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Generic advice doesn't help patients drop pounds
Patients shed more weight when doctors give specific tips, study finds
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It's no Fortnite, but it's helping stroke survivors move again
'Gamified' new rehab therapy helps severely impaired stroke survivors regain arm mobility
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Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression
World's largest study of deep brain stimulation in the brain's reward system Study with 16 participants
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Depression screening does not impact quality of life after heart attack
Addressing depression remains important, but new strategies are needed, researchers say
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Urban African-Americans more likely to live in trauma deserts
New level 1 trauma center at UChicago Medicine lowers Chicago's disparity 7-fold
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Social anxiety disorder may increase risk of alcoholism
New research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct effect on alcoholism.
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Women with more social support are less likely to die, new study finds
Women aged 50-79 who believed they had more social support were less likely to die during the course of the study, according to a new study led by Dr. Nancy Freeborne, adjunct professor in George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services.
Physical Wellness
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Exercise in morning or afternoon to shift your body clock forward
Exercise can shift the human body clock, with the direction and amount of this effect depending on the time of day or night in which people exercise.
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High fat diet linked to unfavorable changes in gut bacteria and inflammatory triggers
A high fat diet is linked to unfavourable changes in the type and numbers of gut bacteria-collectively known as the microbiome-as well as a rise in inflammatory triggers in the body, finds the first study of its kind, published online in the journal Gut.
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German researchers discover how sleep can fight infection
Researchers in Germany have discovered why sleep can sometimes be the best medicine. Sleep improves the potential ability of some of the body's immune cells to attach to their targets, according to a new study that will be published February 12 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The study, led by Stoyan Dimitrov and Luciana Besedovsky at the University of Tübingen, helps explain how sleep can fight off an infection, whereas other conditions, such as chronic stress, can make the body more susceptible to illness.
Mental Health
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Mental health issues increased significantly in young adults over last decade
Shift may be due in part to rise of digital media, study suggests
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NIH study shows many preteens screen positive for suicide risk during ER visits
Findings highlight the importance of screening kids as young as 10 for suicide risk in emergency settings
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Daily intake of nutritional supplements cannot prevent depression
MooDFOOD, the largest randomized clinical trial to study the effects of nutritional strategies on the prevention of major depressive disorder concludes that daily intake of nutritional supplements cannot prevent depression
Science/Tech
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Can artificial intelligence help doctors and patients have better conversations?
Researchers from the US and UK look at how AI could be used to provide information about patients' physical and mental health, detect high-risk situations when providers are under stress, and prevent unnecessary testing
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Computer program aids food safety experts with pathogen testing
An innovative computer program could be a big help for food safety professionals working to keep production facilities free of food-borne pathogens.
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Scientists of the Samara Polytech have developed a new method for wells designing
Today, many emergencies while drilling are connected with rock instability. Collapse leads to large time and financial expenses.
Drugs/Therapy
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Antibody therapy training phagocytes to destroy tumors now tested on patients
Developed by researchers at the University of Turku in Finland, an immunotherapeutic antibody therapy re-educates macrophages to activate passivated cytotoxic T cells to kill cancer.
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Novel gene therapy approach creates new route to tackle rare, inherited diseases
Nonsense mutations are single-letter errors in the genetic code that prematurely halt the production of critical proteins.
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Advancing therapy by measuring the 'games' cancer cells play
Despite rapid advances in targeted therapies for cancer, tumors commonly develop resistance to treatment.
