Mental Wellbeing News Archive

Loneliness and social isolation linked to faster aging and higher death risk

Mayo Clinic - 20-Mar-2024

New study finds social connections affect overall physical health and longevity

Anxiety and worry-prone personalities linked to early signs of heart ageing

Independent - 19-Feb-2024

Addressing mental health could help protect heart health in the long term

Some gut viruses may help you deal with stress by fighting harmful bacteria

The Guardian - 06-Feb-2024

Under stress, the composition of gut viruses and bacteria changed in mice

A woman with both epilepsy and OCD saw life-changing results with a brain chip

IFLScience - 06-Feb-2024

Now, she lives alone, does things she couldn't before, and feels free

UK survey finds no mental health boost from workplace well-being initiatives

New Scientist - 10-Jan-2024

Research urged to shift focus to workload, hours, and management style

Character.ai became virtual psychotherapist for young people

BBC - 04-Jan-2024

Offering comfort and advice, the rise of AI therapy sparks debate about its potential & perils

From quantified self to feeling free, ditching the smartwatch brings joy

The Conversation (UK) - 01-Jan-2024

Study is based on interviews with amateur runners who don't use smartwatches

Seeing your friends and family often can help you live longer

New Scientist - 10-Nov-2023

People who never have visitors are at a 39% higher risk of dying

Headspace: your one-stop shop for lifelong mental health support

Business Wire - 31-Oct-2023

Refreshed brand offers end-to-end mental health support, from mindfulness to therapy and psychiatry

Hobbies are a powerful tool for boosting mental health in older adults

Forbes - 14-Sep-2023

A prescription for better mental health and well-being, regardless of country

Social involvement boosts successful aging

EurekAlert! - 07-Jun-2023

Older adults engaging in recreational activities and volunteer work more likely to maintain good health

Living with a partner could prevent type 2 diabetes, whether they stay happy or not

Independent - 07-Feb-2023

Relationships were inversely related to HbA1c levels regardless of spousal support or strain

Microbes in your gut may affect your mental health

Oxford Population Health - 06-Dec-2022

Gut bacteria indirectly produce hormones that influence the brain and can cause depression

People with vulnerable mental state age faster than smokers

Interesting Engineering - 27-Sep-2022

Psychological component should not be ignored in aging studies as they impact on biological age

Vitamin B group keeps your brain young and healthy

CNBC - 05-Aug-2022

Consuming vitamin B rich food helps prevent cognitive decline, depression and mental impairment

High optimism associated with longevity and healthy aging across diverse groups

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - 08-Jun-2022

Positive physiological factor extends life expectancy of women beyond 90

Epigenetic age varies when people are exposed to significant stress

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 23-May-2022

PhenoAge and GrimAge show epigenetic aging has downstream biological consequences

A Sardinian village, Perdasdefogu celebrates and honours its centenarians

Guardian - 08-Aug-2021

Local centenarians share the secret to longevity: good food, active lifestyle, and sociality

Light-induced gene expression affects mood with dopamine surge in mice

The Scientist - 22-Jul-2021

Timing of light exposure is crucial, as it activates a clock gene in brain regions of mood

Lonely older people are living shorter with poorer health, finds new study

EurekAlert! - 06-Jul-2021

Covid preventive measures seem to further exacerbate the risk of loneliness

Psychosocial stress levels are linked with hair greying and reversal

Scientific American - 22-Jun-2021

Human hair greying dynamics is associated with biobehavioral factors

AI-crafted music playlists to be prescribed for mental health

BBC - 07-May-2021

MediMusic takes music therapy treatments to the next level, with trials in hospitals underway

At-home mind exercise may slow age-related cognitive decline

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 27-Apr-2021

Traditional mind-body practices like qigong can be a right choice of exercise for the elderly

A blood test to personalize treatment for depression & bipolar disorder

Neuroscience News - 08-Apr-2021

RNA biomarker-based test identifies severity and future risk of developing mood disorders

Immune system links personality traits to lifespan

Irish Times - 17-Feb-2021

Insights on this missing link may offer new interventions for health and longevity in the future

AI based sensor open new avenues in sleep and mental health

Psychology Today - 02-Jan-2021

Monitor real-time changes in serotonin levels & helps in developing new treatments

AI based aging clock predicts psychological age

Longevity Technology - 16-Dec-2020

Deep longevity's psychological clock might help you feel younger and live longer

Vital to have a good social circle as you age

Michigan State University - 15-Dec-2020

Community involvement might be protective against depression in the elderly

Drinking cocoa could make you smarter

EurekAlert! - 24-Nov-2020

Plant molecules called flavanol found in cocoa can improve your cognitive abilities

Go for a 15 minute 'Awe Walk' to bring positivity

Psychology Today - 03-Nov-2020

Simple and cost free awe walks boost positive emotions and prosocial behaviour

Yoga may improve brain health & function

Scientific American - 01-Nov-2020

Brain scan show increased grey matter volumes in regions affected by ageing

Study finds link between CVD and childhood popularity

Independent - 06-Oct-2020

One-third increased risk is low compared to impact of other lifestyle choices

Red Light Holland to test magic truffles with Jinfiniti's blood test

Yahoo! finance - 30-Sep-2020

AgingSOS test unveils the potential of psilocybin treatments for ageing and psychiatric disorders

Negative effects of meditation and mindfulness

New Scientist - 14-Aug-2020

Study found few people experience unwanted effects after starting meditation

Low stress hormone levels promotes premature ageing

Longevity Technology - 11-Aug-2020

Balance is key to everything especially with human body

Wearable fitness trackers can cause anxiety to user

Futurity - 05-Aug-2020

Users need help interpreting data for devices like health watch to be effective

Mindfulness meditation prevents shortening of telomeres

Psych Central - 27-Jul-2020

Only a small study (17 meditators) but interesting nonetheless

Low cortisol levels can trigger 'macrophaging'

Medical Xpress - 01-Jul-2020

Learning this age-induced disruption of macrophage functions powers pharmaceutical research

Harvard scientists reveal the secret to happiness

YAHOO! - 24-Jun-2020

Only two hours per week is all we need to do this simple act and be happy

Long-term repetitive negative thinking increases risk of dementia

Independent - 09-Jun-2020

Study shows this certain thinking pattern is linked to release of harmful brain proteins

Psilocybin in magic mushrooms to treat major depressive disorder

Guardian - 08-Jun-2020

But psychedelics are definitely dangerous in larger, unregulated doses

Stress causes hair to become grey but it's a reversible process

Medical Xpress - 02-Jun-2020

If the stress is removed soon after greying has started, reversal is still possible

How to boost biological age and live longer according to experts

Irish Examiner - 11-May-2020

Feel young, live long, make the most out of our lives with these evidence-based tips

AI predicts the likelihood of finding antidepressant helpful

New Scientist - 10-Feb-2020

If developed, new research could help to improve the quality of mental disease treatments

Detecting depression with smartphones

Kurzweil Network - 01-Feb-2020

Connecting the app data with physicians can help to prevent the risks associated with depression

Burnout due to chronic workplace stress will make your heart beat irregularly

Huffington Post - 14-Jan-2020

Don't fall into unhealthy habits, have a reliable support system

Video game that improves mindfulness

Medical Xpress - 27-Dec-2019

Team is aiming to change the cognitive, emotional processes of people by the video game

Playing board games may keep you sharp in older age

Independent - 25-Nov-2019

According to research, chess, bingo, and other board games can be good for our thinking skills

94% of people stop using mental health apps after 15 days

New Scientist - 06-Nov-2019

Apps that enable you to talk to someone experiencing similar issues are used the most

Loneliness considered as a legitimate health risk

Huffington Post - 04-Nov-2019

This is a real shame - no medicine needed here to save lives, just friendship

Could you live longer with minimal brain activity?

Big Think - 25-Oct-2019

Gene regulation calmed high neural activity and prolonged life in mice & roundworm

Addressing the most important work skill : Attention

CNBC - 09-Oct-2019

Psychology hacks to master the attention for better productivity

People who have an optimistic personality have lower blood pressure

Guardian - 27-Sep-2019

Positive disposition to life changes life quality and drives a better heart health

Drinking tea could be good for your brain

Independent - 17-Sep-2019

People who drank tea at least 4 times a week for 25 years have better-connected brain regions

Super-agers who they are and how to become one of them?

Big Think - 17-Sep-2019

"Use it or lose it" adage refers to our brains, for keeping the brain working even when we age

Optimism may be linked to a longer lifespan

BBC - 27-Aug-2019

Don't be pessimistic - think positively if you want a longer life

Strong association between life purpose and mortality in the U.S.

Reuters - 25-May-2019

Meditation, yoga and volunteering can be used to help build life purpose

Puzzle-solving doesn't slow down mental decline

NHS - 11-Dec-2018

But builds up cognitive reserve to resist dementia for longer

No link between insomnia and early death

BBC - 16-Nov-2018

Meta-analysis of 37 million people found link to dementia and depression but not life expectancy

Anti-aging secrets of some animals, revealed

Discover - 08-Aug-2018

High cell damage tolerance, unfaltering telomeres, stem cells, to mention a few

Magic mushrooms might be the future treatment for depression

BBC - 14-Oct-2017

A hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms can "reset" the brains of people with untreatable depression

Reading books may add years to your life

South China Morning Post - 19-Aug-2017

Reading novels for more than 3.5 hours a week could increase your lifespan by two years.

Frequent ejaculation may decrease prostate cancer risk

NHS - 06-Jul-2017

Men who ejaculate more than 20 times a month less likely to report prostate cancer than those ejaculating less than 8 times per month.

Experts excited by brain wonder-drug

BBC - 20-Apr-2017

Drug may stop all neurodegenerative brain diseases, including dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Health insurer calls analysed for signs of disease in your voice

New Scientist - 06-Feb-2017

US start-up Canary Speech using deep-learning to spot neurological conditions in voices.

Do religious people live longer?

Herald Review - 22-Jan-2017

Study showed people who attend church regularly tend to live slightly longer than non-religious people.

Be Nice, Because People Who Care for Others Live Longer

TIME - 27-Dec-2016

Study of more than 500 people between ages 70 and 103.

Is staying single actually good for your health?

YAHOO! - 14-Nov-2016

Many studies have said that married people are the ones who live longer.

People who have stronger social networks live longer

Independent - 01-Nov-2016

People with stronger social networks and relationships tend to live longer – also true of the online world.

Family, not friends, lowers death risk in older age

Medical News Today - 22-Aug-2016

Loneliness among seniors has been linked to increased risk of depression and heart disease.

Women who regularly attend religious services live longer

NHS - 17-May-2016

74,000 US nurses studied between 1996 to 2012.

Men live longer when they marry younger spouses. Why don’t women?

Guardian - 31-Mar-2016

In Danish study, woman over 50 married to a man 16 years younger was 40% more likely to die by end of study.

Would upgrading your brain be too good to refuse?

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 14-Dec-2015

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Effects of a Standardized Bacopa monnieri Extract on Cognitive Performance, Anxiety, and Depression in the Elderly

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine - 01-Jul-2008

Enhanced AVLT delayed word recall, improved depression scores and decreased heart rate compared to placebo.