An innovative youth mental health service model can improve care and ease pressure on Canada’s health-care system, a new study led by researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Research Centre demonstrates. Published in The Lancet…
Emotional difficulties among young people have increased, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. In this context, developing social and emotional skills can help strengthen their ability to cope with challenges. A team from the University of…
Research has long shown that exercise benefits both physical and mental health. Now a new study from researchers at Brigham Young University suggests that it may also strengthen marriages, especially when couples exercise together. The…
The child who plays alone during recess may be perfectly content doing so, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The research found that some elementary school children who appear unsociable actually just prefer…
Women live longer than men in nearly every country in the world, yet they experience higher rates of disability, dementia and many other age-related conditions. Scientists have long noted these differences, but they still do…
In a study of Swiss adults, women and people who spent more time with a pet or another animal they might feel close to reported feeling more attached to the animal and receiving more socio-emotional…
Try to think back to the last day you remember that wasn’t packed full of things to do, people to see, and places to go. Was it yesterday? Within the last week? Outside of recent…
People are living longer, but spending more years in poor health The morbidity gap—the number of years people live in poor health—widened in nearly all countries, with wealthier nations facing the largest gaps. The US…
Pediatricians who participated in the collaborative mental health program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago were more likely to diagnose and treat anxiety and depression in kids without reliance on additional…
Reduced volume was found in areas of the brain connected to memory formation, indicating a potential link between TV watching and higher dementia risk Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail “Turn off that TV,…