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Addressing workplace violence for student nurses
In light of growing pressures on the nursing profession, including staff shortages, more needs to be done to combat workplace violence, say Flinders University researchers.
Feb 11, 2025
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Genetics
New work proposes a unifying model of Alzheimer's disease: Large-scale alterations to gene expression
In a novel theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the molecular chaos driving Alzheimer's disease. The condition causes widespread disruption of gene behavior, ...
Feb 6, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exploring the psychological mechanisms behind virtual reality exposure therapy's success
Exposure therapy, in which patients gradually face the things and situations they fear, is among the most effective treatments for anxiety disorders, yet it remains underutilized (Pittig, Kotter, & Hoyer, 2019). Some patients ...
Feb 6, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New evidence strengthens link between endometriosis and traumatic experiences
The University of Barcelona has participated in an international study that has found new evidence linking traumatic experiences and stressful events with endometriosis, a chronic systemic inflammatory disease characterized ...
Feb 5, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Just a few hours of yoga can greatly reduce stress
Ten years of research on yoga as a stress-reducing activity provides a clear answer: A little effort offers real health benefits.
Feb 4, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Features like iPhone's and Facebook's 'Memories' can retraumatize survivors of abuse
In contemporary digital society, remembering is automated. Social media platforms and smartphones often offer features like iPhone's and Facebook's "Memories" that resurface users' past posts and photographs.
Feb 4, 2025
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
A familiar face at childbirth makes a difference: Emotional support for new mothers linked to reduced stress levels
Most animals, including other primates, give birth alone, but humans require assistance during childbirth due to the physiological complexities of the process.
Feb 3, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Innovative stress management program helps seniors' emotional health
A Canadian research team has released the results of a study on stress resilience in seniors. Their findings were published on January 5, 2025 in Frontiers in Psychology. The study involving 170 seniors with an average age ...
Feb 3, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress during pregnancy could leave traces in placenta that affect baby's development, study suggests
Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol—a necessary hormone for fetal development—and this would affect the baby's development from very early stages, according ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Cardiology
Novel cardiovascular risk score uses stress test to predict heart disease more accurately
A study by Emory cardiovascular researchers has paved the way for the development of a new cardiovascular reactivity risk score that could better identify and improve how quickly high-risk patients under high stress are diagnosed ...
Jan 29, 2025
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