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As Mental Health Crisis Deepens, Kareena Mehta's Kare Counselling Becomes
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 28: As India faces a growing mental health crisis--exacerbated by post-pandemic burnout, economic uncertainty, and social isolation--there is an urgent need for accessible, culturally sensitive mental health care. Kare Counselling addresses this need throu
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Japan's elderly women turn to prison for stability amid struggles
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Japan's prison system reflects the growing challenges faced by its elderly population. With many elderly women turning to crime for survival, prisons like Tochigi Women's Prison offer stability, companionship, and healthcare that they lack outside.
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Hearing aids may help individuals live longer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers found that the almost 25 per cent difference in mortality risk between regular hearing aid users and never-users remained steady, regardless of variables such as the degree of hearing loss (from mild to severe), age, ethnicity, income, education and other demographics; and medica
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Helping Hand for Relief and Development Supporting the Innocent
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6: Child care and parents' love means that directly providing confidence and fulfillment are crucial for a healthy adulthood. Without this safety and security, a child faces significant challenges. Globally, over 100 million children are orphaned due to various ci
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Study links social isolation to decreased brain volume
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A research that was published in the online version of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that elderly adults who had minimal social interaction may be more prone to have loss of total brain volume and in parts of the brain impacted by dementia.
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Social isolation linked to lower brain volume: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a study published in the online edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, older people who have little social interaction with others may be more likely to experience loss of overall brain volume and in areas of the brain affected by dementi
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Narcissistic Abuse: Understanding the devastating effects
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20: Narcissistic abuse is a pervasive issue that leaves deep emotional scars and a profound sense of helplessness among its survivors. Sarah Khan, a certified trauma professional and narcissistic abuse recovery coach, has made it her mission to create awareness about
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Mouse study reveals social isolation linked to lower bone quality in males
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a mouse study presented at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, social isolation may have a harmful effect on bone health.
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Study reveals slowing down in your old age may be dementia warning sign
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
It is well acknowledged that as we age, we lose muscular power and slow down, making ordinary movements like getting up, walking, and sitting more difficult.
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Social rank influences stress response: Research
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a study published in Current Biology, Tulane psychology professor Jonathan Fadok, PhD, and postdoctoral researcher Lydia Smith-Osborne looked at two forms of psychosocial stress -- social isolation and social instability -- and how they manifest themselves based on social rank.
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Early-life stress can disrupt brain's reward circuits: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A novel brain link may provide a new therapeutic target for the treatment of mental illness by explaining how early stress and adversity cause the reward circuit in the brain to function improperly. This circuit's dysfunction is regarded to be the root cause of a number of severe illnesses,
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Social isolation enhances dementia risk factors: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Social lifestyle determinants, including social isolation, are associated with neurodegeneration risk factors, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kimia Shafighi of McGill University, Canada, and colleagues.
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