Psychology & Psychiatry
Easy treatments can help lift winter blues
For many people, the winter months bring a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Jan 16, 2020
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologist explains how to improve the holiday blues
According to the song, it's the most wonderful time of the year. But for many, it's the time of year filled with added pressures, demands, and unrealistic expectations that leave them feeling decidedly less than wonderful.
Dec 17, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression: It's a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
Depression is a serious disorder marked by disturbances in mood, cognition, physiology and social functioning.
Sep 25, 2019
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Medical research
How are you feeling? Check your wristband
(HealthDay)—Remember the "mood ring" craze of the 1970s?
Jul 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does the time of year really impact your mood?
When daylight saving time ends in late fall, it is common to start experiencing an onset of mild depressive feelings and tendencies, often coined as "winter blues." Energy levels seem to decrease with the temperature drop, ...
Feb 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Easy treatments can help lift winter blues
For many people, the winter months bring a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Jan 3, 2019
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Health
Seasonal affective disorder: your eye colour might be why you have the 'winter blues'
You're not alone if colder weather and longer nights make you feel down. This well-known phenomenon, called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), might explain why people feel low, irritable, and lethargic in the winter months. ...
Jan 2, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemotherapy timing could influence how well the treatment works
Most living organisms – animals, plants, fungi, and even some types of bacteria – have an internal clock, a circadian clock that orchestrates the biochemical, physiological and behavioral functions in each cell according ...
May 10, 2018
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Neuroscience
Brain activity linked to stress changes chemical codes
Five years ago, a team of University of California San Diego neurobiologists published surprising findings describing how rats' brain cells adopted new chemical codes when subjected to significant changes in natural light ...
Apr 24, 2018
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Health
How technology can help you get a better night's sleep
It's smart to turn off mobile devices and other small screens at least an hour before bedtime, but technology can also help us power down for a good night's sleep, says expert Cary Brown, a researcher in the University of ...
Mar 16, 2018
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