by Abby Koch | Sep 15, 2020 | Addiction, Brain and Behavior, College Students, disorders, General, Mental Health, Mental Health and Wellness, misuse, problematic use, Psychiatry, Psychology, Research, Smartphone, Students, Technology
In a new survey of 3,425 university students, one in five respondents said they engaged in problematic smartphone use which in turn was tied to lower grades, mental health problems, and a higher number of sexual partners. Previous research has linked excessive...
by Abby Koch | Aug 17, 2019 | Abuse, Advocacy and Policy, Aggression and Violence, Brain and Behavior, Domestic Violence, Environment, General, LifeHelper, Mental Health and Wellness, Professional, Psychology, Research, Technology
Researchers have developed a new tool to systematically and effectively detect online domestic abuse and then take remedial action to protect victims. Working with the New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Cornell Tech researchers...
by Abby Koch | Aug 16, 2019 | Advice, Brain and Behavior, Emotion, Environment, General, LifeHelper, listening, Memory and Perception, Mental Health and Wellness, Professional, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Research, Sigmund Freud, Social Psychology, Technology, Therapy, Virtual Reality
It is common for a person to be much better at giving useful advice to a friend in trouble than they are at dealing with their own problems. Researchers explain that although we usually have a continuous internal dialogue, we become trapped inside our own way of...
by admin | Aug 3, 2019 | Brain and Behavior, Emotion, General, LifeHelper, Memory and Perception, Mental Health and Wellness, Psychology, Research, Stress, Technology
A new U.K. study finds that digital games, typical of those used on a smartphone, may outperform mindfulness apps when it comes to relieving work-related stress. Researchers from University College London (UCL) and the University of Bath gave a 15-minute math test to...
by admin | Jul 5, 2019 | Advocacy and Policy, Brain and Behavior, Depression, Environment, General, Health-related, LifeHelper, Medications, Mental Health and Wellness, Professional, Psychology, Research, Technology
A large Australian study has discovered that medical intervention for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can improve depression symptoms in patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases. The study is by far the largest trial of its type and one of very few studies...
by admin | Jun 28, 2019 | Aging, AI, Alzheimer's, Alzheimers Disease, Assessment and Diagnosis, Brain and Behavior, Cognition, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Environment, General, LifeHelper, Memory, Memory and Perception, MemTrax, Mental Health and Wellness, Neuropsychology and Neurology, Professional, Psychology, Research, Technology
Alzheimer’s disease is a healthcare albatross lurking in the background to prey upon our aging population. Despite considerable attention to detection and management of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), significant gaps remain. While many traditional memory assessment tools...
