An individual's experience of pain from medical treatment can be heightened by witnessing other people's responses to the same treatment, with this negative experience subsequently spreading to others, scientists have discovered.
Apr 30, 2024
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Media and anti-stigma activities could help combat mental health stigma and discrimination, but only with lived experience involvement, according to research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) ...
Mar 14, 2024
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As Kate, a participant in our research on birth experiences, struggled with the pain she was experiencing during labor, the midwife was stern. She referred to Kate as a "silly girl" and told her she needed to calm down. Finally, ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Fear and addiction exert significant influence within society. Managing them is often challenging, as they are driven by intricate neuronal circuits in our brains. Understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms is crucial ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Migraine can impact many aspects of a person's life, but less is known about how feelings of stigma about the disease affect quality of life. For people with migraine, these feelings of stigma were linked to more disability, ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Transition to the menopausal stage of women's lives can be a negative experience for women, with changes in emotional well-being and cardiovascular health that impact their quality of life. A recent study from Drexel University's ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Time flows in a continuous stream—yet our memories are divided into separate episodes, all of which become part of our personal narrative. How emotions shape this memory formation process is a mystery that science has only ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Traumatic events experienced during childhood may magnify the negative health effects of too much or too little sleep on children's cardiovascular health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Menstruation is often seen as a negative experience, with symptoms that can be disruptive to daily life. Participation in sport and physical activity is particularly affected, with 78% of teenage girls reporting they avoid ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Three RIKEN neuroscientists have found that rats reinforce the memories of negative experiences in familiar locations by preferentially replaying them over in their minds. This finding could have implications for treating ...
Aug 7, 2023
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