The ‘silent epidemic’ of eating disorders, with Cheri Levinson, PhD
Researchers who study eating disorders sometimes call them the silent epidemic. Despite the stereotype that these disorders afflict only young white women, the truth is that they occur among people of...
3 Touko 202343min
The promise of brain stimulation treatments for depression, with Sarah Lisanby, MD, and Diana Daniele
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been a treatment option for people with major depression since it was approved by the FDA in 2008. Today, it is also used to treat obsessive compulsive diso...
26 Huhti 202339min
How do you build a successful team? With Eduardo Salas, PhD
Very few people do their jobs entirely on their own. For most of us, doing our job well means being part of a well-functioning team. Eduardo Salas, PhD, of Rice University, talks about the key ingredi...
19 Huhti 202338min
What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD
While ageism may be one of the last socially acceptable biases, research shows that aging often comes with positive changes. And by believing in and propagating negative myths about aging, we can do o...
12 Huhti 202333min
How early detection could change autism diagnosis and intervention, with Geraldine Dawson, PhD
About one in 36 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Geraldine Dawson, PhD, of Duke University, discusses why the number of diagnoses has risen so steeply in recent y...
5 Huhti 202347min
What does modern retirement look like? With Mo Wang, PhD
Forget the stereotype of a good-bye party in the break room followed by endless days on the golf course. Today, workers are staying on the job longer and taking on more “bridge employment,” or post-re...
29 Maalis 202332min
What’s behind the crisis in teen mental health? With Kathleen Ethier, PhD
Recently released CDC data found that teen girls are experiencing startling levels of sadness and violence -- nearly 1 in 3 had seriously considered suicide and 57 percent felt persistently sad or hop...
22 Maalis 202337min
Psychedelic therapy: Will it be a game changer for mental health treatment? with Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
In just a few years, psychedelics have gone from being a symbol of the 1960s counterculture to being touted as highly promising mental health treatments. Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD, of Johns Hopkins...
15 Maalis 202339min
