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As social media use has increased, researchers in the US are finding that mental health among young people has become worse.

Instagram recently announced that a central pillar of its response to teen mental health harms will be to create controls offering parents “to see how much time their teens spend on Instagram and to set time limits.” While this may sound empowering,

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Dr. Brian Primack, a dean at the University of Arkansas with a 20-year career of advancing health and higher education initiatives, has been named dean of Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences. He will start June 30, 2022. “I am honored and humbled to be joining such an outstanding team at OSU’s College of Public Health and

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A Facebook survey suggests the social network is harmful for 1 in 8 of its users. The platform negatively impacts users sleep, work or personal relationships according to companys own research.

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Why winter seems filled with romance By Ria Wolstenholme25th January 2021 For many people across the world who followed the guidance during the pandemic, this year has meant restricted socialising. Are we choosing to couple-up and stay together instead? W With the nights at their longest and the weather at its bleakest, winter is in full force for those of us in the northern hemisphere. After the hubbub of the holiday season – even if our celebrations were a little different this year – it�...

A UA faculty member and his research colleagues have linked increased use of social media to higher chances of developing depression, through a nationwide study.

“And there arose a new king who did not know Joseph…” From the time of the Talmud, there has been a debate about this line.  Some say it means that there was, in fact, a new Pharaoh.  Joseph lived 110 years; he was only 39 when Jacob came to join the rest of the family in Egypt, and there is no record in Torah that Joseph ever left his post as vizier.  Even assuming a “boy king” like Tutankhamun, a Pharaoh of Joseph’s younger days (remember that he arrived in Egypt at age 17) wou...

Too much time on social media may raise risk for depression By (0) Young adults who spend hours a day on social media are at heightened risk of developing depression in the near future, new research suggests. In recent years, a number of studies have linked heavy social media use to an increased risk of depression. Advertisement "But then you have to ask the chicken-and-egg question," said study author Dr. Brian Primack, a professor of public health at the University of Arkansas, in Fayettevi...