Psychology & Psychiatry
Lockdown study reports surge in health anxieties
New research into people's coping strategies faced with COVID-19 highlights the mental health toll for those shielding
Aug 4, 2020
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Health
Social exclusion could lead to increase in alcohol use disorder in LGBTQ
Gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals continue to face social challenges, discrimination and adversity despite recent legalization of same-sex marriage and other legal protections. Researching and understanding existing challenges ...
Jun 12, 2020
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Vaccination
Infecting a volunteer with coronavirus to develop a vaccine – here's what consent should look like
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that it supports challenge trials against COVID-19. Challenge trials deliberately expose people to infectious diseases to test vaccines or treatments.
Jun 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Pros and cons of early prisoner release
Proposals to release select prisoners into the community early to mitigate their risk of being infected with COVID-19 must be balanced with the risks they would face in a society under stage 3 restrictions and with compromised ...
May 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dodge depression during coronavirus pandemic
There's no doubt about it: Staying at home, worrying about jobs and finances, is a recipe for depression during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34
Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose determined battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. He was 34.
Dec 9, 2019
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Neuroscience
Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech
A novel study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience provides the first evidence that a simple and inexpensive non-invasive speech-to-touch sensory substitution device has the potential to improve hearing in ...
Jun 3, 2019
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Health
Preparing for a changing population—what it means to age successfully
A paper by Columbia Mailman School's John Rowe, MD, Julius Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging, in the journal Health Affairs outlines the challenges we face as the U.S. becomes an "aging society." This transformation ...
Apr 24, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Momo challenge hoax' prompts parents to help children deal with scary media
Recently a number of school boards and police services issued statements advising parents of an alleged cyberbullying threat called the Momo challenge.
Mar 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How does the cheese challenge on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook affect a baby's developing brain?
If I were to throw a slice of cheese at your face, dear reader, it would be weird for you. You might say, "Hey. Why did you throw that slice of cheese at my face? That was out of the ordinary."
Mar 11, 2019
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