Pediatrics
App boosts preschoolers' motor skills
Preventing childhood obesity could soon take a major "hop" forward with an app that teaches kids to do just that, and to skip, run and throw a ball.
Jun 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers highlight crisis in dental care for people with severe mental illness
People with severe mental illnesses are falling through the cracks when it comes to oral health care, according to new research.
May 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood adversity is a 'cause of causes' of adult illnesses and mental health problems
Every day we are exposed to things like pollution and ultraviolet light which increase our risk of illness. Many people take on additional risks—due to tobacco smoke, fast food or alcohol, for example.
Feb 11, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Feelings of fatigue predict death in older adults
How fatigued certain activities make an older person feel can predict the likelihood death is less than three years away, according to research published today in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences by University ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Health
Discrimination increases risk for mental health issues in young adults
A UCLA study has found that young adults who have experienced discrimination have a higher risk for both short- and long-term behavioral and mental health problems.
Nov 8, 2021
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Vaccination
Who are the unvaccinated?
A study reveals which factors influence the willingness for vaccination across Europe. To find out more about people who do not want to be vaccinated or are still undecided, a research team from the Max Planck Institute for ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nonfatal firearm injuries lead to increased chance of mental health disorder in youth
For every youth who dies with injury from a firearm, at least four survive. These survivors led researchers at MUSC Health to look at new mental health diagnoses that may stem from nonfatal gunshot wounds in adolescents.
Jul 28, 2021
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Pediatrics
Study: Hospitalizations for eating disorders spike among adolescents during COVID
The number of adolescents admitted to the hospital for severe illness from eating disorders has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests.
Jul 8, 2021
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Health
Overcoming midlife barriers to exercise and better health
It can literally be as easy as a walk in the park.
Jun 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers study lactate's antidepressant potential
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Neuroscientists from Synapsy—the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research into Mental Illness—based at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University ...
May 27, 2021
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