Mental Health – Love Myself

23 Jan

People who are depressed may be more susceptible to misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines

January 23, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

In a 50-state survey-based study, adults with depressive symptoms were twice as likely to support misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine...

20 Jan

Mental Health

6 Things to Know About ARFID: understanding this selective eating disorder

January 20, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Parents or caregivers are well aware of picky eating and mealtime challenges. It’s natural to worry about their child’s intake and nutr...

19 Jan

Mental Health

Changes in sleep and biological rhythms from late pregnancy to postpartum linked to depression and anxiety

January 19, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Researchers recruited 100 women, 73 of whom they followed from the start of the third trimester to three months postpartum. They analyz...

19 Jan

Mental Health

Students with attention problems more likely to cheat

January 19, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

High school students who have trouble paying attention in class are more likely to admit to cheating, a new study shows.

16 Jan

Mental Health

Risk of schizophrenia linked to brain cell development

January 16, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Scientists have discovered new links between the breakdown in brain cell development and the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatri...

14 Jan

Mental Health

Stress associated with an increased risk of getting COVID-19, study finds

January 14, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

A new study has found that people who experienced increased stress, anxiety and depression at the start of the pandemic, were at greate...

12 Jan

Mental Health

Sleep deprivation increases serotonin 2a receptor response in brain

January 12, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Researchers have identified the effects of an environmental stressor, sleep deprivation, that could alter the balance controlled by ant...

04 Jan

Mental Health

Researchers identify biomarker for depression, antidepressant response

January 4, 2022
By mir@lovemyself.com

Researchers have identified a biomarker in human platelets that tracks the extent of depression.

28 Dec

Mental Health

Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’

December 28, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the 'dark genome' - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for protein...

19 Dec

Mental Health

Visuals increase attention; now science explains why

December 19, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

Scientists report that norepinephrine, a fundamental chemical for brain performance, is locally regulated in a brain region called the ...

18 Dec

Mental Health

How to get a child to eat when they refuse

December 18, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

We’ve all been there. At mealtime you hear from your child...“YUCK! I’m not eating that!“You can’t make me eat it!”Or, maybe your chi...

18 Dec

Mental Health

5 ways to help your picky eater at mealtime

December 18, 2021
By mir@lovemyself.com

Mealtime. It can be a battlefield - am I right? And if you have a picky or selective eater at home, the stress can feel so overwhelmi...