Tag: mental health

marine snail

Waiting (and waiting) for My Man: Marine Snails as Opioid Alternative

24/02/2017

An alternative to opioids? Compound from marine snail is potent pain reliever...

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party, rave, serotonin

Twitchy Disco: The Effects of Serotonin on Motivation

14/02/2017

More serotonin = less motivation? It depends on the circumstances ...

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Boxing, punchbag

How Much Exercise Does it Take to De-Stress?

11/02/2017

Exercise and sleep are key to keeping employees from bringing work frustrations home ...

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tarantula, phobia

Reducing Phobia Works Best With Brief Exposure (Unless You’re Frightened of Exposed Briefs)

09/02/2017

Less is more: Exposure to stimuli for overcoming phobia ...

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Kong by Dan Booth

Words, Phrases and Sentences: The Connective Tissue of Humanity

04/02/2017

Poets strive to map the beauty and terror of existence. You have never been alone....

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Sleeping man, sleep well

Did You Sleep Well? Sure? Try the Checklist

25/01/2017

What is good quality sleep? National Sleep Foundation provides guidance ...

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smoker, cigarette

Smoke, Mirrors and the Gratuitous Gape Shot

21/01/2017

One look at the packet, and you'll definitely need a quick gasper....

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Need a Cure for Video Gaming Depression? Try Social Media Depression

15/01/2017

Those who play games more than four hours a day may not develop addiction-like problems if they are socially engaged with others...

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A Welcome Side Effect: Alzheimer’s Drug Fixes Tooth Decay

13/01/2017

Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer's drug, could revolutionize dental treatments ...

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To Mow a Meadow (Green Scythe Fair)

12/01/2017

Remember where your food comes from. Remember the hands that toiled for you....

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dictionay, bilingualism

Que Bueno! Bilingualism Saves Brains

10/01/2017

Bilingualism may save brain resources as you age ...

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woman with megaphone, speaking, stammering

The Mechanics of Stuttering (and the beginnings of a cure)

06/01/2017

Stuttering linked to reduced blood flow in area of brain associated with language ...

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Anti-Aging Therapies – How Close is Immortality Now?

03/01/2017

Anti-aging therapies targeting senescent cells: Facts and fiction ...

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psilocybin, magic mushrooms

Careful Now! : When Magic Mushrooms Turn BAD

01/01/2017

Survey assesses both risky behaviors and positive outcomes of psilocybin use...

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emotional hangover

How to Cope With Your Emotional Hangover

30/12/2016

Is there such a thing as an emotional hangover? NYU researchers find that there is ...

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Facebook Lurking Makes You Miserable – Fact.

28/12/2016

Feeling blue? Taking a break from Facebook might help ...

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log cabin

We Don’t ‘Like’: Social Media and Depression

26/12/2016

Multi-social millennials are more likely to be depressed than their peers...

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saunas

The Mental Health Trick You’ll Really Like: Saunas Against Dementia

21/12/2016

Frequent sauna bathing protects men against dementia ...

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Anger

What Does Anger Sound Like to Children?

05/12/2016

Researchers pair acoustical analysis with brain mapping to understand how children process emotion in speech...

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pharmaceutical psilocybin

Return Trip? Magic Mushrooms and Cancer

04/12/2016

Psilocybin relieves anxiety and depression in patients with advanced cancer ...

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good dads

Good Dads Make Happy Kids (and they don’t even need to clean up)

24/11/2016

How new fathers see themselves in child's early years seems to be most influential on kids' later life...

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musical training

Musical Training Combats ADHD in Kids

23/11/2016

Musical training creates new brain connections in children ...

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‘Middle England’ faces lowest psychosis risk

25/10/2016

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”W/dropcaphite, middle class, older. Psychosis and its attendent conditions are a lower risk for those who fit into the ‘Middle...

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Worked to Death: The Key to Making High-Stress Jobs Less Lethal

18/10/2016

Lack of control over high-stress jobs leads to early grave ...

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Tin Foil Hats. No, Really: The dementia risk of galactic cosmic ray exposure

11/10/2016

UCI study raises questions about long-term brain health after extended spaceflights...

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It’s A Start: Being Bipolar, Accepting I’m Ill (Mental Health)

18/09/2016

The first step to better mental health is accepting there's a problem. ...

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Sub Saharan Sexual Satisfaction Shocker

26/08/2016

Sub-Saharan Africans satisfied with their sex lives; 18 percent rate them a perfect 10 ...

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Friends or Family: One of them Lengthens Your Life. Which?

24/08/2016

Do relationships with family members, or friends, decrease likelihood of death?...

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For Happy Sons, Avoid These Plastics in Pregnancy

21/08/2016

Prenatal Bisphenol A exposure linked to anxiety and depression in boys ...

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Are You Depressive, Positive, or Both? Cognitive Bias Explains the Link

21/07/2016

Same genes could make us prone to both happiness and depression ...

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