National study confirms nurses at higher risk of suicide than general population
Suicide prevention programs needed; UC San Diego offers successful model for nursesCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences In the first ...
Tag: Stress/Anxiety
Can’t sleep or think clearly? Maybe the culprit is bacteria
Washington State, UMass Amherst researchers receive Keck Grant to study effects of bacteria on brainCredit: UMass Amherst With a $1 ...
Health and Technology District partners with Music Heals and SFU on mental health study
Mental health study combines music therapy and functional brain imagingCredit: SFU ImageTech Lab Surrey, B.C., Canada (January 31, 2020) The ...
Neural effects of acute stress on appetite: a magnetoencephalography study
Credit: Osaka City University Stress is prevalent in modern society and can affect human health through its effects on appetite. ...
Critically injured soldiers have high rates of mental health disorders
New UMass Amherst study found military members with serious brain injuries are at greater riskCredit: UMass Amherst U.S. combat soldiers ...
NIH grant will help NIU professor study links between exercise, brain health
Credit: Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- Angela Grippo's New Year's resolution is exercise, exercise, exercise, but the Northern Illinois ...
Facial paralysis stigma takes emotional toll, especially when acquired later in life
Credit: Courtesy of the Moebius Syndrome Foundation CORVALLIS, Ore. - People with facial paralysis are more likely to face depression ...
Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair
Harvard scientists uncover link between the nervous system and stem cells that regenerate pigmentCredit: Hsu Laboratory, Harvard University When Marie ...
What it’s like to live without a sense of smell
Credit: University of East Anglia The smell of cut grass, freshly baked bread, childhood memories, lost loved ones, Christmas. What ...
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
Credit: Ace Africa A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which community members ...
Cyberbullying Linked to Increased Depression and PTSD
Credit: University of Miami Health System Cyberbullying had the impact of amplifying symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in ...
Parents aren’t powerless when it comes to sleep-deprived teenagers
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Teenagers in the US simply don't get enough shut eye. The consequences ...
Million Veteran Program study sheds light on genetic basis of anxiety
Largest genetic study of anxiety to date reports findingsCredit: Robert Lisak In the largest genetic study on anxiety to date, ...
Plants can improve your work life
The mere sight of an indoor plant can reduce stressCredit: Masahiro Toyoda A study out of the University of Hyogo ...
Extra benefit from epilepsy neurostimulators — reducing comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms
Case studies show five people who found better treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms from data collected while patients were at homeCredit: ...
Health ranks as top concern for veterans immediately after military service
Findings based on survey of nearly 10,000 veteransCredit: USAF Airman 1st Class Ericka Woolever In the months after separating from ...
Transcendental Meditation prevents abnormal enlargement of the heart, reduces chronic heart failure
Credit: Maharishi International University A randomized controlled study recently published in Ethnicity & Disease in their Autumn 2019 Hypertension issue ...
Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
UMass Amherst researcher says prevention needs to start in the primary care settingCredit: UMass Amherst Gender-tailored methods to address the ...
Which is more effective for treating PTSD: Medication, or psychotherapy?
A systematic review and meta-analysis finds there is insufficient evidence at present to answer that question.Credit: UNC School of Medicine ...
Only 1 in 10 suicide prevention apps cover full guidelines, NTU Singapore study finds
Credit: NTU Singapore Most (93 per cent) mobile apps for suicide prevention and depression management do not provide all the ...