New study names the UK’s most burnt-out regions this Stress Awareness Month comes to an end: New research has revealed the UK regions that are the most in-need of a break this Stress Awareness Month, finding Preston to be the area suffering the most. Of the top ten regions, half were from the Northwest including […]
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3 Great Ways To Get More Sleep (That Don’t Take Much Effort): If you don’t get enough sleep every night, it can have a pronounced impact on your life. You’ll be tired almost constantly, in a bad mood, and even stressed. When it happens regularly, it can even increase the likelihood of developing serious illnesses. […]
Top Tips To Detox Your Mind and Body: A detox is a healthy way of looking after not just your body, but your mind too. When it comes to detoxing, in order to be successful, you should look at ways in which you can tackle it effectively, depending on what it is you’re detoxing from. […]
Scientists identify genetic anxiety ‘switch’: New research from the University of Aberdeen has identified an area of DNA in the human genome that plays a role in controlling anxiety. Section of human and mouse DNA identified as gene ‘switch’ for anxiety Removal of the ‘switch’ increased anxiety in mice Switch also found to be associated […]
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Gen Z’s climate anxiety is real and needs action — for everyone’s wellbeing: New Curtin University research has shown Australian young people have major concerns about climate change, which is having a significant impact on their lives and could have broader consequences decades into the future. Published in Sustainable Earth Reviews, the study surveyed Australian […]
Top tips for improved psychological wellbeing with mental health expert Noel McDermott: Many of us give our homes a deep clean in the Spring, but not many give the same time and attention to their own psychological health. Here mental health expert Noel McDermott offers his top tips for your mental health Spring cleaning. Decluttering […]
People who live with social anxiety could be given a helping hand to deal with their stress by the power of good vibrations, new research suggests. Computing scientists and psychologists from the University of Glasgow have worked with socially anxious people to prototype a series of handheld ‘comfort objects’ in a research study. The study […]
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What is an eating disorder? An eating disorder occurs when someone develops an unhealthy attitude towards food which can take over their everyday life and make them ill. It’s often more about control than food itself and can be symptomatic of another underlying mental health struggle. Food plays an integral part in our lives and […]
Drugs that treat conditions like depression and anxiety often come with varying side effects, as they regulate various functions within the human body at the same time. What if these drugs could activate only the functions that target the specific conditions that they are designed to treat? A team of researchers has found a potential […]
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Raising children is a heart-warming journey, full of highs, sometimes lows, and everything in between. But sometimes, what we might miss are the quieter signals our children send us, especially when they’re struggling with their mental health. The latest figures from the NHS in England show that in 2023, about 1 in 5 children and […]
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