As exam-season rolls around once again, the perennial problem of exam stress and its effect on the mental health of young people and those around them comes back into acute focus. As an education technology company, we work with over 100,000 students and their teachers in the run-up to exams. From my own experience of […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the holiday season! Everyone is looking forward to enjoying spending time with loved ones and taking part in the festivities. On the other hand, how do we plan on staying healthy when there’s an abundance of baked goods, buttery carbs and other temptations? Not to mention the […]
An “alarming’ number of working Mothers in the UK are silently suffering from psychological problems, a study suggests. A survey of 2,000 working mothers found 34% suffer unmanageable levels of anxiety and stress due to the pressure caused by taking care of children and having a job. Almost half (46%) experience severe anxiety when comparing […]
Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health conditions in the UK; 1 in 3 people will experience symptoms during their lifetime. During Mental Health Awareness Week, a top Priory psychiatrist talks employees through 10 important tips – and reminds employers to make mental health their business… In today’s economic climate, many can be […]
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With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work – in sectors such as healthcare and transportation – we urgently need to understand its health burden . Many studies have shown that shift work is associated with heart and metabolic diseases, but new research in Experimental Physiology has clarified how shift work […]
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With wintry conditions going on and on and no sign of abating, health-boosting soups can ward off the unseasonable chill. It’s no wonder why our immune systems may be flagging. Easter holidays travel chaos has also meant high stress levels for people en route to holiday destinations and get togethers with friends and families. Stress […]
How well did you sleep last night? If you fell into bed late and tossed and turned until you woke up bleary eyed this morning, you are not alone. In the Western world, we are living through a sleep deprivation epidemic and it is having a major impact on our health and wellbeing. Latest research […]
Type 2 diabetes is a public health emergency and the number of people with this disorder has almost doubled since 1996 to nearly four million today. Most people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which occurs when the body is no longer able to keep blood sugar levels under control, are put on a lifelong drug […]
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If your teenage relatives have spent the festive period glued to their digital devices, you are not alone. More than one in four teenagers – an estimated 866,000 young people in England and Wales – say they couldn’t enjoy Christmas without social media according to a survey carried out for The Children’s Society. Almost one […]
Emergency call handlers are at the forefront of dealing with crisis situations, and the stress they experience negatively impacts on their long term psychological wellbeing, according to a new report in the journal PeerJ. During this innovative study, researchers from the University of Surrey, University of Dundee, Anglia Ruskin University and Kingston University/St George’s, University […]