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Insight into the impact of physical activity on sleep

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis about the health problems linked to poor sleep.

8 Jul 2021

A family wellness check: California invests in treating parents and children together

When a parent takes an infant to the Children's Health Center in San Francisco for a routine checkup, a pediatrician will check the baby's vitals and ask how the child is doing at home.

8 Jul 2021

Physical relaxation through yoga can help reduce work-related stress

Physical relaxation through yoga or other practices can help reduce work-related stress, according to an analysis of studies conducted in healthcare staff.

8 Jul 2021

Dance training with music can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease

A new study published in Brain Sciences today, shows patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease (PD) can slow the progress of the disease by participating in dance training with music for one-and-a-quarter hours per week.

7 Jul 2021

Multiple geriatric conditions increase treatment burden in older patients with bladder cancer

Having multiple chronic health conditions and living in a rural area were the top two factors affecting increased healthcare system contact among older patients with bladder cancer, a research team has found.

7 Jul 2021

Many US adults report an unmet need for mental health counseling during the pandemic

A new national study published in Psychiatric Services finds that over a quarter of US adults with depression or anxiety symptoms reported needing mental health counseling but were not able to access it during the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 Jul 2021

Sleep deprivation can affect mood in adolescents

Sleep deprivation - from lifestyle choices, pandemic stress, or late-night computer study - can quickly lead to loss of energy and function during the day and even feelings of anger and depression, an Australian sleep institute study has shown.

6 Jul 2021

COVID-19's long-term effects on chemosensory functions

A group of Canadian researchers has recently conducted a comprehensive study investigating the long-term effects of COVID-19.

5 Jul 2021

New study attempts to characterize long-COVID in all its complexity

In a new meta-study, a large subset of reports on post-viral complications in individuals following a SARS-CoV-2 infection have been organized and categorized, mapping 287 unique clinical findings related to long-COVID.

5 Jul 2021

EULAR Patient Research Partners join in new research project to advance treatment of psoriatic arthritis

Eleven Patient Research Partners (PRPs) from three organizations (EULAR, GRAPPA-EU, and EUROPSO) participate in the new research project HIPPOCRATES, ensuring the patients' perspective is preserved and prioritized in all research activities to maximize the project's impact.

2 Jul 2021

Research reveals new class of neurons that links face perception to long-term memory

Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when we see a very familiar face, like that of our grandmothers.

2 Jul 2021

Researchers repurpose existing drugs to reduce severity of sleep apnea by at least 30%

New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people by at least 30 per cent.

2 Jul 2021

Repurposing existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea

In an Australian world-first, researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people by at least 30 per cent.

2 Jul 2021

Maternal and paternal behaviors in voles promoted by the exact same neural pathways

Like female voles, connections between oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and dopamine neurons in reward areas drive parental behaviors in male voles, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

2 Jul 2021

New technique identifies specific neural pathways involved in executive functions of the brain

The human brain is a wonderfully enigmatic organ, helping to juggle multiple tasks efficiently to help us get through a long day! This feature, called executive function, seats primates like us at the pinnacle of evolution.

2 Jul 2021

Smell loss patients are being failed by healthcare professionals, study reveals

People who have lost their sense of smell are being failed by healthcare professionals, new research has revealed.

1 Jul 2021

Prenatal THC and CBD exposure impairs offspring's ability to respond to fluoxetine

Scientists at Indiana University have found that significant amounts of the two main components of cannabis, THC and CBD, enter the embryonic brain of mice in utero and impair the mice's ability as adults to respond to fluoxetine, a drug commonly used to treat anxiety and depression and known by the brand name Prozac.

1 Jul 2021

Researchers discover genetic markers that drive the timing of first sex and birth

An Oxford-led team, working with Cambridge and international scholars, has discovered hundreds of genetic markers driving two of life's most momentous milestones - the age at which people first have sex and become parents.

1 Jul 2021

Damage to children’s education — and their health — could last a lifetime

Before the pandemic, 16-year-old Na'ryen Cayou had everything he needed. He had his own room. A partial scholarship to a boys' prep school. A spot playing trombone in the marching band, performing in parades all over New Orleans.

1 Jul 2021

Study offers a new model for examining genetic risk associated with nicotine dependence

Some people casually smoke cigarettes for a while and then stop without a problem, while others develop long-term, several packs-per-day habits. A complex mix of environmental, behavioral, and genetic factors appear to raise this risk for nicotine dependence.

1 Jul 2021

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Insight into the impact of physical activity on sleep

A family wellness check: California invests in treating parents and children together

Physical relaxation through yoga can help reduce work-related stress

Dance training with music can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease

Multiple geriatric conditions increase treatment burden in older patients with bladder cancer

Many US adults report an unmet need for mental health counseling during the pandemic

Sleep deprivation can affect mood in adolescents

COVID-19's long-term effects on chemosensory functions

New study attempts to characterize long-COVID in all its complexity

EULAR Patient Research Partners join in new research project to advance treatment of psoriatic arthritis

Research reveals new class of neurons that links face perception to long-term memory

Researchers repurpose existing drugs to reduce severity of sleep apnea by at least 30%

Repurposing existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnea

Maternal and paternal behaviors in voles promoted by the exact same neural pathways

New technique identifies specific neural pathways involved in executive functions of the brain

Smell loss patients are being failed by healthcare professionals, study reveals

Prenatal THC and CBD exposure impairs offspring's ability to respond to fluoxetine

Researchers discover genetic markers that drive the timing of first sex and birth

Damage to children’s education — and their health — could last a lifetime

Study offers a new model for examining genetic risk associated with nicotine dependence

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