Psychology & Psychiatry
Birdwatching can help students improve mental health, reduce distress
For college students seeking to improve their mental health, a potential answer may be right outside their window: birdwatching.
May 3, 2024
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Health
Q&A: Are nicotine pouches safe?
In an impressive showing of alliteration, Sen. Chuck Schumer recently described the trending nicotine product Zyn as a "pouch packed with problems" while delivering a warning to parents and calling for a federal investigation ...
Mar 8, 2024
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Health
Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare
A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the center of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its tablets.
Mar 28, 2024
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Researchers discuss the unseen community effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
As unprecedented as the outbreak of COVID-19 felt, it was far from the first time a deadly disease has swept the globe. Historians have identified epidemics and pandemics dating as far back as 430 B.C. Records tell us how ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study highlights the benefit of touch on mental and physical health
Through a large-scale analysis, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have uncovered the ways in which consensual touch can benefit a person's physical and mental well-being.
Apr 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Grandparents can have a major impact on a mom's mental health, study says
In the bustling world of parenting, where the to-do list seems never-ending, there's a new beacon of hope—grandparents. A study from Finland, dubbed the "happiest country in the world," reveals the significant positive ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Medications
Are probiotics all they're cracked up to be?
Probiotics have been touted as a treatment for everything from diarrhea to mental health disorders, with sales of probiotic supplements expected to exceed $65 billion globally in 2024.
Apr 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Living in the North of England increases risk of death from alcohol, drugs and suicide, shows study
People living in the North of England and in coastal areas are more likely to die from "Deaths of Despair," according to new University of Manchester led research.
Mar 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study explores how relationship with partner impacts breast cancer survivor's emotional and physical well-being
Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer place significant stress on survivors, their partners, and their relationships. A new study from researchers with Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University's Schools of Nursing, ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Loneliness worse than smoking, alcoholism, obesity: Study suggests primary care clinicians can offer solutions
Loneliness is a significant biopsychosocial stressor with a mortality risk comparable to smoking more than 15 cigarettes a day and more harmful than alcoholism, obesity, and lack of physical activity.
Mar 19, 2024
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