Tag: mental health

coffee, espresso

Are You Working Too Hard to Drink Coffee?!

02/10/2017

Despite the physical boost it brings, over a quarter of workers say they have no time to drink coffee...

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Inmate in Snake River's Blue Room by Benj Drummond 1024

Nature Imagery Soothes Prisoners

08/09/2017

Nature images, shown to people deprived of access to nature, can reduce tension and help defuse anger...

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day-dreaming driving

How Much Does Your Mind Wander at the Wheel?

04/09/2017

Mind wandering is common during driving ...

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comfort food, dopamine brain

Feel-Good Food: Eating Triggers Endorphins

31/08/2017

Eating triggers endorphin release in the brain...

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dance away the dementia

Dance Away the Dementia: How Dance Maintains Brain Function

28/08/2017

Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain ...

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Gut microbes

How Do Your Gut Microbes Control You?

22/08/2017

Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol ...

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broken heart, quitting a relationship

Stay or Go? Quitting a Relationship, the Scientific Way

18/08/2017

Untangling what goes on when a relationship is being questioned...

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garden shed, downsized living

Tune in, Turn On, Don’t die with your novel still in you.

08/08/2017

One man's wisdom is another man's trite platitude, but who wants to spend their life guarding dust?...

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decisions

How Intuitive Are You? (Whatever You Answered, You’re Probably Wrong)

01/08/2017

People find it difficult to judge how good their intuitions are ...

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studying, alcohol boosts recall

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

28/07/2017

Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning ...

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mastering emotion

Get Over It! Achieving Freedom by Mastering Emotion

28/07/2017

Between stimilus and response lies the opportunity for conscious choice...

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dog, dog walking

Beats Botox! Dog Walking Keeps You Younger Longer

27/07/2017

Dog walking could be key to ensuring activity in later life ...

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gabaergic neurons

Is Anxiety Stopping You Sleeping? Are You Sure? Really? Really?

05/07/2017

The secret connection between anxiety and sleep ...

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multi-task

Can’t Multi-Task? Quit Boozing

26/06/2017

Cognitive impairments are an issue for many adult substance users...

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parenting, mum-shaming

Mum-Shaming: Who does it most (and does it have any effect)?

23/06/2017

Advice or abuse? Giving opinions on mothers' parenting skills can have unintended consequences...

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mind-body intervention by pixabay and maxlkt

Meditate Your Way to Better DNA

16/06/2017

Meditation and yoga can 'reverse' DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests ...

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phubbed

Rejection, Dismay, Heinous Feels: The Tragic Fallout of Being Phubbed

14/06/2017

Ironically, people 'phone snubbed' by others often turn to phones or social media for acceptance...

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Jeremy Corbyn allotment

Grass Roots and Green Shoots: At Jeremy Corbyn’s Allotment

13/06/2017

What's mostly green but red all over? ...

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Woman of Substances (Jenny Valentish)

12/06/2017

Addiction isn’t gender neutral, and neither is mental health....

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dentistry, recreational cannabis

Thash Why Ish Called Hash: Recreational Cannabis and Gum Disease

29/05/2017

Recreational cannabis, used often, increases risk of gum disease ...

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rock climbing, bouldering

Stronger, Bo(u)lder: Rock Hugging Against Depression

26/05/2017

Bouldering envisioned as new treatment for depression ...

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making people feel bad

Making People Feel Bad… can be GOOD for them?

24/05/2017

Making people feel bad can be a strategy for helping them ...

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stadium-loneliness by Pixabay and wgbieber

Energy Drinks? Screentime? What’s Keeping young Adults Awake at Night?

22/05/2017

Loneliness in young adults linked to poor sleep quality ...

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sleep patterns

Are You Getting Enough? (Sleep): Sleep Patterns and Sounds

24/04/2017

Associating sleep sounds with sleep patterns provides a whole new prospect of sleep diagnostics....

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Mastering Fear: A User Guide

20/04/2017

What if fear could be used not as a wall, but as a gate? ...

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teachers' resignation letters

‘With Deep Regret’ (for about ten minutes): Teachers’ Resignation Letters

19/04/2017

Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education ...

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vulnerablity to psychosis

Forewarned is Forearmed: Vulnerability to Psychosis and How to Detect It

03/04/2017

Vulnerability to psychosis: New methods show how to detect it ...

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Can Music Ever Be Sustainable?

27/03/2017

Pop music can create not just idols, but shaman-like figures who help us negotiate our way through life and death. How do we keep it coming?...

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Pills, active sex life

An Active Sex Life Makes Happier Workers

11/03/2017

Maintaining an active sex life may lead to improved job satisfaction and engagement in work ...

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Brainbeans! Caffeine Could Help Diminish Dementia

10/03/2017

Caffeine boosts enzyme that could protect against dementia...

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