Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation: What are its potential health benefits?
Can mindfulness meditation be good medicine for both mental and physical ills?
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Study shows first evidence of sex differences in how pain can be produced
Research suggests that males and females differ in their experience of pain, but up until now, no one knew why. In a recent study published in Brain, University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers became the first to identify ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Immunology
New drug shows promise in easing chronic pain, study finds
A team of researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia have made progress toward developing a drug candidate for treating chronic pain more safely.
Jun 3, 2024
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Medications
Oral insulin drops offer relief for diabetes patients
Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a pain-free drug delivery method to help people with diabetes manage the disease and maintain ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Medical research
Acetaminophen shows promise in warding off acute respiratory distress syndrome, organ injury in patients with sepsis
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that intravenous acetaminophen reduced sepsis patients' risk of having organ injury or developing acute respiratory distress syndrome, a serious condition ...
May 19, 2024
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Health
Exercise in natural settings may provide more benefits than indoor exercise
Health practitioners and fitness buffs have long known that regular physical activity offers numerous health benefits, including the prevention of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some cancers ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The neural signature of subjective disgust could apply to both sensory and socio-moral experiences
Disgust is one of the six basic human emotions, along with happiness, sadness, fear, anger, and surprise. Disgust typically arises when a person perceives a sensory stimulus or situation as revolting, off-putting, or unpleasant ...
Neuroscience
Male and female mice exhibit different empathic behaviors to others' pain
Social interactions are multi-faceted experiences that entail understanding the emotional states of others and responding appropriately. Neuroscientists and psychologists have been studying social interactions for decades, ...
Diabetes
Antioxidant gel preserves islet function after pancreas removal: New approach could reduce diabetes complications
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new antioxidant biomaterial that someday could provide much-needed relief to people living with chronic pancreatitis.
Jun 7, 2024
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Medications
Antimalarial drug shows promise in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome
A team of metabolic specialists and molecular biologists at Fudan University's Zhongshan Hospital, working with colleagues from other institutions in China, has found that some antimalarial drugs show promise in treating ...
