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Young adults with prior self-harm and eating disorders report mental health issues during the pandemic

Young adults with previous self-harm or eating disorders reported higher levels of depression and anxiety during the pandemic, even when restrictions had eased, according to new research.

7 Dec 2021

Study reveals link between recent cannabis use and extremes of nightly sleep duration

Recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration--less than 6 hours or more than 9 hours--reveals a study of a large representative sample of US adults, published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

7 Dec 2021

Lack of computer access in COVID predicts lower mental health among adolescents

A new study discusses adolescent mental health during the pandemic in association with the availability of digital access through computers to do schoolwork.

6 Dec 2021

COVID-19-recovered patients at an increased risk of developing new-onset mental illness

Research suggests that patients who have recovered from COVID-19 were at an increased risk for developing new-onset mental illness.

6 Dec 2021

Unvaccinated mothers encourage pregnant women to take up COVID-19 vaccine

Unvaccinated women who suffered with COVID-19 during their pregnancies have told their harrowing stories of battling the virus, from being hospitalized to having emergency c-sections, as part of a new campaign encouraging expectant mothers to get the vaccine.

5 Dec 2021

Study describes the emotional reactions of women who have undergone uterine transplant

Becoming a mother after receiving a uterine transplant, with the radical change in daily life it brings, gives a feeling of unreality beyond everyday experience.

4 Dec 2021

Report quantifies health and wellbeing benefits of the UK's woodlands

Visits to the UK's woodlands boosts mental health and is estimated to save £185 million in treatment costs annually, a landmark report published by Forest Research finds today (4 December).

4 Dec 2021

Cedars-Sinai researchers uncover the cause of UTI-induced delirium

Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly patients.

2 Dec 2021

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital have developed a blood test, or liquid biopsy, for head and neck cancer associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV) that was shown in a new study to be more accurate, faster and cheaper than conventional testing methods.

2 Dec 2021

‘Boost Day’ drive launches to mark one year since COVID-19 vaccine approval in the UK

The UK is marking one year since it became the first country in the world to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine with a "Boost Day" call.

2 Dec 2021

As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism

While growing up in the ’90s in Johnson County, Kansas, in a suburb of Kansas City, I had a friend, Kevin Aaron, who was a dedicated environmentalist.

2 Dec 2021

Effects of COVID-19 related stress on mental wellbeing

The ongoing pandemic has a strong impact on mental well-being and the expression of schizotypal traits.

1 Dec 2021

University students develop significant levels of anxiety or depression by the end of first year

Around a third of first year university students have or develop moderate to severe anxiety and/or depression, suggests the first study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

1 Dec 2021

Lessons learnt from the pandemic: Nurse-scientists share strategies for expanding capacity and staffing

Since March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has put an unprecedented strain on the American health care system as large surges of intensive care unit patients overwhelmed hospitals.

30 Nov 2021

Face mask sewing related to well-being at start of pandemic

During a critical face mask shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sewers responded by pulling out fabric stashes, threading their machines and getting to work.

30 Nov 2021

Potentially neurotoxic SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments

Researchers investigate potentially amyloidogenic peptide fragments that could be associated with the neurological symptoms of COVID-19 and long-COVID.

30 Nov 2021

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)) finds that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder compared with the general population.

30 Nov 2021

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Young adults with prior self-harm and eating disorders report mental health issues during the pandemic

Study reveals link between recent cannabis use and extremes of nightly sleep duration

Lack of computer access in COVID predicts lower mental health among adolescents

COVID-19-recovered patients at an increased risk of developing new-onset mental illness

Unvaccinated mothers encourage pregnant women to take up COVID-19 vaccine

Study describes the emotional reactions of women who have undergone uterine transplant

Report quantifies health and wellbeing benefits of the UK's woodlands

Cedars-Sinai researchers uncover the cause of UTI-induced delirium

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

‘Boost Day’ drive launches to mark one year since COVID-19 vaccine approval in the UK

As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism

Effects of COVID-19 related stress on mental wellbeing

University students develop significant levels of anxiety or depression by the end of first year

Lessons learnt from the pandemic: Nurse-scientists share strategies for expanding capacity and staffing

Face mask sewing related to well-being at start of pandemic

Potentially neurotoxic SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies suggested to be safe to use in pregnancy

Can COVID-19 affect erectile function?

Retired elite rugby players who suffered repeated concussions have adverse mental health issues

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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