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Study examines the effects of microgravity on human immune system

Space travel has always tested the human body by the effects of the new conditions of altered gravity on biological systems.

7 Mar 2023

Study: More than 25% of parents misrepresented their children's COVID-19 status

More than 25% of parents surveyed report that they were less than truthful about their children's COVID-19 status or that they didn't follow the disease's preventive guidelines during the pandemic for their offspring, according to a nationwide study led in part by University of Utah scientists.

6 Mar 2023

Researchers optically evoke tachycardia enhanced anxiety-like behaviour

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers devised a non-invasive optogenetic and wearable cardiac pacemaker for accurate and specific control of cardiac rhythm for ≤900 beats per minute (bpm), enabled by micro-light-emitting display (LED) harness and systemic channelrhodopsin delivery.

6 Mar 2023

Study shows survival benefit of home-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease patients

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers comparatively evaluated death rates among home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) participants and non-participants.

5 Mar 2023

Assistance dogs help improve defense veterans’ mental health, study shows

A new Australian study focused on defence veterans’ mental health has found strong evidence that assistance dogs used in conjunction with traditional therapies provide the most effective treatment outcomes.

5 Mar 2023

Study finds cannabis vaping more harmful than nicotine vaping

A study published in the journal Thorax compares the pulmonary effects of vaping nicotine and cannabis. The study finds that cannabis is more harmful to lung health than nicotine.

5 Mar 2023

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Healthcare providers (HCP) at three Miami hospitals during the height of the Covid crisis, who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM), showed a rapid and highly significant reduction in stress-related burnout symptoms such as somatization, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and emotional exhaustion, as well as significant improvement in mental well-being, compared to a parallel matched lifestyle-as-usual group (LAU), according to a new study published today in PLOS ONE.

3 Mar 2023

Association between cardiovascular disease and transportation noise revealed in new research

Researchers assessed the association between cardiovascular disease and transportation noise.

3 Mar 2023

Leucine deprivation results in antidepressant effects, study shows

Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world and contributes greatly to the global burden of disease.

3 Mar 2023

Brain development in autistic Individuals differs from people with typical neurodevelopment, study confirms

A new study led by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers confirms that brain development in people with autism differs from those with typical neurodevelopment.

3 Mar 2023

Gene mutation capable of regulating pain discovered

Pain afflicts at least 1.5 billion people worldwide, and despite the availability of various painkilling drugs, not all forms of pain are treatable.

3 Mar 2023

Associations between structural brain alterations and post-COVID fatigue

In a recent study published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers examined the structural brain changes in patients with post-COVID fatigue.

3 Mar 2023

Maternal obesity associated with adverse metabolic health outcomes in childhood

Research by the University of the Basque Country indicates that changes caused by maternal obesity could lead to adverse health outcomes in childhood.

3 Mar 2023

Genome editing could help save rice crops threatened by climate change

A review of gene editing techniques suggests that the CRISPR/Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/Cas) method could be a possible 'savior' for rice crops threatened by climate change and high food demand.

3 Mar 2023

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of key stress gene detected in kids with abusive injuries

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of a key gene in the body's stress response system were detected in babies and young children with abusive injuries, as opposed to accidental, according to a pilot study published in the journal Pediatric Research.

2 Mar 2023

Stress News and Research

Study examines the effects of microgravity on human immune system

Study: More than 25% of parents misrepresented their children's COVID-19 status

Researchers optically evoke tachycardia enhanced anxiety-like behaviour

Study shows survival benefit of home-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease patients

Assistance dogs help improve defense veterans’ mental health, study shows

Study finds cannabis vaping more harmful than nicotine vaping

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Association between cardiovascular disease and transportation noise revealed in new research

Leucine deprivation results in antidepressant effects, study shows

Brain development in autistic Individuals differs from people with typical neurodevelopment, study confirms

Gene mutation capable of regulating pain discovered

Associations between structural brain alterations and post-COVID fatigue

Maternal obesity associated with adverse metabolic health outcomes in childhood

Genome editing could help save rice crops threatened by climate change

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of key stress gene detected in kids with abusive injuries

A journey back to wellness after three kidney transplants and weight gain

Neutral or awkward behavior of mothers with infants linked to an epigenetic change in children

Study results provide strong evidence for association of genetic markers to long COVID mappable to fatigue

California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

Role of phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase pathway in corneal damage due to blue light exposure

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