If you were to play your favourite song right now, I imagine you’d have little difficulty clapping along with the beat. Our appreciation of beat allows us to clap, dance, march and sway in time with a piece of music — or just with each other. As the authors of a new paper published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General point out, these behaviours occur spontaneously across human cultures. But while moving to a beat seems effortless, it involves all kinds of perceptual processes.

September is suicide prevention awareness month and mental health experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has left many anxious and on edge.

September is suicide prevention awareness month and mental health experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has left many anxious and on edge.

A post-quarantine pandemic reunion with your partner isn’t always as sweet as you’d imagine. After weeks or months of social distancing in separate places, the coronavirus pandemic still remains. This means that every interaction comes with a somewhat awkward protocol. Instead of jumping into each other’s arms, you might open your door and carefully back out of a tiny hallway to let your lover into your home. You might watch as they take off their mask and wait patiently for them to wash their hands for 20 seconds—humming “Happy Birthday” to yourself. Then, you smile at each other, or, your heart starts pounding so hard that you don’t know what to do.

Monday marks the beginning of what will be a new, and very different school year for the Clark County School District, as it will begin from a distance.

The psychological influences brought about by the pandemic keep on affecting individuals in their day by day lives.

The mental affects caused by the pandemic continue to impact people in their daily lives.

For many children in the U.S., the usual back-to-school jitters are likely to be a lot more intense this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 crisis has thrown a curveball to day to day routines. Much of daily life now virtual, taking a toll on students, especially high school juniors as they enter their senior year next month.

The Southern Nevada Health District released data Monday showing an alarming uptick in deaths in Clark County involving fentanyl — despite opioid deaths falling in the last five years.

Debates on aging with HIV were featured this week at the 23rd International AIDS Conference. As a result of better access to effective treatments around the world, people with HIV are living much longer than ever before. It is estimated that by 2030, 70% of people living with HIV will be 50 years old or older.

There are nearly 20,000 mental health apps that will do everything from tracking a person’s suicidal thoughts to soothing someone experiencing a panic attack. A new online tool from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center aims to help patients sort through the noise for almost 200 of them — and counting.