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Workers experiencing job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow COVID-19 guidelines

Workers experiencing job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow the CDC's guidelines for COVID-19, such as physical distancing, limiting trips from home and washing hands, according to a Washington State University study.

10 Nov 2020

Three-nation project to examine link between epigenetics and social factors

A new three-nation project will examine how social, economic, psychological, environmental and behavioral circumstances in childhood influence gene expression and affect health and aging later in life.

10 Nov 2020

COVID-19 lockdown had significant toll on New Zealanders' well-being, study reveals

Research has confirmed the nationwide Alert Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown had a significant toll on New Zealanders' well-being, especially for younger people - but the results were not all negative.

9 Nov 2020

UMass Lowell researcher to improve workplace health and safety for correctional workers

The U.S. Department of Justice has tapped the expertise of a UMass Lowell researcher to create a program to improve workplace health and safety for the country's 500,000 correctional officers and staff, a population data shows are at high risk for on-the-job injury, stress, obesity and premature death.

9 Nov 2020

OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen in young people during COVID-19

Many children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions experience that their OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen during a crisis such as COVID-19.

9 Nov 2020

Inadequate sleep may significantly affect sports performance of young athletes

Most young athletes don't get enough sleep - and that may significantly affect their sports performance, according to a paper in the November issue of Current Sports Medicine Reports, official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.

9 Nov 2020

ResMed launches new sleep education campaign

ResMed, a global leader in digital health and connected sleep and respiratory care devices, today announced the launch of a new sleep education campaign, #WakeUpToGoodSleep.

9 Nov 2020

Study shows oxidant hydrogen peroxide can actually slow down cell ageing

At high concentrations, reactive oxygen species - known as oxidants - are harmful to cells in all organisms and have been linked to ageing.

9 Nov 2020

Pre-existing antibodies created during COVID-19 may protect children against new pandemic strain

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have found that some antibodies, created by the immune system during infection with common cold coronaviruses, can also target SARS-CoV-2 and may confer a degree of protection against the new viral strain.

9 Nov 2020

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of a new device intended for the temporary reduction of sleep disturbance related to nightmares in adults 22 years or older who suffer from nightmare disorder or have nightmares from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

8 Nov 2020

Health workers with religious beards experiencing professional discrimination amid COVID-19, UK study finds

A new study conducted by researchers across the UK has looked at how male health workers with religious beards have been affected by workplace practices during the pandemic. The researchers from Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, UK, sought to determine some of the effects on male healthcare workers who had been asked to remove their beards in light of personal protective equipment (PPE) policies, particularly strict mask fit-testing stipulations.

8 Nov 2020

Anticoagulant drug linked to greater risk of knee and hip replacements in patients with osteoarthritis

New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that use of warfarin, a vitamin K drug widely prescribed to prevent blood clots, is associated with a significantly greater risk of knee and hip replacements in patients with osteoarthritis.

6 Nov 2020

Study: Genetically edited form of herpes simplex virus outperforms leading vaccine candidate

A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus -- rewired to keep it from taking refuge in the nervous system and eluding an immune response -- has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a new study from the University of Cincinnati, Northwestern University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

6 Nov 2020

People with mental health conditions may not fully benefit from “green prescriptions”

Spending time in nature is believed to benefit people's mental health. However, new research suggests that giving people with existing mental health conditions formal 'green prescriptions', may undermine some of the benefits.

6 Nov 2020

Study uses non-invasive technique to help veterans with depression, concussion

Studies using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive technique, to help veterans and active-duty service members living with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other lasting consequences of concussion have shown promise.

6 Nov 2020

Anxiety disorders increase among US citizens during COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists from the University of North Carolina and City University New York have recently revealed that a majority of United States citizens have suffered from anxiety disorders amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Financial adversity is one of the major causative factors for anxiety symptoms. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

5 Nov 2020

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Workers experiencing job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow COVID-19 guidelines

Three-nation project to examine link between epigenetics and social factors

COVID-19 lockdown had significant toll on New Zealanders' well-being, study reveals

UMass Lowell researcher to improve workplace health and safety for correctional workers

OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen in young people during COVID-19

Inadequate sleep may significantly affect sports performance of young athletes

ResMed launches new sleep education campaign

Study shows oxidant hydrogen peroxide can actually slow down cell ageing

Pre-existing antibodies created during COVID-19 may protect children against new pandemic strain

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Health workers with religious beards experiencing professional discrimination amid COVID-19, UK study finds

Anticoagulant drug linked to greater risk of knee and hip replacements in patients with osteoarthritis

Study: Genetically edited form of herpes simplex virus outperforms leading vaccine candidate

People with mental health conditions may not fully benefit from “green prescriptions”

Study uses non-invasive technique to help veterans with depression, concussion

Anxiety disorders increase among US citizens during COVID-19 pandemic

First-time mothers report how the pandemic has disrupted breastfeeding experiences

Insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac making most people vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes

Mice study finds gene that controls food cravings, desire to exercise

UCF researcher leads project to identify factors linked to preterm births among Black women

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