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What’s PMDD and what should you do if you think you have it?

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) remains underdiagnosed and undertreated on a global scale. Here’s how to recognise the symptoms and what to do about it.

Living

Climate extremes are having an impact on mental health, research warns

A study in Bangladesh links heat and humidity with increased rates of anxiety and depression.

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Why are Americans using ayahuasca to cure mental health issues?

Ayahuasca practices are growing in popularity in the US. Many feel the psychedelic has mental health healing properties not found in conventional medicine.

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The 12-Hour Walk is becoming a modern pilgrimage for those willing to invest a single day in exchange for perhaps unlocking their best life.

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Green News

A third of people might not have kids because of climate concerns

As the climate crisis bites, it can be hard to imagine what the future might look like. This uncertainty is taking its toll - and increasing numbers of people are considering whether or not they should have children.

Health news

What Jacinda Ardern’s resignation can teach us about burnout

Jacinda Ardern’s resignation speech has resonated with many around the world, sparking a broader conversation about mental health in the workplace.

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What music helps you sleep? For many, it’s Billie Eilish and BTS

Researchers pored over Spotify sleep-related playlists to determine which songs users turn to for a good night's sleep.

Nature

Visiting parks reduces prescription mental health drug use

Visiting urban green spaces reduces mental health drug use, new research finds.

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Why has Love Island banned contestants' social media accounts?

The hit UK reality TV show returned this week with a new host, contestants, and a change to its social media policy.

Health news

How to fight the winter blues

Though there’s no scientific evidence proving that ‘Blue Monday’ is the most depressing day of the year, there’s no doubt that the winter blues are real.

Tech News

US schools sue social media platforms for 'harming' mental health

A US school district filed a complaint against social media giants like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok over the cost of the mental health crisis.

Destinations

Europe’s best national parks for a mindful nature escape

From the Czech Republic to Italy, these national parks are the perfect places to kickstart your mindfulness journey.

Health news

Our top health stories this year that weren’t about COVID

From falling sperm counts to cryopreserved bodies and cancer-fighting bananas, here are our most popular health stories of 2022.

Climate

Suicide rates rise as air quality worsens, study finds

The first of its kind large-scale study examined deaths across the US between 2003 and 2010.

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Public votes 'goblin mode' as Oxford Word of the Year 2022

The public has spoken! And the winner is… Goblin mode.

Health news

COVID pandemic stress has physically altered teenagers' brains

It’s not just mental health that COVID has affected; new research suggests that the pandemic has physically affected the structures of teens' brains.

Culture news

Meet the studio offering free Kanye West tattoo removals

Yeezy come Yeezy go: Meet the studio offering free Kanye West tattoo removals - We talked to their CEO Briony Garbett about the initiative and the normalization of regret

Work

An AI robot as CEO: Is this the future of work in the metaverse?

In a world first, a Chinese gaming company betting big on the metaverse has appointed an AI-powered virtual robot as CEO.

Health news

COVID may have collectively changed our personalities, study finds

A large-scale study has found changes in people’s big five personality traits when comparing features before and after the pandemic.

Russia

Anxiety, grief, pain: More Russians turn to antidepressants

With the stagnating conflict in Ukraine grinding on, many Russians are growing increasingly anxious and worried.