A farmer’s lot is not an easy one. A difficult and demanding way of life, farming involves a huge range of challenges and stresses – among them isolation, climate change, and disease…Read More >
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The MindWalk Challenge and student-staff reflections on wellbeing research in Covid times
“Time seemed to slow down on the walk…” “… I felt like I could breath (sic) a little more.” These are some of the experiences reported by people who have…Read More >
Multiple Sclerosis in a time of Covid
We know that having a neurological illness such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) makes you more vulnerable to poor mental health. So, what happens when a global pandemic hits and reshapes…Read More >
The science behind why hobbies can improve our mental health
The pandemic has taken its toll on many peoples’ mental health. Given the fear of the virus and the government restrictions on movement many may understandably be feeling more lonely,…Read More >
Learning to cope with uncertainty during COVID-19
Over the past nine months, the word “uncertainty” has cropped up time and time again across the news and social media worldwide. The pandemic has created uncertainty in nearly every…Read More >
How to help someone you live with who has depression
The coronavirus pandemic has meant sudden changes to our daily lives, with restrictions on free movement, imposed lockdowns and social distancing. Many of these measures will have taken a toll…Read More >
Autism: stem cell clinics are offering treatments despite lack of evidence it works
Regenerative medicine specialist Dr Darius Widera debunks claims that autism can be treated with stem cell therapy and asks whether autism needs to be ‘cured’ at all in a recent…Read More >
Electric bikes can boost older people’s mental performance and their well-being
In a new post for The Conversation, University of Reading psychologist Professor Carien van Reekum, and her collaborators describe their research that shows the benefits of cycling in later life. The…Read More >
