For many of us, alone is a negative state of being. Society doesn’t help us with this either; being alone often carries a social stigma, implying isolation, being on the outside. Although alone and lonely are often thought of as being one in the same, alone doesn’t equal loneliness. Learning to ...
Date Posted: October 31, 2014
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First and second children provide parents a boost in happiness up to a year before they are born but the third does not, new research finds.
Oct 31
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Research suggests religiosity among African-Americans helps to keep suicidal rates low despite the psychological stress of racism.
Oct 30
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Today the UK and its allies are at war with an extremist group based in Syria and Iraq that calls itself the Islamic State. Many of the fighters of the Islamic State are Western citizens. Indeed, this week there were reports that a fourth jihadist ...
Oct 30
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A drug being newly tested as a fast-acting antidepressant has shown it can help lift heavy depression within 40 minutes.
Oct 30
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"Call your mother" may be the familiar refrain, but research from the University of Kansas shows that being able to text, email and 'Facebook' dad may be just as important for young adults.
Oct 29
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Finding a setting that allows autistic kids to socialize with more normally developing peers is often a Catch-22 for parents. For while autistic youth need significant practice to develop social skills, deficits in this skill set often make play, ...
Oct 29
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Music therapy can reduce depression in children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems, a large new study finds.
Oct 29
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Having a bad boss can make your work life a misery, but it can also make you sick, both physically and mentally, researchers say.
Oct 28
Categories: Workplace Issues
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Burning Man is a massive weeklong public arts festival held every August in Black Rock City, Nevada. You might imagine this event, where 65,000 people converge in a blazing desert devoid of water, food or electricity, would be a recipe for disaster.
Oct 28
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For people over 60, light or moderate alcohol intake is associated with better recall of past events, according to a new study. Links were also found between increased size of the hippocampus — the area of the brain crucial to memory — and ...
Oct 27
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People who are born blind have four times as many nightmares as sighted people, according to a new study conducted by the Danish Centre for Sleep Medicine. The findings confirm that nightmares are related to a person’s daytime stress.
Oct 27
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Whether they like to admit it or not, most people are interested in gossip about other people’s achievements and failures. And while gossip is often seen as negative, a new study has found that listening to gossip may help us adapt to a social ...
Oct 27
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New research led by Cornell University neuroscientist Nathan Spreng shows for the first time that engaging brain areas linked to so-called "off-task" mental activities (such as mind-wandering and reminiscing) can actually boost performance on some ...
Oct 25
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables can help improve mental health, an Australian study says.
Oct 25
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Bereavement affects a person’s immune system, and the impact varies as we grow older, say researchers.
Oct 24
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A Drug that Cures Alcoholism May be the Next Anti-Anxiety Medication
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