Why College Is a Risky Time for Students’ Mental Health
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan Dana hadn’t had any prior experiences with mental illness when her son Oliver went back to school at Kenyon College, but just three weeks into his […]
Being overweight ‘ages people’s brains’
Source: BBC The brains of overweight people look “10 years older” than those of leaner peers, a study has found. Brains naturally lose white matter – the part of the […]
Richard Dawkins on Medicine, Placebo and Homeopathy
He talks about homeopathy very precisely in the first few minutes of this video. He makes a very profound point that whoever establishes the scientific validity of homeopathy, will not […]
Why are we all so tired?
Source: BBC By David Robson A few years ago, Anna Katharina Schaffner became the latest victim of the exhaustion ‘epidemic’. It began with a kind of mental and physical inertia […]
The Psychology of Mortality: ‘Death Anxiety Makes Us Hate People Who Are Different’
Interview Conducted by Rafaela von Bredow and Johann Grolle picture-alliance / AKG Oil painting from Hieronymus Bosch, ca. 1500. The fear of death is our constant companion. Psychologist Sheldon Solomon has researched how that anxiety affects our lives — and found that being reminded of death can bring out our worst. […]
The UN has failed to protect Syrians from war and hunger. Now it’s telling them to stop smoking
Your home may be in flames, your family enslaved, your torturers itching to pull out your fingernails – but above all you’ve got to ignore the ciggy packet in your pocket Robert Fisk @indyvoices 41 Syrians gathering at the scene of a double bomb attack outside the Sayyida Zeinab shrine AFP […]
Should doctors start prescribing religion for their patients?
Source: The Irish Times By Muiris Houston I suspect even the most irreligious of us may mutter a silent prayer when faced by catastrophe or major illness. But is there any […]
Chirlane McCray Enlists New York Clergy in Mental Health Outreach
Source: The New York Times By NIKITA STEWART In a sermon on Sunday to about 450 people at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Brooklyn, the Rev. Dominique Chantell Atchison searched […]
Your Brain Will Age Better If You Do This
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin One of the best ways to keep your brain sharp as you get older may be to stay busy, according to new research. While scientists have previously recommended engaging in mentally challenging activities, a new studysuggests that keeping a packed schedule may offer similar benefits. In […]
Netherlands sees sharp increase in people choosing euthanasia due to ‘mental health problems’
Source: Telegraph By Senay Boztas, amsterdam The Netherlands has seen a sharp increase in the number of people choosing to end their own lives due to mental health problems such as trauma […]
Healthy Sleep Habits Not Only Benefit Children Now — They Help Them Become Better Leaders As Adults
Source: Huffington Post Ingrid Prueher Pediatric and Adult Sleep and Nutrition Consultant and host of Parents.com ‘Baby Sleep 911’ Web TV series. Almost everyone you talk to will agree — […]
How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running
Source: Huffington Post By Melissa Dahl It is something of a cliché among runners, how the activity never fails to clear your head. Does some creative block have you […]
Here’s the Memory Trick That Science Says Works
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger If the brain could brag that’s pretty much all it would do. It’s easily the most complicated organ in your body, and, more than that, the nimblest computer that has ever existed. But the brain has a bug and everyone knows it: memory. No matter how […]
The very real pain of ‘imaginary’ illness
Source: BBC By David Robson How do you tell a patient that their paralysis, blindness, or seizures are “all in the mind”? As the doctor Suzanne O’Sullivan explains to BBC Future, our thoughts and feelings can move the body in mysterious ways that are just as frightening as any physical […]
This Is What Happens To Your Brain On No Sleep
Source: Time By Alice Park Bedtime is one of the most important parts of the day for the brain. The latest studies show that when we slumber, the brain performs important […]
7 Ways to Boost Your Mental Strength When You Need it the Most
Source: Motto By Amy Morin When faced with tough circumstances, you may think that you’re unprepared to deal with life’s inevitable challenges. But you don’t have to wave the white flag just yet. Throughout my 14 years as a psychotherapist and while researching my book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People […]
Harvard professor says ‘Miracles from Heaven’ and other remarkable cures could be real
Source: Washington Post By Jeffrey Rediger When I went to see “Miracles from Heaven,” I saw more laughter, crying and applause than I’ve ever seen in a movie theater. Clearly, this […]
Canada and the Aboriginal mental health crisis
Source: AlJazeera Toronto, Canada – Donnie McKay keeps his phone close. A band councillor in Pimicikamak Cree Nation (Cross Lake) in northern Manitoba, McKay never knows when there will be a […]
How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body
Source: The New York Times The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced stress and risk for various diseases, improved well-being, a […]
7 Amazing Things You Probably Didn’t Know About REM Sleep
Source: Huffington Post The mysterious phase of deep sleep when our most vivid dreams occur has long fascinated scientists and artists. But it wasn’t until the 1950s that sleep period — […]