Heat related illnesses dramatically on the rise among US Veterans
Philadelphia, August 22, 2023 – Researchers report a statistically significant and clinically important increase in heat related illnesses among patients ...
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Palliative care: Creating a new model to address suffering for neurological illnesses
Neurologic illnesses, including Alzheimer’s, brain cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and stroke, are among the most dreaded illnesses in medicine ...
Medical “microrobots” could one day treat bladder disease, other human illnesses
A team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a new class of tiny, self-propelled robots that ...
Are people with cluster headaches more likely to have other illnesses?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS – People with cluster headaches may be more ...
Long COVID patients and those with other illnesses experience similar, negative lingering effects during the pandemic
Long COVID patients can experience many of the same lingering negative effects on their physical, mental, and social well-being as ...
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be detectable years before illnesses begin
The risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be detectable years before the illnesses begin, according to new research. A ...
August issues of American Psychiatric Association journals cover neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative illnesses and innovations in psychotherapy spurred by the pandemic
The June issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are ...
COVID-19 vaccination perspectives, illnesses among first responders
About The Study: This study of 1,415 law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders found that unvaccinated first responders were ...
Air pollution caused 2,780 deaths, illnesses, and IQ loss in children in Massachusetts in 2019, Boston College researchers report
Chestnut Hill, Mass (7/17/2022) – Air pollution remains a silent killer in Massachusetts, responsible for an estimated 2,780 deaths a ...
Study shows investment in public health programs helps prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses
A new study released by the Colorado School of Public Health evaluated the structural and outbreak factors associated with reporting ...
Study discovers molecular properties of lung surfactants that could lead to better treatments for respiratory illnesses
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers analyzed the fundamental properties and structures of lung surfactant—a ...
March issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals cover genomics and mental illnesses and associations between recent public health crises with traumatic stress
The March issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are ...
Mathematical model may help improve treatments and clinical trials of patients with COVID-19 and other illnesses
BOSTON – Investigators who recently developed a mathematical model that indicated why treatment responses vary widely among individuals with COVID-19 ...
Stigma surrounding depression drops for first time in US, but increases for other mental illnesses
For the first time since national data have been tracked in the United States, stigma toward people with depression has ...
Study examines death anxiety among older adults with chronic illnesses during the COVID‐19 pandemic
A recent study in the Journal of Community Psychology explored older individuals’ feelings of anxiety related to the possibility of ...
An algorithm to predict psychotic illnesses
One third of children with a microdeletion of chromosome 22 will later develop a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia. But ...
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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Ohio State receives $14 million to study optimal aspirin therapy in pregnancy
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AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
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‘Dolomite Problem’: 200-year-old geology mystery resolved
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The dangers of being a saber-toothed cat in Los Angeles 12,000 years ago
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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers