Mental Health
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Research on insomnia shows how poor sleep can have a serious effect on mental health
A study including young adults without a diagnosed mental health disorder found that even healthy brain processes go awry when people do not get enough sleep.
Scott Cairney, The Conversation & Aidan Horner, The Conversation
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Our memories aren’t as reliable as we think, but how much forgetfulness is normal?
When we are encoding our experiences we are mostly encoding the things we are paying attention to.
Alexander Easton, The Conversation
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‘She cries all the time’: Gaza children grapple with a mental health crisis
Many organisations devoted to supporting orphans are no longer functional in Gaza.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Do ‘hypochondriacs’ die earlier? The condition’s links with anxiety explain this paradox
The condition of excessive worrying about health is known to have a strong association with psychiatric disorders.
Stephen Hughes, The Conversation
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By focusing on queer mental health, educational institutes can help build an empathetic future
Educational institutes can be starting point towards an empathetic, inclusive future
Chapal Mehra & Subhasis Chakraborty
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Can self-help books help with depression? A researcher spoke to readers to find out
‘That’s what self-help means,’ a reader pointed out. ‘It means help yourself: the book’s helping you, but you’re still doing the lifting.’
Amber Gwynne, The Conversation
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Women are more unhappy than men, say researchers – but emotionally more resilient
Four evidence-based ways for women need to protect their wellbeing.
Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh, The Conversation
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Is Hercule Poirot autistic? Seven clues say he might be (though Agatha Christie never said so)
Detectives are often neurodivergence-coded in crime fiction stories.
Rebecca Ellis, The Conversation & Jamie Bernthal-Hooker, The Conversation
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High mental healthcare costs are pushing Indian families into poverty
The average cost of hospitalisation for psychiatric and neurological ailments was comparable to costs associated with cardiovascular ailments, shows data.
Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Parents in the US are suing Instagram and Snapchat for the mental health struggles of their children
A sharp increase in depression and suicide among US teenagers coincided with a surge in social media use about a decade ago.
Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Why young people should make more phone calls even if they don’t like it
A live phone conversation can make us feel good and give us a sense of fulfilment, which continues after we’ve hung up.
Andrea Wigfield, The Conversation, Antonia Ypsilanti, The Conversation, Caron Carter, The Conversation & Jan Gurung, The Conversation
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Ping, ping, ping: Your phone notifications really do tax your brain
The average person checks their phone around 85 times a day, roughly once every 15 minutes.
Sharon Horwood, The Conversation
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants