Psychology & Psychiatry
Skype hypnotherapy is effective treatment for IBS
Skype hypnotherapy is an effective treatment for people with severe irritable bowel syndrome, a new study has found.
Feb 27, 2019
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News tagged with local residents
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
These 10 postcodes are back in Stage 3 coronavirus lockdown. Here's what that means
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced today that ten "hotspot" postcodes in the state will return to Stage 3 lockdown measures from 11:59pm on Wednesday night, in an effort to control a resurgence of COVID-19 in the ...
Jun 30, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
More than one-fourth of the older population in rural China affected by mild cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered the preclinical stage in progressive cognitive decline leading to the clinical stage of dementia. A study published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia reports that over one-fourth ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Ovarian cancer detection takes a step forward
A new type of technology can capture stray ovarian cancer cells from a simple blood test and successfully predict cancer in people who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic region, according to a new study by a Wilmot Cancer ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes
Nursing homes with the largest proportions of non-White residents experience 3.3 times more COVID-19 deaths than do nursing homes with the largest proportions of White residents, according to a new study from the University ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tracking the plague in DR Congo
Already battling COVID-19 and a renewed Ebola outbreak, DR Congo is also home to one of the world's oldest sites of the plague—and there are signs that the disease may have reared its head once more.
Mar 7, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Pay for elderly to live in care homes in lower income countries, rich nations advised
Rich nations should consider paying for elderly people to live in care homes in lower income countries in a bid to ease the pressure on domestic residential and nursing care provision, argues an ethicist in the Journal of ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Human mobility in the Amazon 'pushes malaria to cities'
Understanding population mobility patterns could hold the key to tackling malaria in the Amazon, say scientists.
Dec 17, 2020
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Health
Hong Kong's waters benefit health and wellbeing
A ground-breaking study has revealed how spending time in and around Hong Kong's 'blue spaces' (harbours, coastlines and beaches) is linked to better health and wellbeing, especially for older adults.
Dec 11, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People who struggle to cope with stressful situations could benefit from owning a pet, study finds
Having a pet can help people who are less resilient cope with the stresses of everyday life, new Kingston University research has found. Where owners consider their animals to be more important than the friends in their lives, ...
Oct 24, 2022
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