Health
Moms lose significant sleep and free time during kids' school year, new study finds
Moms of school-age children get significantly less sleep during the school year than during the summer.
Jun 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experiencing winter blues? Here's why mental health worsens in January and how to manage
For many of us, the start to the new year offers a clean slate from our grueling end-of-year holiday schedules, providing us with an opportunity to reset and create resolutions.
Jan 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What is seasonal affective disorder? Symptoms, causes and how to treat it
With the days getting shorter and colder, some people might want to stay cuddled in bed all day with a book or a TV show. But for others, the change of season could spell a difficult depression.
Dec 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nutritional neuroscientist offers tips on how to avoid the winter blues
The annual pattern of winter depression and melancholy—better known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD—suggests a strong link between your mood and the amount of light you get during the day.
Dec 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
As winter approaches, seasonal depression may set in for millions
Winter's coming. The leaves have fallen, temperatures are dropping and there's less daylight to brighten our moods.
Dec 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows daylight has big impact on cognitive functions
Imagine you are in a laboratory room watching two African grass rats trying to navigate through a maze. One grass rat moves through the course quickly and finds its way out easily. The other struggles and cannot figure out ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Finding the biological roots for the pathological social withdrawal known as 'hikikomori'
Researchers at Kyushu University have identified a number of key blood biomarkers for pathological social withdrawal, known as hikikomori. Based on their findings, the team was able to distinguish between healthy individuals ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Health
Experts urge reconsideration of 'standard' for time-keeping
The U.S. Senate passed a bill on March 15 that would make daylight savings time permanent. It was approved by consent—and some are framing this procedural move as an "end run," as many senators said they were surprised ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Daylight savings: How an hour of extra sunlight can benefit your mental health
In many northern hemisphere countries, people have now adjusted the clock one hour forwards and are enjoying an extra hour of daylight in the evenings. As the weather becomes a little warmer, too, this gives us that pleasant ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Beating seasonal affective disorder
On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil, the seer of seers, prognosticator of prognosticators, climbed out of his hole in western Pennsylvania and saw his own shadow.
Feb 4, 2022
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