Students: Sign up to national project creating blueprint for improved mental health at university
On University Mental Health Day (March 14), students are being encouraged to take part in Nurture-U, a national project which...
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Mindfulness adapted to break cycle of depression in adolescents
An innovative new treatment has been adapted at the University of Exeter to help adolescents who have already been treated...
Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI
Waist circumference-to-height ratio has been identified as an inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body...
Swapping meat for Quorn lowers bad cholesterol by 10-percent
Regularly substituting meat for mycoprotein such as Quorn could help to lower bad cholesterol by 10-percent, which is comparable to...
Why spatial orientation tests could improve safety assessments for older drivers
Older drivers experience greater difficulties behind the wheel if they have worse spatial orientation ability, according to new research from...
Community perinatal mental health teams reduce risk of mental health relapse after childbirth
Women with a history of severe mental illness face a lower risk of relapse after giving birth in regions where...
Increased body and abdominal fat in teenagers can lead to ‘vicious cycle’ ending in type 2 diabetes
High fat mass in adolescence causes insulin resistance, which can lead to a “vicious cycle” of worsening insulin resistance and...
Earlier cholesterol checks could prevent up to 20-percent of premature heart disease
High cholesterol levels in adolescence can cause structural and functional cardiac damage leading to premature heart damage and death, but...
Light exercise could be the key to reversing childhood obesity linked to sedentariness
Increased sedentary time as a child through adolescence is directly linked to childhood obesity, but new research has found light...