Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tough choices: When it's time to move from home to assisted living
While 8 in 10 Americans ages 65 and older say they want to age in their homes, it's not always possible when health declines.
Jun 27, 2022
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News tagged with home environment
Psychology & Psychiatry
No peers, no beers: Research shows youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to concerns for youth mental health and social well-being, including its potential to spur substance use behaviors.
Jun 15, 2022
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Health
Wearing shoes in the house is just plain gross: The verdict from scientists who study indoor contaminants
You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting (please pick up after your dog!). But when you get home, do you always de-shoe at the door?
Mar 16, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
How can nursing homes protect residents from infection? Follow the research
More than 130,500 nursing home residents have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic arrived in the United States—20% of all known American deaths.
Aug 13, 2021
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Neuroscience
Wearable technology can help in at-home assessment of myoclonic jerks
A new study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows that wearable sensor technology can be used to reliably assess the occurrence of myoclonic jerks in patients with epilepsy also in the ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Double-lung transplant after COVID-19 performed in Canada
University Health Network has performed what is believed to be the first lung transplant in Canada on a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged by COVID-19.
Apr 12, 2021
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Pediatrics
Study evaluates quality of life and the burden of care with Prader‐Willi syndrome
Researchers from the School of Medicine at Trinity have evaluated the impact of the rare genetic disorder, Prader-Willi syndrome on the quality of life of the affected child, and their family.
Feb 16, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Green front gardens reduce physiological and psychological stress
There is growing evidence that being in natural spaces – whether while gardening or listening to bird song – has a positive effect on mental health. Being in nature is also linked to improved cognitive function, greater ...
Nov 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
Home-based telerehabilitation beneficial for stroke patients
(HealthDay)—Home-based motor training telerehabilitation is beneficial for stroke patients, with enhanced interhemispheric functional connectivity of the M1 areas, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Neurology.
Oct 1, 2020
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Neuroscience
'There's no place like home' for rehab after stroke
Stroke patients who get professional rehabilitation training in their homes through live video consultations may recover their motor skills better than those who do their rehab in person with a therapist at an outpatient ...
Sep 30, 2020
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