Mental health

Mental health
Dogs can detect stress in humans

Dogs can detect stress in humans

Dogs do not need visual or audio cues to pick up on human stress. This is the first study of its kind and it provides evidence that dogs can smell stress from breath and sweat alone, suggested recent ...

Loneliness, unhappiness may increase ageing faster than smoking

Loneliness, unhappiness may increase ageing faster than smoking

According to the latest article published in Aging-US, any anti-ageing therapy needs to focus on one's mental health as much as on one's physical health

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Being lonely, unhappy increases aging more than smoking

The accumulation of molecular damage contributes to the development of ageing-related frailty and serious diseases. These molecular processes are more intense in some people than in others, a ...

A recent study has found that owning home leads to lesser happiness than expected

Owning home leads to lesser happiness than expected

According to the findings of a new study humans are not very good at predicting what will make them happy

Daytime eating may benefit mental health

Daytime eating may benefit mental health

The team found that, among participants in the daytime and nighttime eating group, depression-like mood levels increased by 26 per cent and anxiety-like mood levels by 16 per cent

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Aestheticising sadness and mental Illness

How our mind works might be a mystery at times. But being sad and depressed is as natural as being happy no matter how society stigmatises it. But what is not natural and unhealthy is, glorifying ...

In this file photo taken on 17 July, 2022 India's Virat Kohli walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket during the final one-day international (ODI) cricket match between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester

Recent run drought impacted my mental health: Kohli

“I’m not shy to admit that I was feeling mentally down. This is a very normal thing to feel, but we don’t speak because we are hesitant. We don’t want to be looked at as mentally weak. Trust me, ...

Skipping breakfast may lead to behavioural problems in children

Skipping breakfast may lead to behavioural problems in children

A recent study found that young people who eat healthy breakfasts at home have higher psycho-social health

England Test captain Ben Stokes

England captain Stokes reveals battle with anxiety

Stokes stepped away from cricket last year to focus on his mental health after enduring a series of panic attacks

People saying they often feel lonely are much more likely to lose their jobs later.

Loneliness increases risk of future unemployment

Loneliness is an incredibly important societal problem, which is often thought about in terms of the impact on mental health and wellbeing only. There may also be wider implications, which could have ...

Former India captain Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli opens up about mental health struggle

Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli, who took his team to unprecedented heights, says he has struggled with his mental health throughout his career, local media reported Thursday

People feel less in control initially after breakups

People feel less in control initially after breakups

Romantic relationships are closely linked to perceived control; for instance, evidence suggests a link between perceived control and better relationship satisfaction

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Childhood loneliness can result in drinking problems among young adults

The findings of new research suggest that experiencing loneliness as a pre-adolescent child can develop a drinking problem later in early adulthood

Online parenting courses protect kids against negative impacts of divorce

Online parenting courses protect kids against negative impacts of divorce

Study suggests, an online parenting skills programme for separating or divorcing parents reduces inter-parental conflict, enhances parenting quality, and lessens symptoms of anxiety and sadness in ...

Eating more fruits keeps depression at bay

Eating more fruits keeps depression at bay

According to the research results, the frequency of fruit consumption is more significant to psychological health than the total amount consumed over the course of a normal week.

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