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The link between healthy diet and mental well-being
You are what you eat, and this is absolutely applicable in the connection between diet and mental health. Thus, improving your diet is a surefire way to improve your mental health.
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Your Brain on Barbells: The Surprising Mental Health Perks of Strength Training
Besides its numerous physical benefits, weightlifting has a multitude of benefits for managing and improving one’s mental health.
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The Science of Sleep: Boosting Mental Well-being Through Rest
Sleep is one of the most easy, accessible, and effective ways to improve one’s mental health. Because of the multitude and variation of benefits that it provides, sleep should be considered the foundation for mental health and health in general.
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Highlights from APA convention 2025
I joined American Psychological Association as a high school student in my junior year. I am so glad I did because it has been valuable experience for me to be in a community that shares the same passion as me.
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The anti-inflammatory effects of Ketamine in treating depression
The mechanism of action that Ketamine affects the brain is certainly extremely complex. Research has shown that Ketamine mediates anti-depression effects via several pathways. One of the most important mechanisms is anti-inflammatory effects. Ketamine can effectively decrease elevated levels of inflammatory markers in both animal models of depression and patients with depression.
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Gut-brain axis regulates depression
Do you know our body constantly sends signals to our brain that affect our moods? One of the most intriguing findings that scientists discovered was that micro-bacterial flora in the guts can affect communication between our intestines and brain leading to mood disorders via the gut-brain axis.
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Depression can be treated with Ketamine
Ketamine is an NMDA antagonist, meaning it blocks the NMDA receptor, which is involved in neuroplasticity. Originally licensed by the FDA for use as an anesthetic, ketamine exists in two forms: R-ketamine and S-ketamine. R-ketamine and S-ketamine are enantiomers–two different molecules that are mirror images of each other. S-ketamine, also known as esketamine, comprises the…
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Inflammation may play a causal role in depression
What is inflammation? You probably never thought inflammation will have anything to do with mental illnesses. Surprisingly, recent search has revealed a causal relationship between inflammation and depression.
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Depression as a disease
Depression, also known as major depressive disorder (MDD), affects 322 million people worldwide. Approximately 40% of depression is heritable, which leaves room for many influencing factors, such as sex, environment, age, drug use, and socioeconomic status.
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Community support for autism
Do you have a family member with autism? Do you know a friend who has an autistic child? It is more common than you think. Roughly 1 in 31 children in the U.S. is on the autism spectrum. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, includes a wide range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills,…
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