Tag: Social

Mental Health and Brain Health

Why social connection matters to your health

Why social connection matters to your health
5 min read
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It might sound like a contradiction, but if you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone.

One in four Australians experience persistent loneliness, indicating that its associated impact on happiness is something many of us can relate to.

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Social lifetime experiences can have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health

Social lifetime experiences can have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health
4 min read
Social lifetime experiences have long-lasting effects on mental and brain health
Study design and analysis pipeline. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63277-6

Lifetime significant experiences, in particular the social ones, are the fabric of our identity. But what about their impact on our health? Hardships of childhood, access to education quality

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Mental Health and Brain Health

How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain

How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain
2 min read

At UMass Chan’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, researchers are on a heartwarming mission: to understand how babies build the brain circuits that help them connect with others.

Through the Baby Brain Study, scientists have been tracking over 80 babies and

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Mental Health and Brain Health

How to Use Social Media Without Harming Your Mental Health

How to Use Social Media Without Harming Your Mental Health
3 min read

New York, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As social media continues to reshape the way people connect and communicate, it is also raising new concerns about its impact on mental health. The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF), the

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Technology and Brain Health

Negative effects of technology: Psychological, social, and health

Negative effects of technology: Psychological, social, and health
4 min read

Overuse or dependence on technology may have adverse psychological effects, including:

Negative body image

One of the most well-studied effects of social media use is on body image, or how satisfied a person is with their appearance.

A 2022 review

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