Tag Archives: Stress Management

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain Farming is a stressful occupation, and farmers suffer from anxiety and depression at higher levels than the general population. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines the differences in mental health issues for male and female farmers, focusing on the role of social support in reducing stress. The findings are published in the …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and University College London has found that 33.6% of healthcare workers surveyed in England report symptoms consistent with post-COVID syndrome (PCS ), better known as long as COVID. Yet only 7.4% of respondents reported receiving a formal diagnosis. “Post-COVID-19 syndrome among …

Credit: Cottonbro studio from Pexels New research from Sheffield Hallam University and The University of Sheffield, UK, shows that participating in Parkrun, a weekly 5km social running session, significantly improves the life satisfaction of the least active participants. In the article, entitled “The impact of parkrun on life satisfaction and its cost-effectiveness: a six-month study of parkrunners in the UK”, …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that common breast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, may accelerate the biological aging process in breast cancer survivors. The findingspublished in the Journal of the National Cancer Instituteshow that markers of cellular aging – such as DNA damage …

3D projections of the QSM χ maps onto the displayed brainstem ROI extracted from the FreeSurfer segmentation for the healthy control group and the COVID group. The COVID group shows increased χ in the brainstem, particularly in the Medulla and Pons (black arrows). Credit: University of Cambridge Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control center’ – underlies the long-lasting …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain Spending more time on screens increases the likelihood that 9- and 10-year-olds will develop symptoms of mental illness, according to a UC San Francisco study that is one of the first long-term studies of the problem. The study followed a diverse group of children from across the country for two years and found that more screen …

Association between sleep disturbances at age 10 years and suicidal behavior at age 12 years. Credit: JAMA network opened (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33734 Children who have a lot of trouble sleeping are at increased risk of developing suicidal thoughts and behavior as they enter adolescence, according to a new study led by Stanford Medicine. The research, published recently arrived JAMA network …

Self-harm is a global public health problem (Hawton et al., 2003). In England, approximately 200,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years engage in self-harm behavior each year without clinical support, and in addition approximately 21,000 adolescents seek medical treatment after incidents of self-harm (Geulayov, et al., 2018; Morgan et al., 2017; Patalay & Gage, 2019). The rate of self-harm among …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain Social services nonprofits experienced high employee turnover in 2022 and struggled to fill vacancies as the COVID-19 pandemic came to an end. Low salaries, inadequate employment conditions, staff burnout and a shortage of qualified applicants were largely to blame. The staffing problems were so serious that some people running these organizations feared they might have to …

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in the United States, but if you’re diagnosed with the disease, you may still feel lonely. To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) offer tips on managing the disease. First, any treatment will depend on the stage and type of breast cancer you have. …