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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Mental Health

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Science & Technology

Should governments ban TikTok? Can they? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it

Is a wildly popular social media app a threat to U.S. citizens? AP Photo/Michael Dwyer     By Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University   The U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 on March 13, 2024, to require TikTok’s parent company, China-based ByteDance, to sell the app or face a nationwide ban on TikTok. President Joe Biden said on March 8 that he would sign the legislation if it reached his […]

todayMarch 14, 2024 19

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Lifestyle

ASICS study confirms positive link between exercise and women’s mental health

ASICS has unveiled the results of the largest study ever conducted on the gender exercise gap, reaffirming the positive correlation between women’s exercise levels and their mental health, with women 52% happier, 50% more energised, 48% more confident, 67% less stressed and 80% less frustrated when exercising. Yet, the independent research, conducted on over 25,000 people and led by renowned academics Dr Dee Dlugonski and Professor Brendon Stubbs, alarmingly found that […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024 26

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World

NYC sues social media companies over ‘youth mental health crisis

The city of New York is suing several major social media platforms, accusing them of fueling a 'youth mental health crisis'. Mayor Eric Adams says the lawsuit will hold TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube accountable for 'endangering the mental health of children'. The social media companies involved deny the allegations and say they are working hard to keep young people safe. Sally Patterson reports.  

todayFebruary 16, 2024 12

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Lifestyle

Romance isn’t always rosy, sometimes it’s sickening – lovesickness, erotomania and death by heartbreak explained

Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Natasha McKeever, University of Leeds and Luke Brunning, University of Leeds Hundreds of millions of people worldwide use dating apps. But only half of users say that they have had positive experiences. Indeed, a shocking 11% of female users under 50 have received threats of harm. Surely there’s a better way to build these apps. Dating sites and apps have made it easier to find sexual and romantic partners, […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 20

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Lifestyle

Romance isn’t always rosy, sometimes it’s sickening – lovesickness, erotomania and death by heartbreak explained

Irina Marwan Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol Absence makes the heart grow fonder. All you need is love. It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. If cliches and pop songs are anything to go by, humans spend a substantial portion of waking and sleeping hours thinking and dreaming about the pursuit of love – in all its many forms. But is love all […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 15

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Sport

adidas Unites Its Biggest Icons to Help Disarm Negative Pressure in Sport Through New Global Brand Campaign

adidas unites its biggest sporting icons from across the world in its latest campaign, to create a positive rallying cry to help everyday athletes believe they can overcome pressure and achieve their possibilities in sport. The new global brand campaign is driven by feedback and insights from consumers around the world that for many people, negative pressure can affect their enjoyment of sport. To help address this over the course […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 66

Africa

Kenya’s sex workers have solutions to their problems, but international NGOs aren’t hearing them

  By Lise Woensdregt, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam   In Kenya, rights organisations run by sex workers have gone into numerous partnerships with international organisations over the past decade. In recent research, I set out to understand whether these relationships worked in favour of the sex workers and their organisations. My research focused on an organisation in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, that supports male sex workers. Kenya’s laws punish activities related to […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 15

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Lifestyle

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

A bad feeling can trigger behavior that leads to something better. Rawpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus Heather Lench, Texas A&M University Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were so anxious about an upcoming event that you couldn’t concentrate for days? These types of emotions are unpleasant to experience and can even feel overwhelming. People often try to […]

todayFebruary 9, 2024 33

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Health / Medical

Stigma kills people with alcohol addiction

sirtravelalot/Shutterstock Ashwin Dhanda, University of Plymouth One of my patients, Emma (not her real name), recently told me that she didn’t seek help for her alcohol problem because she was ashamed. She said that she didn’t want to waste anyone’s time on a self-inflicted problem. She lived with it for years, hiding bottles of alcohol so her partner wouldn’t find out. Only when she turned yellow and vomited blood did […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 13

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