Source: Ivan Samkov Music has evolved over the years, with new genres such as Classical, Reggae, Hip Hop, R&B, EDM, and Lofi, emerging over time. There has long been speculation about whether certain kinds of music can have an impact – positive or negative – on studying, creativity, and other aspects of brain function. Classical …
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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Pixabay, bertvthul Why Ecotherapy From Ayurvedic medicine to traditional Chinese medicine to modern Western medicine, nature has historically been linked to well-being1-4. Nature can renew one’s spirit, whether they are in a city park, a forest distant from civilization, or simply strolling …
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Source: Caleb Oquendo The first video game was introduced in October 1958 by Physicist William Higinbotham. It was a basic tennis game that looked a lot like the 1970s hit Pong1. Decades afterwards, games like Mario, Animal Crossing, Fortnite, and many more highly complex releases are being introduced by the video game industry each year. …
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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Alberto Andrei Rosu Anxiety is all consuming. It bleeds into your daily life, fills your head, controls you, enough to tell you what you can do, and cannot do. It keeps you up at night but keeps you in bed in …
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Source: Pavel Danilyuk In recent years, due to the pandemic and other driving forces, the use of mental health services has increased dramatically. As a consequence, mental health services are facing a crisis of burnout and high staff turnover because of overwhelming demands. A question has surfaced about whether artificial intelligence could be used for …
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Source: Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (Flikr Public Domain, Zaid Alasad) The rate of depression among teens in the United States (U.S.) is increasing annually. In fact, 13% of teens in 2017 reported that they experienced at least one episode of depression that year, up from the 8% reported in 20071. Depression is a medical illness that …
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Source: Nicolas Raymond, CC BY 2.0 A few years ago, the world was celebrating the end of a decade and preparing to welcome the new ‘roaring 20s’. But just a few months later, the world had shut down in efforts to curb the widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus. Now, a little more than three …
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