Ok not to be ok: Medals and mental health; why talking about mental health on the world’s stage has become a game-changer: Athletes talking about their mental health could change the conversation forever and for everyone, says Priory psychotherapist Dee Johnson. Physical and mental health still don’t have parity, but this has got to change, she […]
FIFA has launched #ReachOut, a campaign designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of mental health conditions, encourage people to seek help when they need it, and take actions every day for better mental health. With the support of past and current football players, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Association of Southeast Asian […]
Rebecca Wallersteiner looks at On Happiness, two concurrent new exhibitions at Wellcome Collection, London from July ‘21 which explore ways in which people can navigate the complexity of feelings and find joy and happiness under duress. It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe that lures him to evil ways. We are […]
Encouraging young women to quit smoking has taken on added importance after University of Queensland research showed associations between smoking, early menopause and lung cancer. Professor Gita Mishra and colleagues from UQ’s School of Public Health found women who experienced early menopause at age 45 or younger had an increased risk of lung cancer, although the risk was […]
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Driving with heart disease: checking fitness to drive: People suffering from various types of cardiovascular disease are subject to a certain accident risk when driving a vehicle on the road. High blood pressure, coronary heart disease and cardiac insufficiency might be grounds for a (temporary) driving ban. Numerous diseases are capable of causing traffic accidents […]
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A nasal spray technology that enables the delivery of psychedelic and non-psychedelic drugs to treat mental health disorders will enter development for clinical use following the signing of a licence agreement with startup company InnarisBio, an atai Life Sciences company. University of Queensland researcher Dr Harendra Parekh and his team developed the solution-to-gel intranasal drug delivery technology – […]
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Curtin University research has found quit support for smoking mothers should continue even after their first babies are born, given that many of those women will become pregnant again, and that quitting can substantially reduce the risk of future preterm births. The longitudinal study examined the records and histories across 23 years, of 63,540 Australian […]
Increasing the accuracy of early ovarian cancer detection: A test being developed in Queensland could help to reduce the high mortality rate from ovarian cancer by dramatically improving the accuracy of early detection. University of Queensland researchers said the test had successfully detected more than 90 per cent of early ovarian cancer compared to 50 […]
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High consumption of US crime shows on television distorts social perceptions and promotes common myths. People with a great amount of US-based crime-related television viewing are more likely to be susceptible to misconceptions regarding the death penalty – irrespective of their age, education, or gender. This is the basic finding of a new edition of […]
An unhealthy influence: TikTok’s troubling health bomb. TikTok exposes young people to videos that could reinforce a positive attitude towards vaping and e-cigarette usage, new University of Queensland research has found. Lead author from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, PhD student Tianze Sun said the team analysed TikTok videos to understand how vaping and […]