Palliative care—a specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with a serious illness such as cancer or heart failure—isn't likely to reduce psychological distress, according to a Rutgers study.
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Researchers compared the immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and Christian prayer on pain intensity and tolerance. The results suggested that a single session of hypnosis and mindfulness meditation, but ...
Feb 23, 2023
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The ongoing opioid epidemic continues to take a heavy toll on American communities, with more than 80,000 opioid-related deaths reported in 2021, according to the National Institutes of Health. Despite the severity of this ...
Feb 21, 2023
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A new study published in the journal Cell Death & Disease by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has identified a potential therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer, or TNBC, an aggressive treatment-resistant ...
Feb 21, 2023
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What makes you happy? Maybe it's getting up early to see the sunrise, hanging out with family and friends on a weekend, or going for a dip in the sea. But what does science say about the things happy people do?
Feb 21, 2023
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Caring for a loved one and managing a job is a significant challenge, but balancing some care responsibilities with some paid work provides working caregivers with emotional benefits, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Feb 20, 2023
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Spain's parliament approved Thursday a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.
Feb 16, 2023
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With the utility of GDP under increased scrutiny as a metric of well-being, Dr. Lucía Macchia argues that people's experience of pain and, how it affects their lives, needs to be better measured and incorporated into policy ...
Feb 16, 2023
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If grabbing your trainers and heading out for a run is your way of coping with a stressful week at work, you're not alone. According to England Athletics, more than 6 million adults in England ran at least once a week in ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Emotions are core to our human experience, but seeing "negative" emotions in our children—anger, fear, jealousy, envy, sadness, resentment—can make us uncomfortable.
Feb 15, 2023
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