Stress

Men in a cave: Why awareness is our way out to the light

A medtech founder shares five awareness practices for mental and physical health that restore balance and reduce daily stress.

Awareness practices for health — person meditating in natural light, symbolic exit from Plato's cave.
Soldiers take a break at the border with Gaza. The battle against PTSD is a moral and national imperative.

Digital attention exercises reduce soldiers’ PTSD risk, study shows

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Brick by brick: Lessons from the walls of Jerusalem

Region + Ashwagandha

Under stress? A new plant-based Region has been launched with added ashwagandha


Work stressing you out? Here are some tips to help you balance yourself

There are many (many!) reasons for stress, but no matter what the reason, continuous mental stress is dangerous to your health.

 How can you manage high levels of stress in your day-to-day life? (illustrative)

Seven tips that reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's has become one of the leading causes of death and it will only increase. Is it possible to stop this development and if so, how?

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

How do violence, trauma survivors develop resilience? - Israeli study

Israeli Weizmann researches examine how some appear scarred for life, while others appear to walk away unscathed.

 When faced by those who abuse their power, intolerance is the proper response (Illustrative for anger).

A spiritual prescription for controlling your anger - opinion

It is clear that our society has become far, far too violent, with hostile words quickly turning into physical confrontations

 When faced by those who abuse their power, intolerance is the proper response (Illustrative for anger).

Could a drug for high blood pressure help treat people with PTSD? -study

The researchers recommended that large-scale trials of the drug's use in PTSD treatment be conducted.

Clonidine tablets and transdermal patch

Burnout, depression, stress plaguing Barcelona, Chelsea soccer players - opinion

Exhaustion is about to bring down the 22 Barcelona and Chelsea football players still running on the field at Stamford Bridge.

 A PSYCHOLOGICAL care platform allows employees to deal with life crises, and provides online consultations with psychologists 24 hours a day.

Too much salt can change the way you behave- study

New research highlights the effects of salt beyond physical health. Too much can change behavior, specifically amplifying stress.

 Salt shaker, used to add salt to food. But according to this study, that might not be the healthiest choice (Illustrative).

Are you a stressed out university student? Try these walnuts - study

Led by researchers from the University of South Australia, the study presents some truly nutty findings about stress relief at university.

 Walnuts

Parking fees at hospitals may be making cancer patients more sick - study

Hospital parking fees may contribute to suboptimal health outcomes for cancer patients as well as a financial burden, according to a new Canadian study.

 Parked cars (Illustrative)

Brains of teenagers have physically aged due to stress caused by pandemic - study

The results were that the developmental process had sped up in those involved while they were experiencing the pandemic.

Mental health [illustrative]