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Study shows how using service dogs may provide physiological benefits to veterans with PTSD

A new study shows how veterans with PTSD may benefit physiologically from using service dogs.

12 Jun 2018

Heart attack patients unable to resume work report depression and financial hardship

More people than ever are able to resume working after a heart attack, but those working less or unable to work reported lower quality of life with increased depression and difficulty affording their medication, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

12 Jun 2018

Scientists find novel tactic with potential for fighting medulloblastoma

Scientists have a new tactic with potential for fighting medulloblastoma, the most common and most aggressive form of brain tumor in children. The results are scheduled for publication in Cancer Cell.

12 Jun 2018

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

When trauma spills the contents of our cell powerhouses, it can evoke a potentially deadly immune response much like a severe bacterial infection.

11 Jun 2018

Study finds decline in pregnancy and birth rates among teens in Minnesota

Pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline for 15-19-year-olds in Minnesota, with rates decreasing the most among youth from communities of color.

8 Jun 2018

Study: Immunization with beneficial bacteria can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain

Immunization with beneficial bacteria can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain, making it more resilient to the physical and behavioral effects of stress, according to new research by University of Colorado Boulder scientists.

7 Jun 2018

Foam rollers help patients to recover from injuries

Foam rollers have become more prevalent in gyms, exercise classes and therapy clinics over the last 10 years.

7 Jun 2018

Targeting strategy may pave way for improved drug delivery to cancer cells

Bioengineers may be able to use the unique mechanical properties of diseased cells, such as metastatic cancer cells, to help improve delivery of drug treatments to the targeted cells, according to a team of researchers at Penn State.

7 Jun 2018

Human behavior and corporate culture may have impact on hygiene, food safety

Leadership and efficient communication in food companies have a large impact on hygiene and food safety, as proven by research at Ghent University.

7 Jun 2018

With the rise of legal weed, drug education moves from ‘don’t’ to ‘delay’

California legalized marijuana in 2016, and this past New Year’s Eve eager customers lined up in the darkness outside medical marijuana dispensaries across the state, ready to start shopping at the stroke of midnight.

7 Jun 2018

Two-drug combination provides more reliable, effective care for women suffering miscarriage

A combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol can help bring closure to some women and their families suffering from miscarriage, and reduces the need for surgical intervention to complete the painful miscarriage process.

7 Jun 2018

Researchers identify less-invasive treatment option for patients with ARDS

The numbers are grim: Of the 200,000 Americans diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome each year, 30 to 50 percent will die.

6 Jun 2018

Rush receives $45 million WWP grant to improve mental health care for veterans and their families

Wounded Warrior Project will provide $45 million to Rush University Medical Center to substantially grow its Road Home Program, allowing an expected 5,000 military veterans or their family members to receive mental health care services without cost to them over the next five years.

6 Jun 2018

Classifying heart failure patients based on redox status may help personalize treatment

For more than six decades, oxidative stress has been linked to heart failure, a progressive weakening of the heart muscle that can lead to death. While antioxidant supplements such as vitamin C, vitamin B and beta-carotene have been widely used in heart failure, they often prove ineffective.

6 Jun 2018

Study: 25% of Americans experience acute insomnia every year

About 25 percent of Americans experience acute insomnia each year, but about 75 percent of these individuals recover without developing persistent poor sleep or chronic insomnia, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented Monday at SLEEP 2018, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

6 Jun 2018

Sleep and yoga intervention shows promising effects on improving sleep health behaviors

Pilot study results indicate that a sleep and yoga intervention has promising effects on improving sleep disturbance, sleep-related impairment, and sleep health behaviors.

5 Jun 2018

More frequent post treatment monitoring does not improve survival in prostate cancer patients, finds study

Traumatic childhood experiences of parents could negatively impact their own children's health

Trauma experienced by a parent during childhood has long-reaching consequences - maybe even to the point of negatively impacting their own children's health, a new Drexel University study found.

5 Jun 2018

Sleep problems associated with decreased work productivity

Preliminary results from a new study suggest that several sleep-related symptoms are associated with decreased work productivity.

4 Jun 2018

Limited health literacy blocks heart disease prevention and treatment

Limited healthy literacy is a major barrier blocking many people from achieving good cardiovascular health or benefiting from effective treatment for heart attacks, heart failure, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases, according to a scientific statement published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

4 Jun 2018

Stress News and Research

Study shows how using service dogs may provide physiological benefits to veterans with PTSD

Heart attack patients unable to resume work report depression and financial hardship

Scientists find novel tactic with potential for fighting medulloblastoma

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Study finds decline in pregnancy and birth rates among teens in Minnesota

Study: Immunization with beneficial bacteria can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain

Foam rollers help patients to recover from injuries

Targeting strategy may pave way for improved drug delivery to cancer cells

Human behavior and corporate culture may have impact on hygiene, food safety

With the rise of legal weed, drug education moves from ‘don’t’ to ‘delay’

Two-drug combination provides more reliable, effective care for women suffering miscarriage

Researchers identify less-invasive treatment option for patients with ARDS

Rush receives $45 million WWP grant to improve mental health care for veterans and their families

Classifying heart failure patients based on redox status may help personalize treatment

Study: 25% of Americans experience acute insomnia every year

Sleep and yoga intervention shows promising effects on improving sleep health behaviors

More frequent post treatment monitoring does not improve survival in prostate cancer patients, finds study

Traumatic childhood experiences of parents could negatively impact their own children's health

Sleep problems associated with decreased work productivity

Limited health literacy blocks heart disease prevention and treatment

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