by: Divina Ramirez
(Natural News) Older people’s mental health worsened during lockdowns as their loneliness put them at risk of depression and anxiety, according to a recent study led by researchers from the
Published in the journal
International Psychogeriatrics, the study revealed that a drop in physical activity levels was linked to symptoms of poor mental health, depression in particular. “We are only just beginning to learn the impact that COVID-19 is having on the health and well-being of older people,” said Clive Ballard, co-author of the study and the executive dean of the
University of Exeter Medical School.
Published in the journal
International Psychogeriatrics, the study revealed that a drop in physical activity levels was linked to symptoms of poor mental health, depression in particular. “We are only just beginning to learn the impact that COVID-19 is having on the health and well-being of older people,” said Clive Ballard, co-author of the study and the executive dean of the
University of Exeter Medical School.
Overall, the findings highlight the need to examine policies in the time of COVID-19 that affect people’s mental health and physical activity levels.
Loneliness and lack of exercise linked to poor mental health
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London [UK], January 23 (ANI): A research published in the British Journal of Cancer has examined a basic, modest test that can help recognize who is in danger of developing colorectal cancer, and is efficient in aiding early diagnosis and possibly saving lives.
Led by the University of Exeter, and supported by the Peninsula and the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliances, and by the Cancer Research UK CanTest Collaborative.
The study involved all healthcare providers in the South West of England taking a new approach. Over six months, they provided the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which costs around £4 and can pick up traces of hidden blood in faeces.