o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-there-a-dark-side-to-gratitude/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-there-a-dark-side-to-gratitude/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration to Screen Health Conditions in Visa Applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Trump administration has directed U.S. visa officers to consider chronic health conditions such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and mental health disorders when deciding whether to approve a foreigner's entry into the country. The directive was shared with U.S. embassies and consulates in a November 6 cable from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a copy reviewed by The Washington Post.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-to-screen-health-conditions-in-visa-applications/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-to-screen-health-conditions-in-visa-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Bishops Officially Ban Gender-Affirming Care at Catholic Hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRU.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to officially ban gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step runs counter to the advice of the American Medical Association and other major medical groups and health organizations, which support gender-affirming care for transgender patients. More than one in seven patients in the U.S. are treated each day at Catholic hospitals, according to the Catholic Health Association.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-bishops-officially-ban-gender-affirming-care-at-catholic-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-bishops-officially-ban-gender-affirming-care-at-catholic-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Find a Molecule That Mimics Exercise and Slows Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthExercise seems to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped how it happens&mdash;and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By tracking people through rest, workouts, and endurance training, researchers found that the kidneys act as a hidden command center, flooding the body with a metabolite called betaine. Even more striking, taking betaine reproduced many benefits of training, from sharper cognition to reduced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-find-a-molecule-that-mimics-exercise-and-slows-aging/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-find-a-molecule-that-mimics-exercise-and-slows-aging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COP30: 10 Visuals to Help You Understand Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesAs world leaders gather in Brazil for the United Nations' annual climate conference, the heat is on to find solutions to the rising global temperatures wreaking havoc across the world. Thirty years since the first COP event in Berlin sounded the climate alarm, emissions are reaching new highs. Here's the breakdown of how much global warming has already changed the planet, represented in 10 different charts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cop30-10-visuals-to-help-you-understand-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cop30-10-visuals-to-help-you-understand-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and Apps Alone Cannot Solve Mental Health Crisis, Report Concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesEmotional support is an increasingly common reason people turn to AI chatbots and wellness apps, but these tools currently lack the scientific evidence and the necessary regulations to ensure user safety, according to the American Psychological Association. The APA Health Advisory on the Use of Generative AI Chatbots and Wellness Applications for Mental Health examined consumer-focused technologies that people use for mental health advice and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-and-apps-alone-cannot-solve-mental-health-crisis-report-concludes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-and-apps-alone-cannot-solve-mental-health-crisis-report-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[21 Members of U.S. Congress Sponsor Resolution Declaring Gaza Genocide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraU.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib has introduced a resolution, co-sponsored by 20 other Democratic members of Congress, to recognize Israel's military campaign in Gaza as a genocide. Although the resolution, released Friday, has little chance of passing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, it signals growing criticism of Israel. Over the past two years, the U.S. has provided Israel with more than $21 billion to help fund the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/21-members-of-us-congress-sponsor-resolution-declaring-gaza-genocide/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/21-members-of-us-congress-sponsor-resolution-declaring-gaza-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans Service Members Sue Trump Admin Over Retirement Benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsSeventeen transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force are suing the Trump administration, saying they were forced to separate from active duty service without retirement benefits. Separation means a person is leaving active duty but not necessarily the service entirely. All plaintiffs served between 15 and 18 years. "It felt like a betrayal. I've given my life to the Air Force," said lead plaintiff Master Sergeant Logan Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-service-members-sue-trump-admin-over-retirement-benefits/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-service-members-sue-trump-admin-over-retirement-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Shocked As Bumblebees Learn to Read Simple "Morse Code"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsIn a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, much like recognizing Morse code. The insects learned which signal led to a sweet reward, showing an unexpected sense of timing. This ability may stem from a fundamental neural process, suggesting that even tiny brains have complex time-tracking mechanisms relevant to evolution and AI. The study appears in the journal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-shocked-as-bumblebees-learn-to-read-simple-morse-code/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-shocked-as-bumblebees-learn-to-read-simple-morse-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia: First Ever Treaty Signed with Aboriginal People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: DW- top storiesThe Australian state of Victoria on Thursday signed into law the country's first treaty with Aboriginal people. Hailed as a significant step toward reconciliation, the accord provides a formal apology to Australia's First Nations people and gives them more oversight on decisions that concern them. The British colonization of Australia began in 1788 and led to a major reduction of the Aboriginal population amid massacres, forced displacement, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/australia-first-ever-treaty-signed-with-aboriginal-people/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/australia-first-ever-treaty-signed-with-aboriginal-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican Returns 62 Items Taken From Indigenous Communities in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe Vatican has handed back 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada's Catholic bishops, framing the transfer as a "gift" and "sign of dialogue, respect and fraternity" after years of pressure from Indigenous communities seeking the return of cultural heritage removed under colonial rule. The bishops said they would pass the artifacts "as soon as possible" to Canada's National Indigenous Organizations, which will then return them to their communities...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/vatican-returns-62-items-taken-from-indigenous-communities-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/vatican-returns-62-items-taken-from-indigenous-communities-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He Plans to Change the Name of Veterans Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsPresident Donald Trump mentioned in Veterans Day comments at Arlington National Cemetery that he plans to rename the holiday celebrated on November 11 "Victory Day for World War I." Since he took office, Mr. Trump has been on a renaming streak. He has changed the Gulf of Mexico to be "the Gulf of America," the Persian Gulf to be "the Arabian Gulf," Mount Denali to be "Mount McKinley," and the Department of Defense to be "the Department of War."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-says-he-plans-to-change-the-name-of-veterans-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-says-he-plans-to-change-the-name-of-veterans-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Avoid "the Winner's Curse"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRBack in the 1980s, a young economist&mdash;and future Nobel winner&mdash;named Richard Thaler wrote a series of columns that challenged dominant doctrines in his field. One anomaly Thaler highlighted was what he called "The Winner's Curse." The winner's curse refers to the winners of auctions or markets where people bid competitively against each other. What Thaler discovered is that "winners" are actually often "losers"&mdash;the ones who overpay for what...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-avoid-the-winners-curse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-avoid-the-winners-curse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Negotiations Have Started. Here's How Far Countries Need to Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRCountries are meeting in Brazil at the COP30 summit in an effort to slow climate change. Thus far, the world has barely budged in its efforts to combat climate change compared to a year ago, according to a new United Nations report. If countries stay on that track, the world is very likely to hit a tipping point that unleashes irreversible problems. To avoid such a scenario, 2019 greenhouse gas emission levels will need to fall 55% by 2035, say...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-negotiations-have-started-heres-how-far-countries-need-to-go/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-negotiations-have-started-heres-how-far-countries-need-to-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Revives Lost 3,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyResearchers have rediscovered a long-lost Babylonian hymn from 1000 BCE, using artificial intelligence to piece together fragments scattered across the world. The hymn glorifies ancient Babylon's beauty, prosperity, and inclusivity, even describing women's priestly roles &mdash; a rarity in surviving texts. Once a favorite school hymn, it now provides a rare glimpse into everyday life and beliefs of the city that used to rule much of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-revives-lost-3000-year-old-babylonian-hymn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-revives-lost-3000-year-old-babylonian-hymn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fashion exposes people’s desires and anxieties’: how much do we really reveal when we get dressed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new exhibition &ndash; with contributions from Chanel, McQueen and Galliano &ndash; places 100 looks under the psychoanalytic lens, and suggests that what we wear is the result of a battle in the psycheWhen you picked out an outfit this morning, did it feel like free will? Was it a series of deliberate choices that made it desirable to venture out into the world wearing said garment? Or was your decision a response to deeper subconscious forces? What if the choices we make about clothes are no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fashion-exposes-peoples-desires-and-anxieties-how-much-do-we-really-reveal-when-we-get-dressed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fashion-exposes-peoples-desires-and-anxieties-how-much-do-we-really-reveal-when-we-get-dressed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never forget a face? You could be a super recogniser – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you have an uncanny recall for faces? Have you ever recognised the same extra in TV shows that are decades apart? If so you could be part of the small number of super recognisers. Research from the University of New South Wales indicates they naturally pick out the most useful parts of a given face to help commit it to memory. So what else have scientists uncovered about this elite cohort? Dr David Robertson, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Strathclyde, talks to Ian Sampl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/never-forget-a-face-you-could-be-a-super-recogniser-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/never-forget-a-face-you-could-be-a-super-recogniser-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple DNA Test Could Reveal the Right Antidepressant for You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsDepression and anxiety are the most widespread mental health disorders in the world. Around 300 million people live with depression, and roughly 301 million have an anxiety disorder, affecting nearly 8 percent of the global population. Yet for many, finding the right treatment can be a slow and frustrating process. Now, scientists in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany have developed a genetic test to predict which medications will work for a specific...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/simple-dna-test-could-reveal-the-right-antidepressant-for-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/simple-dna-test-could-reveal-the-right-antidepressant-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Warns of Millions Displaced by Climate Change As COP30 Opens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraClimate-related disasters and conflict have displaced millions of people across the globe, the United Nations has warned before opening its annual climate change conference. The UN's High Commissioner for Refugees said in a report Monday that weather-related disasters caused about 250 million people to flee their homes over the past decade, equal to over 67,000 displacements per day. About 50,000 participants from 190 countries will meet at the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-warns-of-millions-displaced-by-climate-change-as-cop30-opens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-warns-of-millions-displaced-by-climate-change-as-cop30-opens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudan Medics Accuse RSF of Burning or Burying Bodies to Hide Genocide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraThe Sudan Doctors Network has accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of engaging in a "desperate attempt" to conceal evidence of mass killings in Darfur by burning bodies or burying them in mass graves. The group said Sunday that paramilitaries are collecting "hundreds of bodies" from the streets of el-Fasher in Sudan after a bloody takeover of the city on October 26, saying the RSF's crimes could not be "erased through concealment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudan-medics-accuse-rsf-of-burning-or-burying-bodies-to-hide-genocide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudan-medics-accuse-rsf-of-burning-or-burying-bodies-to-hide-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will not reconsider its landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, rejecting a bid by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to overturn the decision. Davis drew national attention when she stopped issuing marriage licenses to gay and straight couples in the wake of the Supreme Court's 2015 decision holding that the 14th Amendment guarantees same-sex couples the right...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/supreme-court-rejects-bid-to-overturn-landmark-same-sex-marriage-ruling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/supreme-court-rejects-bid-to-overturn-landmark-same-sex-marriage-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caught up in a violent attack, would you be a hero – or would you run? Both can be valuable | Emma Kavanagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last weekend&rsquo;s Cambridgeshire train attack brought up a question that we often ask ourselves. But the answer isn&rsquo;t simpleEmma Kavanagh is a psychologist who has worked for the police and the militaryThe devastating attack on train passengers in Cambridgeshire last weekend was shocking. There has been talk of heroes who risked their lives to help others, and of those who hid to save their lives. If you are anything like me, you will be asking yourself: what if that were me? How would]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/caught-up-in-a-violent-attack-would-you-be-a-hero-or-would-you-run-both-can-be-valuable-emma-kavanagh/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/caught-up-in-a-violent-attack-would-you-be-a-hero-or-would-you-run-both-can-be-valuable-emma-kavanagh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synthetic Food Color Dyes May Be Harming Kids, Say Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyAlmost 20% of packaged foods and beverages in the U.S. contain synthetic dyes&mdash;often paired with excessive sugar to attract children&mdash;according to an analysis of nearly 40,000 grocery store products. These additives have been linked to behavioral issues yet remain widespread among major brands like Mars and PepsiCo. Experts criticize the FDA for relying on voluntary reform, in contrast to Europe's stricter labeling laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/synthetic-food-color-dyes-may-be-harming-kids-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/synthetic-food-color-dyes-may-be-harming-kids-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[APA Survey Suggests That Division, Disconnection Fuel U.S. Stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA fractured America is causing people's stress levels to go through the roof, a new American Psychological Association survey has concluded. Overall, the results indicate that loneliness and emotional disconnection have become a defining feature of American life. More than 6 of 10 U.S. adults said that societal division is a significant source of stress in their life, according to results of the 2025 Stress in America survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-survey-suggests-that-division-disconnection-fuel-us-stress/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-survey-suggests-that-division-disconnection-fuel-us-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says U.S. Will Boycott South Africa Summit Over White "Genocide"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:Al JazeeraPresident Donald Trump has said that United States officials will not attend this year's G20 summit in South Africa, citing the country's treatment of White farmers. In a social media post, Mr. Trump wrote Friday that it was a "total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa." White Afrikaners "are being killed and slaughtered, and their land and farms are being illegally confiscated," Trump said, repeating claims that have been...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-says-us-will-boycott-south-africa-summit-over-white-genocide/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-says-us-will-boycott-south-africa-summit-over-white-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Conservative Support for Israel May Be Waning, Polls Suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NPRFor over a decade, much of Israel's U.S. support has come from Christian conservatives, yet this support appears to be waning. Several polls, including one from the Pew Research Center earlier this year, suggest that conservatives under 50 are growing skeptical of Israel. Over the past 3 years, the group's negative views of Israel rose from 35% to 50%. If this trend spreads to elected officials, it could threaten billions in U.S. aid to Israel,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-conservative-support-for-israel-may-be-waning-polls-suggest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-conservative-support-for-israel-may-be-waning-polls-suggest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to helpIt was early morning on 1 January last year when Colin McGarva dived into a flooding river in Worcester to rescue an unconscious woman. McGarva said he didn&rsquo;t think twice about the risk to himself, or the devastating loss his newborn son would suffer had he too been swept away by the fast-flowing icy waters.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t stop to think because the instinct &ndash; the inst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heroic-actions-are-a-natural-tendency-why-bystander-apathy-is-a-myth/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heroic-actions-are-a-natural-tendency-why-bystander-apathy-is-a-myth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Discover Mind Trick That Unlocks Lost Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyResearchers found that embodying a digital, childlike version of one's own face helps unlock vivid childhood memories. This illusion strengthens the connection between bodily self-perception and autobiographical recall. The findings, published in Scientific Advances, suggest that memory retrieval is deeply linked to how we perceive our own bodies. This insight could lead to new tools for recovering forgotten memories or treating memory loss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-discover-mind-trick-that-unlocks-lost-memories/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:13:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-discover-mind-trick-that-unlocks-lost-memories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers "Decode" Mandarin Chinese from Neural Signals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceBrain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore communication for people who have lost their speech to a stroke or neurological disease, but these systems have thus far been developed mostly for English speakers. This week, in the journal Science Advances, a group of researchers reported success in "decoding" Mandarin speech from the neural signals of a healthy person as she spoke&mdash;and, in a first, generated Chinese text onscreen in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/researchers-decode-mandarin-chinese-from-neural-signals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:13:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/researchers-decode-mandarin-chinese-from-neural-signals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Young Adults in U.S. Reportedly Considered Leaving, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthNearly two-thirds of Americans aged 18 to 34 have considered leaving the country this year because of the state of the nation, according to survey data from the American Psychological Association. These reactions aren't knee-jerk reactions to a single news cycle or election outcome. The numbers come from the APA's Stress in America 2025 survey of more than 3,000 adults across the country, conducted nearly a year after the 2024 election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-young-adults-in-us-reportedly-considered-leaving-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:13:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-young-adults-in-us-reportedly-considered-leaving-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind Over Machine: UN Urges Ethical Guardrails for Brain Tech Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsIt seems like science fiction: the ability to communicate, control a computer, or move a robotic limb through thought alone. Yet it's not only possible&mdash;it's already transforming the lives of patients with severe disabilities. In 2024, a man with "locked-in syndrome" spoke via a brain-computer interface that translated his thoughts into words. Although such neurotechnology is strictly regulated in medicine, its use in other areas has begun...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mind-over-machine-un-urges-ethical-guardrails-for-brain-tech-revolution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:13:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mind-over-machine-un-urges-ethical-guardrails-for-brain-tech-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Years After the U.N. Climate Pact, What Did It Actually Do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsIn 2015, nearly 200 countries adopted the Paris Agreement, the first global pact to fight climate change. It was a commitment to keep global warming "well below" 2 C compared to pre-industrial times. Ten years later, those same countries will meet in Belem, Brazil, November 10-21 for this year's U.N. climate summit, yet global temperatures have continued rising to record-breaking levels. What, then, did the Paris Agreement accomplish?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/10-years-after-the-un-climate-pact-what-did-it-actually-do/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:13:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/10-years-after-the-un-climate-pact-what-did-it-actually-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking May Be an Effective Defense Against Alzheimer's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthAdding even a modest number of steps to one's daily routine is associated with a delay the advancement of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. In a study published in Nature Medicine, scientists reported that people who walked between 3,000 and 5,000 steps a day experienced an average of about three years of delay in cognitive decline. Those who walked 5,000 to 7,500 steps per day saw the average delay extend to around seven years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/walking-may-be-an-effective-defense-against-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/walking-may-be-an-effective-defense-against-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer Whales Invent Clever Tactic to Hunt Great White Sharks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsIn the Gulf of California, a pod of orcas known as Moctezuma's pod has developed a chillingly precise technique for hunting young great white sharks&mdash;flipping them upside down to temporarily paralyze them and extract their nutrient-rich livers. The behavior, filmed and documented by marine biologists, reveals a level of intelligence and social learning that suggests cultural transmission of hunting tactics among orcas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/killer-whales-invent-clever-tactic-to-hunt-great-white-sharks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/killer-whales-invent-clever-tactic-to-hunt-great-white-sharks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Fight Climate Change Without the U.S.: A Guide to Global Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: NatureWhen the world's nations meet for COP30 in Brazil on November 10 to work on limiting climate change, there will be no high-level U.S. representative. Instead, U.S. President Donald Trump has advocated an increased reliance on fossil fuels and has called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world." With the U.S. stepping back from the fight against climate change, the question many are asking is whether China will take the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-fight-climate-change-without-the-us-a-guide-to-global-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-fight-climate-change-without-the-us-a-guide-to-global-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court Approves Gender Restrictrictions on Passports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity. Sex markers began appearing on passports in the 1970s, and the U.S. started allowing them to be changed with medical documentation in the early 1990s. President Joe Biden then removed documentation requirements in 2021 and allowed nonbinary people to choose an X...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-supreme-court-approves-gender-restrictrictions-on-passports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-supreme-court-approves-gender-restrictrictions-on-passports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Acne Drug May Protect Against Schizophrenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthScientists have discovered a surprising benefit of the acne drug doxycycline: it may lower the risk of schizophrenia. Teens prescribed the antibiotic were about one-third less likely to develop the condition as adults. The effect could stem from the drug's ability to reduce brain inflammation. Researchers say the findings, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, highlight an unexpected new direction in mental health prevention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-acne-drug-may-protect-against-schizophrenia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-acne-drug-may-protect-against-schizophrenia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Fasts Do Not Impair Thinking Ability in Healthy Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesSkipping breakfast or practicing intermittent fasting is unlikely to cloud most adults' thinking in the short term, according to a new meta-analysis. Fasting&mdash;which involves abstaining from food for several hours to days&mdash;has become a popular eating regimen, often promoted for health benefits such as improved insulin sensitivity, cellular repair, and weight management. The meta-analysis, based on 71 studies, appears in the journal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/short-fasts-do-not-impair-thinking-ability-in-healthy-adults/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/short-fasts-do-not-impair-thinking-ability-in-healthy-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connectivity Patterns Can Predict Mental Functions Across Whole Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthScientists have documented how brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire human brain. Each region has a unique "connectivity fingerprint" tied to its role in cognition, from language to memory. The strongest links were found in higher-level thinking skills that take years to develop. This work, which appears in the journal Network Neuroscience, provides a new way to compare healthy and disordered brains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/connectivity-patterns-can-predict-mental-functions-across-whole-brain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/connectivity-patterns-can-predict-mental-functions-across-whole-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 25-Year Crohn's Disease Mystery Finally Cracked by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthIn a study that combines artificial intelligence with molecular biology, researchers have unravelled how immune cells in the gut decide between inflammation and healing, a process gone awry in Crohn's disease. They discovered that the interaction between a gene called NOD2 and a protein known as girdin is crucial for maintaining balance. When this connection is lost due to a common mutation, inflammation spirals out of control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-25-year-crohns-disease-mystery-finally-cracked-by-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-25-year-crohns-disease-mystery-finally-cracked-by-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Just Dreams, But Rights: Social Justice in Focus at Doha Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Nations NewsThe Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum brought together ministers, U.N. agencies, and civil society groups to accelerate action on poverty eradication, work conditions, and social inclusion. Since the coalition's launch in 2023, governments and partners have made progress in education, life expectancy, and gender equality. Yet discrimination, exclusion, and gaps in rights at work remain deeply entrenched in many countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/not-just-dreams-but-rights-social-justice-in-focus-at-doha-summit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/not-just-dreams-but-rights-social-justice-in-focus-at-doha-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears Grow for Thousands Trapped in Sudan's El-Fasher City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthOnly a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the days since Sudan's paramilitary RSF forces seized el-Fasher city, raising fears about tens of thousands who remain at risk of being beaten, raped, or killed, an aid group said Sunday. The dead include 460 killed in a hospital, according to the World Health Organization. In addition, 70,894 people have been displaced since the RSF took control, said the United...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fears-grow-for-thousands-trapped-in-sudans-el-fasher-city/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fears-grow-for-thousands-trapped-in-sudans-el-fasher-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarming Surge in Reported Memory Problems Among Young Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthSelf-reported cognitive struggles are climbing across the U.S., especially among young and economically disadvantaged adults, according to a new study. Rates of self-reported cognitive disability nearly doubled in people under 40 between 2013 and 2023. Researchers suspect that social and economic inequality plays a major role and are urging further study to understand the trend's causes and long-term impact. The results appear in the journal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/alarming-surge-in-reported-memory-problems-among-young-adults/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/alarming-surge-in-reported-memory-problems-among-young-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So you want to try psychotherapy. But what does it actually do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From psychoanalysis to existential therapy, there&rsquo;s a bewildering variety of approaches &ndash; with one thing in commonSam came into psychotherapy during a difficult period at work. He had started to feel as if he was stagnating in his role and it was getting him down. As he approached midlife he had reached a level of seniority that he had sought for years, but now he was starting to wonder whether this was it. He wasn&rsquo;t sure exactly what the matter was: he didn&rsquo;t feel especi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/so-you-want-to-try-psychotherapy-but-what-does-it-actually-do/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 13:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/so-you-want-to-try-psychotherapy-but-what-does-it-actually-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move over, Claudia: how Jonathan Ross became a Traitors style icon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leopard print and corduroy? Top Gun jumpsuits? Wossy&rsquo;s wardrobe reveals had as much drama as the round tableSpoiler alert: this article discusses Celebrity Traitors and reveals events contained in episodes one to sixThe most exciting moment on each episode of the reality TV show Celebrity Traitors is when the ornate door of the breakfast room swings open to reveal which Faithful has survived another night of murder.This season however, there has been an extra element of anticipation for th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/move-over-claudia-how-jonathan-ross-became-a-traitors-style-icon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/move-over-claudia-how-jonathan-ross-became-a-traitors-style-icon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is COP30, and Why Does It Matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Science and EnvironmentCOP30 is the 30th annual U.N. climate summit where governments discuss how to limit and prepare for further climate change. COP stands for "Conference of the Parties," referring to nearly 200 nations that signed a U.N. climate agreement in 1992. The meeting is being hosted by Brazil in Bel&eacute;m in the Amazon rainforest, but the choice has proved controversial in part because a section of rainforest was cleared to build a road that will be used for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-is-cop30-and-why-does-it-matter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:31:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-is-cop30-and-why-does-it-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Summit Brings Psychological Scientists Together for Second Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceMore than 500 scientists from 35 countries gathered in late October for APS's second Global Psychological Science Summit. Scientists explored cross-cutting topics such as the role of artificial intelligence in mental health, cross-cultural research practices, and climate adaptation. Attendees joined virtually October 21-23 to share emerging research, network with colleagues, build collaborations for future projects, and visit 420 virtual posters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/global-summit-brings-psychological-scientists-together-for-second-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:31:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/global-summit-brings-psychological-scientists-together-for-second-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian Armed Forces Apologizes for Racial Discrimination and Harassment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsThe Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) apologized Thursday for racial discrimination and harassment endured by current and past members. "For way too long First Nations, Inuit, M&eacute;tis, Black, Asian and other racialized members of the CAF faced systemic barriers that limited their ability to serve, contribute and thrive as equal members and too often mistreated and even abused at the hands of their fellow members," said General Jennie Carigna]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canadian-armed-forces-apologizes-for-racial-discrimination-and-harassment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:31:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canadian-armed-forces-apologizes-for-racial-discrimination-and-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’d have been shattered in year 12 if I’d studied the wrong Caesar for my exam. Wouldn’t you? | Paul Daley]]></title><description><![CDATA[As someone who still has anxiety dreams about my final exams, my heart goes out to the Queensland students who studied the wrong Roman emperorFour decades later I still dream about my secondary school final exams as if it was yesterday. I can still sense the hellish, untameable anxiety that I carried throughout that unnecessarily demanding year when the smallest academic blip could launch me into a debilitating state of catastrophe.So it&rsquo;s no surprise that my heart goes out to those year 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/id-have-been-shattered-in-year-12-if-id-studied-the-wrong-caesar-for-my-exam-wouldnt-you-paul-daley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/id-have-been-shattered-in-year-12-if-id-studied-the-wrong-caesar-for-my-exam-wouldnt-you-paul-daley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Brain "Zones Out" After Poor Sleep to Clean Itself, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthNew research shows that during moments of lost focus after poor sleep, the brain releases a wave of cerebrospinal fluid&mdash;the same cleansing process that normally occurs during deep sleep. In the study, scientists found that these fluid pulses occur precisely when attention lapses and reaction time slows, suggesting the brain is momentarily working to catch up on missed "housekeeping." The findings help explain why fatigue makes concentration so...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-brain-zones-out-after-poor-sleep-to-clean-itself-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-brain-zones-out-after-poor-sleep-to-clean-itself-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports of Mass Killings in Sudan Have Echoes of Darfur Genocide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AfricaEmerging evidence of systematic killings in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher have prompted human rights activists to describe the civil war between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the military as a "continuation of the Darfur genocide." The RSF emerged from Arab militias who massacred hundreds of thousands of Darfuris in the early 2000s. Now, the charges are based on apparent evidence of atrocities provided by the RSF fighters...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/reports-of-mass-killings-in-sudan-have-echoes-of-darfur-genocide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/reports-of-mass-killings-in-sudan-have-echoes-of-darfur-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore School Mental Health Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA federal judge called the Trump administration's cuts to school mental health programs "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered funding be reinstated. U.S. District Court Judge Kymberly Evanson issued the order Monday after 16 state attorneys general sued in response to the U.S. Department of Education withholding about $1 billion to hire additional school mental health professionals and provide additional services to students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-restore-school-mental-health-funds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-restore-school-mental-health-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Difficulties Hearing in a Crowd May Have to Do With Brain, Not Just Ears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthPicture yourself chatting with a friend in a crowded caf&eacute;. The clatter of dishes and hum of voices make it tough to follow the conversation. It might seem like a sign that you need a hearing aid, but new research suggests the issue may be linked to how your brain processes sound rather than to a problem with your ears. The new findings were published recently in the science journal PLOS One.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/difficulties-hearing-in-a-crowd-may-have-to-do-with-brain-not-just-ears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/difficulties-hearing-in-a-crowd-may-have-to-do-with-brain-not-just-ears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I a type A personality - and should I care? | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Videos about personality science are going viral on social media, but beware of giving them credence ...In the 1950s, a secretary in a San Francisco medical office noticed something weird: some of the chairs in the waiting room needed to be reupholstered more frequently than others. Patients with coronary disease, she realised, nearly always arrived on time and gravitated towards hard upholstered chairs rather than comfy sofas. They&rsquo;d then sit on the edge of the chair, fidget, and aggressi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/am-i-a-type-a-personality-and-should-i-care-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/am-i-a-type-a-personality-and-should-i-care-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Reinstalls Confederate Statue Torn Down During Anti-Racism Protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasA statue of a Confederate general that was torn down in Washington, DC, during anti-racism protests has been reinstalled under orders from President Donald Trump. General Albert Pike's statue has long been controversial, as have many Confederate monuments. In addition, Pike "took up arms against the United States, misappropriated funds, and was ultimately captured and imprisoned by his own troops," said critic and DC delegate Eleanor Holmes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-reinstalls-confederate-statue-torn-down-during-anti-racism-protests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-reinstalls-confederate-statue-torn-down-during-anti-racism-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of Uncontacted Groups Could Be Wiped Out in 10 Years, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS ScienceFrom Brazil's Amazon to Indonesia's rainforests, some of the world's most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers&mdash;a crisis unfolding far from public view. A new report by Survival International, a London-based Indigenous rights organization, has identified 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups in 10 countries and concluded that half of these groups "could be wiped out within 10 years if governments and companies...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/half-of-uncontacted-groups-could-be-wiped-out-in-10-years-report-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/half-of-uncontacted-groups-could-be-wiped-out-in-10-years-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT Discloses How Many Users Display Psychosis or Suicidal Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBCNews - BusinessOpenAI has released new estimates of the number of ChatGPT users who exhibit possible signs of mental health emergencies, including mania, psychosis, or suicidal thoughts. The company said that around 0.07% of users active in a given week exhibited such signs. While OpenAI maintains these cases are "extremely rare," critics say even a small fraction may equal hundreds of thousands of people because ChatGPT recently reached 800 million weekly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-discloses-how-many-users-display-psychosis-or-suicidal-thoughts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-discloses-how-many-users-display-psychosis-or-suicidal-thoughts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Detains British Commentator During National Speaking Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthU.S. authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa, and said he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the U.S., a Homeland Security official said on Sunday. Hamdi spoke at a gala for the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Saturday and was scheduled to speak again the next day, but he was detained in a San Francisco airport. CAIR denounced the move as "a blatant affront to free...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-detains-british-commentator-during-national-speaking-tour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-detains-british-commentator-during-national-speaking-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mushrooms May Hold Key to Sustainable Brain-Like Computing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsScientists have found that mushrooms can act as organic memory devices, mimicking neural activity while consuming minimal power. The research team grew and trained shiitake fungi to perform like computer chips, capable of switching between electrical states thousands of times per second. Their results, published in the journal PLOS One, suggest that fungal circuits may offer a low-cost, biodegradable, and sustainable option for brain-like...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mushrooms-may-hold-key-to-sustainable-brain-like-computing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mushrooms-may-hold-key-to-sustainable-brain-like-computing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles to Attend First Official LGBT Event After Veterans' Campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesKing Charles III will unveil a memorial to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender military personnel at his first official engagement in support of the LGBT+ community. It was illegal to be gay in the British military until 2000, and those who were gay&mdash;or were suspected of being gay&mdash;faced investigations, dismissal, and in some cases imprisonment. The memorial is dedicated to current LGBT+ military personnel as well as those who served under...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/king-charles-to-attend-first-official-lgbt-event-after-veterans-campaign/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/king-charles-to-attend-first-official-lgbt-event-after-veterans-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The misery of our clocks going back | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darkened mood | Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match | Homeless people | Misheard at a partyYour article (Looking forward to an extra hour in bed on Sunday? Time to thank a farsighted builder from Kent, 25 October) misses the main point for many people. The extra hour of darkness in the afternoons outweighs the extra morning hour of light. Psychologically, you can deal with darker mornings when you know it&rsquo;s going to get light later,&nbsp;whereas those of us with seasonal affective disorder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-misery-of-our-clocks-going-back-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-misery-of-our-clocks-going-back-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘immoral, unthinkable’ political dispute rupturing a friendship requires a delicate therapeutic approach I Bianca Denny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disagreements between friends are as old as friendship itself, but the weight of a fractured world is pressing on many The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work&ldquo;It&rsquo;s immoral, unthinkable, intolerable. I can&rsquo;t continue a friendship with someone like that.&rdquo;Sam and Chris* had weathered disagreements over the course of their decade-long friendship. But Chris&rsquo;s decision to not join their broader friendship group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-immoral-unthinkable-political-dispute-rupturing-a-friendship-requires-a-delicate-therapeutic-approach-i-bianca-denny/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-immoral-unthinkable-political-dispute-rupturing-a-friendship-requires-a-delicate-therapeutic-approach-i-bianca-denny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given that we&rsquo;ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gapsAll vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that&rsquo;s at least recognisable as yawn-adjacent. Sociable baboons yawn, but so do semi-solitary orangutans. Parakeets, penguins and crocodiles yawn &ndash; and so, probably, did the first ever jawed fish. Until relatively recently, the purpose of yawning wasn&rsquo;t clear, and it&rsquo;s still c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-do-we-yawn-its-almost-certainly-not-for-the-reason-you-think/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-do-we-yawn-its-almost-certainly-not-for-the-reason-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loneliness Interventions Help But Are Not a Cure-All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesAbout half of U.S. adults report feeling lonely, and a lack of social connection can be as harmful to health as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, studies suggest. In response, communities across the country are experimenting with grassroots approaches to foster connection, while governments worldwide are beginning to treat loneliness as a public health issue. New research finds that interventions can reduce loneliness but do not offer a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/loneliness-interventions-help-but-are-not-a-cure-all/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/loneliness-interventions-help-but-are-not-a-cure-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on a bumper crop of horror: scary times call for even scarier films | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new wave of socially engaged movies is storming the box office and changing how we think about the genreIt should surprise no one to learn that 2025 is being hailed as a golden year for horror films. All horror&nbsp;movies are a reflection of their time, and ours&nbsp;are pretty scary.Tech dystopianism means that Frankenstein&rsquo;s monster has become a byword for AI, while Bram Stoker&rsquo;s Dracula has always drawn on a dark strain of English xenophobia. So it is no coincidence that these]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-guardian-view-on-a-bumper-crop-of-horror-scary-times-call-for-even-scarier-films-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-guardian-view-on-a-bumper-crop-of-horror-scary-times-call-for-even-scarier-films-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[300 People Report British Police Misogyny and Racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - UK NewsMore than 300 people have reported racism, corruption, and bullying by British police after watching a BBC TV undercover investigation. The secret filming over seven months revealed evidence of racism, misogyny, and officers revelling in the use of force at one of London's busiest police stations. Many women said they endured misogyny when reporting domestic and sexual violence, and some said reporting their rape to police "was like being raped...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/300-people-report-british-police-misogyny-and-racism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/300-people-report-british-police-misogyny-and-racism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Giuffre Raped by "Well-Known Prime Minister," Memoir Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthVirginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking ring, claims in a posthumous memoir that she was brutally beaten and raped by an unidentified prime minister and that she feared she might die a sex slave. "In my years with them, they lent me out to scores of wealthy, powerful people. I was habitually used and humiliated&mdash;and in some instances, choked, beaten, and bloodied," Giuffre wrote of Epstein and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virginia-giuffre-raped-by-well-known-prime-minister-memoir-claims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virginia-giuffre-raped-by-well-known-prime-minister-memoir-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psilocybin and Mindfulness Can Curb Depression and Burnout, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA new study announced Wednesday shows that psilocybin&mdash;the active compound in "magic mushrooms"&mdash;and mindfulness training can together ease depression and burnout among healthcare workers. Frontline healthcare workers struggling with depression after the COVID-19 pandemic saw significant relief from a treatment combining psilocybin group therapy with mindfulness training, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psilocybin-and-mindfulness-can-curb-depression-and-burnout-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psilocybin-and-mindfulness-can-curb-depression-and-burnout-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Launches Web Browser in Challenge to Google Chrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsOpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. Making itself a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world's most valuable startup, to pull in more internet traffic and revenue. OpenAI has said ChatGPT already has more than 800 million users, but many of them get the se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-launches-web-browser-in-challenge-to-google-chrome/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/openai-launches-web-browser-in-challenge-to-google-chrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Chief Defends Science and Meteorology As Trump Dismisses Both]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS ScienceThe United Nations chief delivered a strong defense of science and meteorology on Wednesday, praising the U.N. weather agency for helping save lives by tracking climate disasters around the world. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to the World Meteorological Organization even while U.S. President Donald Trump has led an anti-science push and called climate change "a con job." In contrast, Guterres calls it an "existential threat."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-chief-defends-science-and-meteorology-as-trump-dismisses-both/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-chief-defends-science-and-meteorology-as-trump-dismisses-both/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Launches Claude Life Sciences for Research Using AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsAnthropic on Monday announced a new service called "Claude of Life Sciences" that uses artificial intelligence in efforts to advance scientific discovery. Digital tools will allow researchers to make new discoveries with everything from AI-powered literature reviews to developing hypotheses, analyzing data, and regulatory submission, Anthropic said. This is the San Francisco-based tech company's first formal entry into life sciences research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anthropic-launches-claude-life-sciences-for-research-using-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anthropic-launches-claude-life-sciences-for-research-using-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Research Explores How People Know What They Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceIn today's world, the pull of new information is constant, ubiquitous, and limitless. To be knowledgeable citizens, people must sort through the mess and decide which sources are trustworthy, what information to absorb, and what to reject. Meanwhile, research psychologists are asking what underlies all this information processing: How do people know what they know? And how do they understand what others know?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-research-explores-how-people-know-what-they-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-research-explores-how-people-know-what-they-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feel like your mind and body are separate? Here’s how life changes when we become whole]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was younger, I valued my body only for what it could do for me. A quick jog was enough to make me see where I&rsquo;d been going wrongI have just got back from a run. I am shocked to write those words. I think it might have been a decade since my last. But I recently discovered that I have slightly high cholesterol, and I&rsquo;ve been advised to do sweaty exercise regularly.This is the first time in my life that my motivation to exercise has been my physical health. In my youth, I ran be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/feel-like-your-mind-and-body-are-separate-heres-how-life-changes-when-we-become-whole/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/feel-like-your-mind-and-body-are-separate-heres-how-life-changes-when-we-become-whole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specific Genes Linked to How People Use Cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA major study using genetic data from over 130,000 participants has identified genes associated with cannabis use behaviors. The study, published October 13 in Molecular Psychiatry, linked the CADM2 and GRM3 genes to cannabis use and connected these patterns to more than 100 traits across mental and physical health. Researchers say understanding these genetic influences could help prevent cannabis use disorder and guide future therapies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/specific-genes-linked-to-how-people-use-cannabis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/specific-genes-linked-to-how-people-use-cannabis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do These 80-Year-Olds Have the Memory of 50-Year-Olds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthSuperAgers defy normal aging by keeping sharp memories and healthy brains well into their 80s. Scientists have discovered that these individuals either resist the buildup of harmful brain proteins or remain unaffected by them. Their brains stay structurally young, and their strong social lives may help protect cognition, according to an article published in the journal Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia. The findings could inspire new ways to delay or...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-do-these-80-year-olds-have-the-memory-of-50-year-olds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-do-these-80-year-olds-have-the-memory-of-50-year-olds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once swearwords were dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, now researchers argue the &lsquo;power&rsquo; of taboo words has been overlookedWhen researchers asked people around the world to list every taboo word they could think of, the differences that emerged were revealing. The length of each list, for example, varied widely.While native English speakers in the UK and Spanish speakers in Spain rattled off an average of 16 words, Germans more than tripled this with an average of 53 words ran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/italian-blasphemy-and-german-ingenuity-how-swear-words-differ-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/italian-blasphemy-and-german-ingenuity-how-swear-words-differ-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushy parents are ‘biggest problem in sports performance’, say psychologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unsportsmanlike conduct in grassroots football and on the sidelines at school events is on the rise. How can parents support their child in the right way?Pushy and shouty parents are the &ldquo;biggest problem in sports performance&rdquo;, sports psychologists have said, amid growing concern that pressure and abuse is hampering competitive sport in the UK.This week parents were banned from attending sports events at a number of south London primary schools due to &ldquo;concerning behaviours&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pushy-parents-are-biggest-problem-in-sports-performance-say-psychologists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pushy-parents-are-biggest-problem-in-sports-performance-say-psychologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traitor or faithful: how to spot a liar - podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC hit series Traitors is a show that depends on being able to accurately spot a liar, but are any deception detection methods actually backed up by science?Madeleine Finlay speaks to Timothy Luke, a senior lecturer in the department of applied psychology at the University of Gothenburg, to find out whether sweating, nervous tics and reduced eye contact really can alert us to deception &ndash; and if not, what can?Clips: BBCYou can subscribe for free to Guardian Australia&rsquo;s daily news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/traitor-or-faithful-how-to-spot-a-liar-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/traitor-or-faithful-how-to-spot-a-liar-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanish by Justin Gregg review – how much of a person is your pet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From prosthetic testicles for dogs to sociable reptiles, a behavioural scientist explains what we get wrong &ndash; and right &ndash; about animal mindsIn the 1970s a former Soviet naval officer named Igor Charkovsky popularised a concept which came to be known as dolphin-assisted birth. Likely inspired by New Age theories, he urged expectant mothers to dip in the ice-cold water of the Black Sea, commune with dolphins, and give birth underwater. In the &ldquo;very near future,&rdquo; he claimed,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/humanish-by-justin-gregg-review-how-much-of-a-person-is-your-pet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/humanish-by-justin-gregg-review-how-much-of-a-person-is-your-pet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing up, Bianca could never predict her father’s moods: the disorientation of an emotionally immature parent echoed into her adulthood | Carly Dober]]></title><description><![CDATA[In therapy, we began with acknowledging this was not her fault. From there, we worked to rebuild Bianca&rsquo;s sense of agencyThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workBianca* sat across from me in therapy, knees drawn in, voice shaky. &ldquo;I just feel like I&rsquo;m always bracing for something,&rdquo; she said, eyes flicking towards her phone. She wasn&rsquo;t expecting a call, but we both knew who she was referring to: her father.Gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/growing-up-bianca-could-never-predict-her-fathers-moods-the-disorientation-of-an-emotionally-immature-parent-echoed-into-her-adulthood-carly-dober/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/growing-up-bianca-could-never-predict-her-fathers-moods-the-disorientation-of-an-emotionally-immature-parent-echoed-into-her-adulthood-carly-dober/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers reply: Why do people become leftwing or rightwing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsWhy do people become leftwing or rightwing? Is it nature or nurture? Jane Shaw, FranceSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/readers-reply-why-do-people-become-leftwing-or-rightwing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/readers-reply-why-do-people-become-leftwing-or-rightwing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping College Students Move from Surviving to Thriving]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Sharon Danzger -<br />
Starting college is exciting, but it&rsquo;s also one of the most stressful transitions a young adult will face. Many students leave home for the first time, step into new social circles, and tackle demanding academics, all while their brains and emotions are still developing.Why It MattersThis adjustment is hard for most students, not just a few. Over 60% of U.S. college students meet the criteria for at least one mental health concern, and nearly three-quarters report perio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/helping-college-students-move-from-surviving-to-thriving/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/helping-college-students-move-from-surviving-to-thriving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human stupidity is nothing new in politics | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gregorio Kohon looks at why we accept superficial slogans, pseudoscientific claims and comforting myths from our leaders, and Vaughan Dean writes about &lsquo;Trumpery&rsquo;As part of my academic paper How Could I Have Been So Stupid?, I argue that, throughout history, human stupidity has always been a relevant issue, with enormous political consequences (A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0, 2 October). Much of what we believe to be &ldquo;rational&rdquo; is shaped by delusion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/human-stupidity-is-nothing-new-in-politics-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/human-stupidity-is-nothing-new-in-politics-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can’t just press ‘undo’ on your life. To move forward, you must first feel your grief and rage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of us try to reframe our disappointments, to put a happy face on sad circumstances. But the path to growth is paved with difficult emotions, and we have to experience them honestlyI hope you had a good summer: I did not. On the day we were supposed to be going on holiday, I was sitting in A&amp;E with my husband, waiting for him to have urgent but routine surgery, which meant our travel plans had to be cancelled.From this experience I learned something valuable, all over again, about how ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-cant-just-press-undo-on-your-life-to-move-forward-you-must-first-feel-your-grief-and-rage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-cant-just-press-undo-on-your-life-to-move-forward-you-must-first-feel-your-grief-and-rage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was dismay after Rory McIlroy&rsquo;s wife was hit by a beer at the Ryder Cup. But have crowds always been badly behaved, or is antisocial behaviour getting worse?The abuse hurled at Europe&rsquo;s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd at the Bethpage Black course in New York graduated from boos and heckles to homophobic slurs and insults aimed at players&rsquo; wives. The first-tee master of ceremonies set the tone by leading a chant o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/swearing-booing-and-spitting-is-crowd-behaviour-out-of-control/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/swearing-booing-and-spitting-is-crowd-behaviour-out-of-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The peacock parent problem: how to survive being raised by a narcissist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychotherapist Kathleen Saxton has written a book about growing up with a mother or father who is grandiose, entitled, exploitative and lacking in empathy. She discusses how to recognise the signs &ndash; and recoverMany of Kathleen Saxton&rsquo;s clients only realise they were brought up by a narcissistic parent when they are older. Saxton, a psychotherapist, says that the truth may come with starting a relationship, meeting their partner&rsquo;s family, and seeing they are nothing like their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-peacock-parent-problem-how-to-survive-being-raised-by-a-narcissist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-peacock-parent-problem-how-to-survive-being-raised-by-a-narcissist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is &lsquo;a public health imperative&rsquo;Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children &ndash; regardless of individual wealth &ndash; for the first time.A study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-links-greater-inequality-to-structural-changes-in-childrens-brains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-links-greater-inequality-to-structural-changes-in-childrens-brains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thriving Through Adversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Lara Kallander -<br />
When life delivers news that changes everything, perhaps a serious health diagnosis for yourself or someone you love, fear and uncertainty can feel overwhelming. Yet even in the hardest moments, it is possible to find strength, meaning, and hope.I know this because I&rsquo;ve lived it. When a doctor told me I had breast cancer, I panicked, as anyone would. Over time, I learned to cope, ask for help, and keep moving forward. The concept of post-traumatic growth, finding new st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/thriving-through-adversity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/thriving-through-adversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Approving Forced Hospitalization of Homeless People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthU.S. President Donald Trump's new executive order to combat homelessness encourages local governments to revive civil commitment, a process to place people with mental health issues in treatment facilities without their consent. The order, signed by Mr. Trump Thursday, calls for shifting homeless individuals into "long-term" institutions for "humane treatment" which the administration says will "restore public order."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-approving-forced-hospitalization-of-homeless-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-approving-forced-hospitalization-of-homeless-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Genocide in Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Middle EastTwo leading Israeli rights organizations have said Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza constitutes genocide against the Palestinian population. B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights&ndash;Israel released separate reports on Monday based on studies of the past 21 months of conflict. The groups, which have been active in Israel for decades, said in a joint statement that "in these dark times it is especially important to call things by their name."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-first-leading-israeli-rights-groups-accuse-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-first-leading-israeli-rights-groups-accuse-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Know About Columbia's $221 Million Settlement with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe news that Columbia University will pay more than $200 million to the U.S. government comes after several investigations and months of negotiations with the Trump administration. The settlement announced Wednesday restores Columbia's access to some $1.3 billion in federal funding&mdash;resuming frozen grants and opening up opportunities for future research. And the university agreed to take steps to curb antisemitism on its campus without...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-we-know-about-columbias-221-million-settlement-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-we-know-about-columbias-221-million-settlement-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even If You Never Had COVID-19, Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyEven people who never caught COVID-19 may have aged mentally faster during the pandemic, according to new brain scan research. This large UK study shows how the stress, isolation, and upheaval of lockdowns may have aged our brains, especially in older adults, men, and disadvantaged individuals. While infection itself impacted some thinking skills, even those who stayed virus-free showed signs of accelerated but possibly reversible brain aging.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/even-if-you-never-had-covid-19-pandemic-may-have-aged-your-brain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/even-if-you-never-had-covid-19-pandemic-may-have-aged-your-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Court Says Countries Are Legally Obligated to Protect Climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe UN's top court has ruled that countries have an obligation to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions. This obligation includes limiting global warming to 1.5&deg;C above pre-industrial levels, under the Paris Agreement. The court also ruled that if nations breach these obligations, they are legally responsible and may be required to cease the wrongful conduct, offer guarantees of non-repetition, and make full reparations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-court-says-countries-are-legally-obligated-to-protect-climate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-court-says-countries-are-legally-obligated-to-protect-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's EPA Now Says Greenhouse Gases Don't Endanger People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Trump administration wants to overturn a key 2009 Environmental Protection Agency finding that underpins much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change. The EPA has crafted a proposal that would undo the government's "endangerment finding," a determination that pollutants from burning fossil fuels&mdash;such as carbon dioxide and methane&mdash;can be regulated under the Clean Air Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-epa-now-says-greenhouse-gases-dont-endanger-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-epa-now-says-greenhouse-gases-dont-endanger-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple Twist Fooled AI and Exposed Dangerous Flaw in Medical Ethics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthEven the most powerful AI models, including ChatGPT, can make surprisingly basic errors when navigating ethical medical decisions, a new study reveals. Researchers tweaked familiar ethical dilemmas and found that AI often defaulted to intuitive but wrong answer. The findings raise serious concerns about using AI for high-stakes health decisions and underscore the need for human oversight, especially when ethical nuance or emotional intelligence...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/simple-twist-fooled-ai-and-exposed-dangerous-flaw-in-medical-ethics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/simple-twist-fooled-ai-and-exposed-dangerous-flaw-in-medical-ethics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People with Eating Disorders Often Say Cannabis and Psychedelics Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA massive global survey has revealed that people with eating disorders often turn to cannabis and psychedelics like magic mushrooms and LSD to ease their symptoms, rating them more effective than traditional medications. Common prescriptions like antidepressants were rated as helpful for overall mental health but fell short for eating disorder relief. The results were published on July 22 in the journal JAMA Network Open.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/people-with-eating-disorders-often-say-cannabis-and-psychedelics-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/people-with-eating-disorders-often-say-cannabis-and-psychedelics-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Brain Is Wired to Sees Faces in Everything, Which Ads Can Exploit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthYou may see faces in clouds, toast, or cars because the human brain is wired to notice them. A fascinating new study shows how our attention is hijacked not only by real faces, but by face-like illusions, through entirely different mental mechanisms. These imaginary expressions actually spark a stronger response, and the research even hints at clever ways advertisers could use this effect to grab your attention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-brain-is-wired-to-sees-faces-in-everything-which-ads-can-exploit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/your-brain-is-wired-to-sees-faces-in-everything-which-ads-can-exploit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top U.N. Court Says Countries Can Sue Each Other Over Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS ScienceThe United Nations's top court announced Wednesday that if countries fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, they could be in violation of international law. The International Court of Justice delivered an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations to tackle climate change and the consequences they may face if they don't, calling it an "urgent and existential" threat to humanity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/top-un-court-says-countries-can-sue-each-other-over-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/top-un-court-says-countries-can-sue-each-other-over-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Olympics, Paralympics Told to Comply with Trump's Trans Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming and other sports it has an "obligation to comply" with an executive order issued by President Trump. The new policy, announced Monday with a quiet change on the USOPC's website, follows a similar step taken by the NCAA earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-olympics-paralympics-told-to-comply-with-trumps-trans-order/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-olympics-paralympics-told-to-comply-with-trumps-trans-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will AI Bots Lead to the End of the Internet As We Know It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe internet may be breaking. For decades, websites welcomed crawlers. Getting "scraped"&mdash;by Google or any search engine&mdash;used to mean getting indexed, ranked, and discovered. For every two bots it sent to a website, Google sent one user. So scraping meant web traffic&mdash;and business. But now, as generative artificial intelligence tools race to ingest the internet, scraping may mean that the internet is splitting in two: one for people and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/will-ai-bots-lead-to-the-end-of-the-internet-as-we-know-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/will-ai-bots-lead-to-the-end-of-the-internet-as-we-know-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dietary Supplement Reduces Aggression, Researchers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthKeep calm and try omega-3. The fatty acids&mdash;available in flax seeds, chia seeds, and dietary supplements&mdash;not only appear to help with mental and physical health but may lower aggression, according to a study in the journal Aggression and Violent Behavior. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 29 randomized controlled trials across 3,918 participants and found a reduction of up to 28% in aggression across age, gender, and dosage levels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dietary-supplement-reduces-aggression-researchers-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/dietary-supplement-reduces-aggression-researchers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heatwave Shattered Ecosystems and Starved Whales, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsA scorching marine heatwave in 2014-2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs. Researchers synthesized findings from over 300 studies, revealing the far-reaching impacts of rising ocean temperatures. Kelp forests withered, species shifted north, and iconic marine animals perished&mdash;offering a preview of future oceans unless urgent action is taken in marine conservation and climate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heatwave-shattered-ecosystems-and-starved-whales-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heatwave-shattered-ecosystems-and-starved-whales-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First AI Data Supercluster Going Online in 2026, Zuckerberg Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsMeta will invest in "hundreds of billions of dollars" in artificial intelligence with the world's first supercluster online next year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is significantly boosting its expenditures on AI. Meta would be the first lab to bring online a supercluster of 1 gigawatt, or one billion watts&mdash;enough to power as many 800,000 homes for a full year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-ai-data-supercluster-going-online-in-2026-zuckerberg-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-ai-data-supercluster-going-online-in-2026-zuckerberg-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Hearing Loss and Loneliness Relate to Memory Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline. The research team analyzed data from 33,000 older adults across Europe and found that hearing is linked to cognitive decline, particularly among individuals who report feeling lonely, regardless of whether they are socially isolated. These results, published in Communications Psychology, support the case for early and preventive...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-hearing-loss-and-loneliness-relate-to-memory-decline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-hearing-loss-and-loneliness-relate-to-memory-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tai Chi, Yoga, and Jogging Rival Pills for Beating Insomnia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthYoga, Tai Chi, walking, and jogging may be some of the best natural remedies for improving sleep and tackling insomnia, according to a large-scale comparison of treatments. While cognitive behavioral therapy remains effective, exercise-based approaches&mdash;especially Tai Chi&mdash;were shown to deliver significant improvements in total sleep time, efficiency, and the time it takes to fall asleep. Yoga also stood out for boosting overall restfulness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tai-chi-yoga-and-jogging-rival-pills-for-beating-insomnia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tai-chi-yoga-and-jogging-rival-pills-for-beating-insomnia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puerto Rico Bans Hormone Therapy and Gender Surgery for Trans Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsPuerto Rico's governor has signed a bill that prohibits hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth&mdash;a move that has drawn sharp criticism from activists in the largely conservative U.S. territory. Puerto Rican Governor Jennifer Gonzalez approved the law late Wednesday, following a wave of similar legislation passed across the U.S. The law applies to people younger than 21 and calls for 15 years in prison for any violators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/puerto-rico-bans-hormone-therapy-and-gender-surgery-for-trans-youth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/puerto-rico-bans-hormone-therapy-and-gender-surgery-for-trans-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cognitive Collapse and the Nuclear Codes: When Leaders Lose Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyA shocking study reveals that many leaders of nuclear-armed nations&mdash;including U.S. presidents and Israeli prime ministers&mdash;have been afflicted by serious mental health problems while in office, sometimes with their conditions hidden from the public. From dementia and depression to addiction and chronic diseases, these impairments may have affected leaders' decision-making during pivotal global crises.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cognitive-collapse-and-the-nuclear-codes-when-leaders-lose-control/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cognitive-collapse-and-the-nuclear-codes-when-leaders-lose-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Announces Creation of "AI Economy" During Innovation Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. will benefit from $100 billion in energy- and artificial intelligence-related investments announced on Tuesday to energize the nation's growing "AI economy," said President Donald Trump. "We believe America's destiny is to dominate every industry and be the first in every technology," Trump told attendees of an Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh. "That includes being the world's No. 1 superpower in artificial intelligence," he...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-announces-creation-of-ai-economy-during-innovation-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-announces-creation-of-ai-economy-during-innovation-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Same-Sex Penguin Couple Raising Adopted Chick at Zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsScampi and Flounder, a pair of male Humboldt penguins, are stepping up to raise a chick at Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom. Although uncommon, there have been previous cases of same-sex penguin couples raising a chick. In 2018, two male penguins at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium hatched a chick. In 2020, a pair of female penguins at an aquarium in Spain welcomed a baby chick. And in 2022, a male penguin couple at a New York zoo became parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/same-sex-penguin-couple-raising-adopted-chick-at-zoo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/same-sex-penguin-couple-raising-adopted-chick-at-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Lady Liberty Became a Beacon for Immigrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsAt the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., stands a 46-inch-tall model of the Statue of Liberty, whose origin story may surprise you. "When this idea began, it was really about liberty; it wasn't about immigration," said Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. That's right: Lady Liberty was first proposed in 1865, just after the U.S. had ended slavery. "That's why, if you look, she's standing on the chains and shackles," said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-lady-liberty-became-a-beacon-for-immigrants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-lady-liberty-became-a-beacon-for-immigrants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Based Evidence That Human Brains Make New Neurons in Adulthood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceFor decades, neuroscientists have wrestled with a seemingly basic question about the human brain: does it make new neurons in adulthood? This process, called neurogenesis, has been documented in adult rodents, but definitive evidence in humans has remained elusive. Now, a research team has published a report in the journal Science that some neuroscientists regard as offering conclusive evidence that neurogenesis happens in the adult human brain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-based-evidence-that-human-brains-make-new-neurons-in-adulthood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-based-evidence-that-human-brains-make-new-neurons-in-adulthood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain has abandoned Afghans yet again | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[No resettlement for Afghans | Cool or cold? | Inspired delivery | Harking backIt seems that the government has decided to cancel the Afghan relocations and assistance policy and the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme to new applicants with no notice. As of 3pm on 1 July, it is impossible for Afghan people who worked with the British army to seek refuge in the UK. They were promised refuge, but it is no longer available. Readers may remember that in August 2021, a plane loaded with Afghan dogs a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/britain-has-abandoned-afghans-yet-again-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/britain-has-abandoned-afghans-yet-again-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual Forest Reboots the Brain and Lifts Mood, Says Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyIn Japan, Shinrin Yoku&mdash;or "forest bathing"&mdash;has been found to lower blood pressure and stress levels. Now, a study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology suggests that virtual reality (VR) may have the same effect. Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360&deg; virtual forest&mdash;complete with sights, sounds, and scents&mdash;boosted their mood and sharpened short-term memory. VR forest baths could improve mental health where real greenery is scar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virtual-forest-reboots-the-brain-and-lifts-mood-says-report/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virtual-forest-reboots-the-brain-and-lifts-mood-says-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New IQ Research Shows Why Smarter People Make Better Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailySmarter people don't just crunch numbers better&mdash;they actually see the future more clearly. Examining thousands of over-50s, researchers found the brightest minds made life-expectancy forecasts more than twice as accurate as those with the lowest IQs. By tying cognitive tests and genetic markers to real-world predictions, the study shows how sharp probability skills translate into wiser decisions about everything from crossing the road to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-iq-research-shows-why-smarter-people-make-better-decisions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-iq-research-shows-why-smarter-people-make-better-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cough Medicine May Slow Parkinson's Dementia, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthDementia poses a major health challenge with no safe, affordable treatments to slow its progression. The results of a 12-month clinical suggest, however, that a widely used cough medicine stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson's dementia patients, whereas placebo patients worsened. The study, published June 30 in JAMA Neurology, found that patients with high-risk genes even saw cognitive gains, hinting at disease-modifying...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cough-medicine-may-slow-parkinsons-dementia-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cough-medicine-may-slow-parkinsons-dementia-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Claim Their AI Model Simulates Human Cognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceBy training a large language model on a vast dataset of human behavior, researchers say they have built an artificial intelligence system that mimics human thought. In a paper published on July 2 in Nature, they report that their model, Centaur, can "predict and simulate human behavior" in any experiment that can be written out in natural language. But other experts are skeptical that the model can be trusted to reliably predict human behavior.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-claim-their-ai-model-simulates-human-cognition/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-claim-their-ai-model-simulates-human-cognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orcas Offer Food to Humans in the Wild, Researchers Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesLike a cat leaving a bird on a doorstep, orcas sometimes share their prey with humans, according to research published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology. In the study, researchers from Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico reported on 34 interactions spanning two decades in which orcas in the wild attempted to offer food to humans. The incidents took place in oceans around the world, from California to New Zealand to Norway to Patagonia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/orcas-offer-food-to-humans-in-the-wild-researchers-report/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/orcas-offer-food-to-humans-in-the-wild-researchers-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laid-Off Workers Should Use AI to Manage Emotions, Says Xbox Exec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive has a solution to "help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss": seek advice from AI chatbots. In a now-deleted LinkedIn post captured by Aftermath, Xbox Game Studios' Matt Turnbull wrote that he would be "remiss in not trying to offer the best advice I can under the circumstances."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/laid-off-workers-should-use-ai-to-manage-emotions-says-xbox-exec/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/laid-off-workers-should-use-ai-to-manage-emotions-says-xbox-exec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish Groups Condemn Trump's Use of Antisemitic Slur at Rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Anti-Defamation League on Friday condemned President Donald Trump's use of the term "Shylock" at a Thursday night rally, saying the president was invoking a "centuries-old antisemitic trope." During a campaign-style speech in Iowa on Thursday celebrating passage of his spending bill, Trump said: "No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker&mdash;and in some cases, shylocks and bad people."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/jewish-groups-condemn-trumps-use-of-antisemitic-slur-at-rally/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/jewish-groups-condemn-trumps-use-of-antisemitic-slur-at-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate-Proofing Homes More Important Than Ever, Say Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsClimate change-related damage to homes is rising dramatically in Canada and around the world, but experts say there are steps homeowners can take to protect their property. To prevent tornadoes from ripping roofs off of new homes, for example, all that's needed is about "$200 to $300 in parts and labor" during home construction, says Connell Miller, acting director of Western University's Northern Tornadoes Projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-proofing-homes-more-important-than-ever-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-proofing-homes-more-important-than-ever-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You know it when you see it’: experts size up scientists’ attempt to define cool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sought-after status moves in mysterious ways that elude rules and norms, say the initiatedIt has puzzled philosophers, scholars and those aspiring to be cool for generations: what is it that makes someone cool? Now it appears that the alchemical code has finally been cracked.There are six specific attributes needed to be cool, according to a study published this week by the American Psychological Association.ChatGPTPretending not to be &ldquo;on the pen&rdquo; (using weight loss jabs) when you a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-know-it-when-you-see-it-experts-size-up-scientists-attempt-to-define-cool/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-know-it-when-you-see-it-experts-size-up-scientists-attempt-to-define-cool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth]]></title><description><![CDATA[We may believe we see the world exactly as it is &ndash; but as studies of optical illusions show, it&rsquo;s far more complex than thatAnil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of SussexDo people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be more complicated, and more interesting, than either study suggests.One study, led by Ivan Kroupi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-you-see-circles-or-rectangles-and-does-the-answer-depend-on-where-you-grew-up-anil-seth/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-you-see-circles-or-rectangles-and-does-the-answer-depend-on-where-you-grew-up-anil-seth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crying in the Commons: why are women’s workplace tears a source of shame?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves&rsquo;s distress may help destigmatise an emotional response to pressure or professional frustrationRachel Reeves&rsquo;s tears this week triggered a fall in the pound and attracted widespread derision from political columnists, mostly male. &ldquo;What is wrong with Rachel Reeves?&rdquo; the Telegraph asked. In an article headlined &ldquo;The meaning of the chancellor&rsquo;s tears&rdquo;, a New Statesman columnist told readers that Reeves&rsquo;s authority was &ldquo;beginning to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/crying-in-the-commons-why-are-womens-workplace-tears-a-source-of-shame/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/crying-in-the-commons-why-are-womens-workplace-tears-a-source-of-shame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Am I just an asshole?’ Time blindness can explain chronic lateness - some of the time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The phrase, which refers to difficulty in sensing the passage of time, is now taking over TikTok. But can it always be a get-out-jail-free card?Dr Melissa Shepard has a problem with managing her time. She had always been a high achiever, making it through medical school to become a psychiatrist and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. But no matter how hard she worked, she struggled with one of life&rsquo;s simplest expectations: being on time.&ldquo;I really felt like I coul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/am-i-just-an-asshole-time-blindness-can-explain-chronic-lateness-some-of-the-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/am-i-just-an-asshole-time-blindness-can-explain-chronic-lateness-some-of-the-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Anger Cools After 50: Surprising Findings From a Menopause Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthAnger isn't just a fleeting emotion&mdash;it plays a deeper role in mental and physical health during midlife. A groundbreaking study tracking over 500 women aged 35 to 55 reveals that angry outbursts and hostility tend to diminish with age and menopause progression. This shift could signal enhanced emotional regulation during and after the reproductive transition. The only form of anger that remained steady was suppressed anger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-anger-cools-after-50-surprising-findings-from-a-menopause-study/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-anger-cools-after-50-surprising-findings-from-a-menopause-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Using Starvation As Weapon of War, Amnesty Report Alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsThe Gaza Humanitarian Foundation&mdash;a U.S.- and Israel-backed group that has taken over aid distribution in the territory&mdash;is enabling Israel to use starvation as a weapon of war and inflict genocide against Palestinians, says a report released Thursday by Amnesty International. The report cites testimony gathered from medical staff, parents of children hospitalized for malnutrition, and displaced Palestinians struggling to find food in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/israel-using-starvation-as-weapon-of-war-amnesty-report-alleges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/israel-using-starvation-as-weapon-of-war-amnesty-report-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How bad am I at small talk? Let me tell you about vaginal dryness ... | Polly Hudson]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m not sure there is anything more terrifying than chatting to parents at the school gates &ndash; then lying awake at night reliving my most embarrassing momentsThe importance of 31 December is well documented, but no one ever talks about the angst of 22 July. Or 23, or 25, depending on where you live. But while the date may vary, the bittersweet feelings are surely universal. The end of the school year is an oddly profound moment.This one&rsquo;s hitting different in our house too, as o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-bad-am-i-at-small-talk-let-me-tell-you-about-vaginal-dryness-polly-hudson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-bad-am-i-at-small-talk-let-me-tell-you-about-vaginal-dryness-polly-hudson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penn Rewrites Swimming Records to Settle Federal Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday rewrote three school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and said it would apologize to female athletes "disadvantaged" by her participation on the women's swim team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case brought by the Trump administration. The high-profile case focused on Thomas, who competed for Penn in 2022 and became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/penn-rewrites-swimming-records-to-settle-federal-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/penn-rewrites-swimming-records-to-settle-federal-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pandemic Pet Boom Was Real, But Happiness Boost Wasn’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyA new study challenges the belief in a universal "pet effect" on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers found no significant change in respondents' well-being when they acquired or lost a pet in their household. The findings suggest that, even during a time of extreme isolation, human-animal bonds may not be as emotionally transformative as we like to believe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-pandemic-pet-boom-was-real-but-happiness-boost-wasnt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-pandemic-pet-boom-was-real-but-happiness-boost-wasnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry Finds British Committed Genocide on Indigenous Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesBritish colonists committed genocide against Australia's Indigenous population in Victoria, a four-year landmark Aboriginal-led inquiry has found. The Yoorrook Justice Commission found violence and disease reduced the local Indigenous population by three quarters in the 20 years after the state was colonized, in the early 1830s. Its report also included 100 recommendations to redress harm caused by "invasion and occupation."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inquiry-finds-british-committed-genocide-on-indigenous-australians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inquiry-finds-british-committed-genocide-on-indigenous-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Lefties Really More Creative? 100 Years of Data Say No]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyA sweeping review of more than a century's research upends the popular notion that left-handers are naturally more creative. Researchers examined nearly a thousand studies and found no consistent advantage for lefties on standard divergent-thinking tests. The myth appears to thrive on coincidence: left-handedness is rare and so is creative genius, plus lefties' overrepresentation in art and music gets cherry-picked while other professions are...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-lefties-really-more-creative-100-years-of-data-say-no/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-lefties-really-more-creative-100-years-of-data-say-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Era of Weight Loss: Mental Health Effects of GLP-1 Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorAt first, Meghan Dressler wasn't interested in taking a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, the class of popular diabetes and weight-loss medications that includes Ozempic and Wegovy. But in 2024 at age 41, Dressler's joints hurt and she began taking Zepbound, a cousin of the original GLP-1s. Dressler lost 70 pounds within a year and plans to continue. And she is not alone&mdash;an estimated 12% of U.S. adults have now used a GLP-1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-new-era-of-weight-loss-mental-health-effects-of-glp-1-drugs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-new-era-of-weight-loss-mental-health-effects-of-glp-1-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first 10 minutes: why breaking your morning routine can ruin your day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you have an ice bath, exercise or stick the kettle on first thing, a new study has found that any deviation from your usual schedule comes with consequencesName: The first 10 minutes.Duration: 10 minutes. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-first-10-minutes-why-breaking-your-morning-routine-can-ruin-your-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-first-10-minutes-why-breaking-your-morning-routine-can-ruin-your-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Climate Change Reports Are Removed From U.S. Websites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Trump administration has quietly shut down a major federal website that hosted congressionally mandated national climate assessments, which were the U.S. government's preeminent reports on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. The disappearance Monday of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's website marked an unexpected loss in public access to the most crucial source for climate-related science.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/major-climate-change-reports-are-removed-from-us-websites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/major-climate-change-reports-are-removed-from-us-websites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool Is Cool Wherever You Are]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesFrom Chile to China, cultures vary greatly around the globe, but people in at least a dozen countries agree about what it means to be cool, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. The researchers conducted experiments with almost 6,000 participants from countries around the world and found that cool people have surprisingly similar personalities. Even though Eastern and Western cultures often differ in many...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cool-is-cool-wherever-you-are/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cool-is-cool-wherever-you-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think you’re cool? Here are the six boxes you’ll have to tick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you extroverted, hedonistic, powerful? Then you&rsquo;re halfway there, according to a study of 6,000 people in six continentsName: Cool.Age: The Fonz was the embodiment of cool, and Happy Days started in 1974. But the concept of cool began earlier, among rebellious subcultures, including jazz musicians in the 1940s and beatniks in the 1950s. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/think-youre-cool-here-are-the-six-boxes-youll-have-to-tick/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/think-youre-cool-here-are-the-six-boxes-youll-have-to-tick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Says Harvard Risks Loss of All Federal Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Trump administration on Monday formally accused Harvard University of violating federal civil rights laws and failing to mount an appropriate response to alleged campus antisemitism. "Failure to institute adequate changes immediately will result in the loss of all federal financial resources," wrote administration officials, including Justice Department civil rights chief Harmeet K. Dhillon, in a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-says-harvard-risks-loss-of-all-federal-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-says-harvard-risks-loss-of-all-federal-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How sorry are you? Why learning to apologise well could save your relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does a good apology contain five steps, seven steps &ndash; even eight? And why do we find it so difficult?Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailGot something to say sorry for? Here are words that have no place in your apologies, according to those who have spent years analysing them: &ldquo;It was not my intent&rdquo;. &ldquo;What I meant was&rdquo;. &ldquo;Sorry you misunderstood&rdquo;. And any use of the word &ldquo;obviously&rdquo;.Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy call it &ldquo;bad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-sorry-are-you-why-learning-to-apologise-well-could-save-your-relationships/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-sorry-are-you-why-learning-to-apologise-well-could-save-your-relationships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court Allows Parents to Opt Out of Lessons with LGBT Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasThe U.S. Supreme Court has sided with parents in the state of Maryland who wanted to opt their children out of reading books with LGBTQ themes. The justices voted 6-3 in support of the parents who said a curriculum adopted in 2022 violated their religious rights. The introduction of the books "along with its decision to withhold opt-outs, places an unconstitutional burden on the parents' rights to the free exercise of their religion," the court...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-supreme-court-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-lessons-with-lgbt-books/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-supreme-court-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-lessons-with-lgbt-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride Month Photos Show Celebrations Around the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsWrapped in multicolored flags and waving protest signs, revelers across the globe have gathered throughout June for Pride events&mdash;a monthlong celebration of the LGBTQ community that also symbolizes an ongoing fight for equal rights. The roots of Pride Month stretch back to June 28, 1969, when a police raid on New York City's Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, led to the Stonewall Uprising&mdash;a demonstration that's now considered the start of the LGBTQ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pride-month-photos-show-celebrations-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pride-month-photos-show-celebrations-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Three Years Left: The Carbon Budget for 1.5 °C Is Almost Gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsAt current emission rates, we are just over three years away from blowing through the remaining carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5 C. This new international assessment, published today in the journal Earth System Science Data, paints a stark picture: the pace of climate change is accelerating, seas are rising faster than ever, and the Earth is absorbing more heat with devastating consequences from hotter oceans to intensified weather extremes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/only-three-years-left-the-carbon-budget-for-15-c-is-almost-gone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/only-three-years-left-the-carbon-budget-for-15-c-is-almost-gone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hungary Pride Goes Ahead, Defying Orban Threat of "Legal Consequences"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - EuropeTens of thousands have gathered for the Budapest Pride march, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists. Organizers say a record 200,000 people may have taken part despite mounting pressure from conservative politicians and police to stop any display of pro-LGBTQ material. The police had issued a ban in line with a new "child protection" law restricting gatherings considered to be promoting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hungary-pride-goes-ahead-defying-orban-threat-of-legal-consequences/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hungary-pride-goes-ahead-defying-orban-threat-of-legal-consequences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Investigates Trans Athlete on Minnesota High School Softball Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Trump administration has opened a civil rights investigation into the Minnesota Department of Education over a transgender teenager competing on a girls' softball team. Meanwhile, the American Academy of Pediatrics supports transgender athletes playing sports in alignment with their gender identity, stating it "helps youth develop self-esteem, correlates positively with overall mental health, and appears to have a protective effect against...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-investigates-trans-athlete-on-minnesota-high-school-softball-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-investigates-trans-athlete-on-minnesota-high-school-softball-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Third of Pacific Island Nation Applies for Australian Climate Change Visa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Science and EnvironmentMore than a third of Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. Opening for the first intake on 16 June, the influx of registrations could indicate that program will be hugely oversubscribed, with only 280 visas awarded to Tuvalu citizens from the random ballot each year. Still, Australia's visa program is a landmark response to the threat of climate-related...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-third-of-pacific-island-nation-applies-for-australian-climate-change-visa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-third-of-pacific-island-nation-applies-for-australian-climate-change-visa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life-Sized Animal Puppet Herd Arrives in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - UK NewsA herd of life-sized puppet animals has arrived in London, as part of its world tour to raise awareness of climate change. The effort aims to symbolize the animals' flight from climate disaster, according to The Walk Productions, which is behind the large scale public art. The animals, created in part by students, began their tour on April 9 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and then travelled north, through locations in Africa and western...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/life-sized-animal-puppet-herd-arrives-in-london/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/life-sized-animal-puppet-herd-arrives-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Map Shows the Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Court Decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote 10 years ago to this day, in the Obergefell v. Hodges majority opinion. "The Constitution grants them that right." With those words, same-sex marriage became legal in all U.S. states on June 26, 2015. "The right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of the person," the Supreme Court ruled in its landmark decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-map-shows-the-impact-of-same-sex-marriage-court-decision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-map-shows-the-impact-of-same-sex-marriage-court-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Sued for Marriage Equality and Won But Now Fears for LGBTQ+ Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsJim Obergefell's husband, John Arthur, didn't live to see the day when same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 U.S. states. Yet he played a key role in making it happen. "John deserved to die a married man," Obergefell, the plaintiff in a landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, said in an interview. Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that states could not deny marriage to same-sex couples.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/he-sued-for-marriage-equality-and-won-but-now-fears-for-lgbtq-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/he-sued-for-marriage-equality-and-won-but-now-fears-for-lgbtq-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI Is Helping Solve an Ancient Mystery From the Roman Empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsArtificial intelligence is helping to solve an ancient mystery from the Roman Empire involving scrolls from a library that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted and wiped out Pompeii. Deep beneath the surface, 18th century archaeologists found 1,800 papyrus scrolls in the only ancient library in the world that is still intact, but the scrolls were carbonized and unreadable&mdash;that is, until artificial intelligence was used to decipher the letters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-ai-is-helping-solve-an-ancient-mystery-from-the-roman-empire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-ai-is-helping-solve-an-ancient-mystery-from-the-roman-empire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups Urge California Governor to Commute Death Row Sentences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsMore than 200 civil rights groups are urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to use his constitutional powers to commute more than 500 state death sentences. The call comes as critics point to what they say is an "overwhelming" amount of evidence of racial bias in how the death penalty is carried out in the state. Many civil rights experts argue that the death penalty is unconstitutional under the California Constitution's equal protection...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/groups-urge-california-governor-to-commute-death-row-sentences/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/groups-urge-california-governor-to-commute-death-row-sentences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain-Computer Tech Gives Kids with Disabilities New Powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsIt sounds like something from a futuristic film: Technology that allows users to control their environment with mere thoughts.&nbsp;But for kids with disabilities, it's an emerging reality that's helping them connect with the world around them in unprecedented ways. The technology, known as a brain computer interface, relies on a headset equipped with several circular sensors that listen to electrical signals inside the child's head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-computer-tech-gives-kids-with-disabilities-new-powers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-computer-tech-gives-kids-with-disabilities-new-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok Bans #SkinnyTok But Content Promoting Unhealthy Eating Persists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting unrealistic body images and extreme weight loss. The company had seen an onslaught of content featuring emaciated-looking young women peddling tips on how to drop weight quickly. Now the hashtag may be gone, but eliminating this kind of harmful content from social media platforms is not that simple.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tiktok-bans-skinnytok-but-content-promoting-unhealthy-eating-persists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/tiktok-bans-skinnytok-but-content-promoting-unhealthy-eating-persists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Blood Test Predicts Speed of Alzheimer's Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA simple blood test might be able to identify Alzheimer's patients who are most at risk for rapid decline. Researchers found that people with high insulin resistance&mdash;measured by the TyG index&mdash;were four times more likely to experience fast cognitive deterioration. The study suggests that a widely available lab test may help guide personalized treatment strategies by focusing on the link between Alzheimer's disease and metabolic stress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-blood-test-predicts-speed-of-alzheimers-decline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/common-blood-test-predicts-speed-of-alzheimers-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a punishing void to a chance to observe: how we can learn to wait in life | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world of impatience, to live slowly is an act of quiet rebellion &ndash; a refusal to see time as a thiefThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workWaiting is an inevitable part of life. From the slow shuffle at the supermarket checkout to the more profound waiting between a medical test and its result, wait we must. Yet in a society hellbent on speed and efficiency, waiting has become the enemy.Historically, the act of waiting had sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/from-a-punishing-void-to-a-chance-to-observe-how-we-can-learn-to-wait-in-life-gill-straker-and-jacqui-winship/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/from-a-punishing-void-to-a-chance-to-observe-how-we-can-learn-to-wait-in-life-gill-straker-and-jacqui-winship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercury Poisoning in Peru's Amazon Found in Nearly 80% of Villagers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsIndigenous and riverine communities in the Peruvian Amazon have "chronic exposure" to mercury, according to a new study&mdash;and experts say the biggest culprit is gold mining in the region. Recent test results suggest that nearly 80% of the people tested have levels of mercury far above the safe limit. Gold prices have soared by nearly 50% in the last year, spurring illegal gold mining that uses mercury to extract gold particles from river silt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mercury-poisoning-in-perus-amazon-found-in-nearly-80-of-villagers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mercury-poisoning-in-perus-amazon-found-in-nearly-80-of-villagers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Treatment Trials Aim to Hit Anorexia in the Gut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsAnorexia is a life-threatening eating disorder that can manifest as an intense preoccupation on weight loss. It's classified as a mental illness and normally treated with talk therapy, but a Canadian research team is testing an alternative approach that focuses on the gut-brain connection. In clinical trials, teens with eating disorders are being treated with "fecal transplants" to change the bacteria in their gut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/clinical-treatment-trials-aim-to-hit-anorexia-in-the-gut/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/clinical-treatment-trials-aim-to-hit-anorexia-in-the-gut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Juneteenth, Trump Says the U.S. Has "Too Many" Holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - Health"Too many non-working holidays in America," Trump wrote on Truth Social late Thursday. "It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed." The president said that the frequency of holidays "must change" and claimed that "The workers don't want it either!" Juneteenth, held on June 19 every year, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and has long been celebrated by Black Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/on-juneteenth-trump-says-the-us-has-too-many-holidays/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/on-juneteenth-trump-says-the-us-has-too-many-holidays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addictive Screen Use, Not Screen Time, Tied to Teen Suicide Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA major new study reveals that teens who develop compulsive patterns of digital use are at higher risk of suicidal thoughts, attempts, and mental health issues. Unlike total screen time, it's the addictive nature of use&mdash;such as distress when not online&mdash;that most strongly predicts poor outcomes. Youth with high and increasing addiction trajectories for social media, phones, or video games show up to three times the risk of suicide-related...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/addictive-screen-use-not-screen-time-tied-to-teen-suicide-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/addictive-screen-use-not-screen-time-tied-to-teen-suicide-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-Esteem Scores Jump 131% After Weight-Loss Surgery, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthSelf-esteem scores more than doubled within one year of weight-loss surgery, according to a new study* presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. Tracking nearly 5,800 patients, researchers found a direct link between weight loss and rising confidence, with the greatest psychological boosts seen in those who lost the most weight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/self-esteem-scores-jump-131-after-weight-loss-surgery-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/self-esteem-scores-jump-131-after-weight-loss-surgery-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it true that I ‘don’t get angry’? Or am I actually dangerously suppressing it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anger is rarely thought of as positive &ndash; but the emotion itself exists to protect us, says author of Good Anger, Sam ParkerMy friends and I sometimes rank the seven deadly sins in order of personal relevance. For me, &ldquo;wrath&rdquo; always comes last. (I shan&rsquo;t say what&rsquo;s first &ndash; too revealing.)Anger doesn&rsquo;t feature in my day-to-day life. I even struggle to feel wrathful when it&rsquo;s appropriate. World events make me fatalistic and depressed; when my gym inst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-it-true-that-i-dont-get-angry-or-am-i-actually-dangerously-suppressing-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-it-true-that-i-dont-get-angry-or-am-i-actually-dangerously-suppressing-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big idea: should we embrace boredom?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smartphones offer instant stimulation, but do they silence a deeper message?In 2014, a group of researchers from Harvard University and the University of Virginia asked people to sit alone with their thoughts for 15&nbsp;minutes. The only available diversion was a button that delivered a painful electric shock. Almost half of the participants pressed it. One man pressed the button 190 times &ndash; even though he, like everyone else in the study, had earlier indicated that he found the shock unp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-should-we-embrace-boredom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-should-we-embrace-boredom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret psychology of dogs and cats: do we ever really know what they are thinking?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pets have long been a source of comfort and companionship for humans. But are they really trying to console us when we&rsquo;re distressed or do they just want their dinner?I am lost in Morris&rsquo;s eyes. They are brown, almond-shaped and fringed by impossibly long lashes. He looks back at me, softly blinking occasionally, and then reaches out his tongue and licks my cheek, just once.I&rsquo;ve been depressed lately, and while I&rsquo;ve received compassion and support from many dear people, M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-secret-psychology-of-dogs-and-cats-do-we-ever-really-know-what-they-are-thinking/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-secret-psychology-of-dogs-and-cats-do-we-ever-really-know-what-they-are-thinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breathing Patterns Can Be Used to Identify People, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new study has discovered that breathing patterns are as unique as fingerprints and may reveal not just people's identity but other characteristics. Using a wearable device, researchers achieved nearly 97% accuracy in identifying people based solely on how they breathe through their nose. These respiratory signatures were also correlated with anxiety levels, sleep cycles, and body mass index. The study was published June 12 in the journal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/breathing-patterns-can-be-used-to-identify-people-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/breathing-patterns-can-be-used-to-identify-people-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain-Computer Interface Restores Speech in ALS Patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthScientists have made a major leap in neurotechnology, enabling a man with ALS to speak through a brain-computer interface that converts thoughts into speech in real time. Unlike prior systems that translated neural signals into text, this one synthesizes voice with tone and pacing, creating a near-conversational experience. The device interprets neural signals via implants and advanced AI, making it possible for users to speak new words and ask...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-computer-interface-restores-speech-in-als-patient/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:01:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-computer-interface-restores-speech-in-als-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barbie Maker Mattel and OpenAI Partner to Develop AI-Powered Toys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsBarbie maker Mattel is partnering with OpenAI to develop generative AI-powered toys and games, Mattel announced Thursday. The collaboration will combine Mattel's most well-known brands&mdash;including Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl, and more&mdash;with OpenAI's generative AI capabilities to develop new types of products and experiences. The collaboration is yet another sign that virtually no field is insulated from disruption by artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/barbie-maker-mattel-and-openai-partner-to-develop-ai-powered-toys/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:01:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/barbie-maker-mattel-and-openai-partner-to-develop-ai-powered-toys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Difference Between Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireBeyond the binaries of male-female and gay-straight lies a broad spectrum of identities. And while gender identity and sexual orientation are sometimes confused with each other, they are in fact distinct. Gender is your innate sense of self, which may or may not align with your biological sex assigned at birth. Sexual orientation refers to the direction your romantic attraction takes&mdash;whether that's toward people of the same, different, or all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/whats-the-difference-between-gender-identity-and-sexual-orientation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/whats-the-difference-between-gender-identity-and-sexual-orientation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump "Not All There," California Governor Newsom Alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthGovernor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump spoke Saturday, after which the President said he brought up the National Guard. In response, Newsom said Mr. Trump's account was false. "He lied, on my mother and dad's grave," Newsom said on a podcast. "Stone cold liar." Once Trump began fabricating parts of their conversation later that day, Newsom alleges, it occurred to him the President may believe what he said. "He's not all there," Newsom...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-not-all-there-california-governor-newsom-alleges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-not-all-there-california-governor-newsom-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender U.S. Military Careers Upended As Dismissals Loom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireAfter sailor Benjamin Kibler was promoted, and he prepared to relocate to Japan for a new deployment, his wife quit her job, and the couple sold their truck. Then their lives fell apart when the U.S. Defense Department announced that thousands of transgender and nonbinary service members would be discharged. Transgender service members have been baffled by the decision and say it ignores their years of service and deployments across the globe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-us-military-careers-upended-as-dismissals-loom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-us-military-careers-upended-as-dismissals-loom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Sues App-Maker As It Cracks Down on "Nudifying"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - TechnologyMeta has taken legal action against a company that ran ads on its Facebook and Instagram platforms promoting "nudify" apps, which typically use AI to create fake nude images of people without their consent. Meta sued the firm behind CrushAI apps to stop it posting ads altogether, following a lengthy cat-and-mouse battle to remove them. In January, the blog FakedUp found 8,010 instances of ads from CrushAI promoting nudifying apps on Meta's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/meta-sues-app-maker-as-it-cracks-down-on-nudifying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/meta-sues-app-maker-as-it-cracks-down-on-nudifying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Baptists Move to End Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasSouthern Baptists, who number more than 12 million in the U.S., have endorsed a ban to end same-sex marriage in America. The move marks the first time the group has officially opposed the 2015 landmark Supreme Court case backing same-sex marriage. Experts say the evangelical group's values have increasingly shifted to align with the Christian right, a branch of conservatism that has gained momentum under U.S. President Donald Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/southern-baptists-move-to-end-same-sex-marriage-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/southern-baptists-move-to-end-same-sex-marriage-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAPP Magazine: Nature &amp; Well-being]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Josey Murray -<br />
&ldquo;Step outside, breathe in, and look closely. Where can you feel the web of life that you&rsquo;re a part of? What might shift if you paused to attune to the wonder and wisdom that surrounds you each day?&rdquo; Molly Peterson, MAPP&rsquo;24, writes this in the latest issue of MAPP Magazine, Nature &amp; Well-Being. This invitation speaks to what this issue asks of all of us: to go outside, engage with the rest of the natural world, and evaluate our connection with it.Whil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mapp-magazine-nature-amp-well-being/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mapp-magazine-nature-amp-well-being/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can AI Safeguard Us Against AI? One of Its Pioneers Thinks So]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsWhen Yoshua Bengio first began his work developing artificial intelligence, he didn't worry about the sci-fi-esque possibilities of them becoming self-aware and acting to preserve their existence. That was, until ChatGPT came out. "And then it kind of blew [up] in my face that we were on track to build machines that would be eventually smarter than us, and that we didn't know how to control them," says Bengio, the world's most cited AI...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-ai-safeguard-us-against-ai-one-of-its-pioneers-thinks-so/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/can-ai-safeguard-us-against-ai-one-of-its-pioneers-thinks-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Krakencoder Predicts Brain Function 20 Times Better Than Past Methods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthScientists have developed a new algorithm, the Krakencoder, that merges multiple types of brain imaging data to better understand how the brain's wiring underpins behavior, thought, and recovery after injury. This cutting-edge tool can predict brain function from structure with unprecedented accuracy 20 times better than past models and even estimate traits like age, sex, and cognitive ability. The study was published June 5 in the journal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/krakencoder-predicts-brain-function-20-times-better-than-past-methods/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/krakencoder-predicts-brain-function-20-times-better-than-past-methods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone Images of 1,000-Year-Old Farms Belie Stereotypes of Native Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsArchaeologists have uncovered a massive ancient agricultural system in Michigan that rewrites knowledge about Native American farming. Dating as early as the 10th century, vast ridged fields built by Menominee ancestors were used for cultivating crops like corn and squash. Using drone imagery and excavations, researchers found evidence of a complex expansive system, defying the stereotype that small, egalitarian societies lacked such...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/drone-images-of-1000-year-old-farms-belie-stereotypes-of-native-americans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/drone-images-of-1000-year-old-farms-belie-stereotypes-of-native-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Analysis Suggests Dead Sea Scrolls Are Older Than Thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Dead Sea Scrolls are likely much older than originally thought, according to a study that combined radiocarbon dating with artificial intelligence to better analyze the remnants of ancient documents. The scrolls are a collection of over 900 ancient manuscripts that include some of the oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) and a vast library of other religious writings. The new study was published Wednesday in PLOS...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-analysis-suggests-dead-sea-scrolls-are-older-than-thought/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-analysis-suggests-dead-sea-scrolls-are-older-than-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Big Win": Dubious Results Becoming Less Common in Psychology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceMore than a decade after psychologists began to seriously wrestle with questions about the rigor and reliability of their work, there are signs the field is improving. A recent analysis of 240,355 psychology papers reports that "fragile" statistical results&mdash;a potential marker of poor research practices or samples that are too small&mdash;decreased between 2004 and 2024. The new analysis appears in Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/big-win-dubious-results-becoming-less-common-in-psychology/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/big-win-dubious-results-becoming-less-common-in-psychology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New College Grad? Here's What Experts Say You Should Know About AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsCollege graduates in the U.S. face a daunting task this year: putting their degrees to work just as artificial intelligence is changing jobs and industries from technology and finance to media, law, and medicine. As a result, unemployment among fresh graduates recently surpassed the nation's overall jobless rate for the first time&mdash;a shift some experts attribute in part to the creeping influence of AI. Here's some advice on how to navigate this...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-college-grad-heres-what-experts-say-you-should-know-about-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-college-grad-heres-what-experts-say-you-should-know-about-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy Center Cancels Week of Events Celebrating LGBTQ Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsOrganizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week's worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer's World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., after the ousting of leaders at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions. The move comes amid massive changes at the Kennedy Center, with President Trump firing the president and chairman and replacing most of the board with loyalists who then elected him the new Kennedy Center...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kennedy-center-cancels-week-of-events-celebrating-lgbtq-rights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/kennedy-center-cancels-week-of-events-celebrating-lgbtq-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No smartphones before 14; no social media until 16’: The Anxious Generation author on how to fight back against big tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[One year on, Jonathan Haidt talks about the way his book changed the global conversation around children and digital devices &ndash; and explains how he handles his own teenagersJonathan Haidt is a man with a mission. You&rsquo;ll have to forgive the cliche, because it&rsquo;s literally true. The author of The Anxious Generation, an urgent warning about the effect of digital tech on young minds, is based at New York University&rsquo;s business school: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m around all these corporate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/no-smartphones-before-14-no-social-media-until-16-the-anxious-generation-author-on-how-to-fight-back-against-big-tech/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/no-smartphones-before-14-no-social-media-until-16-the-anxious-generation-author-on-how-to-fight-back-against-big-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race and Ethnicity Don't Always Match Genetic Ancestry, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceThe self-reported race and ethnicity of people in the United States don't always match their genetic ancestry, according to a new study that analyzed ancestries of people participating in the All of Us Research Program&mdash;the flagship genetics and health project of the National Institutes of Health that has been working to sequence 1 million genomes from people across the U.S. The findings were published today in The American Journal of Human...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/race-and-ethnicity-dont-always-match-genetic-ancestry-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/race-and-ethnicity-dont-always-match-genetic-ancestry-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Threatens to Strip Columbia University's Accreditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsThe Trump administration is looking to strip Columbia University of its accreditation over claims it violated the civil rights of its Jewish students. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a letter that Columbia violated anti-discrimination laws by acting "with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students." U.S. accreditors play a key role in determining which schools are allowed to access billions of dollars in federal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-threatens-to-strip-columbia-universitys-accreditation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-threatens-to-strip-columbia-universitys-accreditation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduate Psychology Programs Rely Less on Standardized Tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorThe percentage of psychology graduate programs requiring GRE scores for admission has fallen sharply since the 2020&ndash;21 academic year, when COVID-19 dominated headlines around the world. That year, the verbal and quantitative GREs were both required by 45% of doctoral programs and 36-37% of master's degree programs, but by the 2023&ndash;24 academic year, only 7-8% of doctoral programs and 5% of master's degree programs required these exams.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/graduate-psychology-programs-rely-less-on-standardized-tests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/graduate-psychology-programs-rely-less-on-standardized-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Bank U-Turn Ends Loan Ban to Uganda Over Gay Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AfricaThe World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new law against LGBTQ people that included the death penalty for certain same-sex acts. Since then, many Ugandans have been evicted from their homes, subjected to violence, or arrested because of their sexuality. But the World Bank says its new funding "mitigation measures" can avoid discrimination against LGBTQ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-bank-u-turn-ends-loan-ban-to-uganda-over-gay-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/world-bank-u-turn-ends-loan-ban-to-uganda-over-gay-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis Use Among U.S. Seniors Has Surged 46% in Just Two Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthMarijuana use among U.S. adults aged 65 and older has climbed to a record 7%, up nearly 46% from 2021 to 2023. The trend is especially pronounced among college-educated, married, and higher-income individuals&mdash;particularly women. Usage also rose more in states with legalized medical marijuana and among seniors with chronic health conditions. Researchers urge caution because cannabis use can interact with age-related changes and complicate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cannabis-use-among-us-seniors-has-surged-46-in-just-two-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cannabis-use-among-us-seniors-has-surged-46-in-just-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Gates to Give Most of His $200 Billion Fortune to Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasMicrosoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years. The 69-year-old said that "by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity." Gates said last month that he would give away 99% of his fortune&mdash;which he expects to reach $200 billion&mdash;by 2045, when his foundation plans to end...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bill-gates-to-give-most-of-his-200-billion-fortune-to-africa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bill-gates-to-give-most-of-his-200-billion-fortune-to-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adopting the MIND Diet May Lower Dementia Risk at Any Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA large study suggests that following the MIND diet&mdash;rich in leafy greens, berries, nuts, and olive oil&mdash;significantly reduces the risk of Alzheimer's and related dementias. Drawing on data from nearly 93,000 U.S. adults, researchers found that the strongest and most consistent benefits were found among African American, Latine, and White participants. People who improved their diet over a decade experienced up to a 25% lower dementia risk,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/adopting-the-mind-diet-may-lower-dementia-risk-at-any-age/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/adopting-the-mind-diet-may-lower-dementia-risk-at-any-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping Youth Move From Climate Anxiety to Climate Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorThe mental health impact of climate change on youth is increasingly drawing attention from psychologists, other mental health professionals, researchers, and activists. For example, psychologists are examining how "constructive hope"&mdash;a positive mindset that combines optimism with the belief in working on meaningful goals&mdash;can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Schools, too, have begun teaching students how to cope with climate-related...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/helping-youth-move-from-climate-anxiety-to-climate-action/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/helping-youth-move-from-climate-anxiety-to-climate-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WorldPride Is in D.C. This Year, Prompting Concerns Over Safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThis year, WorldPride is coming to Washington, D.C. A series of events, organized by the nonprofit InterPride, aims to bring visibility and awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues to an international stage. This year's location is leaving the community conflicted, however, about showing up at the nation's capital amid a presidential administration that has worked to role back LGBTQ rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/worldpride-is-in-dc-this-year-prompting-concerns-over-safety/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/worldpride-is-in-dc-this-year-prompting-concerns-over-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large Study Links Midlife Caffeine Intake With Healthy Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA study following nearly 50,000 women over 30 years found that drinking caffeinated coffee in midlife was linked to healthier aging. Women who drank regular coffee were more likely to avoid chronic disease, cognitive decline, and physical impairment later in life. These benefits did not extend to tea or decaffeinated coffee, and soda consumption was associated with worse aging outcomes. The study did not include male participants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/large-study-links-midlife-caffeine-intake-with-healthy-aging/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/large-study-links-midlife-caffeine-intake-with-healthy-aging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain-Computer Interface Implanted in Human and Records Neural Activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsParadromics, a competitor of Neuralink, announced Monday that it safely implanted a brain-computer interface into a human patient, recorded neural activity, and removed it 10 minutes later. The surgical procedure, performed at the University of Michigan, marks the first time Paradromics has temporarily implanted its device&mdash;called Connexus&mdash;into a human with the goal of restoring neural signals in patients with spinal cord injuries, strok]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-computer-interface-implanted-in-human-and-records-neural-activity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-computer-interface-implanted-in-human-and-records-neural-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[APA Calls for Guardrails and Education to Protect Adolescent AI Users]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsThe effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. The report, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Adolescent Well-Being: An APA Health Advisory," calls on developers to prioritize features that protect young people from exploitation, manipulation, and the erosion of real-world relationships. It also contains recommendations to help adolescents...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-calls-for-guardrails-and-education-to-protect-adolescent-ai-users/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/apa-calls-for-guardrails-and-education-to-protect-adolescent-ai-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An AI Bot Might Be Asking the Questions at Your Next Job Interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsWhen Wafa Shafiq realized her upcoming job interview would be conducted by an artificial intelligence bot, she thought: Why not? "I wanted to try it," said Shafiq. Alex, an AI bot powered by software company Aprioria, interviewed the 26-year-old for a marketing position, acknowledging her responses and complimenting her before probing further. "I was shocked that it was asking such good followup questions," Shafiq told CBC News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/an-ai-bot-might-be-asking-the-questions-at-your-next-job-interview/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/an-ai-bot-might-be-asking-the-questions-at-your-next-job-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The noises you make every day fill me with disgust. Now I’m not afraid to tell you | Rebecca Shaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Misophonia has clearly been with me forever. But I&rsquo;m ready to start the conversationIn case you aren&rsquo;t related to me and didn&rsquo;t know, it was my dad&rsquo;s birthday last week. Looking through photos and various paraphernalia to make the perfect post about him that he almost certainly wouldn&rsquo;t see, I found a note I had written to him as a child. In it, using language that would now be considered &ldquo;toxic&rdquo; and &ldquo;victim- blaming&rdquo;, I apologise for yelling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-noises-you-make-every-day-fill-me-with-disgust-now-im-not-afraid-to-tell-you-rebecca-shaw/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-noises-you-make-every-day-fill-me-with-disgust-now-im-not-afraid-to-tell-you-rebecca-shaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narcissism can’t always be fixed – but you can heal after being hurt by it | Bianca Denny]]></title><description><![CDATA[A narcissist&rsquo;s shadow is a cold and lonely place to find oneself. What&rsquo;s essential is to develop coping skills and management strategiesThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workIt is observed quite often that many people seek therapy to navigate the challenges posed by those who refuse to do the same.Cassie, a 35-year-old mother of two, was one such patient. Blindsided by the abrupt end of her decade-long marriage, Cassie des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/narcissism-cant-always-be-fixed-but-you-can-heal-after-being-hurt-by-it-bianca-denny/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/narcissism-cant-always-be-fixed-but-you-can-heal-after-being-hurt-by-it-bianca-denny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Should Happen to George Floyd Square? The Community Is Divided]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsIt's a chilly morning at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. Several social justice activists are sitting around a fire pit set up between defunct gas pumps. This gas station has been vacant ever since George Floyd, a Black citizen, was murdered by a White police officer across the street five years ago. And this group of people has met here, they say, every morning since. So, what comes next?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-should-happen-to-george-floyd-square-the-community-is-divided/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-should-happen-to-george-floyd-square-the-community-is-divided/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled Students Often Report Feeling Left Behind in Emergencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsNiamh Winright's worst nightmare began with a loud bang. Then came the sound of shattering glass and the echoes of gunfire. Reality set in&mdash;she was caught in the middle of a school shooting. On the morning of October 24, 2022, panic swept through the joint campus of the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and the Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience in St. Louis, Missouri. The 911 calls began pouring in as a gunman entered...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/disabled-students-often-report-feeling-left-behind-in-emergencies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/disabled-students-often-report-feeling-left-behind-in-emergencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Trust People Who Grew Up with Less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesWhen deciding whom to trust, people are more likely to choose individuals who grew up with less money over those who went to private schools or vacationed in Europe, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. The research, involving a series of experiments with more than 1,900 participants, was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-we-trust-people-who-grew-up-with-less/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/why-we-trust-people-who-grew-up-with-less/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitamin D May Slow Biological Aging, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthNew results from a randomized trial show that daily vitamin D3 supplements may slow a key biological aging process. Over four years, those who took vitamin D experienced significantly less telomere shortening, equivalent to nearly three years of delayed aging, compared to those who took a placebo. These findings suggest that vitamin D may offer a way to reduce age-related cellular decline. The report appears in The American Journal of Clinical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/vitamin-d-may-slow-biological-aging-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/vitamin-d-may-slow-biological-aging-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Groovy Brains More Efficient?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthThe smallest grooves on the brain's surface, unique to humans, have largely been ignored by anatomists, but recent studies show that they're related to cognitive performance, including face recognition and reasoning ability. A new study shows that the depths of these tertiary sulci are also linked to increased interconnectedness between areas of the brain associated with reasoning and high-level cognitive functions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-groovy-brains-more-efficient/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/are-groovy-brains-more-efficient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Crime Statistics Debunk "White Genocide," Says Minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AfricaSouth Africa's latest crime statistics debunk claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump that a genocide is being committed against White people, the country's police minister says. Trump made the widely discredited allegation in a meeting with South Africa's president, claiming that White South Africa farmers were being targeted. On Friday, the police minister said that between January and March, 5 out of the 6 people killed on farms were Black.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-africa-crime-statistics-debunk-white-genocide-says-minister/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/south-africa-crime-statistics-debunk-white-genocide-says-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoot the Canon from a Cannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Orin Davis - Editor&rsquo;s note: This is a very delayed article in appreciation of one of the founders of the positive psychology field. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi died on October 20, 2021 at the age of 87, having proposed and tested many of the ideas central to the field, especially the concept of flow.Lessons on Becoming a Scientist from Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiDuring a lab discussion about human development, my fellow grad student inquired, &ldquo;How [exactly] is upward striving defined?&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shoot-the-canon-from-a-cannon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shoot-the-canon-from-a-cannon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Behavioral Strategies Motivate Environmental Action?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyMost people believe climate change is real, but not everyone takes action. To find effective ways to promote environmental protection, researchers held an "intervention tournament" in 2024 with 7,624 U.S. adults. The results, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggested that interventions targeting future thinking&mdash;such as writing a letter for a child to read in the future&mdash;are the most effective ways to motivate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-behavioral-strategies-motivate-environmental-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-behavioral-strategies-motivate-environmental-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Now Has a Minister of Artificial Intelligence. What Will He Do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsCanada has its first-ever minister of artificial intelligence in newly elected Toronto Centre MP Evan Solomon. So, what exactly does that job entail? Solomon will likely have a massive job touching nearly every aspect of the economy, with national security considerations as well, according to a spokesperson from the prime minister's office. The prime minister, Mark Carney, has called for sweeping use of AI to create the "economy of the futu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canada-now-has-a-minister-of-artificial-intelligence-what-will-he-do/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/canada-now-has-a-minister-of-artificial-intelligence-what-will-he-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Unveils Memorial to LGBTQ Victims of Nazi Regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsA memorial to long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi regime and to all LGBTQ+ people persecuted throughout history was unveiled Saturday in Paris. The monument, a massive steel star, is located at the heart of Paris in public gardens near the Bastille Plaza. It aims to fulfill a duty to remember and to fight discrimination, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said. The Nazi regime sent an estimated 5,000-15,000 people to concentration camps because they were...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/paris-unveils-memorial-to-lgbtq-victims-of-nazi-regime/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/paris-unveils-memorial-to-lgbtq-victims-of-nazi-regime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve been living each day as if it were my first – and the results amazed me | Emma Beddington]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a disobedient dishwasher to a letter from the taxman, it turns out everything is more palatable with a sprinkling of childlike wonderReading about ways to foster joy last week (I know, most of us would settle for waking without lingering dread, but why not dream big occasionally?), I was captivated by the memoirist and cancer survivor Suleika Jaouad&rsquo;s suggestion: live each day like it&rsquo;s your first. When Jaouad&rsquo;s leukaemia returned last year, well-wishers urged her to live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ive-been-living-each-day-as-if-it-were-my-first-and-the-results-amazed-me-emma-beddington/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ive-been-living-each-day-as-if-it-were-my-first-and-the-results-amazed-me-emma-beddington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSF Grant Cuts Hit Underrepresented Groups the Hardest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceOver half the 1,500 research grants that the National Science Foundation has ended in the past month under orders from President Donald Trump's administration were efforts to bring groups historically underrepresented in science into the mainstream. Ending those grants reversed decades of work on what the agency calls the "missing millions": women, racial and ethnic minorities, veterans, and low-income and rural students. But that's not the only...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nsf-grant-cuts-hit-underrepresented-groups-the-hardest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nsf-grant-cuts-hit-underrepresented-groups-the-hardest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken Heart Syndrome Still Deadly, Especially for Men, Study Concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsA large U.S. study suggests that Takotsubo cardiomyopathy&mdash;also known as broken heart syndrome&mdash;continues to carry a high risk of death and severe complications, with no improvement in outcomes from 2016 to 2020. Often triggered by extreme emotional or physical stress, the condition mimics a heart attack and mainly affects older women, though men experience more than twice the mortality rate. The results appear in the Journal of the American...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/broken-heart-syndrome-still-deadly-especially-for-men-study-concludes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/broken-heart-syndrome-still-deadly-especially-for-men-study-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This article won’t change your mind. Here’s why | Sarah Stein Lubrano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. It&rsquo;s social relationships and actions that have that powerSarah Stein Lubrano is the author of Don&rsquo;t Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century MindsIt may seem paradoxical to write this in an opinion piece. But it needs saying: arguments alone have no meaningful effect on people&rsquo;s beliefs. And the implicit societal acceptance that they do is getting in the way of other, more effective forms of political thinkin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/this-article-wont-change-your-mind-heres-why-sarah-stein-lubrano/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/this-article-wont-change-your-mind-heres-why-sarah-stein-lubrano/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYU Withholds Diploma of Graduate Who Condemned Gaza War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasNew York University (NYU) has withheld the diploma of a student who used his graduation speech to accuse the U.S. of supporting "genocide" in Gaza. Undergraduate Logan Rozos told the crowd on Wednesday that he condemned the "atrocities currently happening in Palestine," drawing cheers and some boos. An NYU spokesperson accused Mr. Rozos of lying about what he had planned to say in the address in order to "express his personal and one-sided...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nyu-withholds-diploma-of-graduate-who-condemned-gaza-war/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nyu-withholds-diploma-of-graduate-who-condemned-gaza-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is There a Genocide of White South Africans As Trump Claims?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AfricaPresident Donald Trump has given members of South Africa's Afrikaner community refugee status, alleging that a genocide is taking place there. Nearly 60 of them have arrived in the U.S. after being granted asylum. The South African government allowed the U.S. embassy to consider their applications inside the country, and let the group board a chartered flight from the largest airport in Africa&mdash;not scenes normally associated with refugees...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-there-a-genocide-of-white-south-africans-as-trump-claims/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-there-a-genocide-of-white-south-africans-as-trump-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Marketing of First Alzheimer's Blood Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Japan-based company Fujirebio to begin marketing its blood test for helping doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease in patients 55 and older. The test works by measuring two kinds of proteins that are associated with whether the brain has built up amyloid plaques, which research has linked to Alzheimer's disease. The FDA called its approval an "important step for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-approves-marketing-of-first-alzheimers-blood-test/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-approves-marketing-of-first-alzheimers-blood-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy and Safety Top List of Parental Concerns About Screen Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthAs kids spend more time on screens, a new U.S. survey conducted by Ipsos for The Kids Mental Health Foundation has identified parents' greatest fears for their children concerning screen time. The top three fears parents have about their child and screen time are: privacy and safety concerns (47%), exposure to misinformation (36%) and not socializing in person (34%). Fewer parents ranked concerns about body image and schoolwork high on their...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/privacy-and-safety-top-list-of-parental-concerns-about-screen-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/privacy-and-safety-top-list-of-parental-concerns-about-screen-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Link Between ADHD Medications and Psychosis, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsADHD stimulant medications don't increase children's risk of psychosis, a new study suggests. Analyses of stimulant prescriptions among nearly 8,400 kids with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder found no evidence that the drugs caused psychosis, researchers reported Monday in the journal Pediatrics. For the study, researchers tracked the health of children participating in an adolescent brain development study in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/no-link-between-adhd-medications-and-psychosis-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/no-link-between-adhd-medications-and-psychosis-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the LA ‘psychic reset’ bootcamp that promises happiness – at a price]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was told my life would change if I let strangers prod my deepest wounds. But I wasn&rsquo;t sure: were these group training sessions empowering or exploitative?On a Saturday in March in a conference room with ugly carpeting near Los Angeles international airport, I meekly muttered &ldquo;thank you&rdquo; as a group of six people &ndash; all strangers until the day before &ndash; enumerated my deepest flaws.&ldquo;I see you, Katherine, as inauthentic,&rdquo; led the charge. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-the-la-psychic-reset-bootcamp-that-promises-happiness-at-a-price/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-the-la-psychic-reset-bootcamp-that-promises-happiness-at-a-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNICEF Reports on the Hits Children Took From COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA United Nations global audit on the well-being of children finds that COVID-19 severely affected the classroom performance and mental and physical health of many children in wealthy countries. Comparing 2018 data with 2022 data, a UNICEF report issued Tuesday concluded that the pandemic and shutdowns worsened existing trends with children under-performing at school, becoming overweight and obese, and generally being less happy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/unicef-reports-on-the-hits-children-took-from-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 07:42:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/unicef-reports-on-the-hits-children-took-from-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Meets the Conditions for Having Free Will, Study Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsAI is advancing at such speed that moral questions, once the province of science fiction, are suddenly real and pressing, a new study concludes. The study finds that generative AI meets all three of the philosophical conditions of free will: the ability to have goal-directed agency, make genuine choices, and have control over its actions. This milestone marks a critical point in human history, as AI renders judgments in life or death situations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-meets-the-conditions-for-having-free-will-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 07:42:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-meets-the-conditions-for-having-free-will-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 52-hour work week: why it could boost your brain – in a bad way]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study says that, as well as causing stress and anxiety, overwork increases grey matter, which isn&rsquo;t as beneficial as it soundsName: The 52-hour work week.Age: Relatively new &ndash; our hunter-gatherer ancestors probably only worked for 15 hours a week. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-52-hour-work-week-why-it-could-boost-your-brain-in-a-bad-way/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-52-hour-work-week-why-it-could-boost-your-brain-in-a-bad-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White South Africans Arrive in U.S. After Trump Grants Refugee Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsThe first group of White South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump's administration has arrived in the U.S., stirring controversy in South Africa as President Trump declared the Afrikaners victims of a "genocide." The Afrikaners, a minority descended from mainly Dutch colonists, were met at Dulles international airport outside Washington, DC, by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, with many given U.S. flags to wave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-south-africans-arrive-in-us-after-trump-grants-refugee-status/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 11:26:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-south-africans-arrive-in-us-after-trump-grants-refugee-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Stops Tracking Costs of Weather Disasters Fueled by Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS ScienceThe U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, and wildfires. It is the latest example of the White House limiting government resources on climate change. NOAA falls under the U.S. Department of Commerce and is tasked with daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring. It is also parent to the National...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-stops-tracking-costs-of-weather-disasters-fueled-by-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-stops-tracking-costs-of-weather-disasters-fueled-by-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultra-Processed Foods May Accelerate Parkinson's Brain Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA large new study shows that consuming high amounts of ultra-processed foods may be linked to early indicators of Parkinson's disease. The research, published in the journal Neurology, tracked over 42,000 adults for up to 26 years, finding that those eating 11 or more daily servings of ultra-processed foods were 2.5 times more likely to show multiple early Parkinson's symptoms. These signs included sleep issues, reduced sense of smell,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultra-processed-foods-may-accelerate-parkinsons-brain-changes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultra-processed-foods-may-accelerate-parkinsons-brain-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Will Be "Aggressive" in Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Its Labs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday an aggressive artificial intelligence adoption timeline, as well as a new AI tool to help scientists spend less time on repetitive tasks that slow the review process. The announcement came in statement about "an aggressive timeline to scale use of artificial intelligence internally across all FDA centers by June 30, 2025, following the completion of a new generative AI pilot for scientific...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-will-be-aggressive-in-adopting-artificial-intelligence-in-its-labs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-will-be-aggressive-in-adopting-artificial-intelligence-in-its-labs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Military to Start Removing 1,000 Transgender Service Members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Pentagon will begin immediately removing 1,000 transgender service members from the military, according to a memo issued Thursday, after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's ban on transgender soldiers. The memo states that service members who suffer from gender dysphoria or have a history with the condition may choose to separate from the military voluntarily in the next month or two, after which the military will...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-military-to-start-removing-1000-transgender-service-members/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-military-to-start-removing-1000-transgender-service-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Outlines His Vision in First Formal Audience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsPope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue core priorities of Pope Francis. In his first formal audience with the cardinals who elected him two days ago, Leo repeatedly cited Francis and the former pope's 2013 mission statement, committing the Catholic Church to be a more inclusive church that looks out for the "least and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-leo-xiv-outlines-his-vision-in-first-formal-audience/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-leo-xiv-outlines-his-vision-in-first-formal-audience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Orders Military Libraries to Remove Books About Diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Pentagon has ordered senior military leaders to pull and review library books from educational institutions that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues. The Department of Defense on Friday issued a six-page memo "to identify library materials that may conflict with our core mission. The Department's instructional materials should be mission-focused and not promote divisive concepts and gender ideology."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-orders-military-libraries-to-remove-books-about-diversity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-orders-military-libraries-to-remove-books-about-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measure of Pulse Rate Predicts Cognitive Decline in Older Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthHeartbeats exhibit variation as they adjust to tiny changes in the body and environment. Researchers have applied a new way to measure the complexity of pulse rates, using data collected through wearable pulse oximetry devices. The new method, published in Journal of the American Heart Association, provides a more detailed peek into heart health than traditional measures, uncovering a link between reduced complexity and future cognitive decline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/measure-of-pulse-rate-predicts-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/measure-of-pulse-rate-predicts-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgive and forget? Both sides must be accountable after a family fallout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince Harry and King Charles will need to put past grievances to one side if they are to move on from their estrangement, experts sayFor most families, fallouts and squabbles are a regular occurrence. But what happens when those rifts deepen to an estrangement, such as appears to have beset the royal family and the Beckhams, and how can relationships be rebuilt?According to the following psychologists and psychotherapists, family reconciliation requires both sides taking accountability for thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forgive-and-forget-both-sides-must-be-accountable-after-a-family-fallout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forgive-and-forget-both-sides-must-be-accountable-after-a-family-fallout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Gathercole obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father, Chris Gathercole, who has died aged 87, was a pioneering clinical psychologist. He was an advocate for people with learning disabilities being involved in decisions about themselves and for them to be independent.He worked at large hospitals in Glasgow, Liverpool, North Wales and Lancashire, where he introduced innovative American concepts such as &ldquo;social role valorisation&rdquo;. The idea behind it was to improve the lives of those with disabilities, emphasising the importance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chris-gathercole-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chris-gathercole-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An optimal state of consciousness’: is flow the secret to happiness?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It can happen when doing &lsquo;just about anything&rsquo; &ndash; experts share how to get &lsquo;in the zone&rsquo;, and what can pull you outWhat is the secret to happiness? In a 2004 Ted Talk, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi boldly claimed to have the answer: flow.Flow is the experience of being completely absorbed in a particular task. Sometimes we call it being &ldquo;in the zone&rdquo;. Csikszentmihalyi described it in his Ted Talk as an &ldquo;effortless, spontaneous feeling&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/an-optimal-state-of-consciousness-is-flow-the-secret-to-happiness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/an-optimal-state-of-consciousness-is-flow-the-secret-to-happiness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Launches Anti-Semitism Probe Into University of Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Trump administration launched a review into recently alleged anti-Semitic activity at the University of Washington and its affiliated campuses. Government officials announced the probe a day after roughly 30 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at the school's Seattle campus when they occupied an engineering building and demanded the university sever its ties with Boeing, which donated $10 million for the building in 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-launches-anti-semitism-probe-into-university-of-washington/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 07:44:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-launches-anti-semitism-probe-into-university-of-washington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to Know Your Alzheimer's Risk? Many People Don't]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthNew research reveals a gap between people's stated desire to know their Alzheimer's disease risk and their real-life decisions when results are actually offered. In a study published in JAMA Network Open, only 60% of participants chose to learn their estimated risk when given the chance, despite 81% expressing prior interest. The main reasons for declining to know included concerns about anxiety, burden on family, and the lack of effective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/want-to-know-your-alzheimers-risk-many-people-dont/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 07:44:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/want-to-know-your-alzheimers-risk-many-people-dont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen Mental Health: When to Seek Help and What Parents Can Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - UK NewsThere are biological reasons why certain mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, are common in adolescence. For example, emotional reactions are intensified by hormones and changes to the internal body clock that affects sleep patterns. So, when should teens and parents regard emotions and behavior as normal, and when should they consider seeking professional help? Mental health experts weigh in with useful advice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/teen-mental-health-when-to-seek-help-and-what-parents-can-do/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 07:44:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/teen-mental-health-when-to-seek-help-and-what-parents-can-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change: The Future of Today's Young People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyClimate research suggests that millions of today's young people will live through unprecedented lifetime exposure to heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, droughts, wildfires, and tropical storms under current climate policies. If global temperatures rise by 3.5 C by 2100, 92% of children born in 2020 will experience unprecedented heatwave exposure. Meeting the Paris Agreement's 1.5 C target could protect millions of them from this risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-the-future-of-todays-young-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 07:44:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-the-future-of-todays-young-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving 200 snake bites, decoding ancient scrolls and the countries ‘flourishing’ – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science correspondent Hannah Devlin joins Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science stories from the week, from a global study that puts the UK third from bottom when it comes to flourishing, to a man who intentionally suffered more than 200 snake bites in the quest to find a universal antivenom and a breakthrough in the quest to understand the contents of the charred Herculaneum scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius eruptedUK among lowest-ranked countries for &lsquo;human flourishing&rsquo; i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/surviving-200-snake-bites-decoding-ancient-scrolls-and-the-countries-flourishing-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/surviving-200-snake-bites-decoding-ancient-scrolls-and-the-countries-flourishing-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronic pain sent Jabez into a spiral of despair. Behaviour therapy brought her back]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study has found that helping sufferers manage their emotions lessens their experience of chronic painWhen Jabez Allies developed chronic lower back pain 10 years ago, her doctor sent her to the physio, who recommended different types of stretching and exercises &ndash; some that helped, some that didn&rsquo;t help at all &ndash; as well as hot-water bottles and painkillers.But as the pain got progressively worse every year, so too did Allies&rsquo; feelings of being overwhelmed &ndash; fru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chronic-pain-sent-jabez-into-a-spiral-of-despair-behaviour-therapy-brought-her-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chronic-pain-sent-jabez-into-a-spiral-of-despair-behaviour-therapy-brought-her-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a culture obsessed with positive thinking, can letting go be a radical act? | Nadine Levy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond self-help mantras like &lsquo;Let them&rsquo;, radical acceptance shows us the value in learning how to truly accept life just the way it isHave you ever been in the middle of difficult life circumstances to be told &ldquo;let it go&rdquo; or &ldquo;don&rsquo;t dwell on it&rdquo; as if it were a simple choice?Such advice can have the effect of minimising our distress and abruptly changing the subject. Yet it is not the phrases themselves that are troubling &ndash; there is real substance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-a-culture-obsessed-with-positive-thinking-can-letting-go-be-a-radical-act-nadine-levy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-a-culture-obsessed-with-positive-thinking-can-letting-go-be-a-radical-act-nadine-levy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget Swedish death cleaning, letting go is hard – even when it’s just a jacket | Nova Weetman]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would now be easier for us if Dad had sorted things before he died but the process of emptying his house allowed me to see him differentlyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI was browsing in a recycled clothing shop recently when I started talking to a woman who was holidaying in Melbourne. She wanted my opinion on a brightly coloured jacket she was eyeing. Laughing because I was in my usual uniform of whatever black clothes were clean, I told her it looked great and urged her to buy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forget-swedish-death-cleaning-letting-go-is-hard-even-when-its-just-a-jacket-nova-weetman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forget-swedish-death-cleaning-letting-go-is-hard-even-when-its-just-a-jacket-nova-weetman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Use Linguistics to Measure the Personality of AI Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyLarge language models are at the forefront of artificial intelligence and have been widely used for conversational interactions. However, assessing the personality of a given model remains challenging. Now, researchers in Hong Kong have developed an AI-driven assessment system, the Language Model Linguistic Personality Assessment (LMLPA), to measure the personality traits of AI models through linguistic analysis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/researchers-use-linguistics-to-measure-the-personality-of-ai-models/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/researchers-use-linguistics-to-measure-the-personality-of-ai-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers have found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain's response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to improved mood, greater attention to positive experiences, and reduced opioid cravings. The findings, published on April 30, 2025 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest that this evidence-based therapy may be a promising tool in the fight against opioid use disorder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mindfulness-therapy-reduces-opioid-craving-and-addiction-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mindfulness-therapy-reduces-opioid-craving-and-addiction-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win for Maine As USDA Agrees to Halt School Funding Freeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Trump administration has agreed not to freeze funds to Maine schools&mdash;a win for a state that was targeted by the president over its support of transgender rights. In a settlement disclosed Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would not withhold funds for a child nutrition program that reportedly helps feed 172,000 children. The USDA had suspended those dollars after Maine refused to ban trans girls from participating in girls'...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/win-for-maine-as-usda-agrees-to-halt-school-funding-freeze/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/win-for-maine-as-usda-agrees-to-halt-school-funding-freeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Orders NIH to Research Trans "Regret" and "Detransition"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireThe Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to study the physical and mental health effects of gender transitions, according to an internal NIH memo. The memo is from acting NIH Director Mark Memoli and says the NIH must study the impact of "social transition and/or chemical and surgical mutilation" among children who transition. The White House also wants studies on "regret" and "detransition" among people who have...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-orders-nih-to-research-trans-regret-and-detransition/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-orders-nih-to-research-trans-regret-and-detransition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups to Publish Climate Research After Trump Dismisses Scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsAfter the Trump administration dismissed nearly 400 scientists who compile the nation's major quadrennial report on the impacts of climate change, two scientific groups&mdash;the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society&mdash;announced a plan to publish a "first of its kind" special collection focused on the subject to ensure the scientists' work can be accessed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/groups-to-publish-climate-research-after-trump-dismisses-scientists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/groups-to-publish-climate-research-after-trump-dismisses-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Proposes Defunding 988 Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireThe Trump administration wants to cut funding for specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a leaked proposal reviewed by NPR. While anyone in a mental health crisis can call or text 988 and be connected to a counselor, the line has specially trained counselors, often with similar life experiences, for high risk groups like veterans and LGBTQ+ youth. Last year, roughly 40% of LGBTQ youth...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-proposes-defunding-988-suicide-hotline-for-lgbtq-youth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-proposes-defunding-988-suicide-hotline-for-lgbtq-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychology Faces Unprecedented Challenges Amid U.S. Funding Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorThis year's torrent of U.S. executive orders, budget cuts, and other federal actions has not spared psychologists. Billions of dollars in research funding have been canceled or paused, targeting principles core to the discipline of psychology, such as understanding and reducing health disparities. "All of higher education is under attack," said Sue Orsillo, PhD, APA's head of education. "But certain fields, psychology among them, face additional...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychology-faces-unprecedented-challenges-amid-us-funding-cuts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychology-faces-unprecedented-challenges-amid-us-funding-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual Reality Game Uses Smell to Fight Cognitive Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthAiming to address age-related cognitive decline, a team of Japanese researchers developed a VR-based smell-training system to help reduce it. The game activates memory pathways through the sense of smell in a virtual environment. After just 20 minutes of playing the VR game, 30 older adults aged 63 to 90 showed improvements in visuospatial rotation and memory. The results appear in the March 28 issue of Scientific Reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virtual-reality-game-uses-smell-to-fight-cognitive-decline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virtual-reality-game-uses-smell-to-fight-cognitive-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh University Returns Indigenous Skulls to Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesThree skulls from Japan that were given to Edinburgh University in 1913 have been returned to the indigenous community where they originated. The remains of the Ainu people had been held in the university's anatomy museum. The skulls were repatriated in a traditional Ainu ceremony at the university, and will be interred at a memorial site in Hokkaido, Japan. In 2023, Edinburgh University returned the skulls of four Mudan warriors to Taiwan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/edinburgh-university-returns-indigenous-skulls-to-japan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/edinburgh-university-returns-indigenous-skulls-to-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans Players Banned From Women's Professional Soccer in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsTransgender women will be banned from playing for female soccer teams in England starting on June 1, the English Football Association announced Thursday. The policy change came as a result of an April 16 ruling from Britain's Supreme Court, which said the word "woman" is legally defined by biological sex. The Scottish Football Association also announced that "only biological females will be permitted" to play in competitive girl's and women's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-players-banned-from-womens-professional-soccer-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trans-players-banned-from-womens-professional-soccer-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain Fog During Menopause Transition Linked to Low Iron Levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthNew research offers good news for women experiencing brain fog as they transition into menopause. Published in the journal Nutrients, the study suggests that when women have adequate levels of iron in their blood during the menopausal transition, they perform better on cognitive tasks. Moreover, sufficient iron in the blood does not lead to unsafe levels of iron in the brain, which could raise the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-fog-during-menopause-transition-linked-to-low-iron-levels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/brain-fog-during-menopause-transition-linked-to-low-iron-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Education Department Cuts $1B in Funding for School Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsThe Trump administration says it will stop paying out $1 billion in federal grants that school districts across the country have been using to hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers. The grants were part of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act&mdash;a bill passed in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which a teen gunman killed 19 elementary school students and two adults and injured 17...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-education-department-cuts-1b-in-funding-for-school-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-education-department-cuts-1b-in-funding-for-school-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert De Niro Supports Daughter After She Comes Out As Transgender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsRobert De Niro is voicing his love and support for his daughter Airyn, who came out as transgender in an interview with Them this week. "I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter," the actor, 81, said in a statement. "I don't know what the big deal is. I love all my children."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/robert-de-niro-supports-daughter-after-she-comes-out-as-transgender/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/robert-de-niro-supports-daughter-after-she-comes-out-as-transgender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duolingo Launches 148 AI-Generated Language Courses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsDuolingo has more than doubled its menu of language courses with the help of generative artificial intelligence, the company announced on Wednesday. The new language courses include seven of the most popular non-English languages&mdash;such as Spanish, French, and Italian&mdash;as well as popular Asian languages such as Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. Duolingo plans to replace its contractors with AI, allowing it to offer the largest expansion of..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/duolingo-launches-148-ai-generated-language-courses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/duolingo-launches-148-ai-generated-language-courses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Dismisses 400 Scientists Writing Climate Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsNearly 400 scientists across the United States were informed Monday afternoon that their services were no longer needed to help write a major report on climate change for the federal government. The report, known as the National Climate Assessment, is a major publication produced every four years that summarizes the impacts of climate change in the United States, and it is congressionally mandated under the Global Change Research Act of 1990.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-dismisses-400-scientists-writing-climate-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-dismisses-400-scientists-writing-climate-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personality Traits Linked to Our Prosocial Behavior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyIndividual differences in personality can explain why some of us are more likely than others to contribute to community welfare. A new analysis, based on 29 studies of more than 90,000 participants, finds that sociability and assertiveness (extraversion) correlate positively with volunteering. In other words, extraverts are more likely to do volunteer work. Meanwhile, agreeableness correlates more closely with a willingness to give money to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/personality-traits-linked-to-our-prosocial-behavior/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/personality-traits-linked-to-our-prosocial-behavior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvard Task Forces Detail Hostility on Campus and Urge Broad Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthTwin task forces at Harvard University&mdash;one on antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias, and the other on anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian bias&mdash;released their long-awaited reports Tuesday. The reports, each hundreds of pages long, describe serious problems and urge Harvard to make sweeping changes that would alter everything from the University's oversight of programs and disciplinary processes to its academic programming and admissions...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/harvard-task-forces-detail-hostility-on-campus-and-urge-broad-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/harvard-task-forces-detail-hostility-on-campus-and-urge-broad-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Football Association "Carefully Reviewing" Transgender Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesThe English Football Association is "carefully reviewing" the decision made just weeks ago to allow transgender women to continue playing in women's football. The FA has been taking legal advice since the landmark UK Supreme Court ruling two weeks ago that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. On Tuesday, the BBC learned that the Scottish Football Association was set to ban transgender women from competing in women's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/english-football-association-carefully-reviewing-transgender-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/english-football-association-carefully-reviewing-transgender-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Transgender Sports Pioneer Reflects on Trump's First 100 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsAt age 90, Ren&eacute;e Richards plays a lot of golf, but in the 1970s, the former professional tennis player and ophthalmologist made headlines after transitioning to female and winning the right to play in the U.S. Open. During her half-decade pro career, Richards peaked at 20th in the world. These days, she believes trans women who transition after puberty should not compete in women's sports, but she condemns broader restrictions on transgender...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-transgender-sports-pioneer-reflects-on-trumps-first-100-days/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:39:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-transgender-sports-pioneer-reflects-on-trumps-first-100-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Sued More Than 200 Times in First 100 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsDonald Trump's presidency is 100 days old today, and its actions have spawned more than 200 lawsuits, according to online publications tracking policy and legal issues. Trump's first presidency was also marked by frequent litigation compared to previous administrations, including more than 400 legal filings by the American Civil Liberties Union alone. In contrast, the ACLU challenged the first George W. Bush administration only 13 times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-sued-more-than-200-times-in-first-100-days/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-sued-more-than-200-times-in-first-100-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvard Apologizes After Reports Find Campus Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsHarvard University's president apologized Tuesday after two task forces found that many Jewish and Muslim students reported experiencing discrimination on campus, saying "Harvard cannot&mdash;and will not&mdash;abide bigotry." In a statement to the Ivy League community, President Alan Garber continued: "The 2023-24 academic year was disappointing and painful. I am sorry for the moments when we failed to meet the high expectations we rightfully set]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/harvard-apologizes-after-reports-find-campus-anti-semitism-islamophobia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/harvard-apologizes-after-reports-find-campus-anti-semitism-islamophobia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to Rising Premature Deaths Worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA new study across eight countries shows that higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods is significantly linked to increased premature deaths. Researchers found that each 10% rise in consumption of these foods raises the risk of death by 3%. Countries with the highest intake of ultraprocessed foods, like the U.S., see up to 14% of premature deaths attributed to these foods, suggesting an urgent need for less processed diets to protect public...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultraprocessed-foods-linked-to-rising-premature-deaths-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultraprocessed-foods-linked-to-rising-premature-deaths-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to Rising Premature Deaths Worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA new study across eight countries shows that higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods is significantly linked to increased premature deaths. Researchers found that each 10% rise in consumption of these foods raises the risk of death by 3%. Countries with the highest intake of ultraprocessed foods, like the U.S., see up to 14% of premature deaths attributed to these foods, suggesting an urgent need for less processed diets to protect public...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultraprocessed-foods-linked-to-rising-premature-deaths-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ultraprocessed-foods-linked-to-rising-premature-deaths-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He's "Bringing Columbus Day Back from the Ashes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsPresident Trump has said he will not recognize Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats of denigrating the explorer's legacy. In 2021 Joe Biden was the first president to mark Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrating "the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples" and recognizing "their inherent sovereignty." Mr. Trump posted on social media Sunday, "I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-says-hes-bringing-columbus-day-back-from-the-ashes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-says-hes-bringing-columbus-day-back-from-the-ashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The social, successful and the supernatural: what makes a politician charismatic?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Anthony Albanese charismatic? Peter Dutton? Charisma has been linked to electoral victory (just ask Bob Hawke), but defining it can be difficultElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastFor all the gen Z slang that has been throw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-social-successful-and-the-supernatural-what-makes-a-politician-charismatic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-social-successful-and-the-supernatural-what-makes-a-politician-charismatic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Brain Lacks Fuel, Exercise Still Protects Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthNew research suggests that exercise may protect brain function even when the body can't produce ketones, a vital energy source for cognition. When liver function is impaired and ketone levels drop, memory and learning typically suffer&mdash;but physical activity can still counteract those effects. This finding means that exercise may trigger alternative brain-supporting mechanisms beyond just energy supply, offering a powerful tool for preserving...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-the-brain-lacks-fuel-exercise-still-protects-memory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-the-brain-lacks-fuel-exercise-still-protects-memory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Enforce Transgender Military Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsPresident Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to let his administration block transgender people from serving in the military while legal challenges to the ban move forward. The president's ban alleged that "adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual's sex conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle" and is inconsistent with the "selflessness required of a service member."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-let-him-enforce-transgender-military-ban/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:54:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-let-him-enforce-transgender-military-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Break Through Climate Apathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science DailyA new study finds that people rate the impact of climate change stronger when they are presented with binary information&mdash;such as whether a lake did or didn't freeze in winter&mdash;than when they are shown continuous climate data, such as gradual increases in temperature. The study, published April 17 in the journal Nature Human Behavior, found that on a 1 to 10 scale of climate impact, people who learned about a lake freezing rated the impact as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-break-through-climate-apathy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:54:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-break-through-climate-apathy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ll never play golf like Rory McIlroy. But maybe he can teach me how to live with my mistakes | Adrian Chiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[I need to stop dwelling on everything I get wrong, from sending my ball into the drink to squeezing the wrong bottomWhether you&rsquo;re into sport or not, there&rsquo;s wisdom to be mined from it. Once you&rsquo;ve picked your way through the platitudes, banalities and cliche there&rsquo;s gold in there.Rory McIlroy&rsquo;s famous victory at the US Masters earlier this month yielded, for me anyway, a particularly good example. McIlroy&rsquo;s psychologist, Bob Rotella, has been credited with he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ill-never-play-golf-like-rory-mcilroy-but-maybe-he-can-teach-me-how-to-live-with-my-mistakes-adrian-chiles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ill-never-play-golf-like-rory-mcilroy-but-maybe-he-can-teach-me-how-to-live-with-my-mistakes-adrian-chiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Lays Groundwork for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights links between cognition and Alzheimer's risk factors as young as ages 24 to 44 and underscores the importance of early prevention. This is the first study to systematically examine Alzheimer's disease risk factors in a large group of generally healthy middle-aged...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-lays-groundwork-for-early-detection-of-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-lays-groundwork-for-early-detection-of-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Path to Recovering the Costs of Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyA new study lays out a scientific framework for holding individual fossil fuel companies liable for the costs of climate change by tracing specific damages back to their emissions. The researchers use the tool to provide the first causal estimate of economic losses due to extreme heat driven by emissions. They report that carbon dioxide and methane output from just the five top-emitting companies cost the world economy $9 trillion from 1991 to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientific-path-to-recovering-the-costs-of-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientific-path-to-recovering-the-costs-of-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake Job Seekers Are Flooding the Market, Thanks to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsScammers are using artificial intelligence to alter their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote job postings, research shows. Already, scammers can use AI to generate fake resumes, professional headshots, websites, and Linkedin profiles. Compiled together, AI can help create what looks like the perfect candidate for an open role. Why would anyone do this? Once they're in, these fraudsters can steal company secrets or install...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fake-job-seekers-are-flooding-the-market-thanks-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fake-job-seekers-are-flooding-the-market-thanks-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Fires or Reassigns Hundreds of DEI, Environmental-Justice Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday told more than 450 employees working in diversity, equity, and inclusion&mdash;as well as environmental justice&mdash;they would be fired or reassigned as part of President Trump's executive order to remove DEI programs from the federal government. Layoffs in the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, the Office of Inclusive Excellence, and regional offices are scheduled to take]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-fires-or-reassigns-hundreds-of-dei-environmental-justice-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-fires-or-reassigns-hundreds-of-dei-environmental-justice-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Links Early Menopause to Faster Brain Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsEarly menopause could be a warning sign for future age-related brain decline, according to a study published recently in the journal Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia. Women who entered menopause before 40 had a greater cognitive decline than women who entered menopause after 50. Early menopause also was linked to worse depression, researchers said. The study was based on data that tracked the health of more than 4,700 women in the United Kingdom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-links-early-menopause-to-faster-brain-aging/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/study-links-early-menopause-to-faster-brain-aging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current AI Risks More Alarming Than Apocalyptic Future Scenarios]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyArtificial intelligence is widely seen as risky, but there are differences in how those risks are understood and prioritized. One perspective emphasizes long-term risks such as AI threatening the survival of humanity. Another focuses on immediate concerns such as how AI can amplify prejudices or disinformation. Three large-scale online experiments involving more than 10,000 participants suggest that most people see the latter risks as more...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/current-ai-risks-more-alarming-than-apocalyptic-future-scenarios/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/current-ai-risks-more-alarming-than-apocalyptic-future-scenarios/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empathy Might Be Retained in Alzheimer's Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthPeople with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a new study. The research revealed that people with Alzheimer's disease scored slightly higher on a measure of empathy than peers of the same age with mild cognitive impairment. The authors of the study, published in Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia, say this may be the first time a cognitive domain has been found to improve in dementia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/empathy-might-be-retained-in-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/empathy-might-be-retained-in-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – why you should quit your job to make the world a better place]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bracingly hopeful call for high-flyers to ditch corporate drudgery in favour of something far more ambitiousThis is not a self-help book,&rdquo; the author tells us, firmly. Appearances might suggest otherwise: it is written and presented almost entirely in the familiar style of that genre, with largish print, short sentences, snappy maxims in italics and lots of lists and charts (&ldquo;six signs you may be on the wrong side of history&rdquo;). Its proposals are delivered with all the annoyin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/moral-ambition-by-rutger-bregman-review-why-you-should-quit-your-job-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/moral-ambition-by-rutger-bregman-review-why-you-should-quit-your-job-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. to Ban on Artificial Food Dyes in Cereals, Snacks, and Drinks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasThe U.S. will ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes in a bid to help Americans "know what's in their food," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced on Tuesday. Officials said two petroleum-based synthetic dyes would be phased out in the coming weeks, and others by the end of 2026. Experts have linked the dyes&mdash;which are found in dozens of foods, including cereals, candy, snacks and beverages&mdash;to neurological problems in some...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-to-ban-on-artificial-food-dyes-in-cereals-snacks-and-drinks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-to-ban-on-artificial-food-dyes-in-cereals-snacks-and-drinks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. High Court to Rule on Student Opt-Outs for LGBTQ-Related Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court will rule on whether parents have the right to opt out their kids from school curricula that involve LGBTQ-related books. On Tuesday, the justices will begin oral arguments in the case with a group of multi-faith parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, who argue that their children should be permitted to opt out based on religious grounds under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-to-rule-on-student-opt-outs-for-lgbtq-related-books/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-high-court-to-rule-on-student-opt-outs-for-lgbtq-related-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psilocybin Use Rising Sharply in U.S., New Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthUse of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in what is known as "magic mushrooms," has increased significantly in the U.S. since 2019, according to a new study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The researchers found that psilocybin use increased across all age groups, with the largest rise in young adults and older adults. In 2023, more adults used psilocybin than drugs like cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine, or illegal...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psilocybin-use-rising-sharply-in-us-new-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psilocybin-use-rising-sharply-in-us-new-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loneliness More Common Among Middle-Aged Than Seniors in U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsLoneliness among seniors has been a huge concern among experts on aging, as social isolation increases risk of dementia, other health problems, and deaths. But a new study has found that middle-aged people in the U.S. experience more loneliness than seniors. The Netherlands is the only other country where loneliness is more concentrated among the middle-aged than seniors, according to the study's review of more than 64,000 people in 29 countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/loneliness-more-common-among-middle-aged-than-seniors-in-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/loneliness-more-common-among-middle-aged-than-seniors-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Killing Grants, NSF Appears to Follow Ted Cruz's Blueprint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has spent billions of dollars over several decades to attract more women and members of underrepresented groups into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But President Donald Trump says such efforts "stigmatize" people in the U.S. based on their race or sex and has ordered the agency to stop funding them. So last week NSF reversed course and began to terminate what could be as much as $2...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-killing-grants-nsf-appears-to-follow-ted-cruzs-blueprint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-killing-grants-nsf-appears-to-follow-ted-cruzs-blueprint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Freeze in Grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthHarvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus. "The Government has not&mdash;and cannot&mdash;identify any rational connection between antisemitism concerns and the medical, scientific, technological, and other research it has frozen that aims to save American lives," said the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/harvard-sues-trump-administration-over-22-billion-freeze-in-grants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:20:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/harvard-sues-trump-administration-over-22-billion-freeze-in-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an American businessman lost his job and found himself in an old French vineyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day, life as a finance consultant stopped making sense for Peter Hahn, so he took to organic winegrowing in the Loire insteadOne Friday night 24 years ago, Peter Hahn was sitting in the back of a cab to Heathrow, sleepless after yet another 48-hour work bender.&ldquo;My computer&rsquo;s on my lap,&rdquo; the American-born organic winegrower from France recalls, the spring sun lighting up the deep pink walls of his study in his ancient manor house in the Loire Valley, his beloved vines outsid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-an-american-businessman-lost-his-job-and-found-himself-in-an-old-french-vineyard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-an-american-businessman-lost-his-job-and-found-himself-in-an-old-french-vineyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s gen Z men aren’t monsters in the making – they just feel short-changed | Intifar Chowdhury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of alarmism or shaming, we need to create spaces where young men feel heard, challenged and supportedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor years, we&rsquo;ve looked at democracies like the US, Germany and South Korea, disturbed by what a nation divided along gender and generation lines could look like. Australia, by comparison, seemed less polarised, but new research hints that something&rsquo;s starting to shift &ndash; slowly, unevenly and with plenty of caveats &ndash; among]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/australias-gen-z-men-arent-monsters-in-the-making-they-just-feel-short-changed-intifar-chowdhury/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/australias-gen-z-men-arent-monsters-in-the-making-they-just-feel-short-changed-intifar-chowdhury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to Cut Another $1 Billion From Harvard Health Research Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Trump administration plans to slash another $1 billion in federal grants and contracts for Harvard University health research, on top of an earlier $2.2 billion cut, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The new cut comes after Harvard President Alan Garber publicly rejected the White House demands&mdash;such as reporting international students to federal agencies if they violated Harvard's conduct policies&mdash;in a Friday message to Harvard...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-to-cut-another-1-billion-from-harvard-health-research-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:30:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-to-cut-another-1-billion-from-harvard-health-research-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think About Slavery Before Buying Cheap Clothes, Says Former PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - UK PoliticsFast fashion shoppers need to think about where cheap clothes come from before they make purchases, former UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said as she warned that the topic of modern slavery isn't receiving enough attention. Speaking to Radio 4's Woman's Hour, she said some&mdash;but not all&mdash;companies were actively checking their supply chains. The former PM now leads the Global Commission on Modern Slavery, which has produced a report on ending...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/think-about-slavery-before-buying-cheap-clothes-says-former-pm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:30:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/think-about-slavery-before-buying-cheap-clothes-says-former-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis, Committed to Service, Humility, and Empathy, Dead at 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsPope Francis, whose 12-year papacy was grounded in empathy for the poor and disenfranchised, has died at 88, the Vatican said in a video statement Monday. Francis was the first pope from Latin America, the first from the Jesuit order, and made history in 2022 when he apologized for the "deplorable" conduct of some members of the Catholic Church in Canada's residential school system. A few months later, he said that system had carried out...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-francis-committed-to-service-humility-and-empathy-dead-at-88/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:30:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pope-francis-committed-to-service-humility-and-empathy-dead-at-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s less intimidating, less vulnerable’: why cooking in company helps us to talk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pressure&rsquo;s off when we&rsquo;re not staring at each other, we can relax and have a nice chatOn the day after Boxing Day last year, my dad and I went to buy some cabbage. My aunt and cousins were joining us for dinner that evening and we had a meal to prepare. The local supermarket was closed and the cabbage, sourced from an Italian deli around the corner, was obscenely overpriced. In a bind, we bought some anyway and headed back home to begin cooking. Standing around the kitchen island]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/its-less-intimidating-less-vulnerable-why-cooking-in-company-helps-us-to-talk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/its-less-intimidating-less-vulnerable-why-cooking-in-company-helps-us-to-talk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The truth about stress: from the benefits of the ‘good kind’ to the exercise that only makes it worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The authors of a new book explain why understanding the science of stress can help us manage it betterTrue (up to a point)<br />
The way stress manifests is very much bodily, centred around hormones such as cortisol and their effect on us. But this process is triggered by the brain (notably the amygdala and the hypothalamus) and the way our brains react to stress is often set in early childhood, even in the womb. Pregnant women who experience extreme stress can give birth to infants who react more str]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-truth-about-stress-from-the-benefits-of-the-good-kind-to-the-exercise-that-only-makes-it-worse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-truth-about-stress-from-the-benefits-of-the-good-kind-to-the-exercise-that-only-makes-it-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sinister psychology at the heart of populism | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to George Monbiot&rsquo;s piece on how economic inequality fosters resentment, exclusion and nostalgiaGeorge Monbiot (Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature, 13 April) makes some very important points about the psychology of those who follow demagogues and rightwing populist leaders. But this knowledge is not new. After the horrors of the rise of the Nazis and the persecution by them of Jews and other minority groups before and during t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-sinister-psychology-at-the-heart-of-populism-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-sinister-psychology-at-the-heart-of-populism-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Government Sues Maine Over Refusing to Ban Transgender Athletes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasThe Trump administration is suing the state of Maine for refusing to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports. The move is an escalation in the public battle between the state's governor and Donald Trump that has included threats from the president to cut all federal funding to Maine. In response, Maine's Governor, Janet Mills, said the issue has "never been about school sports of the protection of women and girls."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-sues-maine-over-refusing-to-ban-transgender-athletes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-sues-maine-over-refusing-to-ban-transgender-athletes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Supreme Court Issues Key Ruling on Gender Definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsIn a potential landmark decision, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that in a 2010 civil rights law called the Equality Act, the word "woman" refers to someone's biological sex. The five judges stressed that their ruling was limited to the 2010 law as it pertains to women, and that "it is not the role of the court to adjudicate on the arguments in the public domain on the meaning of gender or sex, nor is it to define the meaning of the word...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-supreme-court-issues-key-ruling-on-gender-definition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/uk-supreme-court-issues-key-ruling-on-gender-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Declares Killings in Sudan Genocide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsAs the death toll mounts in Sudan, the Trump administration on Wednesday for the first time characterized the atrocities in that North African country as genocide, reaffirming a designation made by the former Biden administration in January. "They have murdered men and boys, and even infants on an ethnic basis, targeted fleeing civilians, and committed acts of brutal sexual violence against women and girls," a State Department spokesperson said...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-declares-killings-in-sudan-genocide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-declares-killings-in-sudan-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama and Yale Faculty Back Harvard As Trump Cuts $2 Billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthBarack Obama has come out in support of Harvard after the Trump administration elected to cut $2 billion of its federal grants after the Ivy League school rejected what it said was an attempt at "government regulation" of the university. Meanwhile, faculty at Yale University&mdash;another prominent Ivy League institution&mdash;has asked its leadership "to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom and&hellip; self-governance."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/obama-and-yale-faculty-back-harvard-as-trump-cuts-2-billion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/obama-and-yale-faculty-back-harvard-as-trump-cuts-2-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hungary Amends Constitution, Banning Public LGBTQ+ Gatherings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsHungary's parliament amended its constitution Monday to ban public LGBTQ+ gatherings, as it declared children's rights to "moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life." The amendment, which passed by a vote of 140 to 21, will allow the Hungarian government to temporarily suspend the citizenship of any dual nationals who are determined to be a threat to the country's security. It also mandates two...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hungary-amends-constitution-banning-public-lgbtq-gatherings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hungary-amends-constitution-banning-public-lgbtq-gatherings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk's DOGE Abruptly Cut a Program for Disabled Teens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims to have cut more than 7,000 federal contracts. Besides the savings from each cut, little detail is available, but it's clear that for some families, the loss has been devastating. One such cut cancelled a program called "Charting My Path for Future Success"&mdash;a research-based effort to help disabled students make the transition from high school to college or the world of work and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/musks-doge-abruptly-cut-a-program-for-disabled-teens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/musks-doge-abruptly-cut-a-program-for-disabled-teens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delusions Often Appear Before Hallucinations in Early Psychosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA new study has found that delusions typically emerge before hallucinations in people at high risk for psychosis, overturning a longstanding belief that hallucinations drive delusional thinking. By analyzing symptom progression across three large cohorts, Yale University researchers consistently observed that delusions were the earliest symptom, reappearing even before hallucinations during relapses. The results suggest new strategies for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/delusions-often-appear-before-hallucinations-in-early-psychosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/delusions-often-appear-before-hallucinations-in-early-psychosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Tool to Better Assess Parkinson's Disease, Other Movement Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA groundbreaking open-source computer program uses artificial intelligence to analyze videos of patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The tool, called VisionMD, helps doctors more accurately monitor subtle motor changes&mdash;whether the videos are recorded on a smartphone, laptop, or over Zoom&mdash;by extracting precise motion metrics. The software also runs entirely on local computers, thereby ensuring data privacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-tool-to-better-assess-parkinsons-disease-other-movement-disorders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-tool-to-better-assess-parkinsons-disease-other-movement-disorders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Heather obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father, Nick Heather, who has died aged 86, was a clinical psychologist with an international reputation in alcohol and addiction research, and published more than 500 articles and more than 20 books. He was tireless and uncompromising in his efforts to advance the understanding and treatment of alcohol problems, especially in challenging the disease model of addiction.Perhaps his most significant contribution was pioneering &ldquo;brief interventions&rdquo; (short counselling sessions), now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nick-heather-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nick-heather-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m nearly 60, but my father’s indifference towards me still stings | Ask Philippa]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s deeply human to seek approval and recognition from a parent, even when we are fully grownThe question I&rsquo;m a man in my late 50s. My parents were teenagers when I was born. They married so I wouldn&rsquo;t be illegitimate, it was the 1960s. My parents divorced. My mum and stepdad moved up north, my father remarried and stayed down south.My father and his wife have three children, now in their 40s. My stepdad killed himself when I was in my early 20s, but I&rsquo;ve come to realise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/im-nearly-60-but-my-fathers-indifference-towards-me-still-stings-ask-philippa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/im-nearly-60-but-my-fathers-indifference-towards-me-still-stings-ask-philippa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m nearly 60, but my father’s indifference towards me still stings]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s deeply human to seek approval and recognition from a parent, even when we are fully grownThe question I&rsquo;m a man in my late 50s. My parents were teenagers when I was born. They married so I wouldn&rsquo;t be illegitimate, it was the 1960s. My parents divorced. My mum and stepdad moved up north, my father remarried and stayed down south.My father and his wife have three children, now in their 40s. My stepdad killed himself when I was in my early 20s, but I&rsquo;ve come to realise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/im-nearly-60-but-my-fathers-indifference-towards-me-still-stings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/im-nearly-60-but-my-fathers-indifference-towards-me-still-stings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when love tips over into the infatuated state of ‘limerence’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A neuroscientist decided to study the addiction-like obsession of limerence, while overcoming it himselfI never really gave much thought to the nature of love until it became a problem.Throughout adolescence I suffered through a series of intense, mostly unrequited crushes, but just assumed this was the exquisite agony of desire that poets and lyricists work so hard to capture in words. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-happens-when-love-tips-over-into-the-infatuated-state-of-limerence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-happens-when-love-tips-over-into-the-infatuated-state-of-limerence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elton John and Madonna have made up, but why do famous people publicly go to war?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry seems to be the hardest word &ndash; and there is a public appetite for watching high-profile feudsMadonna and Elton John have kissed and made up. After decades of high-octane feuding (more of which anon), Madonna recently turned up impromptu backstage when John was appearing on late-night television sketch show, Saturday Night Live in New York to &ldquo;confront&rdquo; him. Her ensuing Instagram post, liked 420,605 times and counting, said: &ldquo;Over the decades it hurt me to know that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/elton-john-and-madonna-have-made-up-but-why-do-famous-people-publicly-go-to-war/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/elton-john-and-madonna-have-made-up-but-why-do-famous-people-publicly-go-to-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to raise kind children: lead by example, talk it over … and get a dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a simple and powerful way to help them feel calmer and happier, say the experts. So how do you teach kindness to kids?In a hostile world, many parents might be anxious about how to raise a kinder generation &ndash; and if so, science backs you. Children who are more empathetic &ldquo;tend to have more positive interactions and more satisfying relationships with friends and family,&rdquo; says Jessica Rolph, co-founder of early childhood development company Lovevery. Studies show that kids]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-raise-kind-children-lead-by-example-talk-it-over-and-get-a-dog/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-raise-kind-children-lead-by-example-talk-it-over-and-get-a-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Cross Chief Says Gaza Is "Hell on Earth" As Israeli Assault Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesThe head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, has told the BBC that Gaza has become "hell on earth" and has warned of an "extreme hollowing out" of international law as Israel's military assault there continues. The ICRC is the guardian of the Geneva Conventions&mdash;internationally agreed rules of conduct in war&mdash;and normally only speaks confidentially to warring parties when it thinks violations are taking place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/red-cross-chief-says-gaza-is-hell-on-earth-as-israeli-assault-continues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/red-cross-chief-says-gaza-is-hell-on-earth-as-israeli-assault-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Ordered to Unfreeze Funds in Dispute with Maine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program that were suspended amid a disagreement over President Trump's ban on transgender athletes participating in female sports. After the President warned the governor of Maine, Janet Mills, that she better comply with his order or he would cut off all federal funding to Maine, Mills had replied, "See you in court."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-ordered-to-unfreeze-funds-in-dispute-with-maine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-ordered-to-unfreeze-funds-in-dispute-with-maine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy Drinking Linked to Brain Lesions and Cognitive Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthConsuming eight or more alcoholic drinks per week is tied to brain lesions that can impair memory and thinking. The lesions are signs of damaged blood vessels that gradually harm brain tissue. Researchers also found that heavy and former heavy drinkers had higher odds of a biomarker linked to Alzheimer's disease. Former drinkers showed reduced brain mass and worse cognitive performance, and heavy drinkers died, on average, 13 years earlier than...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heavy-drinking-linked-to-brain-lesions-and-cognitive-decline/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heavy-drinking-linked-to-brain-lesions-and-cognitive-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA to Replace Animal Testing with AI-Based Studies and Other Methods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial intelligence, when developing monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs. The regulatory change is intended to improve drug safety and accelerate the evaluation process while reducing animal experimentation, lowering research and development costs, and cutting drug prices, the FDA announced Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-to-replace-animal-testing-with-ai-based-studies-and-other-methods/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/fda-to-replace-animal-testing-with-ai-based-studies-and-other-methods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudan Accuses UAE of "Complicity in Genocide" at World Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AfricaIn a case being heard by the International Court of Justice, Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of being "complicit in the genocide" during the current civil war. The two-year conflict, which has pitted Sudan's army against a paramilitary group, has led to tens of thousands of deaths and forced more than 12 million people from their homes. Sudan alleges that the UAE has been arming the group in order to wipe out non-Arab Massalit...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudan-accuses-uae-of-complicity-in-genocide-at-world-court/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudan-accuses-uae-of-complicity-in-genocide-at-world-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stroke Deaths and Associated Racial Disparities Rising in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyOver the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases have been particularly high among racial minorities and rural residents. These growing disparities were among the findings of a new study published April 9, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS. The study analyzed 237,617 ischemic stroke deaths recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/stroke-deaths-and-associated-racial-disparities-rising-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/stroke-deaths-and-associated-racial-disparities-rising-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Monitoring Immigrants' Social Media for Antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced it will begin screening immigrants' social media for evidence of antisemitic activity as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. The screenings will affect people applying for permanent residence status as well as foreigners affiliated with educational institutions. The move comes after highly publicized arrests and detentions of pro-Palestinian student activists such as Mahmoud...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-monitoring-immigrants-social-media-for-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-monitoring-immigrants-social-media-for-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthGetting vaccinated against shingles may reduce the risk of developing dementia by 20% over seven years. This conclusion comes from a natural experiment in Wales, where vaccine eligibility was determined by birthdate. Researchers used rigorous statistical methods to separate the effect of the shingles vaccine from other factors. Their findings suggest that routine immunization could play an unexpected role in protecting brain health as we age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shingles-vaccine-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/shingles-vaccine-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Playing Fair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyAs the use of artificial intelligence grows in health care, a new study reveals that generative AI models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient's socioeconomic and demographic background. The study, published in Nature Medicine, tested nine AI models on 1,000 emergency cases, each replicated with 32 different patient backgrounds, generating more than 1.7 million AI-generated treatment...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-playing-fair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-playing-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Books Targeted for Censorship in U.S. Involve LGBTQ, Race Topics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThere were over 800 attempts in 2024 to censor library books in the U.S., most of which concerned LGBTQ and race issues&mdash;the third-highest number of challenges to books ever recorded by the American Library Association. The ALA released a report with these numbers after President Donald Trump took steps to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, created by Congress as a federal funding stream dedicated to public libraries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-books-targeted-for-censorship-in-us-involve-lgbtq-race-topics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/most-books-targeted-for-censorship-in-us-involve-lgbtq-race-topics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Linked to Mental Health Hospital Visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthWhen people inhale fine particles in the air&mdash;for example, from smog&mdash;these particles can reach the brain, potentially causing inflammation and vascular damage. In a new study, Harvard researchers found that exposure to fine particles from California wildfire smoke was associated with increased hospital emergency department visits for depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems&mdash;hitting female, young, Black, and Hispanic individuals...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/exposure-to-wildfire-smoke-linked-to-mental-health-hospital-visits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/exposure-to-wildfire-smoke-linked-to-mental-health-hospital-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorBorderline personality disorder is the most commonly diagnosed personality disorder in clinical populations, marked by extreme emotions, thinking, and behavior, unstable relationships, and insecurity. People with the disorder may see themselves as bad or worthless, and their evaluations of others can change rapidly&mdash;from idealizing to devaluing. Although it's unclear what causes BPD, evidence suggests that it can be effectively treated through...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/treating-patients-with-borderline-personality-disorder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/treating-patients-with-borderline-personality-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Cuts More Than $125M in LGBTQ Health Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA PsycPORT&trade;: Psychology NewswireLGBTQ research in the United States is collapsing. In recent weeks, academics who focus on improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans have been subjected to waves of grant cancellations from the National Institutes of Health. More than 270 grants totaling at least $125 million of unspent funds have been eliminated, though the true sum is likely much greater, researchers told NBC News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-cuts-more-than-125m-in-lgbtq-health-research/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/white-house-cuts-more-than-125m-in-lgbtq-health-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Schools Refuses to Comply With Trump DEI Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsNew York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with demands to end diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration's threats to terminate education funding. Daniel Morton-Bentley, counsel and deputy commissioner of the state's department of education, said in a letter dated Friday that state officials do not believe the administration has authority to make such...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-york-schools-refuses-to-comply-with-trump-dei-order/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-york-schools-refuses-to-comply-with-trump-dei-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EcoCooks: Teaching Kids About Food and Climate at the Same Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsA unique program called EcoCooks has been providing Canadian children with hands-on lessons about food&mdash;cooked or grown by students themselves&mdash;and mixing in environmental education, which educators say has been a recipe for success. The nonprofit after-school club program teaches young people about the link between food and climate change, while also building their cooking skills and empowering them to take action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ecocooks-teaching-kids-about-food-and-climate-at-the-same-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ecocooks-teaching-kids-about-food-and-climate-at-the-same-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Weather Service Pauses Severe Weather Alerts in Spanish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS ScienceThe National Weather Service has paused automated services that provide severe weather alerts in in Spanish and other languages besides English after the government contract for those services expired, the agency confirmed to PBS News. The contract for artificial intelligence modeling that previously sent emergency alerts in different languages is among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contracts that lapsed this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-weather-service-pauses-severe-weather-alerts-in-spanish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-weather-service-pauses-severe-weather-alerts-in-spanish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cognitive Decline Often Comes Sooner for People with Heart Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthThere are over six million Americans with heart failure who are at greater risk of losing their cognitive abilities earlier in life, suggests a new study published in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure. The study found that global cognition and executive functioning declined more rapidly over the years after heart failure diagnosis, as people with the condition mentally aged the equivalent of 10 years within just seven years of a heart...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cognitive-decline-often-comes-sooner-for-people-with-heart-failure/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cognitive-decline-often-comes-sooner-for-people-with-heart-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 U.S. Agencies Unite to Enforce Trump Bans on Transgender Activities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA new Title IX Special Investigations team will focus on enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender women from competing on female sports teams and using restrooms designated for women. The U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Education will work together "to apply a rapid resolution investigation process to the increasing volume of Title IX cases," according to a joint news release Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/2-us-agencies-unite-to-enforce-trump-bans-on-transgender-activities/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/2-us-agencies-unite-to-enforce-trump-bans-on-transgender-activities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Realising we’re all made-up characters in a story world helps me understand people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Considering everyone is a protagonist in their own narrative brought clarity for Will StorrFor nearly 20 years, I&rsquo;ve been researching and writing about the human brain as a storyteller. My work has unalterably changed the way I see the human world in general, and myself in particular. It has helped me understand everything from political hatred and religions to cults to the nature of identity and suicidal thought. It has even made sense of my own lifelong struggle with making friends.Our e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/realising-were-all-made-up-characters-in-a-story-world-helps-me-understand-people/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/realising-were-all-made-up-characters-in-a-story-world-helps-me-understand-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intrusive thoughts have convinced me I’m repulsive to look at | Ask Philippa]]></title><description><![CDATA[This inner critic isn&rsquo;t you, it&rsquo;s just a voice that has been given far too much authorityThe question I am struggling with intrusive and increasingly critical self-talk around my appearance. So much so that some days I struggle to look in the mirror. I&rsquo;ve recently had a baby and assumed that my long history of feeling ugly, lesser and fundamentally inadequate would be surpassed by being a mother and having an external concern other than myself but, if anything, it&rsquo;s worse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/intrusive-thoughts-have-convinced-me-im-repulsive-to-look-at-ask-philippa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/intrusive-thoughts-have-convinced-me-im-repulsive-to-look-at-ask-philippa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgiveness is not beneficial for everyone | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the act may help some, it can harm others, says Amanda Ann GregoryWhile I deeply respect the work of Fred Luskin and Robert Enright, psychologists should be careful not to suggest that forgiveness is beneficial for everyone (Leave the hurt behind! How to let go of a grudge, 26 March). It isn&rsquo;t. There is no one-size-fits-all solution in mental health. While forgiveness may help&nbsp;some, it can harm others.Trauma survivors are often encouraged to forgive their abusers, with the promi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forgiveness-is-not-beneficial-for-everyone-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/forgiveness-is-not-beneficial-for-everyone-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Government May Pull $9 Billion From Harvard Over Anti-Semitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Department of Education announced the Trump administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is investigating alleged anti-Semitism on Harvard's campus. The Department announced Monday that will review the $255.6 million in federal contracts and $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments awarded to Harvard and its affiliates. In response, Harvard President Alan Garber acknowledged Monday that the university still has "much...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-may-pull-9-billion-from-harvard-over-anti-semitism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:59:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-may-pull-9-billion-from-harvard-over-anti-semitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Freezes Dozens of Research Grants to Princeton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Trump administration suspended dozens of research grants to Princeton University on Tuesday, making it the latest Ivy League school to lose federal funding over allegations of anti-Semitism. "We will cooperate with the government in combating anti-Semitism," wrote Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber in a letter to students and faculty, adding that "Princeton will also vigorously defend academic freedom and the due process rights of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-freezes-dozens-of-research-grants-to-princeton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:59:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-administration-freezes-dozens-of-research-grants-to-princeton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Blood Test Can Diagnose and Track Progression of Alzheimer's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA new blood test could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's. In addition to detecting the disease, the test helps determine the stage of its progression. This work, published in the journal Nature Medicine, may fundamentally change how doctors manage Alzheimer's care. "We're about to enter the era of personalized medicine for Alzheimer's disease," said Kanta Horie, research associate professor of neurology and lead author of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-blood-test-can-diagnose-and-track-progression-of-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:59:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-blood-test-can-diagnose-and-track-progression-of-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less Deep Sleep Linked to Brain Shrinkage, Alzheimer's Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsNew research shows that reduced time in slow wave and REM sleep is related to smaller brain volumes in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. Using sleep studies and brain imaging data from 270 participants, the study found that poor sleep architecture was linked to brain atrophy. These links held even after controlling for factors like age, heart health, and lifestyle, suggesting that disrupted sleep may be a modifiable risk factor for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/less-deep-sleep-linked-to-brain-shrinkage-alzheimers-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:59:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/less-deep-sleep-linked-to-brain-shrinkage-alzheimers-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big idea: should you trust your gut?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Follow your instincts&rsquo; has become a modern mantra. But what if they lead you astray? &lsquo;What should I do?&rdquo; Whether openly stated or implicit, this is the question a new client usually raises in their first therapy session. People come to see me for many reasons: relationship problems, addiction and mental health difficulties, such as anxiety. Increasingly, I have found that beneath all of these disparate problems lies a common theme: indecision, the sense of feeling stuck,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-should-you-trust-your-gut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-should-you-trust-your-gut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osaka High Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban "Unconstitutional"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsJapan's Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday that the country's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The court's ruling is the fifth decision to call Japan's same-sex marriage ban a violation of the country's constitution, following similar rulings in the high courts of Sapporo, Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. Japan is currently the only International Group of Seven country that does not recognize same-sex marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/osaka-high-court-rules-same-sex-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:17:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/osaka-high-court-rules-same-sex-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Blocks Texas A&amp;M's Drag Show Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsA federal judge has blocked the Texas A&amp;M University System from enforcing a drag show ban, handing a victory to an LGBTQ+ student group. The lawsuit was filed by the Texas A&amp;M Queer Empowerment Council after the university system's Board of Regents voted to ban drag shows because they "likely create or contribute to a hostile environment for women... as these events often involve unwelcome and objectively offensive conduct based on sex."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-blocks-texas-aampms-drag-show-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:17:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-blocks-texas-aampms-drag-show-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany Decides to Leave History in the Past and Prepare for War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesGermany's military, the Bundeswehr, recently got the all-clear for a massive increase in investment after parliament voted to exempt defense spending from strict rules on debt. The country's top general has told the BBC that cash is urgently needed because Russian aggression won't stop at Ukraine. "We are threatened by Putin," General Carsten Breuer says. He warns that NATO should be braced for a possible attack in as little as four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/germany-decides-to-leave-history-in-the-past-and-prepare-for-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:17:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/germany-decides-to-leave-history-in-the-past-and-prepare-for-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Models Miss Disease in Black and Female Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceFrom programs designed to detect irregular heartbeats in electrocardiograms to software that tracks eye movements to diagnose autism, artificial intelligence is helping physicians fine-tune the care they provide patients. But for all the technology's potential for automating tasks, a growing body of evidence also shows that AI can be prone to bias that disadvantages already vulnerable patients. A new study, published in Science Advances, adds to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-models-miss-disease-in-black-and-female-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:17:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-models-miss-disease-in-black-and-female-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The death of my friend inspired me to follow my standup dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[For one writer, tragedy led to comedy, the sudden loss of a colleague giving her the nudge she neededThere&rsquo;s nothing funny about your co-worker being assassinated. But it was the death of my beloved colleague and friend Hisham al-Hashimi that led me into the world of standup comedy. I knew it would trash my hard-won career in international security, but I didn&rsquo;t care any more.Hisham had run a workshop with me in Iraq six months prior to his death, and I&rsquo;d taken everything so se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-death-of-my-friend-inspired-me-to-follow-my-standup-dreams/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-death-of-my-friend-inspired-me-to-follow-my-standup-dreams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Therapy Chatbot Trial Suggests AI Can Provide "Gold-Standard" Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers conducted the first clinical trial of an AI-powered therapy chatbot and found that, on average, people with diagnosed mental disorders experienced clinically significant improvements in their symptoms over eight weeks, according to new results. Users engaged with the software, known as Therabot, through a smartphone app and reported that interactions were comparable to working with a mental-health professional.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-therapy-chatbot-trial-suggests-ai-can-provide-gold-standard-care/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:45:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/first-therapy-chatbot-trial-suggests-ai-can-provide-gold-standard-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columbia University President Steps Down Amid Trump's Crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasColumbia University's interim president has resigned her role just one week after the Ivy League university agreed to change several policies to satisfy demands from the Trump administration. Katrina Armstrong had led the university since August, after the previous president resigned over her handling of protests against Israel's military operation in Gaza. Columbia has drawn ire from Donald Trump, who claims that it's been too tolerant of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/columbia-university-president-steps-down-amid-trumps-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:45:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/columbia-university-president-steps-down-amid-trumps-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambush of Tufts Student Sparks Concern Over Immigration Crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe arrest of a Tufts University student by hooded Homeland Security agents in plain clothes&mdash;caught on video&mdash;is raising new questions about the Trump administration's aggressive crackdown on immigrants over the opinions they've expressed. The administration's push to detain and deport college students with pro-Palestinian views has stunned civil libertarians, who say it violates American traditions of free speech and due process under the law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ambush-of-tufts-student-sparks-concern-over-immigration-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ambush-of-tufts-student-sparks-concern-over-immigration-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah First U.S. State to Ban Pride Flags in Schools, Government Buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsUtah became the first state in the U.S. to ban flying the LGBTQ Pride flag in all public school and government buildings, after Republican Governor Spencer Cox let the bill pass into law by neither signing it nor vetoing it. The Flag Display Amendments legislation "prohibits a government entity or employee of a government entity from displaying a flag in or on the grounds of government property except certain exempted flags."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/utah-first-us-state-to-ban-pride-flags-in-schools-government-buildings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/utah-first-us-state-to-ban-pride-flags-in-schools-government-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Team Revokes $11 Billion for Addiction and Mental Health Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsU.S. state and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration abruptly announced the cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health, and other programs. "Services will be dropped in the middle. Bang, the clinic is closing. It's a brutal way to make these cuts," said Keith Humphreys, an addiction policy researcher at Stanford...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-team-revokes-11-billion-for-addiction-and-mental-health-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:36:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-team-revokes-11-billion-for-addiction-and-mental-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In my family, introvert-extrovert pairings are common. But I had to get to 36 to learn which one applied to me | Jessie Cole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now I understand the terminology, it all seems so clearMore summer essentialsI never identified as shy as a child because my younger brother was the type of kid who wouldn&rsquo;t speak in the company of strangers, and I &ndash; apparently &ndash; never stopped talking. Shyness was comparative, and, in my family of origin, there was always someone shyer than me.I didn&rsquo;t notice my shyness until I split with my first long-term partner when I was 26. He&rsquo;d been my boyfriend from the age]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-my-family-introvert-extrovert-pairings-are-common-but-i-had-to-get-to-36-to-learn-which-one-applied-to-me-jessie-cole/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/in-my-family-introvert-extrovert-pairings-are-common-but-i-had-to-get-to-36-to-learn-which-one-applied-to-me-jessie-cole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave the hurt behind! How to let go of a grudge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resentment is natural when you&rsquo;ve been wronged, but over time it can become bitter and self-defeating. Psychologists explain how to move onAt some point in the late 70s, during a Brownies meeting, something happened to Deborah that she has never been able to forget. Well, she can&rsquo;t actually remember exactly what the incident was, but she knows the perpetrator &ndash; another girl, who still lives in her town. &ldquo;I think she might have pushed me,&rdquo; says Deborah. &ldquo;I thin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/leave-the-hurt-behind-how-to-let-go-of-a-grudge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/leave-the-hurt-behind-how-to-let-go-of-a-grudge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Pennebaker and the Power of Physical Markers in Social Research ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceJames Pennebaker has always been curious about people. He attended Eckerd College as an undergraduate with the intention of eventually going to law school, but psychology diverted his attention. "There was something about it, especially social psychology, that intrigued me," he remembered during an interview with the APS Observer. "Why are we sometimes unbelievably cruel and vicious and other times altruistic and really good?"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/james-pennebaker-and-the-power-of-physical-markers-in-social-research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/james-pennebaker-and-the-power-of-physical-markers-in-social-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record Payout for World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AsiaA Japanese man who spent nearly 50 years on death row before being acquitted of murder will be compensated 217 million yen ($1.45 million) in what his lawyers say is the country's largest-ever payout in a criminal case. Iwao Hakamata, 89, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, his boss's wife, and their children, but was acquitted last year after a retrial. His lawyers successfully argued that 47 years in detention took a toll on his...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/record-payout-for-worlds-longest-serving-death-row-inmate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/record-payout-for-worlds-longest-serving-death-row-inmate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy Eating in Midlife Linked to Overall Healthy Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthMaintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, was linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging&mdash;defined as reaching age 70 free of major chronic diseases and with cognitive, physical, and mental health maintained, according to a new study. The study is among the first to examine multiple dietary patterns in midlife in relation to overall...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/healthy-eating-in-midlife-linked-to-overall-healthy-aging/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/healthy-eating-in-midlife-linked-to-overall-healthy-aging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do our early childhood memories go? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Why can&rsquo;t we remember our early childhood experiences? Freud called the phenomenon infantile amnesia, and for many years scientists have wondered whether it&rsquo;s a result of failure to create memories or just a failure to retrieve them. Now new research appears to point to an answer. To find out more, Ian Sample talks to Nick Turk-Browne, a professor of psychology at Yale University.Why can&rsquo;t we remember our lives as babies o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/where-do-our-early-childhood-memories-go-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/where-do-our-early-childhood-memories-go-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAPP Magazine: Mindset and Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Josey Murray - Mindset and performance. Well-being and success. There are a lot of misconceptions aboutthese topics, the relationship between them, and to whom the lessons about them apply. &ldquo;Youhave to struggle your way to success.&rdquo; &ldquo;Top athletes and performers are the exception and havea unique ability to navigate high-pressure circumstances.&rdquo; &ldquo;Nerves are a bad thing.&rdquo;The experts in the latest issue of MAPP Magazine dispel these common beliefs and set the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mapp-magazine-mindset-and-performance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/mapp-magazine-mindset-and-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big idea: should you dump your toxic friend?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-help pundits advise us to cut difficult people out of our lives, but it&rsquo;s not the only optionIt was snowing and the heating had broken the day I visited the Mass Observation Archive in Brighton. I sat in my coat, woolly hat and fingerless gloves, my breath clouding the air. Before me were nearly two hundred anonymous letters written in 2007, most by hand, reflecting on the &ldquo;ups and downs&rdquo; of friendship.Mass Observation is a treasure trove for historians like me. Since 1939]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-should-you-dump-your-toxic-friend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-should-you-dump-your-toxic-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After becoming obsessed with self-help, I had to heal from ‘healing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the writer found her ongoing fixation on self-development was actually working against her I have lied to people. Last year I read twice the amount of self-help books than I logged on Goodreads. The number would raise serious concern and some of the titles would, too. I say I&rsquo;m a culture journalist, but I couldn&rsquo;t share my Spotify Wrapped because my most listened-to music was healing ambient tracks called things like &ldquo;Whole Being REGENERATION&rdquo;. My podcast listening ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/after-becoming-obsessed-with-self-help-i-had-to-heal-from-healing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/after-becoming-obsessed-with-self-help-i-had-to-heal-from-healing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My adult daughter wants to turn herself back into a teenager | Ask Philippa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Distorted external referencing can keep her paralysed, because she&rsquo;s trying to live up to an imagined idealThe question My daughter is now 34 years old, but she wants to be a teenager again, because she feels that she missed out on the fun she should have had back then. She hates the way she looks, because she thinks she looks older than 16. She wants cosmetic surgery and orthodontics to look younger.She wants to experience university life as a fresher again and have young fun, but she als]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-adult-daughter-wants-to-turn-herself-back-into-a-teenager-ask-philippa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-adult-daughter-wants-to-turn-herself-back-into-a-teenager-ask-philippa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on unregulated experts in family courts proposed for England and Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public consulted after concerns over children removed from parents on evidence of psychologists without right qualificationsUnregulated experts could be banned from the family courts under new proposals for proceedings involving children in England and Wales.The Family Procedure Rule Committee, which sets the rules in family court cases, has proposed changes to the rules, which are now out for public consultation. It follows growing concern from MPs and campaigners about court-appointed experts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ban-on-unregulated-experts-in-family-courts-proposed-for-england-and-wales/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ban-on-unregulated-experts-in-family-courts-proposed-for-england-and-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Island Nations Call for Ecocide to Become an International Crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsEnvironmental destruction should be on the same level as genocide and war crimes, contends a group of island nations. The South Pacific country of Vanuatu, backed by Fiji and Samoa, is pushing to have ecocide recognized by the International Criminal Court, the independent court that prosecutes individuals charged with the gravest crimes. Ecocide is defined as the destruction of large areas of the natural environment as a consequence of huma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/island-nations-call-for-ecocide-to-become-an-international-crime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/island-nations-call-for-ecocide-to-become-an-international-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columbia University Agrees to Trump Administration's Demand for Mask Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesColumbia University has agreed to several demands from the Trump administration after $400 million in federal funding was cut over accusations the school failed to fight antisemitism on campus. Columbia says face masks used for the purpose of concealing identity will no longer be allowed, and protesters, when asked, will need to present university identification&mdash;one of nine items required before the administration said it would reconsider the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/columbia-university-agrees-to-trump-administrations-demand-for-mask-ban/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/columbia-university-agrees-to-trump-administrations-demand-for-mask-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colleges Cut Ties with the PhD Project, Nonprofit Targeted Over DEI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS EducationUntil recently, it was a little-known program to help Black and Latine students pursue business degrees. But in January, conservative strategist Christopher Rufo flagged the program known as "The PhD Project" in social media posts that caught the attention of Republican leaders. The program is now at the center of a White House campaign to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in higher education, and some schools are complying by...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/colleges-cut-ties-with-the-phd-project-nonprofit-targeted-over-dei/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/colleges-cut-ties-with-the-phd-project-nonprofit-targeted-over-dei/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABLE Accounts Allow Americans with Disabilities to Save and Invest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - HealthPaul Safarik, 32, has worked in the food industry since he was 21. With his earnings, Safarik, who has Down syndrome, helped cover the cost of braces for his teeth. That's unusual, financially speaking, and it's thanks in part to a little-known savings account called an ABLE account, which lets U.S. citizens with disabilities save money beyond the $2,000 asset limit that's linked to benefits like Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/able-accounts-allow-americans-with-disabilities-to-save-and-invest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/able-accounts-allow-americans-with-disabilities-to-save-and-invest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the meaning of life? 15 possible answers – from a palliative care doctor, a Holocaust survivor, a jail inmate and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[I asked some well-known names for their thoughts on the ultimate existential question. Their answers were fascinating, funny &ndash; and could help us frame our days on EarthIn September 2015, I was unemployed, heartbroken and living alone in my dead grandad&rsquo;s caravan, wondering what the meaning of life was. Where was I going to find happiness, or purpose, or meaning? What was the point to all of this?Like any millennial, I turned to Google for the answers. I trawled through essays, newspa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-is-the-meaning-of-life-15-possible-answers-from-a-palliative-care-doctor-a-holocaust-survivor-a-jail-inmate-and-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/what-is-the-meaning-of-life-15-possible-answers-from-a-palliative-care-doctor-a-holocaust-survivor-a-jail-inmate-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crisis in Antarctica: can science teams ever prepare for isolated assignments?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged assault at polar base shows the importance of research on cabin fever &ndash; including on future Mars missionsSouth Africa has a tight regime for scientists wanting to &ldquo;overwinter&rdquo; in Antarctica. The 13-month assignment to an isolated research base on the top of a cliff edge is, as the environment ministry drily puts it, &ldquo;testing&rdquo;. Average annual temperatures are -16C but drop much lower during the winter darkness.All applicants are subjected to psychometric anal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/crisis-in-antarctica-can-science-teams-ever-prepare-for-isolated-assignments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/crisis-in-antarctica-can-science-teams-ever-prepare-for-isolated-assignments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hungary Bans LGBT Pride Marches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - EuropeHungary has passed a law banning LGBTQ+ pride marches, sparking outrage in and out of the country. Parliament voted for the measure just a day after the bill was submitted Monday, in a process fast-tracked by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing party. Orban praised the ban, alleging that LGBTQ+ marches harm children, saying: "We won't let woke ideology endanger our kids." Pride marches had been held in Hungary for the past 30 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hungary-bans-lgbt-pride-marches/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:41:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/hungary-bans-lgbt-pride-marches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent Studies Seek to Reclassify Psychopathology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceResearchers are looking for ways to better conceptualize mental illnesses and reflect the natural variance clinicians see, rather than relying on traditional categories. These approaches allow researchers to study differences both between individuals and within individuals, and they may be able to help people who are subclinically anxious or depressed, potentially permitting interventions with young children before diagnoses would traditionally...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/recent-studies-seek-to-reclassify-psychopathology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/recent-studies-seek-to-reclassify-psychopathology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Agrees to Pay $28 Million in Racial Bias Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBCNews - BusinessGoogle has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed White and Asian employees were given better pay and career opportunities than workers from other ethnic backgrounds. The technology giant confirmed it had "reached a resolution" but rejected the allegations made against it. Earlier this year, Google joined other U.S. companies that dropped commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their recruitment policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/google-agrees-to-pay-28-million-in-racial-bias-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:18:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/google-agrees-to-pay-28-million-in-racial-bias-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U-Penn Loses $175M in Federal Funds Over Transgender Sports Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe University of Pennsylvania's policy allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports caused the Trump administration to withhold $175 million in funding for the Ivy League school. "The Trump administration has 'paused $175 million in federal funding from the University of Pennsylvania' over its policy forcing women to compete with men in sports," White House officials said in a post on its "Rapid Response" X account.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/u-penn-loses-175m-in-federal-funds-over-transgender-sports-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/u-penn-loses-175m-in-federal-funds-over-transgender-sports-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Blocks Trump Order Barring Transgender People From Military]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsA U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a new Defense Department policy barring transgender people from serving in the military. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes granted an injunction sought by transgender active-duty service members and transgender people who are in the process of enlisting. In her ruling, the judge wrote: "In the self-evident truth that 'all people are created equal,' all means all. Nothing more. And certainly...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-blocks-trump-order-barring-transgender-people-from-military/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:20:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/judge-blocks-trump-order-barring-transgender-people-from-military/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigrants Disappear From U.S. System After Deportation Flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsFranco Caraballo called his wife Friday, crying and panicked. Hours earlier, the 26-year-old barber and dozens of other Venezuelan migrants at a federal detention facility in Texas were dressed in white clothes, handcuffed, and flown to a prison in El Salvador after being accused by the Trump administration of belonging to a Venezuelan gang. The next day, his name disappeared from the U.S. detainee system, even though his wife insists he's not a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/immigrants-disappear-from-us-system-after-deportation-flights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:20:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/immigrants-disappear-from-us-system-after-deportation-flights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Columbia's "Nightmare," Dozens of Schools Brace for Trump NIH Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceA "nightmare," "in shock," "devastating." Those are some reactions Columbia University researchers had last week after learning that their funding is included in the $250 million in National Institutes of Health grants that the Trump administration is ending because of the school's alleged "antisemitic harassment." The cancellation has rocked universities nationwide as the White House has begun investigating 59 additional schools for...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/after-columbias-nightmare-dozens-of-schools-brace-for-trump-nih-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:20:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/after-columbias-nightmare-dozens-of-schools-brace-for-trump-nih-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Evangelical Groups Urge Trump to Spare HIV/AIDS Program From Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthChristian evangelical organizations that helped create a U.S. program to save millions of lives from HIV/AIDS are pressing the Trump administration to rescue the program from crushing cuts to foreign assistance. The two-decade-old President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which is estimated to have prevented 25 million early deaths, depends heavily on support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has seen many of its...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-evangelical-groups-urge-trump-to-spare-hivaids-program-from-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:20:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-evangelical-groups-urge-trump-to-spare-hivaids-program-from-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychological Prehabilitation Improves Surgical Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new analysis led by surgeons found that psychological prehabilitation can significantly enhance recovery after surgery. Psychological prehabilitation refers to a proactive approach aimed at improving surgical outcomes through preventive measures. The study, published in the Annals of Surgery, analyzed data from 20 randomized controlled trials and found that prehabilitation reduced the length of hospital stay, pain, anxiety, and depression...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychological-prehabilitation-improves-surgical-recovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/psychological-prehabilitation-improves-surgical-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The longer I left it, the more it was going to freak me out’: how Will returned to the water after a close call with a shark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting &lsquo;back on the horse&rsquo; after a traumatic experience requires risk assessment &ndash; but there are tools we can use to reframe our thinking and move forwardIt was a beautiful Friday afternoon in April 2010 when Will Salter stood on the shore and appraised a reef break on Victoria&rsquo;s Mornington peninsula. He can tell you the exact time, too: 5pm.As he paddled for 10 minutes towards three other surfers, he could smell remnants from a whale carcass that had washed up months ea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-longer-i-left-it-the-more-it-was-going-to-freak-me-out-how-will-returned-to-the-water-after-a-close-call-with-a-shark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-longer-i-left-it-the-more-it-was-going-to-freak-me-out-how-will-returned-to-the-water-after-a-close-call-with-a-shark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A manager’s flat response to Gail’s initiative left her deflated. Feeling seen is fundamental to human wellbeing | Gaynor Parkin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The relationship between employees and organisations isn&rsquo;t just about pay and benefits &ndash; it&rsquo;s about being valued and respected for our contributionsThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workA few weeks ago, Gail* sat in her manager&rsquo;s office, spreadsheet open on her laptop, excited to share the results of her work.Over an intense week, she had orchestrated an impressive series of sales meetings, speaking events and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-managers-flat-response-to-gails-initiative-left-her-deflated-feeling-seen-is-fundamental-to-human-wellbeing-gaynor-parkin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/a-managers-flat-response-to-gails-initiative-left-her-deflated-feeling-seen-is-fundamental-to-human-wellbeing-gaynor-parkin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual reality goggles helped me on the path to physical recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unexpected bit of tech opened up a whole new world of possibilities for a frustrated, injured writer If you had asked me a month or two ago if I had ever had a spatial immersive experience, or what the chances were that at the age of 60, I would become an early adopter of virtual reality goggles, I would have said it was about as likely as a tech giant from Silicon Valley being appointed to &ldquo;disrupt&rdquo; the US federal government.Let me explain the unlikely series of events that led m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virtual-reality-goggles-helped-me-on-the-path-to-physical-recovery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/virtual-reality-goggles-helped-me-on-the-path-to-physical-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobel Winning Psychologist Daniel Kahneman Died by Assisted Suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsIsraeli-American psychologist and Nobel Prize winner in economics Daniel Kahneman, who died last year, used doctor-assisted suicide to end his life, a Wall Street Journal essay revealed on Friday. Kahneman flew to Switzerland a year ago to end his life and only let close friends and family know about his decision by email while en route to Europe. He was 90 at the time of his death, and was in relatively good mental and physical health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nobel-winning-psychologist-daniel-kahneman-died-by-assisted-suicide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nobel-winning-psychologist-daniel-kahneman-died-by-assisted-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[The promise of adventure, attention, muscle and safety is driving consumers towards large vehicles &ndash; even as they fuel congestion and outstrip the size of car parksAustralians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlierGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA &ldquo;rugged, woodsy dude&rdquo; is slaying dragons, fighting bears, wielding a chainsaw and jumping a volcano in the latest Ram commercial, released for the Super Bowl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Experts Accuse Israel of Sexual Violence and "Genocidal Acts" in Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Middle EastU.N. experts have accused Israel of increasingly using sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians and carrying out "genocidal acts" through the systematic destruction of maternal and reproductive healthcare facilities. A report commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council documents alleged human rights violations, including rape, in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-experts-accuse-israel-of-sexual-violence-and-genocidal-acts-in-gaza/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-experts-accuse-israel-of-sexual-violence-and-genocidal-acts-in-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's in a Label? It's Different for Boys and Girls, Study of Parents Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyResearch has shown that adults tend to think of men when asked to think of a person. A new study by psychology researchers shows that the way parents talk to their children may contribute to these perceptions. Their findings show that parents across the U.S. are more likely to use gender-neutral labels&mdash;for instance, "kid"&mdash;more often for boys than for girls and to use gender-specific labels, such as "girl," more often for girls than for boys.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/whats-in-a-label-its-different-for-boys-and-girls-study-of-parents-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/whats-in-a-label-its-different-for-boys-and-girls-study-of-parents-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. EPA Eliminating Environmental Justice Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is "eliminating all diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental justice offices and positions immediately," according to screenshots of an internal memo obtained by CBS News. The move&mdash;made in response to President Trump's order on "ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferences"&mdash;means the Environmental Justice Divisions within 10 EPA regional offices will be eliminated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-epa-eliminating-environmental-justice-jobs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-epa-eliminating-environmental-justice-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She Advanced DEI at Her School. Her Son-in-Law, JD Vance, Wants to End It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsAs U.S. colleges adapt to new federal policies aimed at ending programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), one school administrator is in a potentially tricky position. Lakshmi Chilukuri is the provost of the University of California San Diego's Sixth College, has served on the school's biological sciences diversity committee, and has written proudly of her school's commitment to diversity. She is also Vice President JD Vance's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/she-advanced-dei-at-her-school-her-son-in-law-jd-vance-wants-to-end-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/she-advanced-dei-at-her-school-her-son-in-law-jd-vance-wants-to-end-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Hearing Ends Abruptly After Republican Misgenders Trans Member]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA congressional hearing came to a tense and abrupt ending Tuesday in a confrontation over how to identify the first openly transgender member of Congress. Representative Keith Self, the Texas Republican chair of the House Foreign Relations Subcommittee, started the confrontation by identifying Representative Sarah McBride of Delaware as "Mr. McBride." McBride, a Democrat elected in November, addressed Self as "Madam Chairman" before beginning to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/house-hearing-ends-abruptly-after-republican-misgenders-trans-member/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/house-hearing-ends-abruptly-after-republican-misgenders-trans-member/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frontiers of Knowledge Award Goes to Five Social Psychologists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Social Psychology Network NewsThe 17th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences has gone to five pioneering social psychologists&mdash;Icek Ajzen, Dolores Albarrac&iacute;n, Mahzarin Banaji, Anthony Greenwald, and Richard Petty&mdash;for "revolutionizing the way we understand and measure attitudes" with an influence that extends to "psychology, sociology, political science, education, health, economics and other areas." The award comes with 400,000 Euros split amon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-five-social-psychologists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-five-social-psychologists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Abruptly Ends All Funding for Social Science Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceThe U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is ending all of its funding for social science research, stopping 91 ongoing studies related to threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation. In a press release issued late on Friday, the Department wrote that research it funds "must address pressing needs to develop and field advanced military capabilities." The DOD "does not do climate change crap," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-abruptly-ends-all-funding-for-social-science-research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-abruptly-ends-all-funding-for-social-science-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Strengthen Resistance to Misinformation Over Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyA new study has found that psychological interventions can enhance long-term resistance to misinformation. Dubbed "psychological booster shots," these interventions improve memory retention and help people recognize and resist misleading information more effectively over time. The study, published in Nature Communications, explores how different approaches&mdash;including text-based messages, videos, and online games&mdash;can inoculate people against...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-strengthen-resistance-to-misinformation-over-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-to-strengthen-resistance-to-misinformation-over-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 U.S. Universities Being Investigated for Campus Anti-Semitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google NewsThe U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it's investigating 60 colleges and universities over allegations of antisemitic harassment and discrimination. The warning comes after President Trump threatened to pull federal funding from colleges he accused of allowing "illegal protests" on campus. His administration on Friday cut $400 million in funding to Columbia University, citing the school's alleged "continued inaction" fighting...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/60-us-universities-being-investigated-for-campus-anti-semitism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/60-us-universities-being-investigated-for-campus-anti-semitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOGE Mischaracterizes a Study As Transgender, and USDA Cancels It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsU.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated Friday that a $600,000 grant to Southern University in Louisiana was being revoked for studying "menstrual cycles in transgender men," in the latest mischaracterization of a grant that was canceled by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency team, known as DOGE. The grant was actually intended for research on the potential health risks posed by synthetic feminine hygiene...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doge-mischaracterizes-a-study-as-transgender-and-usda-cancels-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doge-mischaracterizes-a-study-as-transgender-and-usda-cancels-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a legal challenge to a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors. Conversion therapy, which is banned in at least 23 states, attempts to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. The high court agreed to hear the case brought by the conservative group Alliance Defending Freedom, which says the ban violates First Amendment rights by "censoring" client conversions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadliest Phase of U.S. Fentanyl Crisis Eases, As All States See Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe deadliest phase of the street fentanyl crisis appears to have ended, as drug deaths continue to drop at an unprecedented pace. For the first time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have now seen at least some recovery. A new analysis of U.S. overdose data conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina also found that the decline in deaths began much earlier than once understood, suggesting improvements may be...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/deadliest-phase-of-us-fentanyl-crisis-eases-as-all-states-see-recovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/deadliest-phase-of-us-fentanyl-crisis-eases-as-all-states-see-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huh? The Valuable Role of Interjections in Human Conversations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS ScienceListen carefully to a spoken conversation, and you'll notice little quasi-words&mdash;mm-hmm, um, huh? and the like&mdash;that don't convey any information about the topic. For decades, linguists have regarded such utterances as largely irrelevant noise, but these little words may be much more important than that. A few linguists now think the words may be crucial traffic signals to regulate the flow of conversation, as well as tools to negotiate mutual...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/huh-the-valuable-role-of-interjections-in-human-conversations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/huh-the-valuable-role-of-interjections-in-human-conversations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I keep fantasising about living in total solitude in a forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe your isolation vision reflects a need to escape from the weight of responsibility that life inevitably bringsThe question I am a woman in my early 30s and about two years ago, I moved out of London and back home with my parents as I found the city soul-crushing: expenses and rent constantly going up and a sense of only surviving there, for which I saw no end in sight. I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s unrelated that I felt my job placed unceasing, unrealistic expectations of availability on m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-keep-fantasising-about-living-in-total-solitude-in-a-forest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-keep-fantasising-about-living-in-total-solitude-in-a-forest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support for Israel Among Americans Drops to Lowest Level in 25 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsSupport for Israel among Americans has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter century, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday. The poll found that 46% of respondents said they support Israel rather than Palestine in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, support of Palestinians has skyrocketed, with 33% of respondents saying they support Palestinians, and most respondents favoring a two-state solution to the conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/support-for-israel-among-americans-drops-to-lowest-level-in-25-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/support-for-israel-among-americans-drops-to-lowest-level-in-25-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New NIH Grant Terminations Target Transgender Studies—Even in Mice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceU.S. researchers who study transgender health are learning that their National Institutes of Health grants are being abruptly canceled. Moreover, in a speech two days ago to Congress, Donald Trump extended his anti-transgender targeting to NIH-funded animal research. Yesterday, the White House listed six "egregious" NIH grants totaling $8,290,053, most of which gave rodents hormones to study conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-nih-grant-terminations-target-transgender-studieseven-in-mice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-nih-grant-terminations-target-transgender-studieseven-in-mice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Semitism Task Force Cuts $400M of Grants to Columbia University]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsU.S. authorities officially canceled $400 million worth of grants to Columbia University on Friday, citing the school's reaction to pro-Palestinian protests on its New York City campus. "Cancelling these taxpayer funds is our strongest signal yet that the Federal Government is not going to be party to an educational institution like Columbia that does not protect Jewish students and staff," said a senior official involved in the decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anti-semitism-task-force-cuts-400m-of-grants-to-columbia-university/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anti-semitism-task-force-cuts-400m-of-grants-to-columbia-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudan Takes UAE to World Court Over  "Complicity in Genocide"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Middle EastSudan is taking the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the International Court of Justice, accusing it of supporting Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the civil war. The case argues the UAE is "complicit in the genocide" of the Masalit community, in West Darfur, through military, financial, and political backing for the paramilitary group. In response, the UAE has strongly rejected Sudan's allegations, calling them a "cynical publicity...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudan-takes-uae-to-world-court-over-complicity-in-genocide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sudan-takes-uae-to-world-court-over-complicity-in-genocide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Governor Opposes Trans Athletes in Women's Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, used the inaugural episode of his new podcast to break from progressives by saying it was "deeply unfair" for transgender women and girls to compete in female sports. Newsom made the statement in a conversation with conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA&mdash;a group that helped President Donald Trump secure support from young voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/california-governor-opposes-trans-athletes-in-womens-sports/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/california-governor-opposes-trans-athletes-in-womens-sports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Powered Brain Implant Lets Paralyzed Man Control Robotic Arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA new brain-computer interface has enabled a paralyzed man to control a robotic arm by simply imagining movements. Unlike previous interfaces&mdash;which lasted only a few days&mdash;this AI-enhanced device worked reliably for seven months. The AI model adapts to natural shifts in brain activity, maintaining accuracy over time. After training with a virtual arm, the participant successfully grasped, moved, and manipulated real-world objects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-powered-brain-implant-lets-paralyzed-man-control-robotic-arm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-powered-brain-implant-lets-paralyzed-man-control-robotic-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Department Probing University of California on Antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday it is investigating the University of California system over allegations of antisemitism in the wake of campus protests that broke out over the war between Israel and Hamas. "This Department of Justice will always defend Jewish Americans, protect civil rights, and leverage our resources to eradicate institutional Antisemitism in our nation's universities," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/justice-department-probing-university-of-california-on-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/justice-department-probing-university-of-california-on-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group Activities Shown to Ease Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyGroup arts interventions&mdash;such as painting, dance, or music&mdash;significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults, according to a new study published in Nature Mental Health. The benefits are evident across different art forms, intervention types, and countries, and are especially pronounced among care home residents compared with older adults who live in the community, offering a powerful alternative to traditional treatments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/group-activities-shown-to-ease-depression-and-anxiety-in-older-adults/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/group-activities-shown-to-ease-depression-and-anxiety-in-older-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Susan Iversen obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pioneer in the field of neuropsychopharmacology who trained a generation of scientistsMacbeth&rsquo;s doctor declared himself unable to cure the &ldquo;mind diseased&rdquo;, and it remains a challenge to understand and treat mental and neurological conditions.Susan Iversen, who has died aged 84, was a neuropsychologist. She saw the need to start with the fundamentals &ndash; understanding how different brain areas, and the complex networks of chemical signals that communicate between them, exert]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/susan-iversen-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/susan-iversen-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAID Cuts Shutter India's First Clinic for Transgender People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasIndia's first medical clinic for transgender people has shut operations in three cities after U.S. President Donald Trump stopped foreign aid to it. Mitr (friend) Clinic, which was started in 2021 in the city of Hyderabad, offered HIV treatment, support, and counseling services to thousands of transgender people. Two more Mitr Clinics in the cities of Thane and Pune, which were established the same year, have also shut down due to the aid cut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/usaid-cuts-shutter-indias-first-clinic-for-transgender-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/usaid-cuts-shutter-indias-first-clinic-for-transgender-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Say EPA Just Needs to Look Around to See Climate Danger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS ScienceAs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency looks to reverse a cornerstone finding that climate change endangers human health and welfare, scientists say the EPA just needs to look around because it's obvious how dangerous global warming is, and how it's getting worse. New research and more extreme weather prove the harm climate change is doing to people and the planet, 11 scientists and other experts told The Associated Press, citing...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-say-epa-just-needs-to-look-around-to-see-climate-danger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-say-epa-just-needs-to-look-around-to-see-climate-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Cuts Security Program That Harnessed Social Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceThe U.S. Department of Defense is cutting a landmark initiative, billed as "social science for a safer world," with potentially important implications for national security. Dozens of social science research projects&mdash;studying violent extremism, disinformation, and threats from climate change, for example&mdash;have been defunded in recent days. It was unclear why the initiative, which has been in place since 2008, was being canceled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-cuts-security-program-that-harnessed-social-science/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/pentagon-cuts-security-program-that-harnessed-social-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Funding Freeze Hits Domestic Violence Nonprofits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Trump administration funding cuts aimed at "woke" federal programs have now ensnared some organizations working with a particularly vulnerable group: victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Leaders of gender-based violence nonprofits said that the freeze&mdash;which is the subject of a pitched legal battle&mdash;has sparked concern about how long they can continue to provide emergency shelter, legal, and crisis services to abuse victims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-funding-freeze-hits-domestic-violence-nonprofits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trumps-funding-freeze-hits-domestic-violence-nonprofits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diversity Backlash: Is "Masculine Energy" on the Rise?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBCNews - Business"Dangerous, demeaning, and immoral." That's how Donald Trump has described diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs which aim to boost workers from diverse backgrounds. Upon returning to the White House, he ordered the shutdown of all federal DEI initiatives, and many U.S. companies cut DEI as well. FaceBook founder Mark Zuckerberg even alleged that companies have been "neutered" and need more "masculine energy." Will the UK follow suit?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/diversity-backlash-is-masculine-energy-on-the-rise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/diversity-backlash-is-masculine-energy-on-the-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Justice Department Anti-Semitism Task Force to Visit 10 Campuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Justice Department announced Friday it is forming a task force to investigate anti-Semitism on college campuses. The task force will visit 10 university campuses "that have experienced anti-Semitic incidents" since October 2023, the Department said in a statement. The campuses include Columbia, Harvard, UCLA, and Harvard, and others that the Department alleged had "failed to protect Jewish students and faculty members from unlawful...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-justice-department-anti-semitism-task-force-to-visit-10-campuses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-justice-department-anti-semitism-task-force-to-visit-10-campuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill Ending Transgender Rights Protections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsIowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests by opponents who say it could expose transgender people to discrimination in numerous areas of life. The bill was then signed into law on Friday by Governor Kim Reynolds, who claimed in a statement that the law strengthened "protections for women and girls."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/iowa-lawmakers-pass-bill-ending-transgender-rights-protections/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/iowa-lawmakers-pass-bill-ending-transgender-rights-protections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna was overwhelmed by the administrative burden of her job. Self-compassion was the answer | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over time, she was able to more readily accept the impact of ADHD on her life without labelling this as a character flawThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workA central tension in psychotherapy is the interplay between acceptance and change. People usually seek therapy because they wish to alter some aspect of their lives. Yet, at its core, therapeutic change often begins with reaching an acceptance that suffering, distress and imperfe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anna-was-overwhelmed-by-the-administrative-burden-of-her-job-self-compassion-was-the-answer-gill-straker-and-jacqui-winship/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anna-was-overwhelmed-by-the-administrative-burden-of-her-job-self-compassion-was-the-answer-gill-straker-and-jacqui-winship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild swimming gave me the courage to write my own rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out of his depth and determined to defy stereotypes, one writer discovered his sense of self in a bracing cold dipGrowing up, I learned not to trust water. I was a poor swimmer and splashing in the sea on holiday always had a hard edge to it. The second my toes left the sandy floor I panicked, for fear of being swept away.Things changed a few years ago at a friend&rsquo;s birthday weekend in Cornwall. One February morning, a dozen of us took a hungover walk to the beach. It was overcast and blus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wild-swimming-gave-me-the-courage-to-write-my-own-rules/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wild-swimming-gave-me-the-courage-to-write-my-own-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world? | The panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[We asked a group of experts on politics, trade, literature, psychology, work and more: what has been the most surprising or shocking consequence of Covid-19 in your field?Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/five-years-on-from-the-pandemic-how-has-covid-changed-our-world-the-panel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/five-years-on-from-the-pandemic-how-has-covid-changed-our-world-the-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex 20 times a week? New study identifies four types of romantic lover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian research is &lsquo;first to empirically show that we don&rsquo;t all love the same&rsquo;, lead author saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew research has identified four types of romantic lover, including one that has sex up to 20 times a week.The research, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, categorised lovers as mild romantic, moderate romantic, intense romantic, and libidinous romantic.Sign up for Guardian Australia&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sex-20-times-a-week-new-study-identifies-four-types-of-romantic-lover/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sex-20-times-a-week-new-study-identifies-four-types-of-romantic-lover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s body language uncovered: ‘If you’re the silverback, you stand proud’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent &lsquo;hand jiu-jitsu&rsquo; with Keir Starmer is just the latest awkward exchange between the US president and world leadersAs Keir Starmer handed Donald Trump his unprecedented invitation from King Charles &ndash; a second state visit &ndash; he grasped the US president chummily by the shoulder, more than once.Starmer was skating a tricky line, between matey familiarity and patronising reassurance, which must have been tutored, as he&rsquo;s not a tactile man. Trump&rsquo;s body lan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/donald-trumps-body-language-uncovered-if-youre-the-silverback-you-stand-proud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/donald-trumps-body-language-uncovered-if-youre-the-silverback-you-stand-proud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The memories lost when a sibling dies | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Wendy Tagg has missing photos in her album of memories, while Judith Abbs says there isn&rsquo;t a word for a sibling who is now alone Jason Hazeley&rsquo;s piece on the death of his sister (When my sister died, it wasn&rsquo;t just her own childhood memories that disappeared. Mine did too, 24 February) took me right back to a vague memory of hurtling down a snowy hill on the big wooden sleigh that my father had made.The real loss is that I can&rsquo;t ask my&nbsp;big brother. He would have k]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-memories-lost-when-a-sibling-dies-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-memories-lost-when-a-sibling-dies-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Artificial Intelligence Model Measures How Fast the Brain Ages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA new artificial intelligence model measures how fast a patient's brain is aging and could be a powerful new tool for understanding, preventing, and treating cognitive decline and dementia, according to a study published February 24, 2025, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The first-of-its-kind tool can non-invasively track the pace of brain changes by analyzing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-artificial-intelligence-model-measures-how-fast-the-brain-ages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:48:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-artificial-intelligence-model-measures-how-fast-the-brain-ages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender Service Members to Be Removed From Military, Pentagon Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public as part of a court case challenging an executive order by President Trump. "Service members who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria will be processed for separation from military service," the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-service-members-to-be-removed-from-military-pentagon-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:08:43 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-service-members-to-be-removed-from-military-pentagon-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the mind of Trump – a president who talks tough but surrenders to Putin | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump has the classic authoritarian personality &ndash; not the same as being authoritarian, writes Mary Wilkinson, plus, letters by Tom Brown, Jim Hatley, Sally Burch and Alison RouthJonathan Freedland&rsquo;s comments about Donald Trump highlighted two Trumps: the shoot-from-the-hip tough guy and the supplicant at the court of Vladimir Putin (Trump is the world&rsquo;s greatest showman &ndash; and the weakest strongman it has ever seen, 21 February). Isn&rsquo;t he an example of the authoritar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-the-mind-of-trump-a-president-who-talks-tough-but-surrenders-to-putin-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/inside-the-mind-of-trump-a-president-who-talks-tough-but-surrenders-to-putin-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Untangling Mental Health Disparities in Bisexual Young Adults ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceAmong sexual minorities, bisexual people tend to experience higher levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidality than gay and lesbian people. But when it comes to mental health, bisexual people are often lumped into the broader LGBTQIA+ umbrella, so these unique struggles have remained relatively invisible. A new study compares the mental health of bisexual people (those attracted to two genders) and monosexual people (those attracted to one...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/untangling-mental-health-disparities-in-bisexual-young-adults/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/untangling-mental-health-disparities-in-bisexual-young-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims of White Genocide "Not Real," South African Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AfricaA South African court has dismissed claims of a White genocide in the country as "clearly imagined" and "not real," undermining comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk. The ruling came as the court blocked a wealthy benefactor's donation to white supremacist group Boerelegioen. Grantland Michael Bray wanted to bequeath $2.1 million to the group to help it "further its messages of racial hatred and separation."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/claims-of-white-genocide-not-real-south-african-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/claims-of-white-genocide-not-real-south-african-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Musicians Release Silent Album to Protest AI Use of Their Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsA new album called "Is This What We Want?" features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians&mdash;and the sound of silence. With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and Cat Stevens, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to AI laws that artists fear will erode their creative control. The titles of the 12 album tracks spell out "The British Government Must Not Legalize Music Theft to Benefi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/british-musicians-release-silent-album-to-protest-ai-use-of-their-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/british-musicians-release-silent-album-to-protest-ai-use-of-their-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Rejects U.S. Ukraine Resolution That Downplayed Russian Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsIn a win for Ukraine as it marks three years since Russia's full-scale invasion, the U.S. failed Monday to get the U.N. General Assembly to approve its resolution urging an end to the war without mentioning Moscow's aggression, but it approved a European-backed Ukrainian motion demanding Russia immediately withdraw. The votes are a setback for the Trump administration in the 193-member world body, whose resolutions are seen as a barometer of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-rejects-us-ukraine-resolution-that-downplayed-russian-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/un-rejects-us-ukraine-resolution-that-downplayed-russian-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Joins Russia to Vote Against U.N. Motion Condemning War in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe United States joined Russia to vote against a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of U.S. policy. The vote against the Ukrainian and European-backed resolution saw the U.S. at odds with its longtime European allies and instead aligned with the aggressor in the war on the three-year anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-joins-russia-to-vote-against-un-motion-condemning-war-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-joins-russia-to-vote-against-un-motion-condemning-war-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat Pumps and EVs—How to Fight Climate Change From Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesHouseholds will need to make significant changes to their lifestyles to help the UK reach net zero by 2050, say the British government's independent climate advisers. In its latest advice, known as the carbon budget, the Climate Change Committee says by 2040, 80% of cars should be electric and one in two homes have a heat pump. A home heat pump is an electrical appliance that can both heat and cool a home by transferring heat from one place to...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heat-pumps-and-evshow-to-fight-climate-change-from-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/heat-pumps-and-evshow-to-fight-climate-change-from-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antidepressants Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthDementia is typically associated with severe loss of memory and cognitive function. It's often accompanied, as well, by a variety of psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety, sleep loss, and depression. A new population-based study, published in BMC Medicine, has found a common class of antidepressant medications, SSRIs, could be hastening their cognitive decline, while also putting individuals at greater risk of fractures and an earlier death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/antidepressants-linked-to-faster-cognitive-decline-in-dementia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/antidepressants-linked-to-faster-cognitive-decline-in-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I became absorbed in strangers’ fertility journeys online]]></title><description><![CDATA[What started as curiosity would turn into an emotional investment &ndash; and eventually, a lifelineA few nights ago, my phone lit up with a TikTok notification: &ldquo;WE&rsquo;RE PREGNANT&rdquo;. The message wasn&rsquo;t from a friend. It was from an Australian couple, complete strangers. But social media knows me well because I felt something sharp and bright &ndash; joy and relief &ndash; for people I will never meet.It&rsquo;s strange to feel deeply for someone you&rsquo;ve never spoken to,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-became-absorbed-in-strangers-fertility-journeys-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/i-became-absorbed-in-strangers-fertility-journeys-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggling to Get a Good Night's Sleep? There's an Alternative to Pills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsInsomnia makes it difficult to get a good night's sleep, affecting both physical and mental health. Instead of sleeping pills, some experts now advocate a drug-free treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Patients undergoing CBT-I keep diaries to track sleep habits and patterns, and they learn a variety of sleep-enhancing techniques, such as relaxation exercises, sleep hygiene practices, and strategies for managing anxious...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/struggling-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-theres-an-alternative-to-pills/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/struggling-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-theres-an-alternative-to-pills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single-Session Therapy Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthMany people seeking mental health attend a single session but don't return for a second visit, previous research has shown. In a new review, investigators confirmed that single-session interventions (SSIs) can significantly improve mental health outcomes in both youth and adults. Common in other countries but not the U.S., an SSI is a structured program designed to provide meaningful support, guidance, or treatment in just one meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/single-session-therapy-can-improve-mental-health-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/single-session-therapy-can-improve-mental-health-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Identify As LGBTQ+, Poll Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsRecent polling indicates that the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3%&mdash;nearly double the amount who identified as bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender, or something other than heterosexual in 2020, and far higher than the 3.5% affirming such in 2012, Gallup announced Thursday. Gallup also found that younger generations are more likely than older ones to identify as LGBTQ+, with 23.1% of Generation Z adults doing s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nearly-1-in-10-americans-identify-as-lgbtq-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nearly-1-in-10-americans-identify-as-lgbtq-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence Unlocks the Emotional Language of Animals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top NewsCan artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A new study suggests the answer is yes. Researchers have trained a machine-learning model to distinguish between positive and negative emotions in seven different ungulate species, including cows and pigs. By analyzing the acoustic patterns of their vocalizations, the model achieved an accuracy level of nearly 90%, marking the first cross-species study to detect emotional valence...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/artificial-intelligence-unlocks-the-emotional-language-of-animals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/artificial-intelligence-unlocks-the-emotional-language-of-animals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender Euphoria Star Says New Passport Lists Her As Male]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasHunter Schafer, the transgender star of HBO hit drama Euphoria, has said her new U.S. passport lists her as male, despite her selecting female when she filled out the paperwork. "I was shocked," Schafer, 26, said in a TikTok video showing the "M" marker on her new travel document. Under Donald Trump, the U.S. now recognizes only two sexes. Before, American passports included "X" as an option "for non-binary, intersex and gender non-confirming...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-euphoria-star-says-new-passport-lists-her-as-male/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-euphoria-star-says-new-passport-lists-her-as-male/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Advances Can Help Prepare World for the Next Pandemic, Say Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyA new study outlines for the first time how advances in artificial intelligence can accelerate breakthroughs in infectious disease research and outbreak response. The report&mdash;published in Nature after last week's AI Action Summit, amidst increasing global debate on AI investment and regulation&mdash;puts particular emphasis on safety, accountability, and ethics in the deployment and use of AI in infectious disease research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-advances-can-help-prepare-world-for-the-next-pandemic-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-advances-can-help-prepare-world-for-the-next-pandemic-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Government Cuts 1 in 10 Workers at Mental Health Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - HealthMore than 10% of the staff working for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were fired this month as part of the U.S. government-wide cuts ordered by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, task force. The cuts amounted to around 100 staff members, including those working on projects related to the 988 hotline for people facing mental health crises, which the agency oversees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-cuts-1-in-10-workers-at-mental-health-agency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-government-cuts-1-in-10-workers-at-mental-health-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's First Openly Gay Imam Gunned Down in South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AfricaThe execution-style killing in South Africa of the first openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, has left LGBTQ+ South Africans fearful for their safety but also determined to forge ahead with the campaign to end their marginalization in religious circles. The 57-year-old was shot dead in what appeared to be a hit on Saturday in the small coastal city of Gqeberha as he was traveling to officiate the marriages of two interfaith heterosexual couples.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-gunned-down-in-south-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-gunned-down-in-south-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Normal Vitamin B12 Levels May Not Be Enough to Avoid Brain Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthMeeting the minimum requirement for vitamin B12&mdash;needed to make DNA, red blood cells, and nerve tissue&mdash;may not actually be enough for good brain health, especially if you are older. A new study, published February 10 in the Annals of Neurology, found that healthy volunteers with low but normal B12 levels showed signs of neurological and cognitive deficiency, and that low B12 levels were associated with more damage to the brain's white matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/normal-vitamin-b12-levels-may-not-be-enough-to-avoid-brain-decline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/normal-vitamin-b12-levels-may-not-be-enough-to-avoid-brain-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Muslim Hate at Record Level in United Kingdom, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - UK NewsAnti-Muslim hate in the UK surged to record levels last year, a charity tracking Islamophobia has found. Almost 6,000 cases were confirmed by it as anti-Muslim incidents&mdash;more than double the number two years ago&mdash;with men targeted more than women for the first time since the charity was founded in 2012. In its report, the group said there had been a "surge in rhetoric that falsely portrays Muslims as terrorists" following the Israel-Gaza conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anti-muslim-hate-at-record-level-in-united-kingdom-report-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anti-muslim-hate-at-record-level-in-united-kingdom-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonard Peltier Released After Biden's Commutation in FBI Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsIndigenous activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison Tuesday after former President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, a decision that elated Peltier's supporters while angering others who believe in his guilt. For nearly half a century, Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice to Native Americans across the country. Peltier, now 80 years old, was released to home...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/leonard-peltier-released-after-bidens-commutation-in-fbi-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/leonard-peltier-released-after-bidens-commutation-in-fbi-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EEOC Seeks to Drop Transgender Discrimination Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsSignaling a major shift, the U.S. agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with a recent executive order issued by President Trump, court documents say. The move by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sharply departs from its prior conclusion that civil rights law protects...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eeoc-seeks-to-drop-transgender-discrimination-cases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/eeoc-seeks-to-drop-transgender-discrimination-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My whole life has been one dramatic crisis after another | Ask Philippa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the problem might not be the world itself, but the way you see itThe question I am writing to you from the edge of the abyss&hellip; Hello! Despite the privileges I&rsquo;ve had, my life has been a constant struggle. Since I was four, I&rsquo;ve had little joie de vivre, thanks to a stew of mental health issues, a difficult home life and a recent discovery that I&rsquo;m on the autistic spectrum. I don&rsquo;t blame my autism for everything &ndash; my personality would be difficult regar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-whole-life-has-been-one-dramatic-crisis-after-another-ask-philippa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-whole-life-has-been-one-dramatic-crisis-after-another-ask-philippa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My whole life has been one dramatic crisis after another]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the problem might not be the world itself, but the way you see itThe question I am writing to you from the edge of the abyss&hellip; Hello! Despite the privileges I&rsquo;ve had, my life has been a constant struggle. Since I was four, I&rsquo;ve had little joie de vivre, thanks to a stew of mental health issues, a difficult home life and a recent discovery that I&rsquo;m on the autistic spectrum. I don&rsquo;t blame my autism for everything &ndash; my personality would be difficult regar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-whole-life-has-been-one-dramatic-crisis-after-another/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/my-whole-life-has-been-one-dramatic-crisis-after-another/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time to rethink boredom, procrastination and regret]]></title><description><![CDATA[That&rsquo;s the way to fulfil your goals and have fun in lifeWe all procrastinate, but most conventional advice for conquering it doesn&rsquo;t work, at least not for me, beyond chores like cleaning the kitchen or going to the gym or getting my tax return in on time. It certainly doesn&rsquo;t work for the kind of procrastination that has obstructed my best life: swerving that relationship I craved; postponing for years a book on the philosophy of love that I yearned to write before finally put]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/its-time-to-rethink-boredom-procrastination-and-regret/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/its-time-to-rethink-boredom-procrastination-and-regret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wallowing in a soup of despair? Try ‘lemonading’ to buck the gloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linda Geddes spends a week with a clown, a comic and some toddlers to test the science behind the uplifting power of playIf foreign politics, environmental collapse and the impending takeover of the world by machines are leaving you glum, psychologists have identified a strategy that could help bolster your resilience: &ldquo;lemonading&rdquo;.Rather than wallowing in an acerbic soup of despair, researchers have discovered that people with high levels of playfulness may be better equipped to cop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wallowing-in-a-soup-of-despair-try-lemonading-to-buck-the-gloom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wallowing-in-a-soup-of-despair-try-lemonading-to-buck-the-gloom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender References Removed From Stonewall Monument Website]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasThe Trump administration has erased references to transgender people from New York's Stonewall National Monument website. On the National Park Service website, the acronym LGBTQ+ has been shortened to LGB, standing for lesbian, gay and bisexual. Other government websites have also been changed after President Trump signed an order recognizing only two sexes&mdash;male and female. Activists denounced the move on Friday and held a protest at the site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-references-removed-from-stonewall-monument-website/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-references-removed-from-stonewall-monument-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Smart Jacket" Uses AI to Keep You Comfortable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthElectronic textiles, such as heating pads and electric blankets, can keep the wearer warm and ease aches and pains. However, prolonged use of these devices could potentially cause heat-related illnesses, such as hyperthermia or burns. Recently, researchers designed and tested a "smart jacket" equipped with environmental sensors, heat-generating and color-changing yarns, and artificial intelligence to control temperature and prevent overheating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/smart-jacket-uses-ai-to-keep-you-comfortable/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/smart-jacket-uses-ai-to-keep-you-comfortable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[APS Calls for Bipartisan Support for Psychological Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceScientific research and education in the United States has long enjoyed bipartisan support. Recent administrative actions, however, have seriously disrupted and damaged the U.S. scientific enterprise. In response, on February 7, 2025, the Association for Psychological Science began sharing a statement with federal lawmakers in Congress calling on them to continue bipartisan investment in scientific research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/aps-calls-for-bipartisan-support-for-psychological-science/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/aps-calls-for-bipartisan-support-for-psychological-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viral AI Video Depicts Celebrities Protesting Ye's Antisemitic Remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsAn AI-generated video depicting celebrities&mdash;including Scarlett Johansson, Jerry Seinfeld, and Adam Sandler&mdash;protesting Ye's antisemitic comments has gone viral online, prompting criticism from Johansson over the "misuse of AI," regardless of its message. The video depicts more than a dozen celebrities wearing a T-shirt featuring a middle finger with a Star of David inside it and "Kanye" below, referring to Kanye West, who now goes by Ye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/viral-ai-video-depicts-celebrities-protesting-yes-antisemitic-remarks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/viral-ai-video-depicts-celebrities-protesting-yes-antisemitic-remarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA Bans Gay Pride Flags in Offices, Staff Cubicles, and More]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsLGBTQ pride flags are banned at Veteran's Administration facilities, according to a Wednesday memo posted by VA Secretary Douglas Collins. The memo said, "This guidance rescinds the Secretary's Flying The Flag During Pride Month Memorandum, dated May 24, 2024." The ban includes individual offices, cubicles, office buildings, recreational areas, medical centers, kitchens, and restrooms.The pride flag is the only flag singled out for banning in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/va-bans-gay-pride-flags-in-offices-staff-cubicles-and-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/va-bans-gay-pride-flags-in-offices-staff-cubicles-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satire May Be More Damaging to Reputations Than Direct Criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA Press ReleasesIn our digital times, satire seems to be everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Why should that be? Satire can dehumanize people and reduce them to caricatures, the study found. To counter this effect, imagining a brief positive interaction with the targets of satire or criticism can humanize them, thereby reducing negative...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/satire-may-be-more-damaging-to-reputations-than-direct-criticism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/satire-may-be-more-damaging-to-reputations-than-direct-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Department Urges NCAA to Erase Records Set by Trans Athletes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Department of Education urged the NCAA and the NFHS on Tuesday to restore female athletes' records and awards that were "wrongfully erased" by biological males, who "unfairly competed" in women's sports. The letter, sent to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Associations, comes one week after President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender women from competing in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/education-department-urges-ncaa-to-erase-records-set-by-trans-athletes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/education-department-urges-ncaa-to-erase-records-set-by-trans-athletes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military Implements Trump's Ban on Trans Recruits, Gender-Affirming Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsConsistent with an executive order made by President Donald Trump 13 days earlier, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for all active-duty service members and said the military will no longer accept transgender recruits with gender dysphoria. About 15,000 transgender individuals are currently serving in the U.S. military, including active duty and reserve forces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/military-implements-trumps-ban-on-trans-recruits-gender-affirming-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/military-implements-trumps-ban-on-trans-recruits-gender-affirming-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physician's Medical Decisions Benefit From Chatbots, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthArtificial intelligence-powered chatbots can be quite accurate when diagnosing diseases, but how do they perform when guiding treatment after the diagnosis? For example, how long before surgery should a patient stop taking prescribed blood thinners? A study published in Nature Medicine found that AI chatbots alone outperformed doctors when making complex clinical decisions, but when doctors are supported by AI tools, they perform as well as...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/physicians-medical-decisions-benefit-from-chatbots-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/physicians-medical-decisions-benefit-from-chatbots-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous Group Flees As Climate Change Slowly Swallows Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top Headlines"If the island sinks, I will sink with it," Delfino Davies says. Then there is silence, except for the swish of his broom across the floor of the small museum he runs documenting the life of his community in Panama. "Before, you could hear children shouting&hellip; music everywhere, neighbors arguing," he says, "but now all the sounds have gone." His community, on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub, is the first in Panama to be relocated because of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/indigenous-group-flees-as-climate-change-slowly-swallows-island/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/indigenous-group-flees-as-climate-change-slowly-swallows-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Idea: how do our brains know what’s real?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From seeing things to hearing voices, there&rsquo;s a finer line between hallucination and reality than you might supposeWhen did you last hallucinate? &ldquo;The visionary tendency is much more common among sane people than is generally suspected,&rdquo; wrote the 19th-century psychologist Sir Francis Galton. Setting aside the vivid, often emotive, cinema of our dreams, we are all more vulnerable to &ldquo;seeing things&rdquo; than we might at first suppose.Around four fifths of people who have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-how-do-our-brains-know-whats-real/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-how-do-our-brains-know-whats-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Order Ends a Cancer Researcher's Gender-Related Grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: ScienceLast week, cancer researcher Mandi Pratt-Chapman received a shocking phone call. Because of an executive order by President Trump related to gender, she and her colleagues were ordered to immediately stop work on a large-scale cancer study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The project, which explores how best to gather information the gender identity of cancer patients, was already one-third of the way through data collection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-order-ends-a-cancer-researchers-gender-related-grant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-order-ends-a-cancer-researchers-gender-related-grant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Honey obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend and colleague Peter Honey, who has died aged 87, was a behavioural psychologist and independent consultant working with business managers and their staff.He designed workshops and courses emphasising behaviour that could be reviewed and dealt with directly. He would share the results of behavioural analysis (who asks questions? Who helps others? Who clarifies problems?) with those with whom he was working. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/peter-honey-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/peter-honey-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When my daughter’s pregnancy was on the line, it felt like history was repeating itself…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joanna Moorhead recalls her daughter&rsquo;s difficult birth as she watches her go through the same thing 32 years laterIt was a routine antenatal appointment with many weeks still to go until the birth. &ldquo;Things aren&rsquo;t quite as we&rsquo;d hope,&rdquo; said the midwife, a worried look on her face. &ldquo;You need to go straight to hospital.&rdquo;The date was 8 April 1992. But also, it was 1 August 2024. The bump in 1992 was mine; the baby, who would be born the following day, at 29 w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-my-daughters-pregnancy-was-on-the-line-it-felt-like-history-was-repeating-itself/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/when-my-daughters-pregnancy-was-on-the-line-it-felt-like-history-was-repeating-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[66 days to be a calmer parent: ‘I’m sure this will be very easy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[How long does it take to change a habit? It varies, but one paper suggests it takes an average of 66 days. We ask writers to change one thing in their lives within that timeframe &hellip; and tell us if it worksRead more in the 66 days to change seriesMore summer essentialsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBecoming a calmer parent has long been at the top of my list of life goals &ndash; but then so has becoming physically stronger, and I&rsquo;ve never lifted a dumbbell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/66-days-to-be-a-calmer-parent-im-sure-this-will-be-very-easy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/66-days-to-be-a-calmer-parent-im-sure-this-will-be-very-easy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Imposing Sanctions on International Criminal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member of or recognizes the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes over his military response in Gaza after the Hamas attack against Israel in October 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-imposing-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-imposing-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Safe to Use CBD During Pregnancy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthCannabidiol (CBD), the component in cannabis often used for therapeutic treatments, is increasingly being used during pregnancy as a means of managing symptoms such as nausea, anxiety, and sleep. Though the public perception is that CBD&mdash;particularly when consumed orally&mdash;a new study has found that oral cannabis during early to mid-pregnancy is linked to impaired fetal growth as well as changes in aggression and learning ability in offspring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-it-safe-to-use-cbd-during-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/is-it-safe-to-use-cbd-during-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Puts 168 Environmental Justice Workers on Administrative Leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it placed on leave 168 employees who worked on addressing pollution facing communities of color and low-income and rural areas, which have historically borne a disproportionate share of the country's pollution. The move is the latest and most sweeping action by EPA to implement President Donald Trump's agenda targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion activities across the federal government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-puts-168-environmental-justice-workers-on-administrative-leave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epa-puts-168-environmental-justice-workers-on-administrative-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA's Environmental Justice Office Likely to Close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMore workers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were informed Wednesday that their jobs appear in doubt. EPA leaders held an all-staff meeting to announce that President Trump's executive order, "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing"&mdash;which was responsible for the closure of the agency's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office&mdash;will likely dissolve the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epas-environmental-justice-office-likely-to-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/epas-environmental-justice-office-likely-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Passes Laws Mandating Jail Time for Nazi Salutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AsiaHate symbols and terror offenses will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday. The amendments, described by the government as the "toughest laws Australia has ever had against hate crimes," were passed after a wave of high-profile antisemitic attacks set off a debate throughout the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/australia-passes-laws-mandating-jail-time-for-nazi-salutes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/australia-passes-laws-mandating-jail-time-for-nazi-salutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 7% Who Need Mental Health Aid Worldwide Get Effective Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA study of 57,000 people in 21 countries finds that only 6.9% who met criteria for a mental health or substance-use disorder received effective treatment. The biggest barrier to effective treatment is a person not recognizing that they need it. However, even patients who contact healthcare providers often fail to get effective treatment. The study quantified, for the first time, where attrition occurs at each stage along the path to effective...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/only-7-who-need-mental-health-aid-worldwide-get-effective-treatment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/only-7-who-need-mental-health-aid-worldwide-get-effective-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAID Shutdown Ripples Worldwide: "Huge Impact on Actual Human Lives"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsUSAID managed approximately $43 billion in appropriations in 2023, according to the Congressional Research Service&mdash;a figure that is less than 1% of the federal budget yet vital for millions of people who depend on American foreign assistance. Last week, however, the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a 90-day pause on all new foreign assistance programs funded by the State Department and USAID. Already, the effects are being felt...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/usaid-shutdown-ripples-worldwide-huge-impact-on-actual-human-lives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/usaid-shutdown-ripples-worldwide-huge-impact-on-actual-human-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCAA Updates Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Thursday that its board voted to update the association's participation policy for transgender student-athletes to be in line with President Trump's executive order banning transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. "President Trump's order provides a clear, national standard," NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ncaa-updates-transgender-student-athlete-participation-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ncaa-updates-transgender-student-athlete-participation-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA to Wipe Mentions of Women, Indigenous People From Websites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthNASA, which is currently led by a woman, will soon be purging its websites of information about women in leadership roles. This change is being made to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order against programs promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Per a January 22 directive, NASA employees were recently told to clear public sites of mentions of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nasa-to-wipe-mentions-of-women-indigenous-people-from-websites/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/nasa-to-wipe-mentions-of-women-indigenous-people-from-websites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Warns Hospitals Not to Withhold Trans Youth Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthAs Donald Trump seeks to block transgender youth healthcare across the country, California's attorney general has sent a clear message to providers, reminding them of their duty to provide gender-affirming treatment under the state's nondiscrimination laws. "The law requires [hospitals] to continue to provide gender-affirming care to our transgender community," Rob Bonta, who heads the California justice department, told the Guardian on...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/california-warns-hospitals-not-to-withhold-trans-youth-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/california-warns-hospitals-not-to-withhold-trans-youth-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Molly Bodinetz obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Molly Bodinetz, who has died aged 46, was an inspiring clinical psychologist committed to working with young people at risk of going into care and custody, and their families.Time in the national and specialist adoption and fostering team at the Maudsley hospital in London in the 2000s led to Molly playing a key role in the success of early trials of a family-based intervention, Multisystemic Therapy (MST), in Hackney, London, starting in 2008. The subsequent implementation of MST acro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/molly-bodinetz-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/molly-bodinetz-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding How Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Reduces Anxiety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Association for Psychological ScienceExposure therapy, in which patients gradually face things they fear, is among the most effective treatments for anxiety disorders, yet it remains underutilized. Now, a new paper in Clinical Psychological Science highlights virtual reality exposure therapy as an effective option and explores how it may work. The research suggests that patients may be more willing to try virtual reality because they can be assured that the situation is not...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/understanding-how-virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-reduces-anxiety/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/understanding-how-virtual-reality-exposure-therapy-reduces-anxiety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Judge Temporarily Blocks Transfer of Trans Women to Men's Prisons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA U.S. judge has temporarily blocked federal prisons from transferring transgender women to men's facilities and barring their access to hormone therapy, halting one of Donald Trump's executive orders seeking to erode transgender rights. The judge ruled Tuesday that Trump's order discriminates against transgender people, violated their constitutional rights, and would do "irreparable harm" if they were denied healthcare and forced into men's...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-judge-temporarily-blocks-transfer-of-trans-women-to-mens-prisons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-judge-temporarily-blocks-transfer-of-trans-women-to-mens-prisons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Banning Trans Women From Female Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday barring transgender women from competing in female categories of sports. The order enlists the U.S. Department of Education to investigate high schools thought to be non-compliant. Republicans say it restores fairness to sports, but human rights groups have described the move as discriminatory. The order, which goes into effect immediately, largely covers high school, college, and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-banning-trans-women-from-female-sports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-banning-trans-women-from-female-sports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Drops Promise Not to Use Artificial Intelligence for Weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsGoogle removed its pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons development and surveillance. The technology company on Tuesday removed the section titled "Applications will not be pursued" from its Google AI principles, which included weapons, technology and injured people, and surveillance. Critics, such as British computer scientist Stuart Russell, have warned about autonomous weapons systems and the need for global control of such...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/google-drops-promise-not-to-use-artificial-intelligence-for-weapons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/google-drops-promise-not-to-use-artificial-intelligence-for-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender Youth Sue Over Trump's Order on Gender-Affirming Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsA group of transgender minors and their families filed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenges President Trump's executive order restricting access to gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19. The suit was filed on behalf of two 12 year-olds who identify as transgender and five transgender teenagers who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria. They allege that Mr. Trump's actions violate the Constitution and discriminate on the basis of sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-youth-sue-over-trumps-order-on-gender-affirming-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/transgender-youth-sue-over-trumps-order-on-gender-affirming-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Education Department to Probe Antisemitism at Five Universities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe U.S. Education Department announced Monday that it would conduct investigations at five universities where antisemitic harassment incidents have been reported. The institutions are Columbia University; Northwestern University; Portland State University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Minnesota. The Education Department said in a news release that it was responding to an "explosion of antisemitism on American...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-education-department-to-probe-antisemitism-at-five-universities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-education-department-to-probe-antisemitism-at-five-universities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand's Government Grants a Sacred Mountain Personhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsA mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. New Zealand has previously ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people. The legal recognition of the mountain, Taranaki Maunga, acknowledges its theft from the M&#257;ori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-zealands-government-grants-a-sacred-mountain-personhood/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-zealands-government-grants-a-sacred-mountain-personhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change to Obliterate $1.5 Trillion in U.S. Home Values]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsClimate change will wipe out about $1.47 trillion in U.S. home values over the next three decades and hasten economic gaps in U.S. communities, a report released Monday finds. Insurance rates are already escalating, rendering large portions of the nation's largest cities unaffordable, according to a study by First Street Foundation, which analyzes climate effects on real estate. By 2055, climate-driven weather is expected to hike home insurance...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-to-obliterate-15-trillion-in-us-home-values/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/climate-change-to-obliterate-15-trillion-in-us-home-values/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Ways Trump's Executive Orders Are Targeting Transgender People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: PBS HealthPresident Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office, often with strong language. In one order, he asserted that "medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child's sex." That's a dramatic reversal of President Joe Biden's support for gender-affirming care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/six-ways-trumps-executive-orders-are-targeting-transgender-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/six-ways-trumps-executive-orders-are-targeting-transgender-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Instructs Hospitals to Care for Trans Minors Despite Trump Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsNew York Attorney General Letitia James warned hospitals Monday that denying care to transgender minors, following President Donald Trump's recent executive order to ban funding, would violate state law. In a letter, James warned that denying care to transgender youth would violate New York laws that protect against discrimination based on sex and gender identity. Regardless of federal funding, she wrote, hospitals must "comply with New York...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-york-instructs-hospitals-to-care-for-trans-minors-despite-trump-order/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/new-york-instructs-hospitals-to-care-for-trans-minors-despite-trump-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad News for Rat-Infested Cities: Climate Change Is Making It Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsMore rats: that's the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, according to a study from a global group of public health scientists. Growing rat populations are correlated with rising temperatures driven by global warming in at least 11 major cities across the world, including Toronto, famously rat-prone New York City, and many other major centers like Washington, San Francisco, and Amsterdam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bad-news-for-rat-infested-cities-climate-change-is-making-it-worse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/bad-news-for-rat-infested-cities-climate-change-is-making-it-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury Withdraws From Global Financial Climate Coalition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Treasury on Thursday announced its withdrawal from a network of central banks and regulators focused on creating a global financial system to withstand climate change, as the Trump administration continues to separate itself from such initiatives in favor of boosting its domestic business and energy sectors. The Treasury had joined the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System in 2022, under the Biden...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-treasury-withdraws-from-global-financial-climate-coalition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-treasury-withdraws-from-global-financial-climate-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Federal Websites Scrub Vaccine Information and LGBTQ References]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - AmericasThe Trump administration has removed references to LGBT health, and information on certain vaccines, from federal websites, including top public health agencies. The move follows a Wednesday memo instructing agencies to end all "programs that use taxpayer money to promote gender ideology" by Friday afternoon. Trump earlier issued orders banning diversity, equity, and inclusion government programs, as well as one that recognizes only male and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-federal-websites-scrub-vaccine-information-and-lgbtq-references/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-federal-websites-scrub-vaccine-information-and-lgbtq-references/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Artificial Intelligence Law Goes Into Effect in European Union]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe European Union put into effect first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence restrictions, placing prohibitions on how the technology can be used and where, or face hefty fines. The EU AI Act, which took effect on Sunday, bans certain applications where AI is considered an "unacceptable risk." Some of those areas include using AI for real-time facial recognition and other biometric identification of people by race, sexual orientation and other...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/historic-artificial-intelligence-law-goes-into-effect-in-european-union/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/historic-artificial-intelligence-law-goes-into-effect-in-european-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandra was estranged from her mother after experiencing childhood trauma. The grief when she died was complicated | Ahona Guha]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was important for the daughter to acknowledge her sadness but to disentangle it from concepts of guilt, shame and responsibilityThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workFor some of us, the death of a parent brings a period of bereavement and deep grief which slowly abates with the passing of time. For others, the story is more complicated.Some find themselves unable to move past this loss and may continue grieving intensely for years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sandra-was-estranged-from-her-mother-after-experiencing-childhood-trauma-the-grief-when-she-died-was-complicated-ahona-guha/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sandra-was-estranged-from-her-mother-after-experiencing-childhood-trauma-the-grief-when-she-died-was-complicated-ahona-guha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking Zen at a silent Buddhist retreat comes with its own challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was supposed to be a quiet and peaceful weekend, but it left one writer lost for wordsAs the taxi approached the remote Lake District house where I&rsquo;d be spending a week doing a silent Buddhist retreat, a thought struck me with Zen-like clarity.You must be out of your tiny mind. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/seeking-zen-at-a-silent-buddhist-retreat-comes-with-its-own-challenges/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/seeking-zen-at-a-silent-buddhist-retreat-comes-with-its-own-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Female narcissism is often misdiagnosed’: how science is finding women can have a dark streak too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research into &lsquo;dark personality traits&rsquo; has always focused on men. But some experts believe standard testing misses the ways an antisocial personality manifests itself in womenPicture a psychopath. Who do you see in your mind&rsquo;s eye? Chances are it&rsquo;s a man. And chances are your answer would be similar if you were asked to picture a narcissist. From Charles Manson and Ted Bundy to Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump, most famous people we consider psychopathic or n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/female-narcissism-is-often-misdiagnosed-how-science-is-finding-women-can-have-a-dark-streak-too/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/female-narcissism-is-often-misdiagnosed-how-science-is-finding-women-can-have-a-dark-streak-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wicked star Cynthia Erivo on fame, fear and fighting classism; Marina Hyde on why gen Z kids are not alright; and the mind/body revolution – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[From yearning for a &lsquo;strong leader&rsquo; to being swept up in riots, the portents for our children are not good &ndash; and who can blame them for being so disillusioned, asks Marina Hyde. Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo has gone stratospheric as Elphaba in Wicked &ndash; what next for one of Britain&rsquo;s brightest stars? And new research shows western medicine&rsquo;s traditional split between brain and body is far from clear cut &ndash; could this new understanding provide a breakthrou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-on-fame-fear-and-fighting-classism-marina-hyde-on-why-gen-z-kids-are-not-alright-and-the-mindbody-revolution-podcast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/wicked-star-cynthia-erivo-on-fame-fear-and-fighting-classism-marina-hyde-on-why-gen-z-kids-are-not-alright-and-the-mindbody-revolution-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicine that crosses the mind/body divide | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers reflect on Aida Edemariam&rsquo;s piece about what can be a fine line between physical symptoms and conditions dismissed as being &lsquo;all in your head&rsquo;While enjoying Aida Edemariam&rsquo;s review of current neuro-psychological research (The mind/body revolution: how the division between &lsquo;mental&rsquo; and &lsquo;physical&rsquo; illness fails us all, 26 January), I disagree with her assertion that &ldquo;A conceptual division between mind and body has underpinned western cu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/medicine-that-crosses-the-mindbody-divide-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/medicine-that-crosses-the-mindbody-divide-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to Deport Non-Citizen College Students Who Protested Against Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsU.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday pledging to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests. "To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you and we will deport you," Trump said. "I will also quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, which have been infested with...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-to-deport-non-citizen-college-students-who-protested-against-israel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-to-deport-non-citizen-college-students-who-protested-against-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal Records of Rioters Pardoned by Trump Include Rape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthOn his first day in office, President Donald Trump pardoned every person charged or convicted for their role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, even those convicted of violently assaulting police officers. Now, an investigation has found that dozens had prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material, and drug...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/criminal-records-of-rioters-pardoned-by-trump-include-rape/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/criminal-records-of-rioters-pardoned-by-trump-include-rape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump Suggests Plane Crash May Be Due to Diversity Policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsIn a Thursday press briefing, President Trump suggested that diversity initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration could be to blame for a deadly crash between a passenger plane and Army helicopter. It has been longstanding FAA policy&mdash;including before, during, and after Mr. Trump's first term&mdash;to hire some people with disabilities. However, there is no evidence that these people have lowered air safety or had any relation to Wednesday...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/president-trump-suggests-plane-crash-may-be-due-to-diversity-policies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/president-trump-suggests-plane-crash-may-be-due-to-diversity-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Generated Art Requires Human Contributor for U.S. Copyright]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsArtwork generated by artificial intelligence must have a human contributor to earn copyright protection in the United States, the U.S. Copyright Office has determined. The Copyright Office's 52-page January "Report of the Register of Copyrights" addresses the "copyrightability of works created using generative AI" and follows up on the office's prior report on digital replicas of an individual's voice or appearance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-generated-art-requires-human-contributor-for-us-copyright/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/ai-generated-art-requires-human-contributor-for-us-copyright/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let them’: can this viral self-help mantra change your life?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The concept, made popular by self-help guru Mel Robbins, is a reminder that we can&rsquo;t control others&rsquo; actionsIs there anything more frustrating than other people?Despite our best efforts to persuade them to do, say and be what we want, they persist in upending our plans by making their own decisions, being their own people and thinking their own thoughts. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/let-them-can-this-viral-self-help-mantra-change-your-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/let-them-can-this-viral-self-help-mantra-change-your-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doomsday Clock Moved Closest Ever to Destruction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesThe Doomsday Clock symbolizing how near humanity is to destruction has been moved one second forward to 89 seconds to midnight&mdash;the closest it has ever been. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists&mdash;which sets the clock annually&mdash;said the key factors were nuclear threats, climate change, and potential misuses of advances in biology and artificial intelligence. A Bulletin official said the latest move was "a warning to all world leaders."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doomsday-clock-moved-closest-ever-to-destruction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/doomsday-clock-moved-closest-ever-to-destruction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Orders End of Federal Support for Care for Transgender Minors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsPresident Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to cut federal support for certain types of gender-affirming care for people under age 19&mdash;his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people. The U.S. "will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called 'transition' of a child from one sex to another." The order covers gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, and surgical procedures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-orders-end-of-federal-support-for-care-for-transgender-minors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-orders-end-of-federal-support-for-care-for-transgender-minors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Order Would Upend Surveys That Ask About Gender Identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: SciencePresident Trump's executive order banning "gender ideology," issued January 20, has alarmed researchers and promises to limit federal surveys on topics such as health, education, housing, adolescent behavior, political engagement, and criminal justice. The order, called "Defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government," directs agencies to use the term sex, not gender, in all policies and...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-order-would-upend-surveys-that-ask-about-gender-identity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-order-would-upend-surveys-that-ask-about-gender-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Estimate Climate Change Made L.A. Fires 35% More Likely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesClimate change was a major factor behind the hot dry weather that recently gave rise to devastating fires in Los Angeles, a scientific study suggests. Changes in climate made those weather conditions about 35% more likely, according to World Weather Attribution&mdash;globally recognized for its studies linking extreme weather to climate change. The authors noted that the L.A. wildfire season is getting longer while rain that normally puts out blazes...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-estimate-climate-change-made-la-fires-35-more-likely/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/scientists-estimate-climate-change-made-la-fires-35-more-likely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis Use Reduces Brain Activity in Key Memory Regions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthA study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use reduce brain activity in regions critical for working memory, including the prefrontal cortex and anterior insula. This reduced activity correlates with poorer performance on memory tasks such as following instructions or solving problems. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight the potential risks of cannabis on decision making, memory,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cannabis-use-reduces-brain-activity-in-key-memory-regions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/cannabis-use-reduces-brain-activity-in-key-memory-regions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT and DeepSeek Chatbot Answer Sensitive Questions Differently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsChinese tech startup DeepSeek's new artificial intelligence chatbot answers certain sensitive questions differently than does U.S.-owned ChatGPT, according to tests run by The Associated Press. News on Monday that DeepSeek matched ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost had led Wall Street tech giant stocks to tumble. Still, many AI experts remain unsure whether claims about DeepSeek's capabilities are accurate or not, especially on topics censored in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-and-deepseek-chatbot-answer-sensitive-questions-differently/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/chatgpt-and-deepseek-chatbot-answer-sensitive-questions-differently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Removing Diversity Efforts From Military]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: United Press International - Health NewsPresident Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday night to reshape the military as he focused on transgender service members; diversity, equity and inclusion programs; troops who refused COVID-19 vaccines; and a missile defense system called Iron Dome. "To ensure we have the most lethal fighting force in the world, we will get transgender ideology the hell out of our military," Trump told House Republicans on Monday at his property in Doral,...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-removing-diversity-efforts-from-military/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-signs-order-removing-diversity-efforts-from-military/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Prehab" Before Surgery Speeds Up Patient Recovery, Review Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsA systematic review of research studies has found that prehabilitation, or "prehab," can reduce complications and hospital stays after surgery, as well as improve patients' quality of life. Prehab usually takes weeks or months to complete, and includes a program of exercise, enhanced nutrition, psychological support, and cognitive training aimed at helping patients recover more quickly. The review appeared in Wednesday's issue of the medical...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/prehab-before-surgery-speeds-up-patient-recovery-review-suggests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/prehab-before-surgery-speeds-up-patient-recovery-review-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anorexia Patients Have Elevated Opioid Neurotransmitter Activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top HealthAnorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder characterized by restricted eating, fear of gaining weight, and body image disturbances, which may lead to severe malnutrition, depression, and anxiety. Now, a study suggests that changes in opioid neurotransmitter function in the brain may underlie anorexia. The study involved a collaboration between researchers in Finland and South Korea, and the results were published in the journal Molecular...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anorexia-patients-have-elevated-opioid-neurotransmitter-activity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/anorexia-patients-have-elevated-opioid-neurotransmitter-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubio Orders Staff to Freeze Passport Applications with "X" Sex Markers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthThe U.S. State Department has frozen all applications for passports with "X" sex markers and changes to gender identity on existing passports, following an order signed by Donald Trump. In an internal cable, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, instructed department staff on Thursday to implement new guidelines for official documentation. "The policy of the United States is that an individual's sex is not changeable," the email read.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rubio-orders-staff-to-freeze-passport-applications-with-x-sex-markers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/rubio-orders-staff-to-freeze-passport-applications-with-x-sex-markers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaskans: Trump Can Change Denali's Name But Can't Make Us Use It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthAlaskans say Trump can change the name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley The Associated Press Interior Department says Gulf of Mexico now renamed to Gulf of America, Denali to Mount McKinley CBS News Interior Department Advances Restoration of Historic Names Honoring American Greatness US Department of the Interior Indigenous Alaskans and Republicans dismayed by Trump's Denali renaming The Guardian US U.S Department of...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/alaskans-trump-can-change-denalis-name-but-cant-make-us-use-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/alaskans-trump-can-change-denalis-name-but-cant-make-us-use-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sugar, seed oils, and avoiding sickness: your health questions answered – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[We asked for your questions on getting healthy in 2025 and you delivered. In the first episode of our listener questions special, Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample what she has uncovered about the scientifically proven ways to cut down on sugar, the truth behind the panic over seed oils, and why it is that some of us seem to have bullet proof immune systems, while others succumb to every bug they encounter. With contributions from Wendy Wood, provost professor emerita of psychology and business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sugar-seed-oils-and-avoiding-sickness-your-health-questions-answered-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/sugar-seed-oils-and-avoiding-sickness-your-health-questions-answered-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big idea: What’s the real key to a fulfilling life?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For centuries, we&rsquo;ve pursued happiness and meaning. But what does that leave out?What if I told you that we could all be rich? Not in dollars or pounds, yen or rupees, but a completely different type of currency. A currency measured in experiences, adventures, lessons learned and stories told. As a social psychologist, I have dedicated my research career to a simple, but universal question: what makes for a good life, and how can we achieve it? For much of human history, we have been prese]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-whats-the-real-key-to-a-fulfilling-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-big-idea-whats-the-real-key-to-a-fulfilling-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you run away from feelings of emptiness? It’s time to face them head-on]]></title><description><![CDATA[People try many things to fill the void, but respite is short-lived. Learning to tolerate and understand these emotions will give you a more solid sense of yourselfI just read an extraordinary article by Anna Parker for this website, and it set my mind on fire. Parker interviewed Yannick and Ben Jakober, whose daughter died at 19. In their grief, they began building a unique, 165-strong portrait collection of children from the 16th to 19th centuries, many of whom did not survive to adulthood. Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/do-you-run-away-from-feelings-of-emptiness-its-time-to-face-them-head-on/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/do-you-run-away-from-feelings-of-emptiness-its-time-to-face-them-head-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating the Survivors of Human Trafficking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: APA MonitorHuman trafficking is an estimated $236 billion global industry that the U.S. Department of Justice defines as "the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts." Contrary to popular belief, victims often know their traffickers, who can be family members, romantic partners, or peers. To treat people who have been trafficked, psychologists are now developing safe trauma-informed...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/treating-the-survivors-of-human-trafficking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/treating-the-survivors-of-human-trafficking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress and Challenges in Brain Implants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyAchievements in the field of brain implants are seen as a source of hope for many patients with neurological disorders and have been making headlines recently. Because neural implants have an effect not only on a physical level but on social, emotional, and cognitive levels, researchers are calling for ethical and scientific care when conducting clinical trials. In a new review, The Lancet Digital Health examines progress and challenges in the...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/progress-and-challenges-in-brain-implants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/progress-and-challenges-in-brain-implants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thailand Same-Sex Marriage Law Takes Effect: "Every Love Is the Same"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: CBS News - World NewsHundreds of LGBTQ couples in Thailand got married Thursday as the country's landmark marriage equality law came into effect. Thailand is the first country or region in South East Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, and the third in Asia after Taiwan and Nepal. Over 100 couples were married Thursday in a mass ceremony at a mall in Bangkok. One couple getting married said they had waited 13 years to do so, while another said they'd been waiting 17...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/thailand-same-sex-marriage-law-takes-effect-every-love-is-the-same/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/thailand-same-sex-marriage-law-takes-effect-every-love-is-the-same/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital demons: the radical new treatment helping people with psychosis – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenny Kleeman reports on a new therapy where patients who suffer from psychosis create a digital avatar of the voices they hearClaire was 10 years old when she started hearing voices. They would torment her, call her names and tell her to self-harm.She tells Helen Pidd about her experience of psychosis, where reality is disturbed by hallucinations and delusions. For decades, she struggled to get effective treatment until she joined a digital avatar therapy trial. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/digital-demons-the-radical-new-treatment-helping-people-with-psychosis-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/digital-demons-the-radical-new-treatment-helping-people-with-psychosis-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us all]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research shows western medicine&rsquo;s traditional split between brain and body is, in fact, far from clear cut &ndash; and could provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions<br />
Some years ago Camilla Nord suffered such persistent pain at the site of an old injury that doctors thought she would need major surgery &ndash; a joint replacement in her foot. To delay this for a few months, they injected the foot with steroids. Steroids wear off &ndash; but nearly a decade later, the pain was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-mindbody-revolution-how-the-division-between-mental-and-physical-illness-fails-us-all/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-mindbody-revolution-how-the-division-between-mental-and-physical-illness-fails-us-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How writing about female cannibals changed my relationship with food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Describing issues of autonomy, femgore, worth and hunger all had ain impact on what I wrote and how I felt about myself, says Lucy RoseMy conflict with food began before I was born. According to family lore, I couldn&rsquo;t be sated, even in utero. I consumed everything, apparently putting my twin at such risk that we were delivered prematurely. There are even stories of me climbing into my twin&rsquo;s crib late at night and stealing their milk bottle, swapping it out with my empty one. I&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-writing-about-female-cannibals-changed-my-relationship-with-food/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/how-writing-about-female-cannibals-changed-my-relationship-with-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Keep it plausible’: expert advice on how to lie and not get caught]]></title><description><![CDATA[As The Traitors final airs, Prof Richard Wiseman &ndash; a psychologist and magician &ndash; says telling a good lie is &lsquo;very difficult&rsquo;As The Traitors final airs on BBC One, a show in which the faithfuls battle to expose the traitors to win a cash prize, we spoke to an expert in the psychology of deception on how to lie.Richard Wiseman, a professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, has an interest in deception both academically and profess]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/keep-it-plausible-expert-advice-on-how-to-lie-and-not-get-caught/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/keep-it-plausible-expert-advice-on-how-to-lie-and-not-get-caught/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The painful consequences of personality disorder diagnosis | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[This diagnosis is a label given to survivors of abuse and should not be used with children, writes Keir Harding. Plus a parent writes of how medical professionals abandoned their sonScout Tzofiya Bolton painfully illustrates the neglect and brutality&nbsp;that can arise once mental health difficulties are understood as a &ldquo;disordered personality&rdquo; (Nobody could help me with my psychosis. Then I was sent to jail for holding up a shop with a toy gun, 18 January).The emotionally unstable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-painful-consequences-of-personality-disorder-diagnosis-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-painful-consequences-of-personality-disorder-diagnosis-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The science of racism, and how to fight it – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Sample speaks to Keon West, a professor of social psychology at the University of London, whose new book, The Science of Racism, explores what science can reveal about racism, the inventive methods scientists have used to study it and the scientifically proven ways of tackling racism and discriminationOrder The Science of Racism by Keon West from the Guardian bookshopSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-science-of-racism-and-how-to-fight-it-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/the-science-of-racism-and-how-to-fight-it-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Tech Giants Plan to Invest $500 Billion in AI Joint Venture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: BBCNews - BusinessOpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, is teaming up with Oracle and Softbank to build data centers equipped to power artificial intelligence (AI), with plans to invest $100 billion "immediately." In a press conference Tuesday, the three companies said that they intended to invest $500 billion over the next four years in the joint venture, dubbed Stargate. "I think this will be the most important project of this era," said OpenAI's chief executive, Sam...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-tech-giants-plan-to-invest-500-billion-in-ai-joint-venture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/us-tech-giants-plan-to-invest-500-billion-in-ai-joint-venture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump U.N. Nominee Backs Israeli Claims of Biblical Rights to West Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Google News - HealthDuring a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations endorsed Israeli far-right claims of biblical rights to the entire West Bank, aligning herself with positions that could complicate diplomatic efforts in the Middle East. Nominee Elise Stefanik, a Republican member of Congress, was asked by Senator Chris Van Hollen whether she continues to hold this view. "Yes," Stefanik replied.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-un-nominee-backs-israeli-claims-of-biblical-rights-to-west-bank/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/psychology/trump-un-nominee-backs-israeli-claims-of-biblical-rights-to-west-bank/</guid></item></channel></rss>