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Month:November 2021
Loneliness in children
Share me on…As new research reveals worrying findings about pupil wellbeing, co-author Daniel Muijs explains how teachers can tackle school anxiety… Read More
Five Categories of Stress
Share me on…The five themes identified by the researchers: (1) cognition, (2) emotion, (3) physical health, (4) interpersonal relations, and (5) behaviour… Read More
Combat Back-to-Work Anxiety
Share me on…According to research by YouGov, two in five are anxious about returning to work and the threat the virus has to our health and wellbeing… Read More
Five foods that weaken memory and focus
Share me on…Researchers found that people who ate more fried food were more likely than others to experience depression later in life… Read More
Treating mental illness with psychedelics
Share me on…To try find better solutions to mental health problems across the U.S., researchers looked at psychedelic drugs to combat mental illness in mice… Read More
Anxiety; an introduction
Share me on…Anxiety is an unpleasant emotional state of tension, apprehension, and worry occurring in response to a perceived threat. In the case of fear, the threat is relatively specific and identifiable, for example, seeing a snake. However, in the case of anxiety tends to be vague and gripping, for example, while delivering a presentation …
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Boxing linked to brain impairment
Share me on…The research team found that men who had boxed in their youth were twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s-like impairment as those who had not boxed… Read More
Berries improve cognitive function
Share me on…A new scientific review concludes berries could boost cognitive function across all ages, helping to manage anxiety and depression… Read More
Reducing the risk of dementia
Share me on…Bryna Shatenstein and Pascal Barberger-Gateau from the universities of Montreal and Bordeaux respectively, published an article in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2015 which discussed the prevention of age-related cognitive decline. The article considers various strategies for reducing the risk of dementia considering when and for whom they are most effective. An …
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Anti-inflammatory diet reduces dementia
Share me on…Anti-inflammatory diet reduces dementia The research conducted by specialists from the American Academy of Neurology has illuminated that an anti-inflammatory diet – which includes a more considerable number of fruits, vegetables, beans, and tea or coffee – possibly decreases the risk of developing neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia. Nikolaos Scarmeas, MD, PhD, of …
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