Diseases & Conditions

Details: Written by: Wibe Wagemans

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It seems cortisol is both the chicken and the egg, with high cortisol increasing the risk of attracting COVID, and low cortisol involved in long COVID symptoms.

Details: Written by: Michael Rozansky-

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Asked if they wear a mask indoors when with other people who are not from their household, 54% say they never or rarely wear a mask, up from 46% in April and 25% in January.

Details: Written by: Jessica Bernard, Texas A&M University

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Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.

Details: Written by: Liz Schondelmayer, Michigan State

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As the days continue to get shorter and colder, it is likely that you or someone you know has started to experience seasonal mood changes.

Details: Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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When I was a child, what the family doctor said was gospel, and no one would even have thought of disputing it.

Details: Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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When I was a child, what the family doctor said was gospel, and no one would even have thought of disputing it.

Details: Written by: Daniel Stolte, University of Arizona

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A coronavirus epidemic broke out in the East Asia region more than 20,000 years ago, researchers report.

Details: Written by: Carol Clark, Emory University

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A new study uses genome-wide association studies for a range of different traits and disorders correlated with nicotine dependence and explains 3.6% of the variation in nicotine dependence.

Details: Written by: Tjitze de Jong

Is the Emotion of Fear Strongly Related to Cancer?

The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.

Details: Written by: Tjitze de Jong

Is the Emotion of Fear Strongly Related to Cancer?

The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.

Details: Written by: Amy McCaig-Rice University

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Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, but are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to a new study.

Details: Written by: Kim Eckart-Washington

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Extreme longevity likely will continue to rise slowly by the end of this century, according to new research, with estimates showing that a lifespan of 125 years, or even 130 years, is possible.

Details: Written by: Maria Hornbek, University of Copenhagen

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The sense of smell in older adults declines when it comes to meat, but not vanilla, researchers report.

Details: Written by: Laura Bailey, University of Michigan

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Only 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medical diagnosis of the condition.

Details: Written by: Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen

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An artificial intelligence algorithm can improve diagnoses, treatments, and our overall understanding of sleep disorders, researchers report.

Details: Written by: Morgan Sherburne, University of Michigan

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More older Americans are able to meet their daily care needs without assistance, a report shows, but concerning gaps remained for older Black and Hispanic people.

Details: Written by: Mark Schwartz

Nearly all of us feel a little blue or a little down every now and then. It happens. Occasional temporary feelings of sadness are a natural part of life. However if you frequently feel this way, or if the feelings are excessive, you may be suffering from depression.

Details: Written by: Alan Cohen

Shifting the Focus from The Addict to The Sage

Many of us have become so steeped in what is wrong with ourselves in relationship that dysfunction becomes our accepted norm. We are so expert in why we can't commit; or keep attracting abusive partners; or how our parents' poor role model squashed our self-esteem; or; or; or . . .

Details: Written by: Duke University

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A multidecade study of young adults living in the United Kingdom has found higher rates of mental illness symptoms among those exposed to higher levels of traffic-related air pollutants, particularly nitrogen oxides, during childhood and adolescence.

Details: Written by: Andy Fell-UC Davis

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New research confirms that surgical face masks effectively reduce outgoing airborne particles from talking or coughing, even after allowing for leakage around the edges of the mask.

Details: Written by: Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee

I have been trying to engage you in conversation for more than a year, but you have not listened. Perhaps you don’t want to grasp the truths I have to offer. They are gifts really, but I know you will never see my generosity in that light. Such fear. Such ignorance. But I am bound by ancient oaths and I must deliver these few plain lessons as I have faithfully done for thousands of years.