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Lower thresholds for help seeking and/or changes in diagnostic practice may explain rise in young people’s service use for mental health issues

Rather than increase in worsening psychological ill health, Norwegian study suggests Strongest rise seen for symptoms of anxiety and depression, not actual disorders Lower thresholds for seeking medical help and/or changes in diagnostic practice, rather than a true increase in worsening psychological ill health, may help to explain the rise ...

Little evidence that Australia’s under-16 social media restrictions have curbed use among adolescents

Longer term evaluation needed, but current age verification checks are “suboptimal” and being bypassed by many under 16s, warn researchers There is little evidence that Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act has led to any immediate reductions in social media use by under 16s, finds an early analysis of survey data published by The BMJ today. ...

2026-06-24T16:43:21+01:0025 June 2026|Press release, The BMJ|

Hourly movement breaks feasible and effective for mitigating sedentary harms

They boost mood, lessen fatigue, and don’t undermine work performance Findings indicate potential for public health strategy and inclusion in existing guidelines Hourly movement breaks of just 5 minutes each seem to offer the best balance between feasibility and effectiveness for mitigating the health harms of prolonged sitting, suggests a ...

2026-06-24T16:11:35+01:0024 June 2026|British Journal of Sports Medicine, Press release|

Bending forwards and walking a lot at work may raise miscarriage risk in early pregnancy

Each additional hour of bending forwards linked to 36% heightened risk Bending forwards, and to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy, may raise the risk of miscarriage, finds a large study of more than 470,000 Danish women, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Each ...

2026-06-19T10:02:59+01:0019 June 2026|Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Press release|
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