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Repressive methods used in training women's artistic gymnasts can be extremely harmful, study warns
Women's artistic gymnastics has attracted considerable attention at recent editions of the Olympic Games, thrilling huge crowds of spectators at the venue itself and gripping billions of viewers on TVs around the world. Murky ...
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How do horticultural activities affect brain activation and emotion?
Research has confirmed that there are physical and mental benefits associated with performing horticultural activities, such as being in contact with soil and viewing plants. In addition, due to the rapidly increasing volume ...
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Children with tics can be helped by new online treatment
New research from the University of Nottingham demonstrates that online behavior therapy for children with tics, which is supported by therapists, is both effective, safe and could greatly increase the number of children ...
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Locating for recovery: Acute mental health units remain in the shadows
Acute mental health care units remain in the shadows, neither fully integrated into general hospitals nor part of the community, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, say.
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Could vitamin D help ward off suicide?
A new study hints that treating low vitamin D levels with supplements might have a critical benefit for certain people: a decreased risk of attempting suicide.
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Women are more likely to identify as bisexual—can research into sexual arousal tell us why?
Women's sexuality is vastly understudied in science and is still considered a "taboo" subject. Often, the experiences of men have been taken as the norm in scientific research, yet there are important differences in the sexuality ...
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Research to reduce insomnia in autistic adults
Researchers from La Trobe University have conducted a world first pilot study investigating a sleep intervention for autistic adults, showing promising evidence at reducing insomnia and co-occurring anxiety symptoms.
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Warning screens fail to deter Instagram users from seeing graphic content, study finds
The introduction of sensitive-content warning screens by Instagram is not effectively protecting vulnerable Internet users from the negative impact of graphic online imagery, according to new research from Flinders University.
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Q&A: More mindfulness may be part of the answer for anxiety-ridden US
Research has shown that the U.S. is facing a mental health crisis, with specialists unable to keep pace with a surge in cases during the pandemic. Amanda Baker, an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School ...
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Medication administration errors can induce fear, sadness and guilt among health care professionals
Despite evidence showing that the causes of medication errors can be traced back to multiple factors in the health care setting, health care professionals still often feel that they are to blame. In a new study, health care ...
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Postpartum depression is more than baby blues
Postpartum depression is real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 out of every 10 new moms suffer from it. It's much more than what's called the "baby blues" because it lasts longer and tends to be more ...
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Antidepressants use for chronic pain on the rise, but are they effective?
Many people are unaware that some antidepressants (medications used to treat people living with depression) are also being prescribed to treat certain chronic pain conditions.
Feb 1, 2023
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Joy at the café: Tweets reveal where in cities people express different emotions
An analysis of nearly 2 million Tweets made by people in London and San Francisco explores specific events and types of locations that are associated with different emotions. Panote Siriaraya of the Kyoto Institute of Technology, ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Serious eating disorder ARFID is highly heritable, according to new twin study
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is strongly influenced by genetic factors, according to a twin study examining this relatively new type of eating disorder. The study has been published in the journal JAMA ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Research team finds brain marker that indicates vulnerability to developing post-traumatic stress disorder
Understanding one's susceptibility to developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is important. If you knew you were at risk, for example, you might steer clear of jobs that carry more likelihood of high stress and potential ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Babies remember faces despite face masks, new study suggests
Babies learn from looking at human faces, leading many parents and childhood experts to worry about possible developmental harm from widespread face-masking during the pandemic.
Feb 1, 2023
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Moderate alcohol intoxication does not impair recall of sexual assault, shows study
Women are able to recall details of sexual assault and rape with accuracy, even if they have drunk—or expected to drink—moderate amounts of alcohol.
Feb 1, 2023
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Researchers assess link between talking therapy and lower rates of dementia
Using talking therapies to effectively treat depression in adults over the age of 65 may be clinically linked with slightly reduced rates of future dementia diagnosis, finds a new analysis of health data led by UCL researchers.
Feb 1, 2023
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Overactive bladder prevalent in 6% of young adults
Overactive bladder (OAB) is prevalent in 6.0 percent of young adults and has a negative impact on mental health, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in the International Neurourology Journal.
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