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The Societal Cost of Obesity

The inability to maintain a healthy weight continues to develop as one of the most widespread health ailments among citizens of developed societies. Despite the numerous industries revolving around calls for positive, health-driven lifestyles, obesity remains an imminent global health concern. In addition to the health risks that it presents, weight-maintenance issues must also be ...

Armin Auctor

An obese person being offered an ice cream cone.

Health: Child Brain Development Might Be Influenced by Gut Bacteria

The bacteria in the human gut might play a key role in child brain development, a new study has found. Research also suggests that gut bacteria may also contribute to symptoms of autism. Brain effects The brain development study was conducted by Sophie Rowland from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and her team. They looked at ...

Raven Montmorency

Curious child looking out a window.

The Risks to Kids From Smartphone Usage

According to estimates, about 73 percent of teenagers in the U.S. have a smartphone, with 92 percent of them admitting to spending a good deal of their free time online every day. And as far as the problem of addiction is concerned, it is the children who seem to suffer the most from such usage. ...

Nspirement Staff

Young boy using a smartphone.

Marriage Reduces Depression in Couples Earning Less Than $60,000

People who are married and earning less than $60,000 per year in total household income have fewer symptoms of depression than comparable earning unmarried people. But for couples earning more, marriage doesn’t show the same mental health benefits, according to a study co-authored by a Georgia State University researcher. According to this study, people who ...

Troy Oakes

Men and Women Have Opposite Genetic Alterations in Depression

A study in Biological Psychiatry examines the sex-specific molecular changes in major depressive disorder (MDD). Men and women with major depression have opposite changes in the expression of the same genes, according to a new postmortem brain study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada. ...

Troy Oakes

A depressed person.

Classical Music Aids Health and Development

Music therapy has been researched in several clinical areas over the past 40 years, with many studies showing that classical music aids health and has a very positive impact on people’s wellbeing. According to the American Cancer Society, music therapy is often used in cancer treatment in reducing the pain caused by chemotherapy and effectively ...

Emma Lu

A symphony orchestra.