Health
Strategies to quit smoking
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., and a listed risk factor for numerous diseases.
Nov 18, 2022
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News tagged with chemical stress
Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress makes life's clock tick faster but chilling out slows it down
Scientists in recent years have developed ways to measure biological age by tracking chemical changes in DNA that occur naturally as people age but occur at different times in different people. These so-called "epigenetic ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19, diabetes study gives wind to vascular disease evidence
COVID-19 is more than a respiratory disease. Emerging evidence indicates that COVID-19 acts as a vascular disease, helping explain why people with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing its severe form, according to ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
After chronic stress in adolescence, male and female reactions to trauma differ later in life
Eighteen months ago, eight female researchers in the lab of Gretchen Neigh, Ph.D., at Virginia Commonwealth University began studying how early life experiences and exposure to chronic stress can have lingering effects into ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Treatment for depression must also restore proper functioning of the blood-brain barrier
To better treat people with depression, not only must we treat the neurons affected by the disease, but we must also restore the integrity of the barrier that regulates exchanges between blood circulation and the brain. This ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Can herbicides cause breast cancer? Scientists discover a piece to the puzzle.
Scientists know that the solution to preventing breast cancer won't come easily, but a collaborative team of scientists at Purdue University and the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)/Institut ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Neuroscience
Protein clumps in ALS neurons provide potential target for new therapies
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological condition that affects motor neurons—the nerve cells that control breathing and muscles. Under a microscope, researchers have noticed that the motor neurons of patients ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Immunology
Polysulfide donors strongly suppress inflammatory responses
Researchers from Japan have developed a new polysulfide donor: a chemical compound composed of chains of sulfur atoms that can artificially increase reactive sulfur species (chemically reactive molecules containing sulfur) ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Health
Stress can worsen effects of toxic chemical exposure
When a pregnant woman suffers from stress, she's more likely to have a low birth weight baby than a non-stressed pregnant woman if both are exposed to the same toxic chemicals, according to the first study examining the combined ...
Jul 12, 2017
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Neuroscience
Neuroscience study points to possible use of medical marijuana for depression
Scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) are studying chronic stress and depression, with a focus on endocannabinoids, which are brain chemicals similar to substances in marijuana.
Feb 5, 2015
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