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Childhood bullying can lead to damaged health in adulthood
Childhood bullying can continue to damage mental and physical health long into adulthood, a large-sample longitudinal British study has found, with victims more likely...
Exercise may slow progression of dementia
Regular aerobic workouts increase the size of the hippocampus – the brain’s memory area – in older women and may help slow the progression...
Hearing loss could lead to social isolation in the elderly
Elderly people with hearing loss may become socially isolated, so diagnosing hearing loss and treating the condition with hearing aids should be supported, reports...
Young men with eating disorders unaware of ‘women’s illness’ symptoms
Young British men with an eating disorder are not getting the help and support they need because of a perceptions about a ‘women’s illness’,...
TSA spends $1bn on training
The US’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent some $1bn training thousands of ‘behaviour detection officers’ to look for facial expressions and other nonverbal...
Money will encourage smokers to quit
People are more likely to quit smoking and make other healthy lifestyle choices if offered small financial incentives. The Independent reports that a review...
Personality as a pointer to future health
US researchers say personality is as important as family medical history and smoking habits in determining future health, says a Daily Mail report. Their...