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Heated yoga can be a solution: A new study on yoga and depression
When fighting depression symptoms, people tend to use not only meds but also other things that can help them feel better. A recent study found that heated yoga sessions helped reduce depression symptoms in adults with moderate-to-severe depression.
Kate Yakimchuk yoga depression health Psychology 30 October 2023
Antidepressants can help with other diseases: A new study
While some meds are created to fight certain diseases, they can actually be useful for people with different conditions. Modern antidepressants may help prevent people with bipolar disorder from relapsing into a new depressive episode, according to a new international clinical trial.
Kate Yakimchuk meds depression Psychology 30 October 2023
Both mental and physical issues: A new study on antidepressants' effects
A new experiment shows how differently antidepressants affect people with ot without physical health issues. This study looks at whether antidepressants are effective and safe for people who have both depression and physical health issues like cancer, diabetes, or heart problems.
Kate Yakimchuk meds depression Psychology 29 October 2023
USA teens overestimate their math skills: A new study
A recent study shows that USA teens tend to overestimate their math abilities more than kids in other countries. This research looked through data from 40,000 15-year-olds in nine English-speaking nations.
Kate Yakimchuk math student education Psychology 29 October 2023
Suspending kids drops their grades: A new study
To punish kids, schools often suspend them from classes - and it might actually harm their GPA. A recent study has shown that when kids are suspended from school or sent to the office for disciplinary reasons, it leads to a significant drop in their GPA.
Kate Yakimchuk children school suspension Psychology 29 October 2023
How digestive issues lead to loneliness: A surprising study
The life expectancy of older Americans is increasing, but about 40% of them are living with digestive diseases. These conditions are common and costly to treat, leading to increased healthcare spending in the United States.
Kate Yakimchuk loneliness digestion Psychology 29 October 2023
Signs of multiple sclerosis: A new study on depression and anxiety
Mental health issues are often correlated with other diseases, including extremely serious ones. A new discovery shows that anxiety and depression might be the first signs of mutiple sclerosis - or, at least, for some people.
Kate Yakimchuk sclerosis brain depression anxiety Psychology 28 October 2023
Detecting schizophrenia with AI: A new study
It's surprising to know how many new things you can do with the help of the modern AI services. Specialists have created new tools that use AI language models to understand subtle changes in the way individuals with schizophrenia speak.
Kate Yakimchuk schizophrenia detection Psychology 28 October 2023
Brain death determination: A new study on checking brain condition
When a person is seriously damaged, their brain can be dead while their body is still alive. A new set of guidelines has been created to help doctors determine when someone is brain dead, which means their brain has completely stopped working due to a severe injury.
Kate Yakimchuk brain damage death Psychology 28 October 2023
Brain inflammation causes problems later: A new study on infant's health
One of the main goals of modern science and medicine is to keep people healthy, especially when they're little. A new discovery shows that brain inflammation in infants can cause lots of troubles later in life.
Kate Yakimchuk infants brain inflammation autism Psychology 28 October 2023
Understanding baby talk: A new study on how our brain works
The ability of adults to understand what young children are saying when they're just starting to talk is quite remarkable. Researchers from MIT and Harvard University conducted a study to understand how adults make sense of children's early language efforts.
Kate Yakimchuk children speech parenting brain Psychology 28 October 2023
Constant entertainment: A new study on social media
A recent study suggests that it's not the vast amount of online information that makes it hard to focus, but rather the easy access to new and exciting things that digital technology provides. Tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple offer us lots of appealing content, and this constant novelty can make it challenging to pay attention for long periods.
Kate Yakimchuk media entertainment brain Psychology 27 October 2023
Education is key: A new study on sustainable future
The world is facing big problems like climate change, running out of natural resources, and many plants and animals going extinct because of what humans are doing. All of this makes it harder for people to have a good life.
Kate Yakimchuk sustainability ecology education Psychology 27 October 2023
Animated taco experiment: A new study on curiosity
A new study by Duke neuroscientists shows that curiosity can make people more patient for answers while making them even more eager to find out. This might help teachers and students because curiosity can keep us engaged without needing immediate answers.
Kate Yakimchuk patience Psychology 27 October 2023
Students are depressed: A new study on anxiety and depression of students
Lots of modern students face anxiety or depression, and it seems to be a quite widespread thing these days. Depression and anxiety are increasingly affecting college students, and a recent study suggests that these issues may be more pronounced for students of different races at predominantly white colleges.
Kate Yakimchuk depression student studying Psychology 26 October 2023
Brain or hearing: A new study on language recognition
In a new study, researchers looked at how quickly people of different ages can understand spoken words. Their goal was to understand whether it's their brain or hearing that played the biggest role in this process.
Kate Yakimchuk memory languages Psychology 26 October 2023
Learning programming through playing: A new study on gamification
The field of education is changing because of new technology, especially in the area of programming. Learning to program can be tricky, so a group of researchers from different countries is suggesting a solution: gamification.
Kate Yakimchuk teaching learning games programming Psychology 26 October 2023
Sexists make poor parents: A new study
Have you ever wondered whether people's views affect their parenting style? Researchers conducted a study that found when fathers and mothers believe in men having power and authority in society and the family, they tend to be less responsive to their children during family interactions.
Kate Yakimchuk sexism parenting family parents Psychology 25 October 2023
Grouping English learners is fruitless: A new study
To learn English faster, students are often grouped together in classrooms - it's a pretty common practice. Meanwhile, a new experiment shows that this approach has basically no benefits, so it's probably time to change something.
Kate Yakimchuk languages learning groups Psychology 25 October 2023
How our memory works: A new study on language learners
When people write, they use their thinking abilities to find the right words and put their thoughts into words. A new study looks at how these thinking skills, like remembering and understanding words, help students who are learning to write in English as a second language.
Kate Yakimchuk languages learning memory brain Psychology 25 October 2023