Memories of childhood trauma remain stable over time but change more often in children than adults

Traumatic memories of childhood maltreatment typically remain consistent over time, according to a major new study led by King's College London and published in Nature Mental Health. The paper focuses on traumatic memories of childhood maltreatment, which could include emotional, physical or sexual abuse, or neglect. While memories of childhood maltreatment remain consistent, memories of childhood trauma reported in childhood are significantly less consistent over time than those reported in adulthood.

How do humans visually discriminate materials?

Researchers from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit, Vision and Action Laboratory, and Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology have conducted a psychophysical study using virtual reality (VR) to investigate how humans flexibly use exploratory behaviors—such as changing their viewpoint by moving their head and manipulating objects with their hands—when discriminating the material properties of objects.

Five hidden pitfalls of fitness tracking

Many people in the U.K. now use apps, smartwatches or wearable devices to track their physical activity. Fitness trackers promise to help users become fitter, happier and healthier versions of themselves. For many people, they can be useful: a nudge to move more, a way to notice patterns, or a reminder that activity does not have to happen in a gym.

Planning a Baby Later? Why Maternity Cover Should Be Reviewed Much Earlier

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Planning a baby may be a future decision, but the financial preparation should begin much earlier. In India, maternity care can involve hospitalisation, delivery-related expenses, follow-up care and newborn needs. Health insurance can support this planning only when the right benefits are active on time. Since maternity cover often comes with waiting periods, limits and […]

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Why Rural Recovery Settings Can Help Adults Focus on Long-Term Addiction Healing

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When somebody finally decides to get help for an addiction, one of the first questions waiting for them sounds almost too simple. Where do I actually go? More and more, for a lot of adults, the answer has been pointing out of the city and toward rural treatment settings. And there’s a real reason for […]

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When Mental Health Symptoms Require More Than Weekly Therapy: Understanding Higher Levels of Care

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Weekly therapy can do a lot. One private hour a week to untangle what you’re feeling and clock the patterns you keep walking into, with someone across from you who knows the terrain. For a whole lot of people, that’s plenty, and they stay steady on it. Then come the stretches where it isn’t plenty. […]

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