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Psychology & Psychiatry

One in four older teens now has a probable mental health disorder, new research shows

One in four 17- to 19-year-olds now has a probable mental health disorder—up from one in six last year.

Nov 29, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'

In late October, the UK Health Security Agency assigned variant designations to two new omicron "grandchildren": BQ.1 and XBB. This means they will be monitored by health authorities, but are not at this stage regarded as ...

Nov 14, 2022

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Oncology & Cancer

Breast cancer mortality reflected differently in certain Georgia neighborhoods, study reveals

New research from University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers is shedding light on racial disparities in breast cancer mortality in women who live in economically deprived neighborhoods.

Nov 8, 2022

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HIV & AIDS

Researchers link immune-cell activity to psychiatric symptoms in women with HIV

Women with HIV frequently experience neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and even cognitive impairment. Until now, though, the disordered physiological mechanisms underlying such symptoms was unclear.

Nov 4, 2022

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Health

Polluting particles in the air are linked to cardiac arrests

Small particles in air pollution in Singapore might have caused sudden cardiac arrests in some people who were not in hospital but simply going about their normal lives, according to scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School ...

Nov 3, 2022

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Cardiology

Getting to the heart of COVID-19 vaccination and its cardiovascular risks

A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of published research confirm that young adults (40 years old and younger) have a slightly elevated risk for myocarditis or pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The analysis ...

Nov 1, 2022

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Video games could improve kids' brains: study

Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health and social problems to missing out on exercise.

Oct 29, 2022

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Genetics

Finding the path Alzheimer's takes through the body could lead to treatments

Murdoch University and Imperial College London researchers have come together to uncover one of the root molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease.

Oct 26, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 death rate increased with age, was higher for men

COVID-19 mortality increased with age, reaching 1,645 per 100,000 population for U.S. adults aged 85 years and older in 2020, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Oct 24, 2022

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