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,…
From the University of Massachusetts Amherst media release: Recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that using alcohol to cope with stress in early adulthood may have lasting effects on the brain that…
From the University of Tokyo media release: A systematic review of 301 academic articles on “cultural ecosystem services” has enabled researchers to identify how these nonmaterial contributions from nature are linked to and significantly affect…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals differently. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, found that the…
From the University of South Australia press release: A year-long Australian population study has found that full time workers employed by organisations that fail to prioritise their employees’ mental health have a threefold increased risk…
From the University of Toronto press release: New research published online in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction found that Canadians with a history of drug dependence are much less likely to have…