Spending time in nature is believed to benefit people's mental health. However, new research suggests that giving people with existing mental health conditions formal 'green prescriptions', may undermine some of the benefits.
Nov 6, 2020
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I was 11 years old when I thought about killing myself for the first time.
Oct 18, 2022
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Bipolar disorder is a severe mental health condition. But in recent years it has become the one mental health diagnosis that patients are willing to accept. Research shows that to some people it has actually become "desirable" ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Researchers have long understood that people with chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, are at increased risk for depression. The same may be true for people with COVID-19 symptoms that linger for months and sometimes ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Approximately one third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. A study publishing August 4th in PLOS Digital Health by Elizabeth Campbell at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Many Americans really want to lose weight—and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them do so.
Aug 12, 2023
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As COVID-related hospitalizations once again increase across the U.S., experts are researching the newly identified variants, their transmissibility and possible mutations. How concerned should the public be about these new ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Our palms tell us a lot about our emotional state, tending to get wet when people are excited or nervous. This reaction is used to measure emotional stress and help people with mental health issues, but the devices to do ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Parents of children struggling with their weight might feel like they're walking a tightrope: how can they help their kid manage their weight and health without negatively impacting their child's body image?
Sep 9, 2022
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Around a third of first year university students have or develop moderate to severe anxiety and/or depression, suggests the first study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
Nov 30, 2021
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