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• Make a much shorter to-do list! 15 quick, simple ways to avoid overwhelm

  01-01-2025 12:00
  
  From weightlifting to woodland walks, Guardian readers and health experts share their tried-and-tested ways to keep burnout at bayOverwhelm can come from multiple worries going round and round in our heads like a washing machine, which can deplete our energy. A helpful strategy is to set aside 10 to 15 minutes each day for “constructive worrying”, where you write down your concerns. You can then apply cognitive strategies such as “if, then” planning (“if X happ
  
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• U.S. Government May Pull $9 Billion From Harvard Over Anti-Semitism

  02-04-2025 09:54 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Department of Education announced the Trump administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is investigating alleged anti-Semitism on Harvard's campus. The Department announced Monday that will review the $255.6 million in federal contracts and $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments awarded to Harvard and its affiliates. In response, Harvard President Alan Garber acknowledged Monday that the university still has "much...
  
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• Trump Administration Freezes Dozens of Research Grants to Princeton

  02-04-2025 09:54 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Trump administration suspended dozens of research grants to Princeton University on Tuesday, making it the latest Ivy League school to lose federal funding over allegations of anti-Semitism. "We will cooperate with the government in combating anti-Semitism," wrote Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber in a letter to students and faculty, adding that "Princeton will also vigorously defend academic freedom and the due process rights of...
  
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• New Blood Test Can Diagnose and Track Progression of Alzheimer's

  02-04-2025 09:54 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA new blood test could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's. In addition to detecting the disease, the test helps determine the stage of its progression. This work, published in the journal Nature Medicine, may fundamentally change how doctors manage Alzheimer's care. "We're about to enter the era of personalized medicine for Alzheimer's disease," said Kanta Horie, research associate professor of neurology and lead author of...
  
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• Less Deep Sleep Linked to Brain Shrinkage, Alzheimer's Risk

  02-04-2025 09:54 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsNew research shows that reduced time in slow wave and REM sleep is related to smaller brain volumes in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. Using sleep studies and brain imaging data from 270 participants, the study found that poor sleep architecture was linked to brain atrophy. These links held even after controlling for factors like age, heart health, and lifestyle, suggesting that disrupted sleep may be a modifiable risk factor for...
  
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• The big idea: should you trust your gut?

  31-03-2025 13:30
  
  ‘Follow your instincts’ has become a modern mantra. But what if they lead you astray? ‘What should I do?” Whether openly stated or implicit, this is the question a new client usually raises in their first therapy session. People come to see me for many reasons: relationship problems, addiction and mental health difficulties, such as anxiety. Increasingly, I have found that beneath all of these disparate problems lies a common theme: indecision, the sense of feeling stuck,
  
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• Osaka High Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban "Unconstitutional"

  31-03-2025 11:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsJapan's Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday that the country's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The court's ruling is the fifth decision to call Japan's same-sex marriage ban a violation of the country's constitution, following similar rulings in the high courts of Sapporo, Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. Japan is currently the only International Group of Seven country that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
  
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• Judge Blocks Texas A&M's Drag Show Ban

  31-03-2025 11:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsA federal judge has blocked the Texas A&M University System from enforcing a drag show ban, handing a victory to an LGBTQ+ student group. The lawsuit was filed by the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council after the university system's Board of Regents voted to ban drag shows because they "likely create or contribute to a hostile environment for women... as these events often involve unwelcome and objectively offensive conduct based on sex."
  
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• Germany Decides to Leave History in the Past and Prepare for War

  31-03-2025 11:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesGermany's military, the Bundeswehr, recently got the all-clear for a massive increase in investment after parliament voted to exempt defense spending from strict rules on debt. The country's top general has told the BBC that cash is urgently needed because Russian aggression won't stop at Ukraine. "We are threatened by Putin," General Carsten Breuer says. He warns that NATO should be braced for a possible attack in as little as four years.
  
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• AI Models Miss Disease in Black and Female Patients

  31-03-2025 11:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceFrom programs designed to detect irregular heartbeats in electrocardiograms to software that tracks eye movements to diagnose autism, artificial intelligence is helping physicians fine-tune the care they provide patients. But for all the technology's potential for automating tasks, a growing body of evidence also shows that AI can be prone to bias that disadvantages already vulnerable patients. A new study, published in Science Advances, adds to...
  
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• The death of my friend inspired me to follow my standup dreams

  30-03-2025 14:00
  
  For one writer, tragedy led to comedy, the sudden loss of a colleague giving her the nudge she neededThere’s nothing funny about your co-worker being assassinated. But it was the death of my beloved colleague and friend Hisham al-Hashimi that led me into the world of standup comedy. I knew it would trash my hard-won career in international security, but I didn’t care any more.Hisham had run a workshop with me in Iraq six months prior to his death, and I’d taken everything so se
  
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• First Therapy Chatbot Trial Suggests AI Can Provide "Gold-Standard" Care

  30-03-2025 10:10 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers conducted the first clinical trial of an AI-powered therapy chatbot and found that, on average, people with diagnosed mental disorders experienced clinically significant improvements in their symptoms over eight weeks, according to new results. Users engaged with the software, known as Therabot, through a smartphone app and reported that interactions were comparable to working with a mental-health professional.
  
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• Columbia University President Steps Down Amid Trump's Crackdown

  30-03-2025 10:10 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - AmericasColumbia University's interim president has resigned her role just one week after the Ivy League university agreed to change several policies to satisfy demands from the Trump administration. Katrina Armstrong had led the university since August, after the previous president resigned over her handling of protests against Israel's military operation in Gaza. Columbia has drawn ire from Donald Trump, who claims that it's been too tolerant of...
  
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• CognHab Launches VR Mindfulness Program to Enhance Corporate Wellness

  29-03-2025 13:15 via pr.com
  
  CognHab, a leader in mental wellness solutions, is excited to introduce its Virtual Reality (VR) Mindfulness Program, designed to reduce stress, enhance focus, and boost productivity in the workplace. Using immersive VR technology, this program offers a unique and engaging way for employees to practice mindfulness and improve their mental well-being.In today's fast-paced corporate environment, stress, burnout, and [PR.com]
  
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• Ambush of Tufts Student Sparks Concern Over Immigration Crackdown

  29-03-2025 11:25 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe arrest of a Tufts University student by hooded Homeland Security agents in plain clothes—caught on video—is raising new questions about the Trump administration's aggressive crackdown on immigrants over the opinions they've expressed. The administration's push to detain and deport college students with pro-Palestinian views has stunned civil libertarians, who say it violates American traditions of free speech and due process under the law.
  
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• Utah First U.S. State to Ban Pride Flags in Schools, Government Buildings

  29-03-2025 11:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsUtah became the first state in the U.S. to ban flying the LGBTQ Pride flag in all public school and government buildings, after Republican Governor Spencer Cox let the bill pass into law by neither signing it nor vetoing it. The Flag Display Amendments legislation "prohibits a government entity or employee of a government entity from displaying a flag in or on the grounds of government property except certain exempted flags."
  
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• Trump Team Revokes $11 Billion for Addiction and Mental Health Care

  29-03-2025 05:54 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsU.S. state and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration abruptly announced the cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health, and other programs. "Services will be dropped in the middle. Bang, the clinic is closing. It's a brutal way to make these cuts," said Keith Humphreys, an addiction policy researcher at Stanford...
  
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• In my family, introvert-extrovert pairings are common. But I had to get to 36 to learn which one applied to me | Jessie Cole

  27-03-2025 15:00
  Now I understand the terminology, it all seems so clearMore summer essentialsI never identified as shy as a child because my younger brother was the type of kid who wouldn’t speak in the company of strangers, and I – apparently – never stopped talking. Shyness was comparative, and, in my family of origin, there was always someone shyer than me.I didn’t notice my shyness until I split with my first long-term partner when I was 26. He’d been my boyfriend from the age
  
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• Why we’re obsessed with other people’s morning routines

  26-03-2025 20:10 via time.com
  
  People have been obsessed with how famous, successful figures spend their mornings for centuries.
  
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• What to do during a mental health crisis

  26-03-2025 20:09 via health.usnews.com
  Practical steps to recognize early signs, how to reach out for help, with a focus on staying safe and finding immediate support.
  
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• Leave the hurt behind! How to let go of a grudge

  26-03-2025 06:00
  
  Resentment is natural when you’ve been wronged, but over time it can become bitter and self-defeating. Psychologists explain how to move onAt some point in the late 70s, during a Brownies meeting, something happened to Deborah that she has never been able to forget. Well, she can’t actually remember exactly what the incident was, but she knows the perpetrator – another girl, who still lives in her town. “I think she might have pushed me,” says Deborah. “I thin
  
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• Trump's back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say

  25-03-2025 20:08 via npr.org
  
  The change will compromise medical ethics and patients' privacy, clinicians and advocates at multiple VA locations told NPR.
  
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• Best Health Care Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 29th Annual WebAward Competition

  25-03-2025 14:16 via pr.com
  
  The Web Marketing Association is now accepting entries for the 29th annual WebAward Competition, recognizing the best websites of 2025 across 86 industries, healthcare, healthcare provider, and medical. Judged by industry experts, winners gain valuable feedback, SEO benefits, and global recognition. The entry deadline is May 30, 2025. Don’t miss your chance to showcase your digital excellence — enter today at [PR.com]
  
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• New Reiki Energy Course Offers Relief and Ease for Those Suffering with Chronic Pain

  25-03-2025 13:35 via pr.com
  
  Amie Longmire's website is dedicated to all things Energy Healing, self care, self compassion, and mindfulness. Amie Longmire, LCPC is a Psychotherapist, Master Reiki Practitioner, Artist, Writer, group facilitator, curriculum designer, and educator with a passion for creativity and storytelling as a natural means to great mental health. Join her community and begin your healing journey today at her website. [PR.com]
  
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• James Pennebaker and the Power of Physical Markers in Social Research 

  25-03-2025 08:10 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Association for Psychological ScienceJames Pennebaker has always been curious about people. He attended Eckerd College as an undergraduate with the intention of eventually going to law school, but psychology diverted his attention. "There was something about it, especially social psychology, that intrigued me," he remembered during an interview with the APS Observer. "Why are we sometimes unbelievably cruel and vicious and other times altruistic and really good?"
  
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• Record Payout for World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

  25-03-2025 08:09 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - AsiaA Japanese man who spent nearly 50 years on death row before being acquitted of murder will be compensated 217 million yen ($1.45 million) in what his lawyers say is the country's largest-ever payout in a criminal case. Iwao Hakamata, 89, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, his boss's wife, and their children, but was acquitted last year after a retrial. His lawyers successfully argued that 47 years in detention took a toll on his...
  
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• Healthy Eating in Midlife Linked to Overall Healthy Aging

  25-03-2025 08:09 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthMaintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, was linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging—defined as reaching age 70 free of major chronic diseases and with cognitive, physical, and mental health maintained, according to a new study. The study is among the first to examine multiple dietary patterns in midlife in relation to overall...
  
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• Where do our early childhood memories go? – podcast

  25-03-2025 06:00
  
  It’s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Why can’t we remember our early childhood experiences? Freud called the phenomenon infantile amnesia, and for many years scientists have wondered whether it’s a result of failure to create memories or just a failure to retrieve them. Now new research appears to point to an answer. To find out more, Ian Sample talks to Nick Turk-Browne, a professor of psychology at Yale University.Why can’t we remember our lives as babies o
  
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• The big idea: should you dump your toxic friend?

  24-03-2025 13:30
  
  Self-help pundits advise us to cut difficult people out of our lives, but it’s not the only optionIt was snowing and the heating had broken the day I visited the Mass Observation Archive in Brighton. I sat in my coat, woolly hat and fingerless gloves, my breath clouding the air. Before me were nearly two hundred anonymous letters written in 2007, most by hand, reflecting on the “ups and downs” of friendship.Mass Observation is a treasure trove for historians like me. Since 1939
  
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• After becoming obsessed with self-help, I had to heal from ‘healing’

  23-03-2025 14:00
  
  How the writer found her ongoing fixation on self-development was actually working against her I have lied to people. Last year I read twice the amount of self-help books than I logged on Goodreads. The number would raise serious concern and some of the titles would, too. I say I’m a culture journalist, but I couldn’t share my Spotify Wrapped because my most listened-to music was healing ambient tracks called things like “Whole Being REGENERATION”. My podcast listening ha
  
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