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Low-cost intervention could easily be used to right-size opioid prescribing after surgery

A small tweak to hospitals' prescribing systems might make a big difference in reducing risk from leftover opioid pain medication, while still making sure surgery patients get relief from their post-operation pain, a new study suggests.

30 Jun 2022

Researchers explore the impact of dance therapy in patients with breast cancer

A new study aimed to determine the impact of dance therapy on pain, sleep disorder, cancer-related fatigue, depression, and body image in women with breast cancer.

30 Jun 2022

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's new Life's Essential 8™ checklist according to a new study published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal. Life's Essential 8™, also published today in Circulation, details the Association's updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, adding healthy sleep as essential for ideal heart and brain health.

29 Jun 2022

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 - Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

29 Jun 2022

Neural effects of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms

A new study identifies brain abnormalities in patients who recovered from COVID-19.

28 Jun 2022

UC enrolling patients for clinical trial of novel PTSD treatments

About 8% of Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives, but there are still few effective options to treat the condition.

28 Jun 2022

Physicians prescribe less pain medication during nightshifts than during the day

Pain management is one of the biggest challenges of the modern healthcare system. Almost 60% of US adults report having experienced pain in the past three months and pain is one of the main reasons adults seek medical care.

27 Jun 2022

Night shift work is an important source of bias in pain management, study shows

Doctors who are sleep deprived have less empathy for patient pain and that perception affects their prescribing habits, according to a new international study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and researchers in Israel.

27 Jun 2022

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging launches an online program to prevent dementia

Canada's largest dementia research initiative, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), has launched an innovative online program that offers older adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge of dementia, improve lifestyle risk factors and engage with researchers.

27 Jun 2022

The prevalence of long-COVID in children and adolescents

A recent study published in the Scientific Reports journal assessed the incidence of long-coronavirus disease (COVID) among adolescents and children.

27 Jun 2022

Persistent fatigue post-COVID-19 in pregnant women

Researchers determine the factors and time duration associated with fatigue for pregnant women who had positive SARS-CoV-2 serology during delivery.

27 Jun 2022

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Zoë Thomson, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of LUCID, about how music and machine learning are changing how we approach mental and neuropsychiatric health.

27 Jun 2022

Study: Many adolescents reported worsened or new-onset headaches during the COVID-19 pandemic

Over one-third of schoolchildren who received online lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic reported a worsening of headache symptoms or new onset headaches, a study presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2022 has found.

26 Jun 2022

Study investigates the use of a novel graduate-level sleep education curriculum for nurse practitioners

Sleep health is increasingly recognized as important to overall health, and sleep disturbances and disorders are clinical problems that require diagnosis and management.

23 Jun 2022

Two studies demonstrate different ways to improve wearable bioelectronic devices

For years, automotive companies have developed intelligent sensors to provide real-time monitoring of a vehicle's health, including engine oil pressure, tire pressure and air-fuel mixture.

23 Jun 2022

New funding to help advance scientific understanding of skin disorders in children and young people

For children and young people, skin disorders can have a devastating impact on physical and mental wellbeing, yet effective treatments are few and far between.

23 Jun 2022

Light exposure at night linked to obesity, hypertension and diabetes among older adults

In a sample of older men and women ages 63 to 84, those who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, and have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

22 Jun 2022

Wearable activity trackers combined with AI may aid in early identification of COVID-19

Wearable activity trackers that monitor changes in skin temperature and heart and breathing rates, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), might be used to pick up COVID-19 infection days before symptoms start, suggests preliminary research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

22 Jun 2022

New study to investigate how sleep can aid stroke recovery

Researchers at the University of East Anglia are launching a new study to see how sleep can help stroke recovery.

22 Jun 2022

Access to campus food pantry directly improves students' health

While access to food is a national concern, college students are experiencing food insecurity at a rate four times higher than the general public.

21 Jun 2022

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Low-cost intervention could easily be used to right-size opioid prescribing after surgery

Researchers explore the impact of dance therapy in patients with breast cancer

Study: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Neural effects of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms

UC enrolling patients for clinical trial of novel PTSD treatments

Physicians prescribe less pain medication during nightshifts than during the day

Night shift work is an important source of bias in pain management, study shows

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging launches an online program to prevent dementia

The prevalence of long-COVID in children and adolescents

Persistent fatigue post-COVID-19 in pregnant women

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

Study: Many adolescents reported worsened or new-onset headaches during the COVID-19 pandemic

Study investigates the use of a novel graduate-level sleep education curriculum for nurse practitioners

Two studies demonstrate different ways to improve wearable bioelectronic devices

New funding to help advance scientific understanding of skin disorders in children and young people

Light exposure at night linked to obesity, hypertension and diabetes among older adults

Wearable activity trackers combined with AI may aid in early identification of COVID-19

New study to investigate how sleep can aid stroke recovery

Access to campus food pantry directly improves students' health

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From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

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From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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