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Horticultural Healing: Plants and Mental Health

WebUniversity Research. If you’re feeling down, anxious or stressed, a houseplant could help. Plants have several health benefits, from lowering blood pressure to improving memory and concentration. Plus, jokes …

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Half of World’s Population Will Experience a Mental Health …

WebInsights from study can help public health workers, clinicians, and researchers better respond to unmet needs of people with mental health disorders. One out of every …

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Only 12 Percent of American Adults Are Metabolically …

WebThe prevalence of metabolic health in American adults is ‘alarmingly low,’ even among people who are normal weight, a new study finds. According to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings …

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Technology Fueled America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis, But It …

WebBy Dartmouth University President Sian Beilock: By the time the U.S. surgeon general declared that we were in the throes of a mental health crisis in 2021, …

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With Age, Accumulating Health Problems Increase Risk of …

WebThe study used data from the Health Literacy and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults Longitudinal Study, a prospective cohort study of adults in late midlife and …

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Depression Rates in US Tripled When the Pandemic First …

WebGalea and collaborators used the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a popular and accurate self-administered depression screening tool, to assess depression …

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One in Five College Students Reported Thoughts of …

WebMental health diagnoses and suicidality were common. One in four students reported being diagnosed with or treated for a mental health disorder in the prior year. One-fifth of all students surveyed had thought …

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Human Health Is Suffering Because of Climate Change

WebHuman health is just as much at risk due to the effects and causes of climate change. A new first-of-its-kind joint venture from Boston University School of Public …

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How Fast You Walk Says a Lot About Your Health

WebIn the study, fast walkers declined at a slower rate than slower walkers, which led to better health outcomes. If your gait slows down, especially significantly, it could indicate an underlying condition. At the …

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Brown Researchers Launch Resource to Educate Public About …

WebThe opcinfo.org project is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health through Rhode Island Hospital’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence on …

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The Crucial Role of Microbes in Metabolic Health

WebHealth-conscious consumers often select their foods based on calorie content. Yet, new evidence suggests they may be missing a critical piece of the puzzle. In an …

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Know What’s Good for Your Health

WebThe School of Public Health assistant professor of global health is using geotagged tweets to study various aspects of health in different neighborhoods. Nsoesie, …

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Smartphone Use Linked to Behavioral Problems in Kids

WebUniversity Research. Children who spend lots of time using smartphones and other digital devices are prone to psychiatric problems, according to a team of USC …

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Managing Your Aging Parents’ Health

Web“Keeping better track of day-to-day health information can help us nip emerging problems in the bud. Our goal is to keep people out of hospitals and …

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Health disparities impact Black and Latino Americans with …

WebHealth disparities and inequities in autoimmune diseases. Despite the paucity of studies including people of color, the data indicate that when it comes to MS and …

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Researchers Explore Health-Promoting Behaviors of African …

WebPublished in the American Journal of Men’s Health and led by Daina Potter, a data analyst in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of …

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Cultural Racism Worsens Health Inequities Between Racial Groups

WebDr. Amani Allen, a prominent race and socioeconomic health researcher at Berkeley Public Health and study co-author, was a key impetus for the seven-year long …

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Improved Nutrition, Sanitation Linked to Beneficial Changes in …

WebHowever, a new study led by a global-health researcher at UC Santa Cruz provides some of the clearest and most comprehensive evidence to date on what is …

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Teens, Young Adults Drive Increase in Mental Health ER Visits

WebThe authors defined an ED visit as mental health-related when one of the first three ED diagnoses was for a mental health or substance abuse diagnosis. The data …

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Financial capability predicts more positve health outcomes, study …

WebHealth was measured by five indicators: life satisfaction, self-rated health, levels of depression, feelings of being worn out and overall happiness. Respondents …

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Study Shows Wealth Does Not Ensure Equal Amounts of Health …

WebA new study from the University of Kansas has found that the same amount of wealth does not ensure the same level of positive health outcomes for everyone. An …

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