Layered over the pandemic in 2021 was an epidemic. Toxic drug overdoses in Canada spiked that year, with almost 8,000 reported deaths from opioid overdoses alone. In British Columbia, 2,264 people died that year of toxic ...
May 15, 2023
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There are success stories of mothers being physically active after childbirth—particularly in individual activities such as yoga, running, walking and other exercise. But what can be done to help postpartum moms participate ...
May 12, 2023
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New research finds that the brains of otherwise healthy military personnel who are exposed to explosions show an abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta protein—a protein that plays a role in the development of Alzheimer's ...
May 9, 2023
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Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for the developing brain. It is a period of environmental challenge and stress. The adolescent population is particularly vulnerable to childhood trauma, which can disrupt the ...
May 8, 2023
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To develop treatments that may one day entirely rid the body of HIV infection, scientists have long sought to identify all of the places that the virus can hide its genetic code. Now, in a study using blood samples from men ...
Mar 27, 2023
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There are many people who have experienced fear or stress on the street at one time or another. There are also those who go out to relax or disconnect from their home or work lives. The place is the same, but the experiences ...
Mar 23, 2023
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In a recent analysis, researchers found sex differences in the health and neurodevelopmental outcomes of people exposed to alcohol before birth. Male participants in the study, published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental ...
Mar 20, 2023
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A tendency towards repetitive, fixed thinking during low mood has been related to suicidal thoughts among adolescents with major depressive disorder in a new study.
Mar 16, 2023
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There's good news for those with multiple sclerosis (MS). A new study has found that female participants were no more likely to have a flare-up of the disease after receiving fertility treatments than they were before their ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with worse mental health symptoms for women aged younger than 60 years, according to a study published online March 14 in JAMA ...
Mar 15, 2023
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