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Intermountain Medical Center launches rooming-in program to support bonding between mothers and newborns

Mothers and babies belong together -; which is why Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City has launched a rooming-in program to support early bonding between mothers and newborns.

15 Feb 2018

Proper training could help cut down on winter sports injuries

Watching Olympic athletes zoom down the slopes or tear up the rink can inspire you to get involved in winter sports.

15 Feb 2018

Learning stress-reducing techniques may benefit people with epilepsy

Learning techniques to help manage stress may help people with epilepsy reduce how often they have seizures, according to a study published in the February 14, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

15 Feb 2018

Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancer

A study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that small molecules that specifically inhibit an important selenium-containing enzyme may be useful in combating cancer. When researchers at Karolinska Institutet treated cancer in mice using these molecules, they observed rapid tumoricidal effects.

15 Feb 2018

Cervical tumors may be vulnerable to therapies that attack cancer's fuel supply, study shows

Cancer therapies have improved -- in some cases dramatically -- over the past two decades, but treatment for cervical cancer has remained largely unchanged. All patients receive radiation and chemotherapy, yet despite the aggressive approach, the regimen fails in about one-third of patients with cervical cancer that has spread beyond the cervix but not outside the pelvis.

15 Feb 2018

Study: Fox domestication linked to changes in gene activity in the pituitary gland

A study of foxes offers new insights into the brain changes that occur in wild canids as they become more tame, researchers report. The study links fox domestication to changes in gene activity in the pituitary gland, a brain center that kicks out hormones to regulate various bodily functions, including the stress response.

14 Feb 2018

Researchers uncover new details about function of enigmatic protein

In a recent study, a research group at MedUni Vienna has published further details about the function of an enigmatic protein. The biological necessity of this protein, which can chemically alter certain building blocks of the genetic information, has been debated for quite a while.

14 Feb 2018

One or more sugar-sweetened beverages per day linked to lower chance of getting pregnant

The amount of added sugar in the American diet has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Much of that increase comes from higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, which constitute approximately one-third of the total added sugar consumption in the American diet.

14 Feb 2018

Running mitigates negative impacts of chronic stress on the brain, study finds

Most people agree that getting a little exercise helps when dealing with stress. A new BYU study discovers exercise -- particularly running -- while under stress also helps protect your memory.

14 Feb 2018

High-tech brain scans can provide new way to define intelligence

High-tech scans of the resting human brain can provide a new way to define and interpret the brain's actual mental capacity, new research suggests.

14 Feb 2018

Study to track impact of Hurricane Harvey on pregnant moms

Johanna Bick, assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of Houston, is launching a study of women who were pregnant during Hurricane Harvey, or who became pregnant within six months after, to track the role of stress in neonatal development and pregnancy outcomes and whether a simple online writing exercise can alleviate some of that anxiety.

13 Feb 2018

Participation of family members in basic care enhances healing of hospitalized patients

A voluntary program being spearheaded by Intermountain Healthcare that allows family members of hospitalized patients to participate in their care enhanced healing and reduced readmission rates, according to a new study published in the February issue of the medical journal, CHEST.

13 Feb 2018

Postoperative pain control following extensive pelvic exenteration

In the March issue of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, surgeons from Australia discuss postoperative pain control following one of the most extensive operations performed for pelvic cancer.

13 Feb 2018

Benefits of physical activity can outweigh effects of severe obesity, study shows

Can you be fit and healthy even if you're overweight? That's the question researchers at York University's Faculty of Health set out to answer in a new study that shows physical activity may be equally and perhaps even more important than weight for people living with severe obesity.

12 Feb 2018

Novel approach to studying cancer can lead to new ways of diagnosis and treatment

A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers of 32 different types into 10 classes based on the molecular pathways that drive tumor growth.

12 Feb 2018

Burnout makes many GPs to quit general practice

More than half of GPs are planning to leave general practice says the first look at the recruitment crisis. More than a thousand GPs have sought professional help from the NHS GP Health Service since it was set up in 2017, with most cases involving stress, anxiety and depression and about 2% addiction.

12 Feb 2018

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

Children participating in a 12-week, before-school physical activity program experienced improvement in body weight and social/emotional wellness, compared with their classmates who did not participate.

12 Feb 2018

Polyploid cells can protect the liver against cancer formation, study shows

Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern have discovered that cells in the liver with whole genome duplications, known as polyploid cells, can protect the liver against cancer.

12 Feb 2018

Study provides valuable insights to prevalence of burnout in neurosurgery residents

When it comes to workplace stress, even doctors aren't immune to its effects. For doctors training to become neurosurgeons, burnout is common, and certain workplace stressors -- like unrewarding mentor relationships, difficult coworkers and not getting enough exposure to the operating room -- can lead to it, according to a new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

9 Feb 2018

Japanese study seeks to establish link between insomnia and depression

Lay people tend to think that insomnia is usually a symptom of something else, like stress, a bad diet or a sedentary lifestyle, but this may not be true at all.

9 Feb 2018

Stress News and Research

Intermountain Medical Center launches rooming-in program to support bonding between mothers and newborns

Proper training could help cut down on winter sports injuries

Learning stress-reducing techniques may benefit people with epilepsy

Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancer

Cervical tumors may be vulnerable to therapies that attack cancer's fuel supply, study shows

Study: Fox domestication linked to changes in gene activity in the pituitary gland

Researchers uncover new details about function of enigmatic protein

One or more sugar-sweetened beverages per day linked to lower chance of getting pregnant

Running mitigates negative impacts of chronic stress on the brain, study finds

High-tech brain scans can provide new way to define intelligence

Study to track impact of Hurricane Harvey on pregnant moms

Participation of family members in basic care enhances healing of hospitalized patients

Postoperative pain control following extensive pelvic exenteration

Benefits of physical activity can outweigh effects of severe obesity, study shows

Novel approach to studying cancer can lead to new ways of diagnosis and treatment

Burnout makes many GPs to quit general practice

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

Polyploid cells can protect the liver against cancer formation, study shows

Study provides valuable insights to prevalence of burnout in neurosurgery residents

Japanese study seeks to establish link between insomnia and depression

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