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Covid-19: India is staring at a mental health crisis

After the stock market crash of 1929, the suicide rate in the United States (US) rose 50%; to 18.1 per 100,000 from the 12.1 per 100,000 from 1920 to 1928 and stayed at 15.4 per 100,000 between 1930 and 1940. In 2008, researchers from the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine noted an extra 10,000 “economic suicides” across the US, Canada and Europe, due to the financial crisis(AP)

Published on May 07, 2020 03:49 pm IST

More years in education linked to lower risk of alcohol dependence

They used genetic data generated by international genomics consortiums and examined a set of 53 genetic variants previously associated with differences in educational attainment, and their links with certain alcohol use behaviours.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 25, 2019 03:42 pm IST

Those who can’t smoke don’t turn into food addicts. Here’s why

A recent study suggests that smoking abstinence doesn’t greatly affect the motivation for food.(Unsplash)

Updated on Sept 21, 2019 01:59 pm IST

‘Love hormone’ may help treat alcoholism: Study

Oxytocin plays a role in(Unsplash)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 09:10 am IST

How your sexual orientation may influence extent of substance use

Recent research has shown that sexual minority youth reported nearly three times more substance use than heterosexual youth.(Unsplash)

Updated on Sept 14, 2018 03:07 pm IST

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