A new international collaborative study, involving multiple institutions including Western University, has found computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) has significantly greater impact in treating depression among ...
May 19, 2022
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When planning ongoing care for a stroke patient, the focus tends to rest on the patient with sometimes little consideration for the family member or friend who will be their caregiver.
May 12, 2022
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Canadian youth are standing still. In fact, they're one of the most sedentary groups in society. And while there has been research on classroom-based physical activity, very little study has been done specifically on physical ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Researchers at Western University's Schulich Medicine & Dentistry have identified how specific lesions in the brain could be used as early predictors of cognitive decline and identify those who are at high risk of developing ...
Mar 24, 2022
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By the end of September 2021, uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among adults with a recent experience of housing insecurity were 25 percent lower than the adult population of Ontario for a first dose, and 34 percent lower for a ...
Mar 10, 2022
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A new study from Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and collaborators from West China Hospital in Chengdu, is challenging long-held notions about brain deterioration in patients with psychotic disorders, and ...
Feb 16, 2022
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COVID-19 infections in Ontario are disproportionately concentrated in areas with lower-income and racialized groups. A new study shows the devastating impact that inequity poses for schools, students and families in those ...
Feb 10, 2022
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As the COVID-19 crisis continues around the world, public health and infectious disease experts at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are pushing for global vaccine equity to end the pandemic.
Feb 2, 2022
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People living with mental illness often battle a stigma worse than the illness itself—not only within society, but within their own families. Public education campaigns are limited in this regard, and sometimes promote ...
Jan 26, 2022
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At an Arizona baseball diamond 10 years ago, a 13-year-old baseball player turned to bunt a ball that instead struck his chest. Taking two steps towards first base, he collapsed and died from commotio cordis, the second leading ...
Jan 12, 2022
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