Genetics
How genes work together to shape how much you smoke
Take a puff of nicotine for the first time, and your DNA plays an important role, alongside social and environmental factors, in shaping what happens next.
Mar 27, 2024
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Surgery
Parents voice concerns about social media images of pediatric craniofacial patients
Parents voice strong concerns about social media sharing of images of children undergoing craniofacial surgery, reports a survey study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Apr 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The five-step wellness model that really works—and the psychology behind it
The wellness movement appears to have the answers that our burnt-out minds need. However, psychological research and practice suggests that a superficial focus on candles, juice cleanses, and a "good vibes only" approach ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people's needs at the end of life, says physician
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this time, he celebrated ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Neuroscience
Quick decisions in soccer enhanced by brain's ability to suppress actions, researchers find
To pass or not to pass, that is the question faced by soccer players the world over in every match. It might be unsurprising that higher skilled players exhibit better execution of actions than lower skilled ones, but now ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Health behaviors accumulate and remain relatively stable throughout middle adulthood, study finds
According to a recent study, either healthier or unhealthier health behaviors cluster among individuals. These health behavior patterns remain relatively stable in middle adulthood and are predicted by several sociodemographic ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The lottery: You're (very likely) not going to win, so why play?
Sixty years ago last week, New Hampshire became the first U.S. state to allow a government-run lottery following a nationwide ban of lotteries in 1895. Why did Americans grow to disfavor the lottery then? Moreover, considering ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sydney attacker had 'mental health issues' but most people with mental illness aren't violent
The man who killed six people and injured countless others at a Bondi shopping center on Saturday, 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, reportedly had "mental health issues", police explained soon after the tragic event, while ruling ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cultivating spirituality can lower blood pressure
People with high blood pressure saw their systolic blood pressure drop by 7 mmHg, on average, and experienced improvements in other markers of blood vessel health after receiving daily smartphone messages designed to cultivate ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Medical economics
Racism, harassment and discrimination take a terrible toll on ethnic minority NHS staff, says researcher
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a time filled with uncertainty and fear, ethnically minoritised NHS staff have not only had to contend with the virus but also a workplace fraught with inequalities.
Apr 4, 2024
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