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mental health
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Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It
In these homes, a high value gets placed on achievement. I think the way these kids are created…
The science of exercise: How a workout benefits your brain
“My mind is always a bit quieter after a workout than it was before” Westend61 GmbH/Alamy I have…
Forest schools don’t actually boost most children’s mental health
Children in Quebec, Canada, taking part in the Open Sky School programme Nathanael Corre/École à Ciel Ouvert Forest…
A personal investigation into the crisis of men's mental health
The issue of men’s dangerously bottled-up emotions finds a fresh and personal voice in Silent Men, a documentary…
How can I help a friend who is relentlessly negative about life?
“Offering emotional support should, of course, be central to any good relationship” Skynesher/Getty Images After one of my…
The Reason Your Election Anxiety Feels Worse in 2024
Americans need to log off. Unplug. Shoot the TV. It seems impossible. Less than five days from Election…
Why frenemies, or love-hate relationships, are so bad for your health
Mariana Castel/Millennium Images, UK When I contemplate the members of my social network, I am mostly filled with…
Take control of your brain’s master switch to optimise how you think
Place a finger on the back of your skull, at a point roughly level with the tops of…
Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or dog ‘pen pal’
A drawing by a child who took part in the animal pen pal scheme Courtesy of YAPS and…
The Inner Clock review: How bad is modern life for our body clocks – and what can we do?
Humans defy internal clocks; the little penguin (pictured below) lives by them Alex Ramsay/Alamy The Inner ClockLynne Peeples…