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TopicMental health

Topic: mental health

Daily fruit juice linked to lower depression scores in small UK trial

Newcastle University study links a daily serving of 100% juice or smoothie to modestly lower depression scores.

Vijay Mallya’s son celebrates 8 alcohol-free years, opens up about anxiety and OCD

On Thursday, Siddharth Mallya posted a video on Instagram, with the caption, ‘If there is anything you want to change in your life, you have the power to do it’.

Meta will alert parents if their teens talk about suicide, self harm with its AI chatbot

Meta said that they are taking feedback from over 75 clinicians to further improve how Meta AI responds to teens' prompts about suicide or self-harm.

Ray of hope for IIT student seeking transfer on mental health grounds, SC asks Roorkee to save a seat

Bench led by Justice Nagarathna directs AIIMS Delhi to medically assess the student suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. Assessment is required under transfer policy.

Yoga’s success isn’t annual celebrations. It must be adopted in daily lives

India’s yoga vision has always been universal. The expanding global embrace of yoga demonstrates that ancient wisdom continues to offer meaningful solutions to modern challenges.

Video games make people less lonely, says new UK study

Researchers found that open-world games allowed participants to experience challenges and uncertainty and gave them opportunities to develop courage, patience, and self-reliance.

Schizophrenia is not just biology. Social stress can change the brain, says new study

A new study in JAMA Psychiatry suggests social factors may be linked to brain changes associated with schizophrenia.

Procrastination impacts 20% of humans. It’s a number higher than drug abusers

One of the main reasons people delay doing something is lack of self-confidence. If one is sure to be incompetent, they don’t put in enough hours. Then they fail and blame the circumstances.

Work from home is wrecking mental health, says new US study

The researchers analysed data from five surveys of Americans spanning 2011 to 2024, excluding the pandemic years. In total, the study included 5,88,322 respondents.

India’s trauma conversations can’t rely only on Western psychology

Mental health expert and professor Dr Nishtha Lamba spoke about emotional pain, inherited fear, and the quiet ways trauma shapes everyday life in India at the launch of the book Trauma Nation: Fighting India’s Silent Epidemic.

On Camera

Former Naxal women walking the ramp is the most enduring defeat of insurgency

An insurgency is defeated not when its fighters disappear, but when they become citizens again—earning, participating, and proudly representing their indigenous culture.

China’s 32% vs India’s 3.2%: NITI Aayog earmarks 12 sectors to shore up share in global manufacturing

India’s share in global manufacturing value grew from about 1.5% in 1995 to only 3.2% in 2023. In contrast, China’s share increased from about 5% to nearly 32% during the same period.

India seeks 60 new transport aircraft for IAF, invites bids for a $10 billion deal

It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.