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Lessons that Move Kids

Understanding how to encourage physical activity in young people is important this study looked at whether health education in schools can help. Using data from

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Social support makes us stronger

You already know that having someone to talk to can make a bad day better—but did you know that social support can actually improve your

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Can Mental Illness Be “Transmissible”?

A new large-scale study suggests that mental illness might be “transmissible” among adolescents. The research, which analyzed data from over 700,000 ninth graders in Finland,

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Joyful children in music therapy

A recent study explored whether music therapy—think drumming or playing piano with a therapist—could raise oxytocin levels in kids with emotional and social challenges. Oxytocin, often called the

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Workplace Injuries and Mental Health

Recent research has shown that people who get injured at work tend to have worse mental health outcomes than those who are injured outside of

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Prenatal protection

During pregnancy, the mother’s body protects not only itself but also the developing foetus. Certain infections such as influenza, COVID-19 and whooping cough can pose