Therapy dogs may help lower emergency clinicians’ stress
Credit: Dr. Kline New research published in Academic Emergency Medicine indicates that for physicians and nurses working evening shifts in ...
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Babies retain even detailed events during a nap
During sleep, toddlers' brains consolidate details without generalizing themCredit: MPI CBS The brain is permanently exposed to new impressions. Even ...
CUNY New York City COVID-19 survey week 4
New Yorkers seem resigned to a long siege as COVID-19 infection, job loss, food access challenges, depression, anxiety, and hopelessness ...
How serotonin balances communication within the brain
OptogeneticsCredit: RUB, Kramer Our brain is steadily engaged in soliloquies. These internal communications are usually also bombarded with external sensory ...
Pilot study suggests promise of new approach to treat adults with autism and depression
Medical University of South Carolina researchers report early findings in Autism Research suggesting transcranial magnetic stimulation is safe and could ...
nTIDE Mar 2020: COVID-19 effects not yet seen in jobs data for Americans with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment -- Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation & University of New Hampshire IOD - ...
Gut communicates with the entire brain through cross-talking neurons
Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - You know that feeling in your gut? We think of it as an ...
Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related gene
NIH study provides insight into one mechanism underlying the higher prevalence of males in some cases of autismCredit: Image courtesy ...
Mindfulness app may help address physician anxiety, burnout
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As novel coronavirus cases continue to increase across the nation, health professionals on the ...
Physical activity contributes to positive mental well-being in menopausal women
Postmenopausal women have more depressive symptoms than peri- or premenopausal womenCredit: University of Jyväskylä A recent study has found that ...
Russian trolls on Twitter polarized vaccination during 2016 election cycle
Fake personas targeted pro- and anti-vaccination messages to Americans, based on their political preferencesCredit: D. Walter, During the 2016 election ...
New research sheds light on potentially negative effects of cannabis
Credit: WSU Coughing fits, anxiety and paranoia are three of the most common adverse reactions to cannabis, according to a ...
Do ER caregivers’ on-the-job emotions affect patient care?
UMass Amherst researcher tackles traditionally taboo subject in high-stress medical fieldCredit: UMass Amherst Doctors and nurses in emergency departments at ...
Psychiatric disorders after first birth reduce likelihood of subsequent children
Credit: Human Reproduction Women who suffer from psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, mania and schizophrenia following the live birth ...
In politics and pandemics, trolls use fear, anger to drive clicks
Fake Facebook ads placed by Russians in 2016 earned 9 times more clicks than typical adsCredit: Courtesy: Chris Vargo/CU Boulder ...
Why life can get better as we age — study
Mindfulness helps wellbeing at all agesCredit: Flinders University People say life gets better with age. Now research suggests this may ...
Mapping the cannabis genome to improve crops and health
Credit: David Stobbe for University of Saskatchewan Unlocking the full potential of cannabis for agriculture and human health will require ...
A molecule that directs neurons
A genetic study identified a molecule that is essential for the correct composition of habenula neurons and their connectivity in ...
App detects harsh side effect of breast cancer treatment
Credit: LymphaTech / Georgia Tech Some 20 percent of breast cancer survivors will suffer from lymphedema, a potentially severe side ...
Doctors urged to reconsider controversial acne drug
UC Riverside study calls for 'interdisciplinary approach between psychology and dermatology for optimal acne treatment'Credit: University of California, Riverside Acne ...