It’s one of the first things parents and teachers tell a child who gets upset: “Take a deep breath.” But research into the effect of deep breathing on the body’s stress response has overwhelmingly ignored young children—and studies done with adults typically take place in a university lab, making them even less applicable to children’s actual...
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This nurse didn’t just create a replacement N95 mask—hers works better
by American Heart Association Tommye Austin models one of her TM 2020 masks, which she likes to coordinate to her outfits. Credit: Tommye Austin As Tommye Austin made her way around the COVID-19 unit, she saw patients on ventilators fighting for each breath. She heard nurses, respiratory therapists and other workers talking about how anxious...
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Take a deep breath: how to cope with panic attacks
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: CC0 Public Domain With symptoms that often mimic heart attacks, panic attacks can be extremely scary for people who experience them. To help, Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Asim Shah gives his recommendations on recognizing the signs of a panic attack and relaxation strategies you can use if you are...