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Positive parenting shields teenagers from stress, and it shows in MRIs

Groundbreaking research has shed light on the intricate relationship between childhood stress, positive parenting, and the brain.

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Healthcare

Australia has legalised MDMA to treat mental health. Is Europe next?

It is now legal in Austria to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin to treat some mental health issues. Are other countries likely to follow suit?

03/07/2023

Climate

Extreme heat 'disproportionately' impacts people with disabilities

People with disabilities faced the risk of death, physical, social, and mental health distress due to extreme heat according to Human Rights Watch.

26/06/2023

Travel News

This European island is asking tourists to switch off their phones

This European island is asking tourists to switch off their phones this summer.

22/06/2023

My Europe Series

Here's how culture is used to treat mental health issues in Europe

Two decades’ worth of research and a pandemic have led to a boom in programmes using culture for its health benefits.

22/06/2023

Health news

Eating disorders rise among teenage girls post-COVID, new study finds

A UK analysis of health records found a large rise in eating disorders and self-harm among teenage girls, echoing similar findings in other European countries.

21/06/2023

Tech News

Pinterest signs pledge for a safer digital environment for teenagers

Social media was supposed to help us connect and to inspire us. But the internet is broken, says Pinterest, so “let’s fix it”.

20/06/2023

Tech News

These neurohacking headphones track brain signals to keep you focused

Headphones that can tell you when you’re tired and should take a break could be on sale later this year. Euronews Next tried them out at VivaTech.

14/06/2023

Health news

Is this the loneliest country in Europe?

The European Union's new pilot project on loneliness aims to monitor and tackle increasing lack of "meaningful social interactions".

09/06/2023

wellbeing

Study finally reveals how rerouting brain signals can treat depression

Researchers at Stanford University have identified the "backward" brain signals that dim joyful emotions in depressed patients.

26/05/2023

Health news

Adults with mental disorders at higher risk of stroke or heart attack

Some mental health conditions can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke in younger adults by a factor of three, new research shows.

09/05/2023

Creators

Meet the illustrator shining a light on miscarriage struggles

Miscarriage is a common struggle for many women but the emotions and turmoil it can create are too often overlooked or ignored. This French illustrator uses her drawings to shed light on the issue.

07/05/2023

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Sick of Myself'

Incisive, fun, sickening and at times sad in the way it exposes the loneliness at the heart of being noticed, Sick of Me is a vicious satire worthy of your attention.

21/04/2023

World News

Euroviews. Working in neuroscience taught me that music is key to our well-being

Perhaps we should stop thinking about music primarily as a source of entertainment and profit and more as an essential form of social communication with real neurobiological benefits, Daniel Bowling writes.

12/04/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers treated for PTSD before returning to front

After more than a year of brutal and bloody war, many Ukrainian soldiers struggle with severe psychological consequences.

01/04/2023

Work

Mental health over salary? Spanish workers shift their priorities

A new report shows mental health is the priority for Spanish workers, despite the country's high unemployment rate.

31/03/2023

Health news

Scientists can spot signs of PTSD in your blood

Blood tests could help improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers say.

28/03/2023

Nature

This dog got life behind bars…and loves it

This fearful fido found his perfect home where ‘he is never without a human.’

21/03/2023

Culture news

Meet the travelling poet behind the Poetry Machine

Beth Calverley has travelled the country with her Poetry Machine, chatting to strangers and turning their conversations into beautiful pieces of art.

21/03/2023

Health news

These are the world’s happiest countries in 2023

2022 was a year of crises, but the human resolve to be happy has been "remarkably resilient".

20/03/2023