(Hayley Chazan) People who have been diagnosed with a mental illness are more likely to have poor sleep quality compared to the general population, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted.
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Belonging to a Social Group Improves Your Health and Happinesss
(Exploring Your Mind) We all need to have our own particular “tribe”. A group of people we like, trust, and make plans with, and who support us in difficult times.
Teenage Girl Develops Worsening Neurological Symptoms Moments After Getting Pfizer Vaccine
(Arsenio Toledo) A teenage girl from North Carolina has developed severe neurological symptoms after getting Pfizer’s Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
A Virus That Has Killed More Minds Than Bodies
(Kennedy Hall) Death has been at the forefront of our collective minds over the past 18 months. When the WHO declared the advent of COVID-19 a world-wide pandemic, whole swaths of civilization descended into a pit of panic about the unknown virus that had sprung forth from Wuhan.
Rhodiola Significantly Improves Mental Health and Promotes a Calm State of Mind
(Virgilio Marin) Rhodiola rosea is a potent herb commonly grown in the wild Arctic region. Also known as arctic root and golden root, rhodiola is used in traditional medicine to treat anxiety, fatigue and weakness, and improve endurance, work performance and tolerance of high altitudes. Nowadays, it is commonly used to boost energy levels, improve athletic performance and treat depression, anxiety and other symptoms.
Antidepressant Prescriptions for UK Children up 22% in 5 Years
(Mary Villareal) Prescriptions for antidepressants written for children aged five to 16 have increased by 22 percent over five years. The effects of the pandemic have been blamed for the record mental health problems faced by children.
Essential Oil From This Turkish Medicinal Plant Found to Reduce Dementia-related Anxiety and Depression
(Ralph Flores) A species of St. John’s wort (Hypericum) that’s native to Central Asia may alleviate depression and anxiety, especially for those with dementia. In a report published in the Journal of Essential Oil Research, researchers from Firat University in Turkey examined the anti-anxiety and anti-depression properties of Hypericum scabrum.
Complex Trauma Linked to Cognitive Impairments and Mental Health Disorders
(Neuroscience News) New research from King’s has explored whether different types of trauma confer the same risk of future mental illness, in the first study of its kind.
Neuroethics, A Fascinating Look at the Brain and Moral Behaviors
(Exploring Your Mind) Neuroethics is a new and interesting field of knowledge. It analyzes moral behaviors in respect of what happens in the brain.
Governments Are Running a Real-life, Nationwide Stanford Prison Experiment by Granting Vaccinated People Special Rights and Privileges While Treating the Unvaccinated like Prisoners
(Ethan Huff) The continued encroachment of Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) no jab, no (fill in the blank) policies is devastating the social fabric of not just the United States but every country that is participating in this grand experiment in medical fascism.
The Grounding Technique for Dealing With Stress
(Exploring Your Mind) When you suffer a severe emotional shock, you may become confused and paralyzed. The grounding technique can help you stabilize and return to the present.
Memory and Information Processing Affected by Isolation
(Neuroscience News) While there’s a lack of data on the Australian lockdown experience, a study on Italians who were locked down for about two months last year found an increase in distractions and mind wandering was common.
How You Eat Defines Your Personality
(Exploring You Mind) It seems that how you eat is linked to your personality. At least, that’s what a rather curious experiment suggests. It identified up to ten types of personality according to the way you eat. Which one do you identify with?
Stress and Mental Health at the Woke Olympics
(Christopher Chantrill) All the usual suspects were rounded up when star gymnast Simone Biles did her Bartleby thing and decided she would rather not.
Empathy in Everyday Life
(Neuroscience News) Researchers at the University of Toronto are studying our capacity for empathy, or our ability to sense and understand someone else’s emotions, and are debunking some common misconceptions along the way.