How to avoid the worst of jet lag and maximize your travel time It's the bane of many travelers: jet lag. Nobody wants to lose out because they're too tired to enjoy the delights of their vacation spot. Aug 21, 2024 0 31
Calls for cold water swimming to be made safer for women Cold water swimming is growing in popularity among women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Aug 21, 2024 0 33
New study provides further support for psilocybin's potential to treat depressive symptoms High doses of psilocybin—the active ingredient in magic mushrooms—appears to have a similar effect on depressive symptoms as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drug escitalopram, suggests a systematic review ... Aug 21, 2024 0 82
Suicide rates among doctors have declined, but female doctors still at high risk Suicide rates among doctors have declined over time, but are still significantly higher for female doctors compared with the general population, finds an analysis of evidence from 20 countries published by The BMJ today. Aug 21, 2024 0 36
Early interventions may improve long-term academic achievement in young childhood brain tumor survivors Children who survive a brain tumor often experience effects from both the cancer and its treatment long after therapy concludes. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found very young children treated for brain ... Aug 21, 2024 0 27
Study reveals best types of exercise for patients with diabetes A new study has revealed the best types of exercise for patients with type 1 diabetes. Aug 21, 2024 0 53
Separating the physical and psychosocial causes of pain Not all pain is the same. Depending on the cause, it requires different therapies. A team led by ETH Zurich has now developed a method that enables physicians to better distinguish between physical and psychosocial pain. Aug 21, 2024 0 41
Giving an antibiotic to all children under 5 in Africa would save lives, researchers say When UC San Francisco research showed that routinely treating children in Sub-Saharan Africa with a common antibiotic could reduce deaths in children under five, the World Health Organization (WHO) moved quickly to recommend ... Aug 21, 2024 0 52
Targeted cancer cell therapy may slow endometrial cancer There may be a way to slow the growth of endometrial cancer through targeted cancer cell therapy, according to new research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Aug 21, 2024 0 33
Ovarian cancer discovery: Targetable variant RAD51D found in Chinese patients Researchers from BGI Genomics and Fudan University have published new findings on ovarian cancer (OV) among Chinese patients in JCO Global Oncology. Aug 21, 2024 0 32