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Posted on December 21, 2024

How to Manage Food Anxiety Over the Holidays

The festive period can be stressful, particularly for those who struggle with food anxiety, weight concerns, or an eating disorder. Here are some tips for navigating an intense time of year.
Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021

The Perplexing Psychology of Returning to ‘Normal’

For a year now, we’ve been living in constant fear of Covid-19. But when you get that vaccine in your arm, it’s not like your stress will magically melt away.
Posted on September 7, 2017

Worrying we are ill when we aren’t is not as bad as it seems

Extreme health anxiety can be crippling but a lot of today's internet-fuelled "cyberchondria" doesn't need formal psychological treatment, says Zara Aziz
Posted on August 31, 2017

Immigrant protections have halved kids’ mental health problems

A programme that protects some US immigrants from deportation has reduced anxiety disorders in their children. But Donald Trump may scrap the scheme next week
Posted on June 7, 2017

The Chatbot Therapist Will See You Now

The Chatbot Therapist Will See You Now
Meet your new therapist: a chatbot that runs inside Facebook Messenger. The post The Chatbot Therapist Will See You Now appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 11, 2017

Star Neuroscientist Tom Insel Leaves the Google-Spawned Verily for … a Startup?

Star Neuroscientist Tom Insel Leaves the Google-Spawned Verily for … a Startup?
What could be going on at Verily that would lead the former head of the National Institutes of Mental Health to bail on Google-sized money and data? The post Star Neuroscientist Tom Insel Leaves the Google-Spawned Verily for ... a Startup? appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 4, 2017

Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

The bill now needs to be debated in the Senate, but could cost millions of people their health insurance if it passes
Posted on May 2, 2017May 3, 2017

Listening to your heartbeat helps you read other people’s minds

People who are more aware of their heartbeats are better at perceiving the emotions of others, suggesting training might help some autism symptoms
Posted on March 17, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Is Learning to Predict and Prevent Suicide

Artificial Intelligence Is Learning to Predict and Prevent Suicide
Doctors at research hospitals and even the US Department of Veterans Affairs are piloting new, AI-driven suicide-prevention platforms. The post Artificial Intelligence Is Learning to Predict and Prevent Suicide appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 24, 2017

Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia? Believe the Science, Not the Hype

Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia? Believe the Science, Not the Hype
Like many health studies examining relationships between bacon and cancer, salt and obesity, or sugar and heart disease, the science here is not settled. The post Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia? Believe the Science, Not the Hype appeared first on WIRED.

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