Houston: A new study has revealed that shots for shingles (a skin disease) and pneumonia may help older people fight Alzheimer’s disease. According to researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, the shingles vaccine, the pneumonia vaccine or the tetanus and diphtheria vaccine were associated with a 25 percent to 30…
Efforts will be made between Mir Khalilur Rehman Foundation and British Asian Trust titled ‘Together Campaign’ to raise awareness about mental health in Pakistan. In this regard, Jang Group Managing Director Shah Rukh Hasan and British Asian Trust Director Kamila Marvi Tapal signed a memorandum of understanding. According to the report of Waqas Alam Angaria…
Social isolation can quickly shrink brain cells, especially in the elderly. Photo: File Japan: Scientists have said that man is like a social animal and loneliness is his enemy. Prolonged loneliness, especially in the elderly, causes shrinkage in their brains. It causes diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. A report published in the American Academy of…
London: A recent study found that regular exercise and adequate sleep can help maintain mental health in older adults. According to research, people who were more active, meaning they exercised regularly, but slept less than six hours on average, had a faster decline in cognitive ability. After 10 years, their mental performance was comparable to…
Police in London have announced that they will no longer receive emergency calls for mental health incidents. According to the Police Commissioner, after August 31, all types of mental health emergency calls will be banned. The Met Police Commissioner says that London Police need no medical professionals to attend to mental health emergency calls, and…
London Police will no longer receive calls to mental health emergencies. After August 31, all mental health emergency calls will be banned. London Police do not have medical professionals to attend mental health emergency calls, the Met Police Commissioner said. He said that spending this time on dealing with crime would greatly benefit the people…
This is the highest rate of mental health need ever recorded, across UNRWA’s medical system. UNRWA’s health programmes support some two million Palestine refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory composed of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Gaza, as well as in Syria. Immensely challenging year Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Dr….
Even low-level noise can negatively affect performance in offices and schools by affecting brain function. Photo: File Stockholm: Experts have said after a study that noise in the workplace affects people’s ability to work, even if the noise level is less than 40 decibels. The sound of light rain can reach up to 40 decibels…
The finding is the result of a survey conducted by the UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland, which also revealed that 53 per cent had considered getting, or had already accessed, mental health support since arriving in the country. ‘Not a surprise’ “The psychosocial toll of the war in Ukraine is immense so the results…
Photo: Screen grab Canadian Member of Parliament Lee Taylor Roy has said that due to the recent situation in Pakistan, the mental health of the Pakistani community in Canada is being affected. In the House of Parliament, Lee Taylor Roy said that Pakistani Canadians are concerned about the safety of their loved ones in Pakistan….
