A project offering counselling to teenagers with depression and anxiety in Hong Kong will be expanded next year to reach more students, after about half of those it has helped showed no further signs of mental health problems, according to a local charity. Mind HK, the charity running the three-year initiative, also offers psychological support…
Northeastern University professor Raymond Booth first learned about propranolol, a drug developed to treat high blood pressure, in pharmacy school around 1978. In graduate school, he noticed classmates using the drug not for heart conditions but to manage situational anxiety, especially during exams. Curious, he asked a friend how she knew to take it. She…
Is the dating game is rigged against men? Here’s what new research reveals about what men should do for better matches on dating apps. getty Based on eharmony’s dating statistics, an estimated 80 million Americans are currently utilizing dating apps or websites — that’s roughly 30% of adults. Men are represented more than women, although…
About 20 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students showed moderate to severe depression, anxiety and stress according to a survey, prompting experts to recommend training pupils in peer emotional support ahead of the new academic year. The Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service announced the findings of its study on Sunday, after interviewing over…
Do you have a meditation app on your smartphone, computer or wearable device? Well, you’re not alone. There are now thousands of meditation apps available worldwide, the top 10 of which have been collectively downloaded more than 300 million times. What’s more, early work on these digital meditation platforms shows that even relatively brief usage…
Hongkonger Alan Chan Hei-lun, 43, has been struggling silently with his mental health for the past eight years. His world was shattered in 2017 when a sudden stroke while playing football left his left side paralysed, driving him to attempt to end his life in hospital. Discharged into a harsh new reality, his fight continued…
China has come up with a unique solution to address work-related anxiety and depression in burnt-out employees – a “Dislike Going to Work” clinic. This clinic in Hebei province in northern China has gained widespread attention from social media users across the globe. How did this clinic come into existence? The “Dislike Going to Work”…
The electric vehicle (EV) market in the United States is experiencing significant anxiety as federal policy changes under President Donald Trump threaten to reverse incentives established during President Joe Biden’s administration. The electric vehicle market in the U.S.A. is growing, but remains— very much— in its early stages. “People bought more electric cars this year…