Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

A long-term study has found that signs of aging may be detected by a simple walking test at age 45, and that the brains of slower walkers were different at age 3.

October 11, 2019

New Zealand Study Connects Walking Speed with Brain Health in 45-Year-Olds

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A new podcast involves medical researchers answering common questions of health

October 10, 2019

What's Keeping You Up at Night? Thoughts on Fighting Insomnia

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Duke Teams Earn NIH Funding as Part of National Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis

September 26, 2019

Helping to End Addiction: Duke Teams Win $24 Million Grant to Combat Opioid Crisis

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August 20, 2019

Alzheimer’s Drug Reverses Brain Damage From Adolescent Alcohol Exposure in Rats

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Red-Flag Laws Thwart Suicides. But Can They Catch Would-Be Mass Killers?

August 12, 2019

Jeffrey Swanson: Red-Flag Laws Thwart Suicides. But Can They Catch Would-Be Mass Killers?

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Scott Kollins researches the intersection of ADHD and substance abuse. Photo by Jonathan Black.

July 29, 2019

Blue Devil of the Week: Finding Solutions Early for Attention Problems

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July 16, 2019

Speeding Autism Diagnosis, Improving Outcomes Using Machine Learning

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July 16, 2019

Unintended Consequences: New E-Cig Laws Could Promote Cigarette Smoking

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June 6, 2019

Geri Dawson Named Director of Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

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May 28, 2019

Seniors' Stumble With Money Management May Be Early Sign of Dementia

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The young teen brain is still growing and extensive cannabis use can have its effects.

May 3, 2019

Pot Not So Harmless for Teens

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Mike and Jaden Lake with Duke autism researcher Geri Dawson. Photo by Katharine Neal

April 18, 2019

Challenging the Way People Think about ‘Normal’

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The sport of track is exploring rules for neuro-doping

March 28, 2019

Zapping Your Brain Is Dope

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Ingredients of a Hate-driven Massacre in New Zealand

March 21, 2019

Jeffrey Swanson: Ingredients of a Hate-driven Massacre in New Zealand

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Scott Compton

February 28, 2019

Scott Compton on Your Worst Phobias About Snow

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Hands holding a coffee mug.

February 18, 2019

How to Master Mondays

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