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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Stress
Psychology & Psychiatry
The Body Keeps the Score: Bestselling book helps us understand trauma, but inflates the definition of it
If new books are lucky they enjoy a brief honeymoon of attention before ebbing away into oblivion. Not so "The Body Keeps the Score", a publishing phenomenon that has kept selling long after it first hit the shelves in 2014. ...
Aug 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Could Viagra, Cialis work largely by placebo effect?
Until the discovery of Viagra, men with erectile dysfunction were largely left with the impression that their sexual problems were all in their head.
Mar 26, 2020
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Medical research
It's true: Stress does turn hair gray (and it's reversible)
Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791.
Jun 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Feeling stressed? It can show in your skin, hair and nails
Stress is a part of life. Whether your stressors are small or large, they can impact both your mental and physical well-being. While we can't completely remove stress from our lives, board-certified dermatologists can recommend ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Urinary incontinence a common issue for older women, but treatments can help
Nearly 1 in 2 women over the age of 50 deal with the indignities of urinary incontinence, but experts say no one has to suffer in silence.
Feb 22, 2021
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Cardiology
Broken heart syndrome markers could help identify those at risk
Scientists have identified two key molecules which play a role in the development of Takotsubo syndrome, known as broken heart syndrome.
Jun 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cortisol concentrations in your hair may reveal how stressed you have been
A team of researchers from the University of Iceland and the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico City, working with a colleague from TU Dresden, has found evidence that suggests doctors may soon be able to measure ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Intergenerational transmission of trauma from African American mothers to their children due to vicarious racism
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that among Black and African American mothers of preschool-aged children, lifetime experiences of ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New diagnosis category in post-traumatic stress disorder
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently listed a new sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), termed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). An international team with the involvement of the ...
Jul 1, 2022
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