Psychology & Psychiatry
Why experts say a good mood can lead to good health
It doesn't take a scientist to understand that laughter feels good, while anger feels awful.
Feb 25, 2021
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Medications
Discovery shows how to treat heart attacks—new drug development underway
Vanderbilt researchers have identified the protein receptor in specialized heart cells that, when removed, preserves cardiac function after a heart attack. This discovery has significant implications for survival after a ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Cardiology
Fueled by COVID-19 fears, Hispanics and Black Americans fear going to the hospital for heart attack or stroke
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in 44 states and fear of calling 9-1-1 or going to the hospital persists, new data from a survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Heart Association, the world's ...
Jul 24, 2020
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Neuroscience
How does the brain link events to form a memory? Study reveals unexpected mental processes
A woman walking down the street hears a bang. Several moments later she discovers her boyfriend, who had been walking ahead of her, has been shot. A month later, the woman checks into the emergency room. The noises made by ...
May 8, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain emotional activity linked to blood vessel inflammation in recent heart attack patients
People with recent heart attacks have significantly higher activity in the amygdala, the brain area involved in stress perception and emotional response, along with greater inflammation in arteries resulting from increased ...
May 5, 2020
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Cardiology
Benefit seen for ticagrelor alone, without aspirin, in patients with ACS
Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who stopped taking aspirin three months after the insertion of a coronary stent and then took the anti-platelet medication ticagrelor alone for nine months had fewer episodes of ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Neuroscience
A weak heart also damages the brain
If the heart pumps too little blood into the body, the brain is usually not adequately supplied with oxygen. Until now, however, it was unclear how this affects brain structure. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...
Feb 25, 2020
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Cardiology
Golfing regularly could be a hole-in-one for older adults' health
Regularly golfing—at least once per month—was found to lower the risk of death among older adults, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why phobias are natural—and how to overcome them
Don't feel bad about having a phobia about public speaking, getting a needle or being near a dog—it's not you, it's your brain, says a University of Alberta psychologist.
Oct 31, 2019
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Neuroscience
Scientists shed light on how brains turn pain up or down
Pain perception is essential for survival, but how much something hurts can sometimes be amplified or suppressed: for example, soldiers who sustain an injury in battle often recall not feeling anything at the time.
Oct 16, 2019
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