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To Keep Depression at Bay, Fighting Negative Thoughts Is Key

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 – Millions of Americans who experience major depression will suffer a relapse, but a new study suggests that learning to focus on the positive, rather than the negatives in...

Climate Change Is Stressing Out the Young, But Inspiring Some to Action

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 – Young people have high levels of distress about climate change, and a new study argues that their anguish could be key to fighting it. “People of all ages are being a...

AHA News: A Lifetime of Challenges – Including a Spinal Stroke – Leads Dancer to Infinite Possibilities

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community....

Poll Shows Who Americans Trust (and Don't Trust) for Health News

TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – Misinformation about health and medicine is rampant in the United States, with far too many Americans being presented false claims and left wondering what to believe, a new...

Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll

MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 – When U.S. parents express their concerns about their school-aged children, social media use and the internet are at the top of the list. Mental health issues are another top...

AHA News: Understanding the Link Between Long COVID and Mental Health Conditions

THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Researchers have long understood that people with chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, are at increased risk for depression....

Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk for Depression, Anxiety

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 – Shift work is associated with an increased risk for depression and anxiety, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Minzhi Xu, Ph.D., from the...

It's Back-to-School, and Who's Popular or Not Remains Key

TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 – “She’s cheer captain and I’m on the bleachers,” Taylor Swift laments to her popular crush in the song “You Belong With Me.” The lyrics of longing to fit in at school reflect ...

More Health Problems Seen for Latino Children in States With Systemic Inequity

TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 – Latino children residing in states with higher levels of systemic inequity have increased likelihood of experiencing mental health or chronic physical health conditions,...

Health Care Utilization Up With Childhood Stressful Life Events

TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 – Stressful life events (SLEs) in childhood, including emotional abuse, unmet basic needs, experiences of racism, household mental illness, household substance abuse, parental...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aids Outcomes One Year After Bariatric Surgery

FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tele-CBT) delivered one year after bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in disordered eating and psychological...

One Personality Type Is More Prone to Be an Anti-Vaxxer

FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise. It was the extroverts who were more vaccine resistant. Compared...

Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – The trauma and unhappy family dynamics of childhood may follow kids into old age, affecting both their mind and body, according to new research. “We looked at self-reported d...

Think Your Job Is 'Socially Useless'? You're Not Alone

FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – Ever feel like your job is pointless? A big part of the population feels just that way — that the jobs they do matter little to society. And a Swiss study that delved into w...

More Typos: Workers' Mistakes Rise on Fridays, Study Shows

FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – Workers may sense it intuitively but their mouse clicks prove it: Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the work week. It's also when workers make the most typos. A...

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