Nature on social media use in adolescents with and without mental health conditions.

Not sure what’s cart and what’s horse here (maybe it’s a valuable support system…? Like how I probably would’ve died in the 1990s if it weren’t for DALnet) but either way it’s one counter indicator against my previous idea that “maybe normal people can use social media constantly and still have a great productive life”.

Self-help resources for common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, sleep problems, and perfectionism. Includes workbooks made up of modules, brief information sheets, and worksheets that you may wish to use, or that your therapist may help you with. Materials developed by Clinical Psychologists at the Centre for Clinical Interventions in Perth, Western Australia.

In this study, we cultured bacteria of public health importance found on wristbands, determined whether there is a correlation between wristband material and prevalence, and tested three household disinfectants for efficacy in reducing bacteria on wristbands made of plastic, rubber, metal, and cloth, using standard microbiological assays.

Great study (and horriffic results) but also the watch itself is an issue, I’m thinking? It’s already known that you should never bring electronics to iffy places since most gadgets have a temperature range where bacteria thrives.

The gut microbiota is critical for maintaining human health and the immunological system. Several neuroscientific studies have shown the significance of microbiota in developing brain systems. The gut microbiota and the brain are interconnected in a bidirectional relationship, as research on the microbiome–gut–brain axis shows. Significant evidence links anxiety and depression disorders to the community of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal system. Modified diet, fish and omega-3 fatty acid intake, macro- and micro-nutrient intake, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and 5-HTP regulation may all be utilized to alter the gut microbiota as a treatment approach. There are few preclinical and clinical research studies on the effectiveness and reliability of various therapeutic approaches for depression and anxiety. This article highlights relevant research on the association of gut microbiota with depression and anxiety and the different therapeutic possibili