Health
Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans
If global temperatures increase by 1 degree Celsius (C) or more than current levels, each year billions of people will...
Could a specialized diet alleviate long COVID?
LOS ANGELES — Approximately 7% of Americans have had long COVID, a range of ongoing health problems experienced after infection...
Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk
A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Campinas in Brazil has found that...
Is this how antidepressants work, and why they take weeks to kick-in?
Type of work: peer-reviewed/randomised controlled trial/peopleCredit: (credit: Marc Dingman, Neuroscientifically Challenged (www.neurochallenged.com). Type of work: peer-reviewed/randomised controlled trial/people SSRI antidepressants...
Teaching expectant mothers to bond with their babies
Type of work: Peer-reviewed / experimental study / peopleCredit: Design by Dr. Anne Bjertrup via Canva Type of work: Peer-reviewed...
SUSTAIN Center at UH commemorates five years of combatting AIDS/HIV epidemic in Southern U.S.
The SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work has made a lasting...
Wearable bracelet tracks bipolar mood swings: changing electrical signals in skin linked to manic or depressed moods
Not peer-reviewed/experimental study/peopleCredit: redit: Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei Not peer-reviewed/experimental study/people Researchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology to measure...
World-first research breakthrough sparks new hope for bowel cancer patients
Every year, over 15,500 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer, and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths...
Kidney disease gene also has a protective mutation
African Americans have long been known to be at increased risk of kidney disease due to a dangerous genetic mutation...
Ex-football players with medical and mental health conditions at higher odds of receiving premature CTE diagnosis
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4, 2023 – Former professional American football players who have medical and mental health conditions including depression, anxiety or sleep apnea...
Up-and-coming researchers vie in a ‘Shark Tank’-inspired competition during the Ramona Jones Friends of BrainHealth Scientist Selection Luncheon
On October 2, 2023, Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, held its annual Friends of...
Self-injurious thoughts & behaviors in youth
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Self-Injurious Thoughts & Behaviors in Youth” on Tuesday,...
K-pop fans helped COVID-19 public health messaging go viral
Three years ago, as part of the public health messaging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization...
Mobile positioning-based population statistics make crisis management more effective
Human and economic losses inflicted by disasters are still growing in the world in spite of technological advances. A recent...
New study reveals Australian Long COVID response lagging
New research by RMIT University and Northern Health has examined Australia’s Long COVID services, guidelines and public health information, compared...
Unmet health needs for HIV, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa
The burden of non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes is increasing globally, especially in low-income and middle-income countries where they...
Ketamine-related drug gives better treatment for difficult to treat clinical depression
Type of work: peer-reviewed/clinical trial/peopleCredit: Eurostat Type of work: peer-reviewed/clinical trial/people A major clinical trial shows that the drug, esketamine,...
Esketamine nasal spray: an option for patients with treatment-resistant depression
Understanding Treatment-Resistant DepressionCredit: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV Understanding Treatment-Resistant Depression Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a particularly challenging form of major depressive...
AI model for age-related disease target discovery
“In this work, we focused on the application of the established pipeline to the identification of the potential targets related...
Antimicrobials don’t appear to help pet dogs with uncomplicated diarrhea – so should likely be prescribed less often by vets – according to new causal inference study
Antimicrobials don't appear to help pet dogs with uncomplicated diarrhea - so should likely be prescribed less often by vets...
