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Teens who can describe negative emotions are better protected against depression

Describing emotions in such granular terms can help teens understand the meanings behind their negative emotions, according to researchers.

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Emory University honors student who died for friends in 2016 terror attack

During the 2018 BBA commencement, Emory University paid tribute to a student killed in the 2016 Bangladesh terror attack, renaming the school’s core values award in his honor.

How to help refugees around Atlanta and beyond

One person is forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict, persecution or natural disaster every two seconds, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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CDC investigating a growing number of illnesses linked to vaping
CDC investigating a growing number of illnesses linked to vaping

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a growing number of lung disease possibly linked to vaping in states across the country now including Georgia.

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Pollution linked to increase in depression and bipolar disorder, massive study suggests
Pollution linked to increase in depression and bipolar disorder, massive study suggests

Environmental pollution, toxic air in particular, is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths from acute lower respiratory infections, numerous premature deaths and, according to the World Health Organization, it routinely puts children at greater risk for chronic diseases.

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Is this the beginning of the end for bananas? Deadly fungus threatens fruit
Is this the beginning of the end for bananas? Deadly fungus threatens fruit

The Colombian government on Thursday confirmed that a deadly fungus threatening banana plantations in the Eastern Hemisphere has officially arrived in the Americas, prompting a declaration of a national state of emergency. Latin America is the hub of the global banana export industry, according to National Geographic.

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Can a Siri-like chatbot help lonely seniors?
Can a Siri-like chatbot help lonely seniors?

It’s not quite the Joaquin Phoenix-Scarlett Johansson love story from 2013 romance “Her,” but researchers believe an artificial intelligence chatbot may help relieve human loneliness, particularly in seniors.

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The 10 leading causes of traumatic brain injuries in children
The 10 leading causes of traumatic brain injuries in children

Every year, thousands of American children either die or become severely disabled due to traumatic brain injury, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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New Emmett Till memorial to be bulletproof after vandalism, frat student photo
New Emmett Till memorial to be bulletproof after vandalism, frat student photo

Days after a photograph of three University of Mississippi students posing with guns beside the often-vandalized memorial for lynching victim Emmett Till made the rounds online, a commission has proposed the 50-pound purple marker should be replaced yet again — but this time with a bulletproof sign.

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At least 20 whales beached, 2 dead on St. Simons Island
At least 20 whales beached, 2 dead on St. Simons Island

First responders and volunteers flocked to the shore when at least 20 pilot whales beached themselves on St. Simons Island’s East Beach Tuesday evening, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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Teens who can describe negative emotions are better protected against depression, study suggests

According to new research from scientists with Emory University and the University of Rochester, teens who can describe negative emotions “in precise and nuanced ways” are more likely to stave off increased depressive symptoms after stressful life events compared to those who can’t.

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Bad bosses can actually make you sick, study finds
Bad bosses can actually make you sick, study finds

Toxic workplaces have been previously linked to compromised employee health, but new research suggests a major tenet of workplace incivility—the toxic boss—particularly increases risk of heart disease.

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As many as 1 in 4 nurses experience PTSD at some point in their careers. What can be done to help?
As many as 1 in 4 nurses experience PTSD at some point in their careers. What can be done to help?

In 2014, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, the American Nurses Foundation and Little Bird Games created a post-traumatic stress disorder toolkit for nurses working with patients experiencing the mental health condition.

But nurses, too, are at risk.

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Why more US teens are suffering from severe anxiety than ever before — and how parents can help
Why more US teens are suffering from severe anxiety than ever before — and how parents can help

Nearly one-third of American adolescents and adults are affected by anxiety, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. It’s the most common mental health disorder in the country.

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Scientists identify 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia disorder
Scientists identify 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia disorder

Researchers with Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified more than 100 high-risk genes for schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder known to cause people to interpret reality abnormally.

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Study: Instances of children going to ER with suicidal ideations, attempts doubles
Study: Instances of children going to ER with suicidal ideations, attempts doubles

The number of teens and children visiting emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts or attempts doubled between 2007 and 2015, according to new research published this week.

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The future of nursing: Where are we now?
The future of nursing: Where are we now?

In October 2010, the Institute of Medicine released the first “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” report with recommendations “for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing,” the single largest segment of the health care workforce.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Could increasing minimum wage help reduce the suicide rate?
Could increasing minimum wage help reduce the suicide rate?

To examine the role of financial anxiety in America’s rising suicide rate, scientists with the University of North Carolina’s GIllings School of Global Public Health have been looking at the impact of wage changes. 

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Study: As planet warms, mental health issues expected to increase
Study: As planet warms, mental health issues expected to increase

New research has found empirical evidence that climate change could increase mental health issues in the United States.

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Atlanta has the worst income inequality in the US, Bloomberg report finds
Atlanta has the worst income inequality in the US, Bloomberg report finds

A new Bloomberg analysis based on U.S. Census Bureau calculations and the distribution of household income ranks Atlanta the most unequal large city in the United States.

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Daily discrimination literally upping women’s blood pressure, study finds
Daily discrimination literally upping women’s blood pressure, study finds

New research suggests women’s exposure to daily discrimination may contribute to rising blood pressure over time, a risk factor that, if left untreated, can increase risk of heart disease and stroke.

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We have 12 years left to act on climate change, UN warns
We have 12 years left to act on climate change, UN warns

A grim report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that if governments don’t act on climate change soon, more devastation is to be expected.

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Survey shows 1 in 3 men don’t think catcalling is sexual harassment
Survey shows 1 in 3 men don’t think catcalling is sexual harassment

In a survey of 750 adult men in the United States, conducted between Oct. 20-21, 2017 via the survey platform Pollfish, men answered questions about their experience and thoughts on sexual harassment and assault.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Nearly 1-in-5 Americans would deny Muslim American citizens the right to vote, new report finds
Nearly 1-in-5 Americans would deny Muslim American citizens the right to vote, new report finds

Current public perceptions of American Muslims are distinctly unfavorable.

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What’s killing America’s teens? Inside CDC’s new mortality report
What’s killing America’s teens? Inside CDC’s new mortality report

America is witnessing a troubling increase in deaths among its children and teens, according to a new mortality report from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The report, which was released Friday, is based on information from death certificates filed in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Muslims in America, by the numbers
Muslims in America, by the numbers

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. In fact, if current trends continue, Muslims will surpass Christians as the world’s largest religious group in the second half of this century, according to the Pew Research Center.

As of 2010, there were an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, making up the majority of the population in 49 countries.

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Can police legally obtain your DNA from 23andMe, Ancestry?
Can police legally obtain your DNA from 23andMe, Ancestry?

The DNA you send in the mail through genetics kits and ancestry programs like 23andMe and Ancestry can be used by police in a criminal investigation, but it doesn’t happen very often.

Recently, Joseph James DeAngelo, the man authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and 80s, was arrested more than three decades after the last killing.

And according to the Sacramento County district attorney's office, investigators used information from an online genealogical site to determine whether the DNA from one of the crime scenes was a match, the Associated Press reported.

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Major depression diagnoses in US up 33 percent since 2013, study finds
Major depression diagnoses in US up 33 percent since 2013, study finds

Over the past five years, diagnoses of major depression in the United States have risen by at least 33 percent.

That’s according to a new report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, for which analysts assessed the BCBS Health Index built from billions of claims for more than 41 million commercially insured Americans annually.

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Why are Americans so lonely? Massive study finds nearly half of US feels alone, young adults most of all
Why are Americans so lonely? Massive study finds nearly half of US feels alone, young adults most of all

Do you experience bouts of loneliness? You’re not alone. In fact, a new nationwide survey from health insurer Cigna found that nearly half the country is in the same boat.

The online survey of 20,000 adults consisted of self-reported responses to a series of 20 statements or questions. Analysts used the well-known UCLA Loneliness Scale to calculate respondents’ loneliness scores, which range from 20 to 80.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Black infants in US more than twice as likely to die as white infants now, study finds
Black infants in US more than twice as likely to die as white infants now, study finds

Black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

And a new analysis from the New York Times using the most recent government data revealed that black infants today are more than twice as likely to die as white infants.

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Black boys fare worse than white boys in 99 percent of America, massive study finds
Black boys fare worse than white boys in 99 percent of America, massive study finds

New research from the United States Census Bureau, Stanford University and Harvard University reveals that even if black boys come from wealthy families, they’re still more likely than their white counterparts to live in poverty as adults.

In fact, even when both groups grow up in the same neighborhoods, black boys fare worse than white boys in 99 percent of America. And the disparity is even greater in neighborhoods promising low poverty and good schools, researchers said.

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A 7-year-old Pakistani girl was raped and killed — and the country is demanding #JusticeForZainab
A 7-year-old Pakistani girl was raped and killed — and the country is demanding #JusticeForZainab

Protesters in the Pakistani city of Kasur took to the streets for the third day Friday over the rape and murder of 7-year-old Zainab Amin, whose body was uncovered on a pile of garbage this week, days after she was reported missing.

According to an autopsy report, Zainab was sodomized and strangled to death. Dr. Quratulain Atique, who did the autopsy, told CNN that there were torture marks on her face and her tongue was “crushed between her teeth.”

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Opioids now kill more Americans than guns or breast cancer, CDC says
Opioids now kill more Americans than guns or breast cancer, CDC says

For the second year in a row, U.S. life expectancy has dropped, a trend largely attributed to the surge in fatal opioid overdoses, federal health officials reported Thursday.

More than 63,000 Americans died of drug overdose in 2016 — and 42,249 of those deaths involved opioids, according to a new analysis from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Read the full story at AJC.com.