9+ min ago   (614+ words) Adolescence is a period of intense social transition. Teenagers often shift their focus from family to peers, which can leave them feeling disconnected if they have not yet formed stable friend groups. The threshold for feeling lonely varies from person…...

16+ hour, 15+ min ago   (923+ words) Therapeutic gardening improves mental health for adults with chronic conditions PsyPost Therapeutic gardening improves mental health for adults with chronic conditions Getting your hands dirty in the garden might offer a moderate boost to mental health for adults managing chronic…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (618+ words) Loneliness among the elderly is emerging as a serious but often overlooked concern, doctors have warned. Older adults can feel isolated even while living with their families, and prolonged social disconnection can take a toll on both their mental and…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (671+ words) Pediatric radiology is, by almost any measure, deeply meaningful work. Radiologists, technologists, nurses, and child life specialists spend their careers peering inside the bodies of sick children, catching diseases early, guiding treatment decisions, and supporting families through some of the…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (81+ words) Regularly splitting apart for meals may contribute to isolation and disconnection, according to dietitian Tanya Freirich. Sharing flexible, modular meals can make it easier for people with different needs or schedules to eat together. Eating alone may be quietly hurting…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago   (616+ words) Noise is often treated as an annoyance, a background hum of traffic, construction, and crowded spaces that we tune out without a second thought. A growing body of research, however, suggests that the sounds surrounding us may do more than…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (288+ words) People with ADHD could be linked to an almost 50 per cent increased chance of gastrointestinal symptoms, including constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome, a review of 23 studies involving more than 19 lakh participants has found. Findings published in the Journal of Attention…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (826+ words) Chicago parents say they came to the forum, held at Kenwood Academy Wednesday, to empower themselves — and their teens — with evidence-based information about cannabis use....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (806+ words) A large, nationally representative study from India has delivered a result that overturns one of the most enduring assumptions about family life in later age: having more children does not necessarily protect parents from loneliness, and for mothers it may…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (414+ words) Veterans with melanoma have a 47% higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease compared with veterans without melanoma, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. These findings persisted even after adjusting for confounders, according to…...