Overweight & Obesity
Excessive screen time linked to obesity in US preteen
A new national study finds that children in the United States with greater screen time usage at ages 9-10 are more likely to gain weight one year later.
Jun 28, 2021
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Health
Global standards to embed health and wellbeing into education system
The first global standards to embed health and wellbeing into the education system have been created amid a rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The mental health of home-carers deteriorated more during lockdown than non-carers
A new study has found the mental health of home-carers deteriorated more during lockdown than non-carers.
Jun 14, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Young teens should only use recreational internet and video games one hour daily
Middle-school aged children who use the internet, social media or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores, according to a study from ...
May 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preventing youth suicides
In October of 2020, a stark public health warning was released by a Connecticut public health clearinghouse: youth suicides were on the rise in Connecticut and we had to act fast. Even before this recent surge, suicide was ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Medical research
How Twitter can help inform public policy relating to mental and emotional well‑being during social isolation
While the long-term emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are yet to be fully understood, social media is providing useful insight into how those in social isolation are feeling and how this may be affecting emotional ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Addiction
Excessive social media use linked to binge eating in US preteens
Children in the United States who have more screen time at ages 9-10 are more likely to develop binge-eating disorder one year later, according to a new national study.
Mar 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Public attitude toward COVID-19 is more "infectious" than disease itself, study shows
Public attitude toward COVID-19 and its treatments is more "infectious" than the disease itself, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze tweets about the virus. Researchers ...
Mar 1, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How the pandemic may damage children's social intelligence
Do you remember the excitement and anticipation of your first day at school? Perhaps you were looking forward to making new friends. Or maybe you were shy and anxious. Research shows that such excitement and stress are the ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Machines can do most of a psychologist's job. The industry must prepare for disruption
Psychology and other "helping professions" such as counselling and social work are often regarded as quintessentially human domains. Unlike workers in manual or routine jobs, psychologists generally see no threat to their ...
Feb 9, 2021
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