Psychology & Psychiatry
Homesickness is common for college freshmen: A psychologist offers tips to cope
It can be hard for new college students, or those returning after summer break, to be away from home.
Sep 4, 2023
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News tagged with lifestyle factors
Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood bullying and domestic violence experiences associated with workers' insomnia
Insomnia is a prevalent issue that increases the risk of various health complications and affects approximately 10% of Japanese adults. While socioeconomic factors, lifestyle factors, and work stress all contribute to insomnia, ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Poor lifestyle of over 60s linked to heightened risk of nursing home care
People over 60 with the unhealthiest lifestyles are significantly more likely to require admission to a nursing home than their peers with the healthiest lifestyles, suggest the findings of a large population study published ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea accelerates aging, but use of breathing therapy method can mitigate the problem
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of multiple episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep, leading to breathing cessation lasting more than ten seconds and sometimes even several ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Health
Study assesses lifestyle behaviors and cardiometabolic diseases in diverse group of US young adults
Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that many U.S. young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases—such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension—with varying ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Professor offers tips for safely returning to exercise postpartum
After giving birth to her first child, Shefali Christopher, an associate professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Tufts University School of Medicine, was disheartened at the lack of guidance for new mothers ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reviewing metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease opens new treatment pathways
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition that affects up to 30% of adults in the general population. It is characterized by the accumulation of fat in the liver. It is often associated with other conditions, ...
Aug 18, 2023
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Diabetes
Being divorced and male among factors that increase risk of lower limb amputation among people with diabetes
New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (October 2–6) shows that among people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, being divorced ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Cardiology
Why are Black adults at greater risk of death from heart disease? Study blames social factors
Black Americans are 54% more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than White Americans, despite a substantial overall reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality nationwide.
Aug 14, 2023
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Health
Doctors' recommendations associated with healthy behaviors among Brazilians with hypertension
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sheds light on the impact of doctors' recommendations on healthy behaviors among individuals with hypertension in Brazil. The study, based ...
Aug 9, 2023
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