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People who feel like they can’t be their authentic selves in a relationship may be more likely to consider cheating on their partner. Recent research published in journals personality and individual differences suggests that people with insecure attachment habits and low levels of emotional intimacy tend to have a higher propensity for infidelity. These findings provide evidence that cheating is often related to unmet emotional needs and personal vulnerabilities, rather than simple malice. Teodora-Elena Hushanu and Andrei Corneliu Holman, researchers at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași, Romania, wanted to look beyond the moral judgment surrounding infidelity. They focused…

Written by Deborah Brennan, CalMatters Fallon Espinoza and his 9-year-old son Alan Gonzalez at Bayside Elementary School in Imperial Beach on March 19, 2026. Gonzalez recently developed a rash after taking a field trip near his school. Photo by Zoe Myers for CalMatters This article was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for our newsletter. Fog rolled in over the Tijuana Estuary in Imperial Beach last week, with hydrogen sulfide bubbling from the polluted Tijuana River and a pungent odor like rotten eggs in the air. Virginia Castellanos, a school nurse at Bayside STEAM Academy near the river’s mouth, worried…

AI tools have the potential to change the way brain tumor patients access and understand critical care information, but without careful oversight, the same technologies can introduce new risks and uncertainties. Research: Large-scale language models in brain tumor patient education: Opportunities, risks, and ethical considerations. Image credit: Nanci Santos Iglesias/Shutterstock.com Brain tumor patients suddenly have to make sense of a lot of information related to their condition and medical care, coupled with emotional conflicts and cognitive overload. review of Frontiers of oncology concluded that large-scale language models (LLMs), if properly supervised, can be a useful tool for improving patient understanding…

Patricia Greenwood, 76, has given up on naming things growing in her garden. That’s not grass, she said. It died in a flood many times ago and never returned. The water in the kitchen has never been clean in her memory. The dog also refuses to drink. She is one of many residents of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, whose homes have been repeatedly flooded with sewage and feces for 40 years. “Mentally it’s terrible,” Greenwood said. Earlier this year, a bottle containing water from her tap glowed under ultraviolet light and was inspected by a coalition of legal advocates and volunteers,…

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a major shift in how countries respond to the health needs of refugees and migrants, with new data showing that more than 60 countries, or two-thirds of the countries surveyed, now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies and laws. The report is based on data from 93 Member States and establishes the first global baseline for tracking progress towards inclusive and migrant-friendly health systems. Human migration is a feature of our shared history and drives cultural, social and economic development across generations. Today, more than one billion people, or more than…

After being infected with SARS-CoV-2, up to 10% of people in Germany develop Long COVID. Symptoms include persistent fatigue, difficulty concentrating, breathing problems, and neurological problems and can last for months or even years. This condition does not look the same in all patients, making it especially difficult to understand and treat. “COVID-19 is a very complex disease with a variety of symptoms,” says Professor Yang Li, head of the Department of Computational Biology for Personalized Medicine and director of CiiM. “We still know very little about how and to what extent the long coronavirus progresses. Metaphorically speaking, unfortunately, we…

Jeron Smart started taking weight loss injections a year and a half ago because of severe ankle pain. Mr. Smart, who weighed 285 pounds, worked as a caterer in Savannah, Georgia. After standing on his feet for long periods of time, his ankles would sometimes “swell up like a soccer ball,” he said. She was walking with a limp. An orthopedic surgeon diagnosed her with Achilles tendonitis and recommended she lose weight to alleviate symptoms. Smart started taking the brand name GLP-1 Ozempic. As a result of appetite suppression, I lost weight quickly at first. “At first I lost 30…

Early signs can be overlooked. Fathers are less likely to be diagnosed during pregnancy, but face increased mental health risks months later. Study: Psychiatric disorders in Swedish fathers before, during and after their partner’s pregnancy. Image credit: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com In recent research, JAMA network open investigated the pattern of occurrence of fathers’ mental illness before, during, and after their partner’s pregnancy. The overlooked burden of mental illness among new fathers Parental mental health shapes family functioning and child development across multiple domains, but paternal mental illness has received considerably less research attention than maternal mental illness. This disparity persists…

Recent research published in journals behavioral research and treatment It provides evidence that people experiencing symptoms of depression do not simply view the world more realistically, but rather have a truly pessimistic bias toward future positive events. This study suggests that depressed patients can update their beliefs when desirable things happen, but these hopeful changes tend to be fragile and easily reversed. This study was designed to test whether the negative thought patterns seen in depression reflect true prejudice or simply a lack of normal optimism. Experts have debated the concept of “depressive realism” for decades. This concept actually suggests…

Snow flies may look like ordinary insects, but their survival strategies are atypical. In a new study, Northwestern University scientists investigated how these tiny wingless insects, which move across snowy surfaces to find mates and lay eggs, stay alive in frigid environments. They discovered that snow flies rely on a surprising combination of biological tools. The insect generates its own body heat, like mammals, and can produce antifreeze proteins similar to those found in arctic fish. Although most insects cannot survive below freezing temperatures, snow flies can remain active at temperatures as low as -6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit).…