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Friendship helps us live longer
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Friendship helps us live longer

A powerful weapon that can help sick people fight illness and depression, recover quickly after illness, slow down the aging process and prolong life: Their own friends!

December 14, 2018
New treatment for depression
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New treatment for depression

People with severe depression and regression (relapse) can benefit from a new form of therapy that combines ancient medicine with modern treatments, physiologists at Oxf…

December 14, 2018
Salt is a natural antidepressant
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Salt is a natural antidepressant

Most people consume too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered a potential reason for this habit: it helps our mood better.

December 14, 2018
There will be cure for sadness
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There will be cure for sadness

Scientists have found a chemical that makes mice fall into sadness after being separated from the herd.

December 14, 2018
Memory, depression, insomnia and ... worms?
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Memory, depression, insomnia and ... worms?

Researchers have spent decades searching for the cause of asthenia, schizophrenia and insomnia in humans. But a new study may have found the key to the origins of these…

December 14, 2018
More than 41% of the risk of depression in smokers
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More than 41% of the risk of depression in smokers

The risk of depression among smokers increased by 41% compared to non-smokers. This is the conclusion of a study with 8,556 participants of scientists from Navarra Unive…

December 14, 2018
Parental instincts are in every person
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Parental instincts are in every person

The urge to embrace and caress babies whenever they see them is an innate reaction of humans. The cause is partly due to the speciality of the baby's face.

December 14, 2018
Learn more about depression
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Learn more about depression

The more stressed life is, the higher the risk of depression. Due to confronting the requirements of going beyond their limits, many people cannot control themselves, su…

December 14, 2018
Stress increases the risk of chronic diseases
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Stress increases the risk of chronic diseases

A recent scientific review of the US and Canada suggests that stress is a factor that increases the risk of human illness - especially some diseases such as depression,…

December 14, 2018
Pregnant women often suffer from depression
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Pregnant women often suffer from depression

More than 1 in 10 pregnant women smoke and many suffer from depression. This makes smoking cessation more difficult. New research shows that not simply speaking

December 14, 2018