Psychology & Psychiatry
It's not just retiring athletes who need mental health support—young sportspeople need it, too
Retiring from professional sport can be anguishing for some athletes.
May 23, 2024
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News tagged with online learning
Psychology & Psychiatry
Predicting loneliness through online digital footprints
User data from Google, YouTube, and other online platforms can be used to predict, prevent, and even mitigate loneliness, potentially lowering the risk of suicide for at-risk individuals, according to a Rutgers study.
Mar 7, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Loneliness is a major public health problem—and young people are bearing the brunt of it, say researchers
Writing in The Week, journalist Theara Coleman has declared 2023 "the year of the loneliness epidemic." In May, the US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said loneliness posed a public health risk on a par with smoking and drinking.
Dec 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers investigate glial control of parallel memory processing
Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that there are two parallel processes involved in memory formation when a mouse performs a motor learning task. One process occurs during training and is called online learning, ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study examines the effect of university closures in Bolivia during COVID-19 pandemic on graduates' self-confidence
A study examining the effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on Bolivian dental school graduates will be presented at the 101st General Session of the IADR, which will be held in conjunction with the 9th Meeting of the Latin American ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Vaccination
How vaccine hesitant are you? A third of Americans aren't fully protected against COVID-19
In May 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his goal as getting at least 70% of Americans partially vaccinated against COVID-19 by July of that year. However, government records indicate that as late as September 2022, ...
May 25, 2023
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Health
Kids' screen time rose by 50% during the pandemic: Three tips for the whole family to bring it back down
Has your child's screen time increased since COVID? If you were to estimate by how much would you say 20%, 30% or even a 50% increase?
Nov 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why it's wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19
Post-secondary student mental health is in crisis: Research shows students' mental health was adversely affected in the pandemic, and this falls on the heels of pre-existing concerns that campuses were struggling to keep ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autistic children left behind during pandemic school closures
Many children with autism or intellectual disability had poor attendance or even deregistered from school, often due to unmet needs, after their schools switched to online learning, reports a study and associated policy briefing ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Health
Education with goal-oriented activities motivates students to choose fruits and vegetables
Fast food and away-from-home meal consumption is associated with increasing obesity in adults; often an unhealthy dietary behavior established in the critical time frame of young adulthood. A research article featured in ...
Aug 8, 2022
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