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Depression – A Result of Success?
Residents of rich countries are more likely to be affected by depression than those who live in poorer nations. That’s the startling conclusion World Health Organization researchers reached when they interviewed nearly 90,000 people in 18 countries about their mental health. France and the U.S. were the most depressed; 21 percent of French people and more than 19 percent […]
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Depressed? Blame the heavens
Scientists have long laughed at astrology’s underlying premise—that celestial events can influence human emotions and behavior. But a series of new studies has produced evidence that at least one kind of astronomical event—solar flares—may, in fact, affect human beings. Periodically, the sun erupts with large storms that hurl waves of electromagnetically charged particles into space, altering Earth’s own magnetic field. […]
Read moreLack of snow = depression
Moscow No snow: In 2016, Russian health authorities feared that a rare lack of snowfall could cause a wave of depression across the country. It was the warmest December in Russia since 1870, and much of the country didn’t seen a single flake of snow. Winter days are extremely short in Russia, as it’s so far north, and people depend […]
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