Sophisticated new emotional wellness apps powered by AI are growing in popularity. But these apps pose their own mental health risks by enabling users to form concerning emotional attachments and dependencies to AI chatbots, and deserve far more scrutiny than regulators currently give them, according to a new paper from faculty at Harvard Business School…
For the first time in its 20-year history, IPA TouchPoints data has revealed that UK adults now spend more time on their mobile phones than watching TV sets. That said, the report also indicated mobile screen time and TV viewing have a different emotional impact on the user. The finding is part of the latest…
Shanghai is a challenging place for drivers. In this Chinese city of 25 million people, traffic is heavy most of the day. There are vehicles abruptly switching lanes without signalling, food delivery riders running red lights, and pedestrians crossing roads wherever they feel like it. That’s why, in my most recent research trip to China,…
Students in Baltimore City Public Schools will have to abide by an updated cell phone policy in the 2025-26 school year: their cell phones will need to be powered off, put away, and secured during the school day. This change is effective on the first day of the school year. City School students are still…
Adopting multiple healthy habits can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, yet new research reveals that managing body weight remains the key driver, especially across different ethnic groups. Study: Prospective association of a Lifestyle Risk Factor Index with type 2 diabetes in the Multiethnic Cohort. Image Credit: New Africa / Shutterstock In a recent study published…
A new study offers insight into the health and lifestyle indicators – including diet, physical activity and weight – that align most closely with healthy brain function across the lifespan. The study used machine learning to determine which variables best predicted a person’s ability to quickly complete a task without becoming distracted. Reported in The…
Stroke and dementia as well as late-life depression are more common in people who have a biomarker of aging called short leukocyte telomere length, according to a study published on June 11, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The good news is that this relationship was not found…
A new study suggests that eating one avocado a day may positively impact sleep. Science now confirms sleep is as important for good health as nutrition and exercise. In a secondary analysis of the largest randomized controlled trial on avocados to date, researchers found adults who consumed one avocado daily for six months reported better…
Ask any reputable dietitian or nutrition scientist about how to eat healthfully, and they will probably tell you to avoid dieting. Many diets emphasize restriction, whether it’s of calories, carbohydrates, fats or something else. And that’s not a healthy strategy, said Alison Brown, a nutrition researcher at the National Institutes of Health. Diets like these…
While moms have traditionally gotten much of the focus when it comes to children’s eating habits, a new study highlights the importance of dads in shaping a child’s relationship with food. According to the study, young children were more likely to consume the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables if their father ate a healthier…