Marital Scraps Leave Figurative AND Literal Wounds

By Emily Caldwell. Study links destructive interaction patterns to lower immune function A tendency for one or both spouses to avoid or withdraw from tough conversations could set up married couples for emotional distress, bad feelings about their relationship, chronic inflammation and lowered immune function, new research suggests. The analysis revisits data from a 2005 Ohio …

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What stress does to your brain, and what future remedies could look like

By Lisa Marshall, University of Colorado Boulder. More than 70% of adults will experience at least one traumatic experience, such as a life-threatening illness or accident, violent assault or natural disaster, in their lifetimes and nearly a third will experience four or more, according to global data1.  While some people who have suffered trauma fully recover, others …

Four easy ways to reduce your risk of severe COVID-19

By Kelsey Simpkins, University of Colorado Boulder. Lifestyle choices—such as eating healthy, staying active as well as resting after exercise, and managing stress—may help prevent people from developing severe COVID-19 and mitigate post-infection conditions and symptoms, reports a new CU Boulder paper.  Recently published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine1, the paper details various biological mechanisms, …

NHS Crisis: Researchers urge caution over increasing non-medical clinical roles in GP practices

The employment of non-medical staff with clinical roles in primary care has been linked to negative impacts on patient satisfaction in a study (1) by University of Manchester researchers. The analysis of 6,296 English general practices between 2015 and 2019 is the most detailed to date exploring the impact on delivery and patients’ experience of healthcare …

Veterans suicide: New figures provide latest data

New figures provide latest data on veterans suicide Serving in the military for longer periods of time, and serving on operational tours were associated with reduced suicide risk; while younger veterans and those who left after a short career were more at risk Study is one part of improving data and understanding of the causes …

Major advance in preventing serious illness: Scientists develop accurate measure of body clock disruption.

An interdisciplinary team led by University of Manchester scientists has adapted a technique originally developed to analyse data from stars to devise a way of accurately measuring the human body clock in hospital patients. The development of the method called ClinCirc could one day help doctors to target patients at risk of long term health …

ADHD: Medication alone doesn’t improve classroom learning for children – new research

By William E. Pelham, Jr., Florida International University. For decades, many physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with ADHD learn because they are able to focus and behave better when medicated. After all, an estimated 6.1 million children in the U.S. are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and more than 90% of these are prescribed stimulant …