Cardiology
How anger could raise your heart risks
Feeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns.
May 1, 2024
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Medical research
Researchers provide recommendations for understanding music therapy's impact on chronic pain
A recent article from a multi-institutional group of researchers provides recommendations for music therapy practice and research among individuals with chronic pain using sickle cell disease as an exemplar condition.
Mar 12, 2024
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Health
Analysis reveals a significant rise in use of complementary health approaches, especially for pain management
An analysis conducted by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) reveals a substantial increase in the overall use of complementary health approaches by American ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Neuroscience
Genome-editing technique shows promise as treatment for common hereditary nerve disease
In a study published in Communications Medicine, researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have unveiled a groundbreaking genome-editing technique. This innovation holds promise for treating Charcot–Marie–Tooth ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Addiction
More Americans than Canadians use alcohol to dull their pain, according to study
From exercise and over-the-counter medications to alcohol use and prescription drugs, North Americans report using a number of different strategies to manage and prevent day-to-day pain. Some of these strategies are useful ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Hospitals serving large Black, Hispanic populations have fewer resources for cancer care: Study
Among the nation's hospitals, those that serve high numbers of Black and Hispanic patients are far less likely to have advanced medical equipment and critical services that have been shown to boost the quality and effectiveness ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows mindfulness may improve substance use treatment
Patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder are more likely to complete their treatment programs and have a lower risk of relapse if they participate in mindfulness training, according to a West Virginia University ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Medical economics
Low back pain episodes are shorter when patients choose physical therapy first, study finds
Patients who first seek physical therapy or chiropractic care have better outcomes and shorter episodes of acute care for low back pain, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh and published today in the ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Genetics
Overly flexible connective tissue causes problems in joints and throughout the body and is often missed by doctors
Connective tissue is found throughout the human body, within and between structures as varied as muscles, nerves and internal organs. Like an elaborate web, it holds everything together—providing the body shape and promoting ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Health
Non-pharmacological management for systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem involvement. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is another rheumatic autoimmune disease that affects blood vessels, skin, ...
Aug 8, 2023
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