Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Physicians across the country have analyzed the emerging scientific data about the long-term effects of COVID-19, ...
Tag: Mental Health
United States ranks lowest in overall policies to help parents support children
Government policies of flexible work hours and paid leave help well-being of children in lower-income families more than cash transfers, ...
Transcendental Meditation effective in reducing PTSD, sleep problems, depression symptoms
Credit: Maharishi International University Research Institute Veterans with PTSD who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique showed significant reductions in PTSD ...
Living for today: Exposure to disaster may cause impatience in children
Credit: Department of Global Health Promotion,TMDU Study finds that children who experienced housing loss in the 2011 Great East Japan ...
Modernizing the naval selection process
UH psychologist to develop virtual reality personality assessmentCredit: University of Houston Recruiting and selecting the proper sailors for specific tasks ...
20 years of research on the use of virtual reality in education
Credit: Heng Luo An analysis published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning highlights 20 years of research on the ...
Study of synapse strength focuses on ‘active zones’
Credit: Littleton Lab/MIT Picower Institute Job descriptions for the thousands of types of neurons in the brain typically include a ...
Easing the burden on transgender and nonbinary graduate students
Report offers suggestions to relax a "toxic" atmosphereCredit: University of Houston It would surprise no one that pursuing a graduate ...
Fear of COVID-19 :
Psychological, not environmental factors are importantCredit: (© Stephanie Eder) During pandemics, protective behaviors need to be motivated by effective communication. ...
National poll: Pandemic has negatively impacted teens’ mental health
Nearly half of parents have noticed a new or worsening mental health condition in their teen since the pandemic started; ...
Financial strain predicts future risk of homelessness and partly explains the effect of mental illness
Credit: Elbogen et al. (2021) | Medical Care | DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001453 March 12, 2021 - Financial strains like debt or ...
Artificial intelligence calculates suicide attempt risk
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A machine learning algorithm that predicts suicide attempt recently underwent a prospective trial at the ...
‘Hunker down’ stress genes boosted in women who live in violent neighborhoods
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The chronic stress of living in neighborhoods with high rates of ...
Unhealthy weight gains, increased drinking reported by Americans coping with pandemic stress
Stress in America™ poll reveals secondary pandemic health crisis; parents, essential workers, communities of color more likely to report mental, ...
Now is the time to study impact of pandemic on mothers and babies
University of Houston researcher issues a call for new methods to combat stress and social isolationCredit: University of Houston If ...
Precision BrainHealth: Personalized measure, training protocols to impact global health
Center for BrainHealth trial unveils BrainHealth Index as powerful new tool in quest for lifelong brain healthCredit: Center for BrainHealth ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes to people’s wellbeing around the world
A decrease in physical activity during the pandemic was associated with poorer perceived physical and mental healthCredit: University of Jyväskylä ...
Study reveals process to explain how maternal stress triggers idiopathic preterm birth
A University of South Florida Health preclinical study indicates that FKBP51-progesterone receptor binding plays a critical role in stress-induced preterm ...
A remote, computerized training program eases anxiety in children
Researchers first to explore relationship between anxiety, inhibitory control and EEG measures in preadolescentsCredit: Mark Ashton Smith, Ph.D., IQ Mindware ...
Canadian innovators use video games to help children with neurodevelopment disabilities
Dino Island improves attention and executive function in children with neurodevelopmental disabilitiesCredit: http://uvicdinoisland.cogtrain.ca/ Dino Island Intervention Program Video Trailer: https://youtu.be/IB8p14momvo ...
