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Loneliness Leaves a Message in Your Blood

Loneliness and isolation are not good for you physically or mentally, as their "signature" in your blood shows. Here's how to reconnect. >

Top Health News of 2024: Combat Veterans with TBIs Turn to Psychedelic Drug for Relief

A plant-based psychedelic, ibogaine, shows promise as a way to relieve symptoms of PTSD in veterans with traumatic brain injuries. >

Top Health News of 2024: Teen Depression: Don't Just Blame Social Media

A closer look at the connection between depression and social media use reveals that other factors, such as time outdoors, also play a role. >

The Good a Little More Quiet Can Do

When the hum of traffic breaks the silence of early morning, many of the benefits of nature and less noise go out the window. >

Going Down Downer Internet Rabbit Holes

Should websites come with labels to alert us to the kind of emotions their content is likely to generate? A study suggests that they should. >

New Moms Need to Get Moving

Exercise can help ease the symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression that many experience. A brisk walk four times a week will do it. >

Undiagnosed Adults with ADHD

A survey finds that only 13% of adults who think they have attention deficits get treatment, even though medication and strategies can help. >

The Key to Happy Gen Z-ers

The late teens and early twenties can be tough, but one quality seems to distinguish happy young adults from their less content peers. >

Are Online Videos Getting You Down?

Continually swiping from video to video online is not entertaining -- it actually leaves us feeling bored. Watching longer is more engaging. >

The Truth about Menopause

Too many women fall prey to the myths surrounding menopause. Two MDs break them down and offer tips for adjusting to your body's changes. >

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