Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing significant mental health risks for adolescents. In an op-ed for The New York Times, Murthy highlighted the platforms’ role in exacerbating a youth mental health crisis and urged congressional action for regulatory measures. Experts and advocacy groups...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned on Saturday of the psychological effects of Israel’s war on the children in Gaza. “Children in Gaza are suffering devastating levels of stress,” said the agency in a statement on X. “UNRWA team is working with children and adolescents to mitigate the impact of [&he...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP The United Nations children’s agency has warned that Israel’s attacks in Lebanon are taking a heavy mental and physical toll on children. “We are deeply alarmed by the situation of children and families who have been forced from their homes,” Edouard Beigbeder, the Lebanon representative for ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Many children are being exposed to violence during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict which is having a “huge impact” on their mental health and psychological well-being, according to the UN. “It has an impact on the mental health of the children. It has also an impact on their physical well-being. We have received [&h...
Asni, Morocco — AFP When Moroccan earthquake survivor Khadija Temera was sent to a psychiatrist on Tuesday, she was just one of a hundred newly traumatised patients who would be seen within 24 hours. The powerful quake last Friday killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in remote villages of the High Atlas Mountains. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Waheed Arian’s life has been shaped by the kindness and compassion of strangers. Now a successful doctor, he arrived in the UK as a 15-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, thousands of miles away from home in an unfamiliar land. When he needed a roof over his head, a refugee let Arian sleep on […]
Study, conducted on mice by University of California, found that mice fed on a timed schedule with a 12-hour eating window had better memory SACRAMENTO, California – A new study has found that intermittent fasting can help fight dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease. Intermittent fasting is a dietary pattern that alternates between peri...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP A ‘cat cafe’ in the Gaza Strip aims to “cheer up” Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from the trials of daily life in the Israel-occupied and blockaded territory, its owner said. At the Meow Cat Cafe which opened this week in Gaza City, owner Nehma Maabad set [&...
-Published in Journal of Positive Psychology, study found that random acts of kindness group had a much stronger impact on positive perceptions and emotions. DAVIS, California – A new study has found that random acts of kindness are more effective at reducing symptoms of depression than purposeful planning of activities designed to bring...
ISTANBUL (AA): There has been a surge in Afghan women committing suicides ever since the Taliban’s imposition of restrictions on their education and work opportunities, NGOs claim. Although concrete figures are hard to find, rights groups fear the issue may be bigger than is being reported. A report by local channel Tolo News said there ...
