Pediatrics
Does exercise improve kids' math skills? Yes, but it won't help with reading or spelling, new research finds
Researchers have long linked physical fitness to higher academic performance.
Dec 19, 2023
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Northeastern University
Psychology & Psychiatry
Can mindfulness meditation help you stress less during the holidays?
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for yourself? Try a daily dose of mindfulness meditation, says Laura Dudley, associate clinical professor at Northeastern University's Bouvé College of Health Sciences.
Dec 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Is this a faster, better treatment for blood and solid tumor cancers?
A Northeastern researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the New England Inflammation and Tissue Protection Institute (NEITPI) says his lab has employed a novel gene editing technology that might make personalized ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
What is the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia?
Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia are commonplace with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that 5.8 million people in the United States live with these diseases. This number is expected to rise ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is the winter forecast for COVID-19? And should we expect a 'tripledemic' of COVID, flu and RSV?
The COVID-19 winter forecast is for relatively mild illness thanks to vaccination and natural immunity, health experts at Northeastern University say.
Nov 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation can help address the teen mental health crisis, researcher says
In a paper published in Nature Mental Health, Northeastern psychology professor Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli advises policy makers to consider turning to the low-cost, readily available practice of mindfulness meditation to change ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Health
What should I do with an expired COVID test?
Have you ever been exposed to someone with COVID-19, or had the sniffles, and reached for an at-home test in your medicine cabinet—only to notice it's way past the expiration date stamped on the box?
Nov 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Drug shortages, lack of action to blame in congenital syphilis crisis, public health expert says
Cases of STIs—sexually transmitted infections—are at epidemic levels in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 9, 2023
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Addiction
Matthew Perry's public struggle with addiction helped alleviate stigma, experts say
A year before his sudden death, "Friends" co-star Matthew Perry appeared on a podcast where he shared that he didn't want to be remembered for his time on the sitcom, but for his work helping others with addiction.
Nov 6, 2023
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Vaccination
Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?
When the first vaccines for COVID-19 rolled out in December 2020, some people hoped they would be a silver bullet against the novel virus the way that polio and smallpox shots are nearly 100% effective against those diseases.
Nov 3, 2023
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