1+ day, 58+ min ago  (284+ words) The Jerusalem Post A large US study linked higher levels of optimism in older adults to a lower risk of dementia Every six-point increase on a standard optimism scale corresponded to a 15% reduction in the likelihood of developing the condition…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (463+ words) A young woman committed suicide in the al-Mahabsha district in Yemen's Hajjah governorate late last week, after a court ordered that she be returned from her family home to her husband's. This sparked national demands for legislative reforms to women's…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1199+ words) While physical first-aid kits are a staple in many homes and vehicles, the "psychological golden hour" following a traumatic event often goes untreated. To bridge this gap, a first-of-its-kind AI-driven application developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1185+ words) Late diagnosis: ADHD is not only for children " and it does not disappear in adulthood Dr. Shirley Hershko, a senior expert in ADHD, diagnostician, researcher, and lecturer, emphasizes that the perception that this is only a childhood disorder is far…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (941+ words) A new published study by researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba has found that some 40 percent of teachers reported levels of anxiety and depression that crossed clinical thresholds. About 12% suffered from severe depression and 5% from…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1791+ words) The tragic truth is that a percentage of these soldiers will take their own lives. Since Oct. 7, the Defense Ministry has recorded a nearly 40% spike in cases of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and, according to the Atlanta Jewish…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1102+ words) In times of uncertainty, some people turn to prayer, others to therapy. I turn to words. As a nation, we are all grappling with trauma but are unsure how to unpack it." I had always turned to my pen to…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (706+ words) Waking up multiple times a night to the sound of missile fire. Taking a short bus ride, only to end up sprawled on the ground, hands over your head, sirens screaming overhead. Sleeping on a friend's lumpy spare mattress because…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (409+ words) Passover, with its highly detailed laws and regulations, is the very definition of order. The 14 steps of the Seder lay out the precise manner in which the Seder should be observed. However, this Passover season was the antithesis of structure…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (319+ words) A large-scale analysis of cancer incidence from 2015 to 2022 suggests that never marrying is linked to a substantially higher likelihood of developing cancer compared with being married. The pattern was observed across many different types of cancer. Drawing on more than…...