Mental Health
NPA to prosecute Life Esidimeni officials after nearly a decade
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced criminal prosecutions against individuals implicated in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, where at least 141 mental healthcare users died in 2015 and 2016. The patients had been transferred from licensed facilities to unregistered and ill-equipped NGOs. Families and activists hail the decision as a vital step toward accountability.
Actress Hansika Motwani has spoken for the first time about her divorce in 2026, four years after marrying in 2022. She stated that leaving a wrong relationship is better and received full family support. Over the past two years, spirituality and therapy helped her recover from the pain.
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A large European study of over 10,000 older adults found that those reporting higher loneliness had poorer initial memory performance but experienced memory decline at the same rate as less lonely peers. The research, based on seven years of data, challenges notions that loneliness accelerates cognitive deterioration. Researchers recommend screening for loneliness in cognitive health assessments.
A new study in Gastroenterology connects early life stress to long-term gut issues through disruptions in gut-brain communication. Mouse experiments and large human cohorts show links to pain, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome. Researchers suggest targeted treatments based on specific biological pathways.
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Researchers at Monash University have found that adults with ADHD experience more frequent episodes of sleep-like brain activity during wakefulness, which correlates with attention lapses. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, links these brief shifts to errors, slower reactions, and increased sleepiness during tasks. Lead author Elaine Pinggal suggests this mechanism underlies attention difficulties in ADHD.
Actor-turned-director Will Ropp makes his feature debut with 'Brian,' a coming-of-age comedy about a high schooler grappling with anxiety and a crush on his teacher. The film premieres at SXSW 2026 in Austin on March 14. Ropp drew from personal experiences to highlight the blurred lines between comedy and tragedy in adolescence.
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Meta Platforms' Japanese arm has announced that Instagram will add a new feature in Japan this year, notifying parents if children aged 13-17 repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content on the app. This requires parents to link their accounts to their child's. Additionally, it will soon introduce restrictions on access to posts about drugs and dangerous behavior.
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