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Factors predicting cognitive symptoms in long COVID

The researchers focused on finding risk factors for long-term symptom occurrence and severity, with special attention to cognitive impairment.

1 Nov 2021

Pregnant and breastfeeding women's perceptions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines

Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination is one of the most important ways of fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the recommendations for vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women are not consistent.

1 Nov 2021

Researchers receive $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the pandemic

The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis a five-year, $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the pandemic's cognitive and emotional effects on older adults.

30 Oct 2021

Women in the military face a considerable risk of emotional bullying, sexual harassment and physical assault

Women serving in the UK military face a considerable risk of emotional bullying, sexual harassment and physical assault, which can have a serious and long-lasting impact on their mental health and wellbeing, finds research published online in the journal BMJ Military Health.

30 Oct 2021

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

Inside the emergency department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff members are struggling to care for patients showing up much sicker than they’ve ever seen.

29 Oct 2021

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviors in a range of mental illness and cognitive disorders.

28 Oct 2021

Research finds variability in PTSD symptoms over the course of menstrual cycle

In women who have experienced trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may vary over the course of the menstrual cycle, with more symptoms during the first few days of the cycle when the hormone estradiol is low, and fewer symptoms close to ovulation, when estradiol is high, finds research published by the American Psychological Association.

28 Oct 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

President Joe Biden unveiled a purported compromise on his social-spending plan shortly before taking off for a series of meetings in Europe.

28 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination lowers risk of several outcomes after breakthrough infection

Researchers at the University of Oxford have conducted a study showing that vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a lower risk of several sequelae among those who experience breakthrough infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

28 Oct 2021

COVID-19 and subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms in adolescents

A new paper discusses neurologic symptoms in children with COVID-19.

27 Oct 2021

Study finds inadequate guidance and counseling for working-age people living with dementia

The right of working-age people living with dementia to receive adequate and timely guidance and counseling is not realized properly, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

27 Oct 2021

Do pre-existing mental disorders and their co-occurrence affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes?

Researchers conducted a study to assess how pre-existing mental disorders are associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection and how different clusters of mental disorders affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes.

27 Oct 2021

Postpartum women's experience of social restrictions during COVID-19

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server has focused on the effect of various social restrictions or lack of social support on women who delivered and raised babies during the pandemic.

27 Oct 2021

Repeated dopamine release in the brain plays a key role in infant social development

Changing levels of the chemical dopamine, a chemical most associated with motivation, may help explain why stressful experiences during infancy can lead to lasting behavioral issues, a new study in rodents shows.

26 Oct 2021

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Few equations are as simple as the findings of a survey measuring the habits of 1,000 children during COVID-19: More physical activity and less screen time led to better mental health.

26 Oct 2021

Mental health determinants during COVID pandemic pregnancies in the U.K.

A new study reports the determinants of the mental state of pregnant women during the pandemic within the U.K. maternity services.

26 Oct 2021

Brain fog in long COVID

A new study explores one troubling manifestation of long COVID, which is the cognitive impairment that follows clinical resolution of COVID-19.

26 Oct 2021

Identification of long COVID patients using big data

A new preprint exploits big data to come up with some answers as to the incidence, treatment, and impact on healthcare systems of long covid.

26 Oct 2021

Post COVID-19 affects children as well as adults

A new study presents data on long covid in adults and children, which is becoming a major issue in public health planning.

26 Oct 2021

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

One of the most common and disturbing side effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the sense of smell. New research from the University of Cincinnati found some common coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with a lessened sense of smell, which severely impacts the sense of taste.

25 Oct 2021

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Factors predicting cognitive symptoms in long COVID

Pregnant and breastfeeding women's perceptions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers receive $9.1 million grant to study resilience in older adults before and during the pandemic

Women in the military face a considerable risk of emotional bullying, sexual harassment and physical assault

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have covid

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

Research finds variability in PTSD symptoms over the course of menstrual cycle

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination lowers risk of several outcomes after breakthrough infection

COVID-19 and subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms in adolescents

Study finds inadequate guidance and counseling for working-age people living with dementia

Do pre-existing mental disorders and their co-occurrence affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes?

Postpartum women's experience of social restrictions during COVID-19

Repeated dopamine release in the brain plays a key role in infant social development

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Mental health determinants during COVID pandemic pregnancies in the U.K.

Brain fog in long COVID

Identification of long COVID patients using big data

Post COVID-19 affects children as well as adults

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

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

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Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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