What entertainment does
“Fundamentally, we’re about eliminating lonliness and boredom… That’s what entertainment does. – Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO
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A depression breakthrough
A hallucinatory party drug could point the way to the first new treatments for depression in a generation. Scientists have discovered that ketamine (“Special K”), which club-goers take for dream-like highs, also improves mood disorders by repairing damaged connections in the brain. What’s more, ketamine works within hours as opposed to weeks— even for people whose mood disorders have proved […]
Read moreTeen Depression Becoming More Common
Researchers did a survey of about 170,000 teens and found out that 6% of the boys and 17% of the girls suffered some episodes of teen depression. The number has risen from 4% of boys and 13% of girls since the year of 2005. It’s not clear why it affects girls more than boys. Teens who spend a lot of […]
Read moreIs Social Media Making People More Isolated
People who use social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more then two hours a day may be affecting people’s mental health. It has a tendency to make people feel isolated and lose connection with the real world. They have found that its not the technology that is affecting individuals but how people are using the technology. A lot […]
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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