When Martin Njoku saw opioid addiction devastate his West Virginia community, he felt compelled to help. This was the place…
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‘Down to my last diaper’: The anxiety of parenting in poverty
For parents living in poverty, "diaper math" is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go…
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Body Dysmorphia Is So Much More Than Just 'Low Self-Esteem'
Insecurities: We’ve all got ‘em. Perhaps when looking in the mirror, we wish our teeth were whiter, our skin smoother,…
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Childhood maltreatment causes neurobiological alterations in early stages of life
A paper published in the journal Psychological Medicine confirms the existence of neurobiological alterations in early stages of life in…
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Sweating more than usual? Your antidepressants could be to blame
Yes, it is extremely hot right now. But if you’ve noticed that you’re sweating more than you ever have before,…
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Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them?
Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children. Nicholas, the…
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Anxiety motivates bystanders to intervene in bullying
Many school pupils are in daily contact with bullying—as victims, bullies or witnesses. We know that the reactions of people…
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Going blind in one eye overnight – an MS diagnosis was the last thing I expected
No-one could give me a hug and tell me it was going to be OK. That was the hardest part….
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‘Back to Normal’ Anxiety Is More Common Than You Might Think
Shutdown orders of pretty much everything for the past year managed to shut down something plenty of guys didn’t miss:…
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Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Long-term Sleep Problems
Veterans with who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are significantly more likely to develop insomnia and other sleep…
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