Addressing aging anxiety is a key to healthy aging
The United States is witnessing a demographic shift, with the Baby Boomer generation and those born before 1946 becoming the fastest-growing age group. By...
Financial crises damage people’s mental health – our global review shows who is worst...
Financial crises are periods characterised by devastating losses of income, work, a certain future, and a stable family life.
The effect on mental health can...
Living alone does not mean loneliness, study finds
Researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in a groundbreaking study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Development, have unveiled the diverse experiences of...
Dementia: negative thinking linked with more rapid cognitive decline
Dementia affects an estimated 54 million people worldwide. There no cure, but reports indicate that approximately a third of dementia cases may be preventable,...
People taking this blood pressure drug have higher suicide risk
A recent study, led by Muhammad Mamdani from St. Michael's Hospital and published in JAMA Network Open, has raised concerns about a potential link...
Workaholism linked to negative mood and emotional flatness
A study published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, led by Professor Cristian Balducci from the University of Bologna, reveals that individuals with...
How childhood trauma can affect your brain functions
A team of scientists from McGill University has found that exposure to childhood adversity is associated with an altered ability to process stressful challenges...
8 ways older adults can reduce loneliness and social isolation
The COVID-19 pandemic reduced social connectedness for everyone, but older adults were particularly hard hit.
“Older adults were simply taken out of circulation during the...
This blood pressure number is linked to neurotic personality trait
A new study highlights the significant link between diastolic blood pressure (the lower number in a blood pressure reading) and neurotic personality traits.
The research...
Inflammation in the brain could contribute to suicide
A groundbreaking study has shed light on how overactive inflammation and diminished protective mechanisms in the brain may contribute to an increased risk of...