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...thinking skills means that they can resist food advertising. First, children find ads in digital media much harder to distinguish from other web page content. Second, in social media, ads are designed to be particularly engaging, emotionally appealing, and entertaining. They build on young people’s passions – their loves for humour, music, movies, sports, games,...

...think that one of the biggest challenges for researchers such as myself, is providing information which can steer people towards effective programs, in an environment dominated by a large number of untested interventions or websites, which can look very appealing and are widely available. That’s why I think it is encouraging to see resources such as ‘Beacon’ being...

...thinking and emotion. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Other causes include vascular disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and fronto-temporal dementia. Dementia symptoms include difficulty recalling recent events, concentrating and following conversation. Dementia is incurable but research into a cure is ongoing. Mixed dementia is possible, for...

...think of other things that can be done during this time to support holistic care. Some people argue that the use of euphemisms in England to talk about death means that there is a societal taboo around the subject. Claiming something is taboo implies that the mere mention of it may somehow bring misfortune. However, social scientists have been pointing out for decades...

...thinking or are focused on things unrelated to the present moment, this is mindlessness. For instance, when it comes to meal times most of us are eating too quickly to actually think about what we are consuming, and to attend to the experience we are having whilst devouring our food. A practical tip: Slow down at meal times, switch off the television or computer, and...