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How your heart rate variability can offer an insight into your mind

Smartwatches commonly use heart rate variability to monitor stress. Columnist Helen Thomson explores what this metric actually tells us, and whether it could also predict and diagnose depression – and help improve your mental health more generally

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Can we ‘vaccinate’ ourselves against stress?

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Can we ‘vaccinate’ ourselves against stress?

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Why the right kind of stress is crucial for your health and happiness

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Why the right kind of stress is crucial for your health and happiness

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Can you determine your personalised stress score?

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Can you determine your personalised stress score?

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Three ways to become calmer this New Year that you haven't tried (yet)

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Can a new class of wearable tech actively boost your mental health?

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Can a new class of wearable tech actively boost your mental health?

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Young red-haired woman sitting in a cafe with friend and talking about something.

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How can I help a friend who is relentlessly negative about life?

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JT0A56 Zoloft 100 mg, Sertraline, is prescribed to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress

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Anxiety really has increased over the past 10 years – but why?

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 14: Students take part in a climate strike demo on February 14, 2020 in London, England. The school strike for climate is an international event movement of school students who take time off from class on Fridays to participate in demonstrations demanding political leaders take action on climate change. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

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What is eco-anxiety and how can we overcome it?

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‘Clinical-grade’ AI stress detector doesn't work, study suggests

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‘Clinical-grade’ AI stress detector doesn't work, study suggests

An AI-powered test that claimed to be “clinical grade” listens for signs of stress in people’s voices. But it provides inconsistent results when tested on the same person twice, according to a study

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Elephants are stressed out by close encounters with tourists

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We now know why we mess up when the stakes are high

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Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed

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How to stop procrastinating and start getting things done

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