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Tailoring online contraception education for culturally diverse women improves uptake and reduces unintended pregnancies

Online education intervention can improve preference for and uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD).

15 May 2023

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated fear of childbirth among pregnant people in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth study.

13 May 2023

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

Anabolic steroids not only can cause serious side effects during use, such as heart failure and depression, but can continue being harmful years after stopping, according to two studies presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

Interventions for individual healthcare workers may help reduce work-related stress up to a year later

Interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress for individual healthcare workers may lead to improvements in how people cope with stress up to a year later.

12 May 2023

Research identifies the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts

New research has identified the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts, and that these thoughts occur a few months before the peak of suicide behaviors in spring/early summer. It also showed the daily peak in suicidal thought is between 4-5 am.

12 May 2023

How have emergency medicine physicians' social media content and language changed during COVID-19, and can they provide insight into physician well-being?

Researchers analyzed Twitter to assess changes in the language during the coronavirus disease 2019.

12 May 2023

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a market-leading, tech-enabled workforce solutions platform and advisory firm, in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University, today announced the results of its annual survey of nursing professionals and students.

11 May 2023

Study: Nearly one in five people may be suffering with obstructive sleep apnea

Around one in five people may be suffering with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study published today (Thursday) in the ERJ Open Research.

11 May 2023

Drive-thru baby showers serve express needs of pregnant veterans in Atlanta

When 28-year-old Navy veteran Carisma Carter pulled her car up to the front of the Atlanta VA Clinic, her seat was pushed far back from the steering wheel to make room for her big belly. Carter was 8 months pregnant.

11 May 2023

Elevated stress during COVID-19 pandemic changes the placenta in pregnant mothers

Elevated maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic changed the structure, texture and other qualities of the placenta in pregnant mothers – a critical connection between mothers and their unborn babies – according to new research from the Developing Brain Institute at Children's National Hospital.

10 May 2023

Personalizing transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression

Artificial intelligence. Gene editing. mRNA vaccines. It's safe to say the past few decades have felt like the next big wave of medicine. However, what continues to be needed in virtually every field is a personalized approach to care.

10 May 2023

Addition of palliative care services to cancer patients having surgery does not provide benefits

One of the most important advances in palliative care in oncology over the past 15 years has been the recognition that palliative care specialists can improve cancer patients' outcomes well before their end of life.

10 May 2023

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with post-COVID syndrome

A small randomized trial in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy promotes restoration of the heart's ability to contract properly. The research is presented at EACVI 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

10 May 2023

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Adults in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders have an up to three-fold elevated likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, according to a study in more than 6.5 million individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

9 May 2023

Study shows the power of gamma enhancement as potential approach for countering depression

Led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Hungary's University of Szeged, a new study in mice and rats found that restoring certain signals in a brain region that processes smells countered depression.

9 May 2023

Boosting gut health with short-chain fatty acids

Research paper provides an overview of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and their role in regulating gut homeostasis. It also discusses SCFA-producing bacteria and potential therapeutic approaches to boost SCFA levels in the gut to treat related diseases.

9 May 2023

Physical activity can be pivotal to successful recovery after stroke

After a stroke, physical activity can be pivotal to successful recovery. People who spend four hours a week exercising after their stroke achieve better functional recovery within six months than those who do not, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

8 May 2023

The effects of replacing habitual sugar-sweetened beverage intake on cognitive, metabolic, affective, and taste preference measures

Researchers evaluated the potential cognitive and metabolic health benefits of replacing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption with non-nutritive sweetened beverages among young adults.

8 May 2023

Can driving status can be considered a proxy for successful aging?

Researchers evaluated the association between the functional, cognitive, and social aspects of car diving and successful aging.

8 May 2023

Recent national estimates of commercial tobacco use among US adults

Researchers working at the CDC, FDA, and National Cancer Institute analyzed the 2021 National Health Interview Survey data to assess recent national estimates of commercial tobacco use among US adults.

8 May 2023

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Tailoring online contraception education for culturally diverse women improves uptake and reduces unintended pregnancies

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

Interventions for individual healthcare workers may help reduce work-related stress up to a year later

Research identifies the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts

How have emergency medicine physicians' social media content and language changed during COVID-19, and can they provide insight into physician well-being?

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Study: Nearly one in five people may be suffering with obstructive sleep apnea

Drive-thru baby showers serve express needs of pregnant veterans in Atlanta

Elevated stress during COVID-19 pandemic changes the placenta in pregnant mothers

Personalizing transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression

Addition of palliative care services to cancer patients having surgery does not provide benefits

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with post-COVID syndrome

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Study shows the power of gamma enhancement as potential approach for countering depression

Boosting gut health with short-chain fatty acids

Physical activity can be pivotal to successful recovery after stroke

The effects of replacing habitual sugar-sweetened beverage intake on cognitive, metabolic, affective, and taste preference measures

Can driving status can be considered a proxy for successful aging?

Recent national estimates of commercial tobacco use among US adults

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