A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins university has done a recent study that suggests coffee can help consolidate memory up to 24 hours after it has been consumed. In the study, participants were either in the control group and received a placebo pill or in the experimental group in which they received a 200 mg […]
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Yesterday (January 28th) was the annual Bell Let’s Talk Day initiative, a day dedicated to the promotion of mental illness as a serious problem and to help get rid of the stigma that surrounds it (which is also one of the goals of the Mental Health Awareness Club!). 109,451,718 text messages, phone calls, Facebook shares, and #BellLetsTalk […]
A TED-Talk by Kelly McGonigal on “How To Make Stress Your Friend” A classmate showed me this great TED-Talk about a month ago and thought it would be great to share! If you feel like your stress levels can get a bit out of control and you want to learn to handle it a bit […]
In reaction to the mental health crisis within Vancouver’s downtown east side, as stated by Mayor Gregor Robertson and our police chief, the B.C. Government has announced a new action plan. This includes a new nine-to-twelve bed psychiatric assessment unit at St. Paul’s Hospital and five new “high-intensity” group homes. This concern was brought about […]
A recent study done on 24 people at UC Berkeley has revealed that people who are sleep-deprived are more likely to select higher calorie foods to eat compared to people who are not sleep-deprived. Not enough sleep was associated with increased activity in the reward centers of the brain, particularly the area of the frontal […]
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“I’m so bipolar :(“
Disregarding the annoying background music (you can’t unhear that now), this pop culture event brings up two really good questions: 1) What effect does using the term “bipolar” as an adjective have? and 2) Can the popularity of this usage actually be a good thing? Everyone probably remembers when people used to say “that’s so […]
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The Scent of Joy?
It’s well known that whiffing a familiar scent can evoke nostalgic memories, but the effects of scent transcend much further. A recent study conducted with 26 Japanese males subjects explored the physiological and psychological effects produced by exposure to a Japanese plum blossom fragrance. In order to better reflect how people experience scents in daily […]
Many of us are familiar with the terms anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder but what about women who don’t receive these labels but who are engaging in dangerous patterns of restriction or purging? The term these women receive is EDNOS or ‘Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.’ What is the prevalence of women […]
When I was growing up, we always learned in school that Canada prides itself on being culturally diverse. We learned that Canada, as a single entity, was comprised of all sorts of different people from all sorts of different cultures. In a way, it united us and gave us that great sense of patriotism that […]
On Friday, the front cover of the Globe and Mail caught my attention. In the Arts section, there was an article dedicated to an artist’s online comic that reveals her personal experience with severe depression. I grabbed the Arts section and flew out the door to catch the bus. The cartoonist is Allie Brosh and […]