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Category: Medical Research & Studies
Have your dreams become more vivid during the pandemic? Here’s why!
A Professor of Sleep Science explains why you may have been dreaming a lot lately.
Lockdown singing: the science of why music helps us connect in isolation.
While social distancing people are starting to bond with each other musically.
How chronic stress changes the brain – and what you can do to reverse the damage.
Why stress is so bad for us, and how to reduce damages.
Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Genetic Structural Secrets of Schizophrenia.
New research shows how genetics influence schizophrenia.
Why are we calling it ‘social distancing’? Right now, we need social connections more than ever.
One US psychologist rightly noted rather than talking about social distancing, we should be practising distant socialising.
Previously unappreciated neurotransmitter system in the brain discovered.
Researchers discover a new neurotransmitter that may aid in treatment of depression, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders.
Low fruit and vegetable intakes and higher body fat linked to anxiety disorders.
New research from the University of Toronto's Longitudinal Study on ageing.
Smoking linked to mental illness.
Harvard University study shows smoking might be linked to depression and schizophrenia.
Depression memes may be a coping mechanism for people with mental illness.
Those with depression find internet memes that rate as depressive more relatable and funnier.
Workplace research: Desk plants lower stress and anxiety.
Caring for a plant at your desk can significantly reduce stress and anxiety a new study has revealed.