Psychology & Psychiatry
Studying well-being of caregivers for patients with functional seizures
Shannon Guinard had finally booked an appointment with Johns Hopkins Medicine, and she wasn't going to let it go to waste.
Jul 19, 2023
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Cardiology
Redlining linked to higher heart failure risk among Black adults in U.S.
The risk of heart failure in the present day is higher among Black adults who live in U.S. ZIP codes historically impacted by redlining, according to research published today in Circulation. The analysis, published as part ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Closing the epilepsy treatment gap in Bolivia: Three decades of initiatives
The epilepsy treatment gap in Latin America is approximately 60%, but the treatment gap in rural areas of the region can reach 90%. In Bolivia, contributors to the treatment gap are similar to factors in other remote, lower-resource ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Pediatrics
Baby talk: How early childhood centers can help multilingual children
Infants from multilingual backgrounds "talk" less with their early childhood educators, which could slow their language development, according to a new study. But researchers also found the children catch up over time.
Jul 10, 2023
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Genetics
Antisense therapy restores fragile X protein production in human cells
An antisense therapy developed by Joel D. Richter, Ph.D., Sneha Shah, Ph.D., and Jonathan K. Watts, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School and Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, Ph.D., at RUSH University Medical Center, restores production ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
Review: 'Dehumanizing policies' leave autistic people struggling to access health, education and housing
Around 3% of people are estimated to be autistic and it is a lifelong disability. Most autistic people experience the sensory world differently, such as places being too loud or too bright. We also typically communicate in ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with facial differences found to fare best when they disclose conditions on own terms
People with noticeable facial differences often feel compelled to explain the medical reasons behind those differences, but such involuntary disclosure may increase stigma, anxiety and depression, recent research from Oregon ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify needs of rural-based physicians to optimize cancer survivorship care
The vast majority of cancer survivors rely on primary care clinicians for follow-up treatments, especially in rural areas, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
This firm fills a void as mental health provider for the Hispanic community
For Ana Marcela RodrÃguez, an immigrant from Mexico, finding a bilingual therapist in North Texas who understood her culture felt like a near-impossible task.
Jun 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients, but aren't easy to find
Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as "whispering to the body through touch."
Jun 13, 2023
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