Featured in Category Brain scan study: Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk By Jiu-Chiuan Chen, associate professor of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California | Local News Matters | January 19, 2021 An estimated 1 in 6 Americans lives in counties with unhealthy levels of particle pollution.
Lifestyle Seven science-based strategies to help you succeed with your New Year’s resolutions By Jelena Kecmanovic, adjunct professor of Psychology, Georgetown University | Local News Matters | December 29, 2020 Research shows that 45% of people fail to keep their resolutions by February, and only 19% keep them for two years.
Lifestyle Lake Merritt a valuable resource worth even more during pandemic By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | December 15, 2020 Lake Merritt, long a community focal point, has also been a hub for social justice pursuits throughout the pandemic.
Lifestyle I found my secret to feeling younger and stronger. The pandemic stole it away By Bruce Horovitz | Kaiser Health News | December 11, 2020 Science shows that volunteering is good for the mind and body -- quite literally -- but the pandemic stole writer Bruce Horovitz's new pursuits.
COVID-19 Exercise and diet are more important than ever with virus at large By Bernard Wolfson | Kaiser Health News | September 9, 2020 "The Quarantine 15" weight gain due to inactivity during the pandemic is a real phenomenon. Here are some ways to fight it.
COVID-19 How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline By Natalie C. Tronson, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan | Local News Matters | August 11, 2020 The virus will continue to impact health and well-being long after the pandemic is over.
California “This is a pandemic of trauma. Everybody is feeling the pain…” By Barbara Feder Ostrov | CALmatters | July 22, 2020 As COVID-19 cases surge in California, mental health experts describe both suffering and reason for hope.
anxiety Commentary | I faced a challenge one out of every three people in America has: depression and anxiety By Lenny Mendonca | CALmatters | July 7, 2020 Well-meaning friends discouraged me from sharing my diagnosis because doing so would end my career, they said.
Nonprofit Wellness Center Support Committee and PRAISE announce grant to PUSD Wellness Center By Rebecca Thornborrow | May 19, 2020 The grant will be used immediately to pay stipends to the trainees, interns and associates who work with students.
California Student anxiety, depression increasing during school closures, survey finds By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | May 14, 2020 More than half of students surveyed said they need mental health services since schools closed.