Researchers just got one step closer to solving the age-old question of whether cats or dogs make better pets. A team in the Netherlands set out to better understand the nuances and underlying mechanisms behind the positive ...
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Nearly one in three adults in Denmark score high on the stress scale, and more than one in 10 feel lonely. This is shown by the large survey The National Health Profile 2025. There is good reason to pay attention to the mental ...
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Large language models (LLMs) can replicate human emotions like fear, sadness and anxiety, and be "calmed down" by a breathing exercise, suggests a study published in The Lancet Digital Health. This means LLMs could potentially ...
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People who are resilient to psychological stress are similar to each other—not in terms of appearance, but in the brain's response to stressful stimuli. Psychological resilience—the ability to cope effectively with adversity—plays ...
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Researchers have studied the emotional and professional impact of patient safety incidents on physicians, as well as the crucial support mechanisms that can help them move on from these events.
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Frequent exposure to real-world firearm violence through the media is associated with worse mental health outcomes, according to Rutgers researchers. Their study, published in BMC Public Health, has found that frequent exposure ...
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"I should stop." Have you ever said those words to yourself as you scrolled through one disheartening online post after another? This phenomenon is popularly known as doomscrolling. You may wonder: Why is it so difficult ...
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Parental stress continues to rise, but what's weighing on moms and dads today is largely the mental health of their children. A new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded ...
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Gender-diverse adolescents who experience bullying and live in states with persistently unsupportive gender identity laws are significantly more likely to suffer escalating psychological distress compared to their peers, ...
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have identified a range of key risk and protective factors influencing whether young people vape, drink alcohol, smoke or use drugs. Based on data from more than 30,000 pupils aged ...
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