Tag: Stress

Sperm Cells May Carry Traces of Childhood Stress, Study Finds

Michael Gwarisa

By Staff Reporter  New research suggests that fathers who experienced high levels of stress during childhood may carry traces of that trauma in their sperm, potentially influencing their offspring — though scientists caution that more research is needed before drawing firm conclusions. The study, published on January 3, 2025, in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, examined the epigenetics of sperm cells from men exposed to significant childhood stress. Epigenetics refers to chemical or molecular modifications that affect how DNA is read, without altering the underlying genetic code. These changes can influence…

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The Church’s Role In Addressing Mental Health Challenges Amongst Believers

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By Chaplain Simbarashe Chenjerai The world is facing a plethora of challenges such wars, famines, unemployment, droughts, cyclones among other ills. This has resulted in a number of public health challenges including mental health related woes. Over the years, there has been an increase in the incidence of drug and substance abuse, depression, anxiety among other mental health challenges. It is against this background that this article seeks to explore the role of the Church in addressing the growing mental health scourge. Christians and believers are not immune to mental…

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Children Have Lasting Mental Health Effects From Pandemics: Experts

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MENTAL health experts have urged parents to look out for signs and symptoms of stress and distress in children during the pandemic that usually manifest themselves as aggressive behavior in Children amongst a hots of other signs. By Patricia Mashiri In an interview with HealthTimes, Dr Kudakwashe Muchena a leading Psychologist said The COVID-19 pandemic just like any other pandemics such as HIV/AIDS exter pressure on the mental health of children leading to lot of anxiety and panic amongst children usually when people who sit around them gets sick and…

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Facts About Stress

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A system which is in disharmony leads to body imbalance, which then leads to illness, diseases, collapse or even death. By Audrey Tsungai Tadu In many parts of the world medical practitioners give reports of patients who may appear sick but with no visible symptoms. However  after diagnosis and background check most patients will be having no clinical diseases but suffering from psychological stress. Stress has been the leading cause of death in many parts of the world in the past three to four decades. It has also been reported…

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