Mental Health

Research shows that frequent social media use is potentially harmful to adolescent mental health among American high school students published in a supplement to the Oct. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report. Emily Young, MPH, of the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of frequent social media use …

Dayak women take rest during the ritual. Credit: Radmila Lorencova A recent study published in the Discover magazine sheds light on an emerging trend in mental health: the integration of indigenous healing techniques into Western psychotherapy. It shows that Western clients are increasingly benefiting from therapies influenced by indigenous healing practices, despite challenges in integrating these experiences within the Western …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain About 3% of U.S. high school students identify as transgender, according to the first federal effort to collect national data on trans teens. Another 2% are unsure about their gender identity, according to the results of the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The study also found that transgender and gender-questioning teens are much more likely to …

Credit: CC0 Public domain Elite female Australian rules footballers report poorer mental health compared to elite male players, especially when their sleep is disrupted, research led by Monash University has found. All elite athletes face a unique set of stressors on a daily basis, making them vulnerable to sleep disruption and associated psychological symptoms. The results of this research reinforce …

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 …