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How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holidayby Katherine RothCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinWe all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Fina

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holidayby Katherine RothCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinWe all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Fina
Study shows how climate anxiety can catalyze activism

Study shows how climate anxiety can catalyze activism

by Leila Okahata,University of OregonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe looming uncertainty and dangers of climate change can be paralyzing and debilitating, but a new study from the Universi

Study shows how climate anxiety can catalyze activism

by Leila Okahata,University of OregonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe looming uncertainty and dangers of climate change can be paralyzing and debilitating, but a new study from the Universi
Study suggests that living near green spaces reduces the risk of depression and anxiety

Study suggests that living near green spaces reduces the risk of depression and anxiety

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressGreen space in front of the author's residence. Credit: Wang et al.Over the past decades, a growing number of people have migrated to urban areas, while the size

Study suggests that living near green spaces reduces the risk of depression and anxiety

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressGreen space in front of the author's residence. Credit: Wang et al.Over the past decades, a growing number of people have migrated to urban areas, while the size
Study advances efforts to harness psilocybin's mind-altering power to treat mental illness

Study advances efforts to harness psilocybin's mind-altering power to treat mental illness

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who consume psilocybin-containing mushrooms—otherwise known as magic mushrooms—typically undergo a surreal expe

Study advances efforts to harness psilocybin's mind-altering power to treat mental illness

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who consume psilocybin-containing mushrooms—otherwise known as magic mushrooms—typically undergo a surreal expe
More must be done for depressed stroke survivors as incidence climbs, say researchers

More must be done for depressed stroke survivors as incidence climbs, say researchers

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers say that more must be done for depressed stroke survivors, as new findings show 60% of stroke survivors would experience

More must be done for depressed stroke survivors as incidence climbs, say researchers

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers say that more must be done for depressed stroke survivors, as new findings show 60% of stroke survivors would experience
Study finds esketamine injection just after childbirth reduces depression in new mothers

Study finds esketamine injection just after childbirth reduces depression in new mothers

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA single low dose injection of esketamine given immediately after childbirth reduces major depressive episodes in individuals with depre

Study finds esketamine injection just after childbirth reduces depression in new mothers

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA single low dose injection of esketamine given immediately after childbirth reduces major depressive episodes in individuals with depre
Cultivating spirituality can lower blood pressure

Cultivating spirituality can lower blood pressure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with high blood pressure saw their systolic blood pressure drop by 7 mmHg, on average, and experienced improvements in other marke

Cultivating spirituality can lower blood pressure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with high blood pressure saw their systolic blood pressure drop by 7 mmHg, on average, and experienced improvements in other marke
Study finds suicidal behaviors increased by over 50% in Catalonia, Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic

Study finds suicidal behaviors increased by over 50% in Catalonia, Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic

by Sant Pau Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has sparked extensive discussions about its effect on mental health. While global suicide rates remained stable dur

Study finds suicidal behaviors increased by over 50% in Catalonia, Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic

by Sant Pau Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has sparked extensive discussions about its effect on mental health. While global suicide rates remained stable dur
Study links organization of neurotypical brains to genes involved in autism and schizophrenia

Study links organization of neurotypical brains to genes involved in autism and schizophrenia

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThree patterns of gene expression each align with distinct features of known neurobiology: C1 aligns with functional connectivity strength, C2 with brain oscillations

Study links organization of neurotypical brains to genes involved in autism and schizophrenia

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThree patterns of gene expression each align with distinct features of known neurobiology: C1 aligns with functional connectivity strength, C2 with brain oscillations
Females and males differ in their rates of psychiatric disorders over the lifespan, finds study

Females and males differ in their rates of psychiatric disorders over the lifespan, finds study

byKarolinska InstitutetStandardized incidence rate for a) any psychiatric disorder, b) depressive disorders, c) anxiety disorders, d) stress-related disorders, e) eating disorders, f) attention

Females and males differ in their rates of psychiatric disorders over the lifespan, finds study

byKarolinska InstitutetStandardized incidence rate for a) any psychiatric disorder, b) depressive disorders, c) anxiety disorders, d) stress-related disorders, e) eating disorders, f) attention