Tag: Mental health
What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health
What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health
University of Arizona researchers analyzed idle thoughts for 10 minutes. What they learned...
Watching birds near your home is good for your mental health
People living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress. Image credit: Flickr/Peter Miller
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High resting heart rate and blood pressure linked to later mental...
Many mental health disorders have been found to be associated with abnormalities in heart function and blood pressure. Credit: © A. Strakey / Flickr
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Link between stress hormone, obesity in depressed, bipolar patients
Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol are linked to obesity, high levels of fat in the blood and metabolic syndrome among patients with...
Exercise can help adults better cope with ADHD symptoms
Patrick O'Connor (left) found that exercise, even a small amount, can help alleviate symptoms of ADHD in adults. Credit: University of Georgia
Exercise, even a...
Depression lowers women’s chances of pregnancy, study finds
Credit: © Tatiana Vdb / Flickr
Women with severe depressive symptoms have a decreased chance of becoming pregnant, while the use of psychotropic medications does...
Yeast infection linked to mental illness
Candida. Candida albicans is a yeastlike fungus naturally found in small amounts in human digestive tracts, but its overgrowth in warm, moist environments causes...
Unemployment takes its toll on young people’s mental health
Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are committed to working but vulnerable to experiencing mental health problems, according to...
