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Repeated attendance at mammography screening confers protection against breast cancer mortality

Attending the two most recent screening appointments before a breast cancer diagnosis protects against breast cancer death, according to a Queen Mary study of over half a million Swedish women conducted over 24 years.

3 Mar 2021

Combination of therapies may benefit patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders

Researchers from the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have demonstrated how one combination of therapies may be beneficial for patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders.

3 Mar 2021

New guidance to manage swollen lymph nodes after COVID-19 vaccination

Lymph nodes in the armpit area can become swollen after a COVID-19 vaccination, and this is a normal reaction that typically goes away with time.

3 Mar 2021

Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce stress, improve mood in pregnant women

Perinatal depression has soared during the pandemic. But many mental health professionals are overwhelmed and can't take on new clients.

3 Mar 2021

Study: Bitter plant compound reduces inflammatory markers

Resveratrol is a plant compound found primarily in red grapes and Japanese knotweed. Its synthetic variant has been approved as a food ingredient in the EU since 2016.

3 Mar 2021

Study demonstrates long-term neuropsychological consequences following SARS-CoV-2 infection

The study, published in the pre-print server medRxiv, demonstrates the presence of long-lasting neuropsychological sequelae after COVID-19, regardless of the respiratory disease's severity.

2 Mar 2021

Child abuse cases may have declined during the pandemic, study shows

While natural disasters and economic recessions traditionally unleash an uptick in child abuse, a new study suggests that cases may have declined in the first months of the pandemic, compared with the same timeframe in previous years.

2 Mar 2021

Study reveals how cells build 'mini-muscles' underneath their nucleus

Research groups at the University of Helsinki uncovered how motor protein myosin, which is responsible for contraction of skeletal muscles, functions also in non-muscle cells to build contractile structures at the inner face of the cell membrane.

2 Mar 2021

Study: The pandemic has worsened the condition of 70% of people with chronic pain

The pandemic has impacted significantly on people who suffer chronic pain. A study performed by the eHealth Lab, a research group affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's eHealth Center, has shown that 70% of the people with chronic pain have seen their condition worsen in terms of severity, frequency of episodes and interference in their daily activities.

2 Mar 2021

Survey: Dentists find an increase in patients experiencing stress-related dental conditions

More than 70 percent of dentists surveyed by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute are seeing an increase of patients experiencing teeth grinding and clenching, conditions often associated with stress.

2 Mar 2021

Cincinnati Children's scientists receive grant to advance research on air pollution and mental health

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's just received a 5-year grant totaling $5.3 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to advance research into the relationship between air pollution and mental health in children and adolescents.

2 Mar 2021

Regular screening and early intervention needed to prevent pediatric diabetes

Type 2 diabetes, once considered an adult disease, is increasingly causing health complications among American youth.

2 Mar 2021

Researchers discover new ingredient that has protective effects against Parkinson’s disease

Sesame seed oil, used by many for its nutty aroma and high burn-point, is made by extracting the fatty oils from sesame seeds, with the empty shells thrown out as waste. In a literal instantiation of the age-old adage "one man's trash is another man's treasure", researchers discovered that a chemical called sesaminol, abundant in this waste, has protective effects against Parkinson's disease.

2 Mar 2021

Stress News and Research

Repeated attendance at mammography screening confers protection against breast cancer mortality

Combination of therapies may benefit patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders

New guidance to manage swollen lymph nodes after COVID-19 vaccination

Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce stress, improve mood in pregnant women

Study: Bitter plant compound reduces inflammatory markers

Study demonstrates long-term neuropsychological consequences following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Child abuse cases may have declined during the pandemic, study shows

Study reveals how cells build 'mini-muscles' underneath their nucleus

Study: The pandemic has worsened the condition of 70% of people with chronic pain

Survey: Dentists find an increase in patients experiencing stress-related dental conditions

Cincinnati Children's scientists receive grant to advance research on air pollution and mental health

Regular screening and early intervention needed to prevent pediatric diabetes

Researchers discover new ingredient that has protective effects against Parkinson’s disease

Researchers confirm a threshold value for non-invasive imaging biomarker

Study shows how SARS-CoV-2 affects cytokines compared to other respiratory viruses

Alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide rose in the early months of COVID-19

School-based cavity prevention program reduces health disparities, brings dental care to children

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change in Amazonia causes adverse birth outcomes

New paper discusses how smoking may affect risk for COVID-19

New study assesses COVID-19 risk among UK healthcare workers

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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