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Research

Research found Abnormal O-glycan Triggers Depression 

A new pathway has been discovered by scientists in which they have found an association between depression and abnormal sugar modification on proteins in the brain. Depressive symptoms are triggered by chronic stress, impacting neural circuit stability. Chronic stress disrupts O-glycan, a sugar chain that is attached to proteins in the prefrontal cortex, triggering depression. […]

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Positive Self Help

How Storytelling Hobbies Boost Conceptual Thinking

Storytelling is the most Favourite medium to convey narratives, share experiences with people (Individual or group ) using a nicely structured format with a proper beginning, middle and end. It’s an enjoyable hobby that is suitable for all personality types, whether introvert or extrovert. It can be expressed in the form of creative writing, oral […]

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Self Help

The Psychology Behind Forecasting Failure: Why We Imagine the Worst

Uncertainty is present everywhere in human existence. Whether we’re waiting for a medical diagnosis or waiting for the outcome of an interview, we are often faced with situations in which we just don’t know what’s ahead of us. In those times, many of us will lean on a coping strategy known as defensive pessimism, or […]

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Self Help Social

The Need to Appear Better: Understanding the Psychology Behind Showing Off

Human beings usually tend to show off or have a drive to appear better than others. This behaviour is backed by social, cultural, and evolutionary mechanisms. We show off through material possessions, social media posts, or even professionally promoting ourselves, often in an attempt to elevate our status in society. This drive of ours is […]

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Awareness Social

Evaluating India’s Earthquake Preparedness for People with Disability

Preparing for a disaster is not really the first thing on anyone’s mind. It looks different to different people. Since it isn’t one body or one mind throughout the Indian population. To be clearer, measures taken during a disaster for say as evacuation, damage control and more, need to consider not only physically able people […]

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Social

The Filtered Self: How Social Media Shapes Our Body Image and Mental Health

In the era of social media, our dressing table mirrors that once reflected our most authentic selves have been replaced with our phone camera lenses and an endless river of enhancing filters. Social media platforms that were once designed to keep people connected, even from faraway lands, have today become platforms for staged beauty. The […]

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Relationship

Love Isn’t Blind-It’s Aware: Does Knowing Your Partner’s Past Matter?

Often, when we are getting to know someone, especially if it is a potential partner, we want to know everything we can about them. Their likes, dislikes, values, their present life, as well as their past. While one’s present values and ways of living are factors we consider while and before a relationship, our partner’s […]

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Awareness Social

Double Vulnerability: The Intersection of Gender and Disability in India 

India as a country has progressed in its infrastructure as well as programmes and more for the disabled people; a major part of it needs to be evaluated and understood in terms of vulnerability, which is the intersection of gender and disability in India. To put a lens on this context, it is safe to […]

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Entertain

Depiction of Psychological Disorders in Bollywood

Bollywood, being one of the world’s biggest movie industries, has tremendous clout in influencing the public’s attitude towards the most sensitive subjects, including mental illness. Its depiction of psychological illnesses, over the years, has been a chancy mix of ridiculous caricature and flashes of excellent sensitivity. The cinema-mental health connection is not only about entertainment; […]

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Awareness

Beyond the Ribbons, Beyond the Metaphors

Cancer is often spoken about in metaphors—battles fought, wars won, strength measured. We drape those diagnosed in words like fighter and survivor, as if their existence must be defined by resilience. But what if cancer isn’t a war? What if it’s just life, interrupted—messy, painful, uncertain, and deeply human? Our understanding of cancer is shaped by […]

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