Psychology
Work Out for Good Brains: A New Study on Sports And Brain Health
A new international study highlights a notable connection between regular exercise and improved brain health. The experiment involved over 10,000 people, analyzing various MRI brain scans of different people.
Kate Yakimchuk research cognitive decline cognitive skills sports health 19 December 2023
Breastfed Babies Are Smarter: A New Study On Infant Brain Development
A recent study suggests that breastfeeding, even alongside formula feeding, can positively influence an infant. The infant's gut metabolome, impacting brain development and potentially boosting test scores in later years.
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Important to Know: How Hormonal Background Affects Mental Health
Hormones are involved in all vital processes of the body. Hormonal imbalance can cause metabolic disorders, changes in the functioning of the cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive and other systems and organs.
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Expert Explains: Could Rash Be Related to Stress
The rash can look different. These are mostly bubbles or spots. The skin background varies - from pale pink to deep purple. The bubbles may be filled with liquid.
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Childhood Adversity Leads to Headaches: A New Study
Experiencing tough times in childhood, like abuse or neglect, may increase the chances of having headaches as adults, suggests a new study. However, it's essential to know this research doesn't prove that these childhood experiences directly cause headaches; it just shows there's a connection.
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Getting Rid of High Expectations: Psychologist's Tips
When your expectations are too high, then it might be harder for you to be actually happy with anything you do. Sometimes people have these high expectations intentionally, but often they don't even understand that they expect too much.
Kate Yakimchuk expectations mental health psychologist tips mindset personality 18 December 2023
A Birthday Paradox: Curious Research
Specialists have discovered a curious occurrence - kids often share their birthday months with their mothers. Many people share the same birth month as their mothers, as revealed by a study of millions of families.
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Taking Proper Rest on Weekends: Psychologist's Tips
While some people might find it hard to concentrate on work, others find it hard to actually rest. Having rest doesn't mean not working - and that's why people forget how to rest when they have time for it.
Kate Yakimchuk active rest mental health weekend rest work 18 December 2023
Yoga Nidra For Well-being: A New Study
Modern people are well-aware that yoga can be highly beneficial for their health, but what about yoga that doesn't require movements at all? A new study shows that Yoga Nidra can be quite beneficial for your well-being.
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Take Vitamin D in Winter: Psychologist's Tips
Many specialists claim that people should take vitamin D, and it's especially important in winter. This vitamin can significantly improve your health, and even quality of life - but how?
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Babies: Interesting Facts
The child’s consciousness and memory are just beginning to form; he remembers and begins to distinguish familiar faces, voices, objects - that is, his immediate surroundings.
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Hold Your Babies More: A New Experiment
Premature babies need physical contact with their parents to become more socially developed, a new study claims. The research reveals that special skin-to-skin contact between parents and very premature babies improves the child's social skills during the crucial first hours of life.
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Interesting Facts: How Human Memory Works
Memory can be defined as the brain's ability to retain and voluntarily retrieve information. In other words, it is the ability that allows us to remember events, thoughts, sensations, concepts and the relationships between them.
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Dopamine and Endorphin: Psychologist's Insights
You've probably heard of happiness hormones called dopamine and endorphin - they affect your mood a lot. But how exactly do they affect your mood? And what's even more important - how can you use it?
Kate Yakimchuk dopamine endorphin hormones mental health happiness hormones 17 December 2023
No Sleep Means Poor Work: A New Study
A recent study looked at how the way people live affects how well they do their jobs in Japan. The results showed that not getting enough sleep was the main thing that made work not go well for both men and women.
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Genuine Care or Control: Psychologist's Tips
It's often hard to understand whether someone actually cares for you, or just wants to control you - it's a pretty popular problem. For some people, it's even harder to draw the line, especially when it's their relatives or close friends who do it.
Kate Yakimchuk control care relationship mental health personal boundaries 17 December 2023
Identifying Depression Through Genetics: A New Study
It takes time to find the best antidepressants for some people, so why not use genetics to do it faster? A unique genetic test created to identify the most effective antidepressant for people with severe and medium depression could significantly enhance patient outcomes and result in substantial savings for the country.
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Don't choose until you sleep well: Studying cognition and sleep
A recent study highlights the significance of sleep for cognitive abilities and emotional well-being, especially for those facing high-stress situations. The research suggests that people should avoid making crucial decisions after a night without adequate sleep.
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Dealing with friends' jealousy: Psychologist's tips
Our friends are supposed to be on our side - they are people who are expected to be glad when something good happens to us. In real life, friends can sometimes be jealous of your success, so they can act differently or even sabotage you.
Kate Yakimchuk jealousy mental health communication emotions psychologist tips 17 December 2023
Regrets can be good for you: Psychologist's insights
You can often hear that you shouldn't regret anything - this approach helps lots of people to feel better about themselves and move on. Meanwhile, regrets can also be quite beneficial in some situations, so you shouldn't always try to get rid of that feeling.
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