HKU Bulletin November 2024 (Vol. 26 No. 1)

24 02 30 42 36 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 CONTENTS Cover Story Solitary Lives More than a Feeling A Slippery Slope to Depression A Measure of the Problem Neighbourhood Effects Relief for the Lonesome Research The Fear Factor Hep to a Cure Maternal Instinct Invisible Engineers The Bigger Picture Star Quality Pet Project When Foreign Governments Meddle in Elections Teaching and Learning Easing Clinical Nerves A Year at the Museum Knowledge Exchange Clime and Tide A Bionic Slice of Life Pepping up the Pooch A Voice for the Deaf People Reels of Integrity Books Going Viral Tipping the Scales for Public Health SOLITARY LIVES Late last year, the World Health Organization launched a new commission tasked with assessing loneliness “as a pressing public health threat”. The announcement came on a groundswell of research showing loneliness can worsen mental and physical health. HKU researchers have been studying the scale and nature of the problem, and possible solutions. A BIONIC SLICE OF LIFE STAR QUALITY 14 34 44 EASING CLINICAL NERVES REELS OF INTEGRITY GOING VIRAL CLIME AND TIDE THE FEAR FACTOR

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