(HealthDay)—The holidays are peak buying time, and perhaps the worst time of the year for people who simply can’t control their urge to shop. Now, research shows that the ease of online purchasing could be making things worse for people with so-called “buying-shopping disorder” (BSD). BSD is still debated as a stand-alone diagnosis, and hasn’t yet been included in the […]
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A UNC Lineberger team led by Timothy Gershon, MD, Ph.D., associate professor in the UNC Department of Neurology, and Kirk Wilhelmsen MD, Ph.D., professor in neurology and the UNC Department of Genetics, reported in the journal Nature Communications that they have identified specific types of cells that cause targeted treatment to fail in a subtype of medulloblastoma. They found while […]
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A new study finds that an interactive voice application using artificial intelligence is an effective way to monitor the wellbeing of patients being treated for serious mental illness.Researchers from UCLA followed 47 patients for up to 14 months using an application called MyCoachConnect. All of the patients were being treated by physicians for serious mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia […]
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In a world of changing climate, would nature’s insect “vampire,” the tsetse fly, perish or change its hunting ground? Like vampire bats, tsetse flies survive solely on the blood of vertebrate animals. Unlike bats, they hunt almost exclusively during the day. Tsetse flies can also pass deadly diseases to their victims when they feed. These diseases include African trypanosomiasis. Also […]
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An increasing body of research suggests that optimistic people are healthier and happier than those who are pessimistic. But even if you are a negative thinker, you can teach yourself to make happiness a habit. Dr. Richa Sood, a Mayo Clinic general internist, has tips on how you can become more optimistic. Optimism is good for your health. But what […]
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In the months after separating from military service, most veterans are less satisfied with their health than with their work or social relationships, found a study by Veterans Affairs researchers. While the veterans surveyed were mostly satisfied with their work and social well-being, a majority were dealing with chronic physical health conditions and a third reported chronic mental health conditions. […]
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Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) refers to a collection of developmental malformations associated with Zika virus (ZIKV) congenital infection. This syndrome includes devastating conditions that have a huge impact on the rest of the life of the individual and their family, such as smaller (microcephaly) and unfolded (lissencephalic) brains, retinal abnormalities, enlarged ventricles of the heart, a lack of the inter-hemispheric […]
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A University of Otago researcher has made an innovative discovery which paves the way for advances in treating cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure. Dr. Martin Fronius from the Department of Physiology led the research which identified a new mechanism for the regulation of blood pressure. Specifically, he identified a new mechanism that contributes to “flow-mediated dilation”, which is the […]
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(HealthDay)—In women with prepregnancy type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (PDM), induction of labor (IOL) is not associated with increased cesarean section rates compared with expectant management beyond 39 weeks, but it is associated with certain neonatal adverse outcomes, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Meghan Brown, from University of Toronto, […]
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(HealthDay)—The biggest obstacle to early detection and treatment of melanoma among residents of rural, frontier communities is a chronic lack of skin self-examination (SSE), according to a study recently published in Psychology, Health & Medicine. Jakob D. Jensen, Ph.D., from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and colleagues surveyed 107 adults living in a U.S. frontier county to […]
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