by Mass General Brigham Brigham and Women’s Hospital and collaborators concludes that menopause does not uniformly elevate the risk of depression and other mental health conditions. Credit: The LancetA new review paper from authors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and collaborators concludes that menopause does not uniformly elevate the risk of depression and other mental health...
University of Sussex led research identifies protein (PANK4) as an obstacle that blocks cancer cells from responding to chemotherapeutic treatment for glioblastomaPeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX New research by the University of Sussex could help to increase life expectancy and improve treatment for an aggressive brain cancer, which impacts thousands of people every year in...
by University of Otago Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSensory changes may be an unexpected side effect of vaping, new University of Otago research shows. The study, carried out in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Innovation and published in the journal Appetite, assessed the potential effects of vaping on the sense of taste and smell among...
by Laura Anderson, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences published in the Blood Journal has revealed that the age at which individuals are tested for von Willebrand disease (VWD), a common bleeding disorder, significantly affects their diagnosis. This could be key in addressing...
by Hiroshima University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Japanese research team looking at COVID-19’s lingering impacts on survivors and local communities found that having a mild case of COVID-19, smoking status, comorbidities, or your sex aren’t significant predictors to tell if you are less likely to develop long-term symptoms, but age is. “The prevalence of sequelae...
The group’s findings suggest that procedures used by clinicians to indirectly reactivate traumatic memories render a window whereby those memories can be altered, or even erased completely, says Stephen Maren, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Texas A&M University. In therapy, imaginal reminders are often used to safely retrieve traumatic memories of experiences. For example, Maren says...
