The study surveyed a total of 2,505 teens and young adults aged between 13 and 24.
Breathing has long been used to help calm the mind in yoga and meditation but the new findings shed light on how this is possible.
The study shows that guided mindfulness-based stress reduction programs ( are as effective as the commonly used antidepressant escitalopram.
The study group scrolled less, exercised more, became less stressed and less depressed.
The UCLA researchers examined data from 196 women in Denver and Los Angeles.
Owls Oscar and Louie help him cope and the birds accompany him to coffee shops, restaurants - and even on trips to the supermarket.
“This is something that’s core to our experience of life."
B6 showed a statistically reliable difference.
Scientists established a clear link between a fatty food diet leading to diabetes and a deterioration in cognitive abilities.
“The more self-focused a person is, the more likely they are to report feeling emotions that are consistent with things like anxiety and depression.”