Psychology & Psychiatry
Online program helps traumatised refugees overcome mental health stigma
A world-first intervention for refugee men who suffer from PTSD has shown promise in a trial, encouraging them to get help.
Jul 30, 2019
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Pediatrics
Online CBT helps children with stomach pains
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) online can be useful in treating gastrointestinal disorders in children when no physical cause can be found. This is the viewpoint of researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that ...
Dec 7, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Lifestyle improvements may lessen cognitive decline
Results from a new study suggest that lifestyle changes may help to improve cognition in older adults experiencing cognitive decline that precedes dementia.
Sep 10, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The making of an incel
Incels are men—primarily cisgender and heterosexual—who believe they are unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, despite wanting one. They blame their lack of relationships on women and women's sexual, social and ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New way to study pituitary tumors holds potential for better diagnoses and treatments
Houston Methodist neurosurgeons and neuroscientists are looking at a new way to classify pituitary tumors that could lead to more precise and accurate diagnosing for patients in the future.
Feb 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Potentially life-changing impact of internet forums on those in remission from opioid use disorder
Active participation in internet forums has the potential to provide life-changing social benefits and well-being for people who are in remission from opioid use disorder
Sep 6, 2022
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Vaccination
Anti-vaxxer misinformation goes viral in the Philippines
Online misinformation is leaching out from cheap mobile phones and free Facebook plans used by millions in the Philippines, convincing many to reject vaccinations for polio and other deadly diseases.
Oct 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gender and race: How overlapping stereotypes affect our personal and professional decisions
Racial and gender stereotypes have profound consequences in almost every sector of public life, from job interviews and housing to police stops and prison terms. However, only a few studies have examined whether these different ...
Dec 3, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight loss up with self-directed behavioral lifestyle intervention
A remotely delivered self-directed behavioral lifestyle intervention results in greater weight loss for adults with obesity than usual care at 12 months, but the difference is not clinically important, according to a study ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Pediatrics
Omicron wave did not spur parents to get their kids vaccinated
Parents may have become skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines after seeing breakthrough omicron infections over the winter, causing children's vaccination rates to stall or even pull back, according to data from researchers at Northeastern ...
Feb 9, 2022
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