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·May 12, 2021·3 min read

Nature Draws Out a Happy Place for Children

Children raised in areas without much access to green space consider nature to be their "happy place", a new study reports.

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·April 29, 2021·3 min read

Partially Sighted May Be At Higher Risk of Dementia

Older adults with visual impairments are 1.3 times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, often considered a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, than those with no significant vision loss.

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·March 26, 2021·3 min read

Women With Sensory Loss Twice as Likely to Suffer Depression

The prevalence of depression and anxiety was between 2 and 2.56 higher in women experiencing sensory loss than men. Sensory loss was categorized as hearing loss, visual problems, or dual sensory loss.

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·February 16, 2021·2 min read

Almost Half of Coronavirus Sufferers Report Depression

Almost 50% of people diagnosed with coronavirus report symptoms of depression following their diagnosis.

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·January 25, 2021·2 min read

Growing up in a Bilingual Home Has Lasting Benefits

Children who grow up in a bilingual household are quicker at shifting their attention and faster at detecting visual changes than adults who learned a second language later in life.

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·October 13, 2020·3 min read

Study Links Eating Disorders With Body Dysmorphia

People with eating disorders are up to twelve times more likely to experience body dysmorphia than those without a history of eating disorders. 76% of those with eating disorders report suffering from body dysmorphia, a new study reveals.

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·July 31, 2020·3 min read

Gut Feelings Can Be Good for Us

The more we pay attention to our internal bodily sensations, specifically gastric interoception, the more positive we feel about our bodies, a new study reports.

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·May 14, 2020·3 min read

Coffee linked to lower body fat in women

Women aged between 20-44 who drank two to three cups of coffee a day had 3.4% lower adiposity than those who did not consume coffee. Older women who drank four cups per day had an adiposity level 4.1% lower. Overall, total body fat percentage was 2.8% lower in women of all ages who drank two to three cups of coffee a day.

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·January 28, 2020·3 min read

Eating disorders linked to exercise addiction

Exercise addiction is almost four times as common in those with eating disorders.

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·January 16, 2020·3 min read

Sleep linked to language skills in neurodevelopmental disorders

Sleep disruptions are common features of Fragile X syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Down syndrome. The disruption of sleep in these neurodevelopmental disorders appears to be linked to language development. The longer children with neurodevelopmental disorders slept, the more words they knew.

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·January 9, 2020·3 min read

Food textures affect perceptions of healthiness

The texture of certain foods may impact how healthy people believe they are. Foods that have less explicitly textured surfaces are perceived to be tastier, but not healthier.