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A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Vienna, the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, and the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics sheds light on the potential of online art viewing as a tool for improving well-being.

A new study analyzing data on more than 20,000 U.S. adults links a healthier diet and increased exercise to weight loss that reduces heart disease risk—while associating skipping meals and taking prescription diet pills with minimal weight loss, weight maintenance or weight gain.

Emergency room visits for mental health crises spiked among children, teens and young adults from 2011 to 2020, researchers from UConn School of Medicine and other institutions report in the May 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The increase continues a disturbing trend first noted in 2006, and underscores the need for socio-behavioral interventions.

A report from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland, published in BMC Public Health, looked into the effectiveness of a city-based mask-wearing policy among 10 to 12-year-olds during the fall of 2021. In the paper “Face mask recommendations in schools did not impact COVID-19 incidence among 10 to 12-year-olds in Finland—joinpoint regression analysis,” the researchers found that more cautious city masking recommendations of school children ages 10 to 12 were ineffective in reducing the incidence of COVID-19 in the general population.

The time between when antenatal corticosteroids are administered and a woman gives birth can improve certain preterm birth outcomes for her baby, a systematic review led by Burnet Institute has found.

In patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) due to atherosclerosis affecting the arteries below the knee, data from the first clinical trial of its kind shows that a best endovascular treatment first revascularization strategy was more likely to prevent major amputation and death than a vein bypass first strategy.

Humans have consciousness. However, is it just a result of evolution or does it serve a crucial purpose? Professors Albert Newen from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and Carlos Montemayor from San Francisco State University, U.S., propose a fresh theory to address this issue. They identify two tiers of consciousness, each with two distinct roles, in the January 1, 2023 edition of the Journal of Consciousness Studies.

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic.

Minister of Mines and Mineral Development Paul Kabuswe has said, government will ensure that challenges Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) is facing are resolved.

Mr. Kabuswe said, government is however consulting mine unions and other stakeholders on the decision it has made in order to find a lasting solution that will satisfy employers, employees.

He said, the nation will soon be informed about the decision on the mine once consultations with unions are concluded.

Mental Health Week, which runs from May 1 to 7, provides an opportunity to reflect on our collective well-being. In addition to rising mental health issues, there seems to be a general malaise across normally well individuals in society. This is manifesting as cognitive and physical exhaustion, limited patience, disinterest in work and a resentment of the stressors in our lives.