Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain After the June 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban abortion, women of childbearing age in states where abortion became illegal reported increased rates of anxiety. That’s according to a study published in Contemporary Economic Policy, The study relied on data from the Household Pulse Survey, a monthly …
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Participants in Dystopia Haunted House being frightened by the sudden appearance of a scare-actor. Both participants have given permission for the use of this image. Photo credit: Dystopia Entertainment. Credit: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.10.036 Aarhus University, Denmark, researchers suggest that recreational fear experiences, such as haunted house attractions, may reduce inflammation in …
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Study overview. Credit: Nature Human Behavior (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-02045-w Neuroticism is a key personality trait described by well-established psychological theories, associated with a tendency toward emotional instability and negative emotions. Past studies found that this personality trait often goes hand in hand with various mental health disorders, as well as some chronic and severe medical …
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved an mpox vaccine from Japanese pharma company KM Biologics for emergency use, the second one to get the agency’s seal of approval. The WHO said it granted emergency use listing (EUL) authorization to the LC16m8 vaccine to “facilitate increased and timely access to vaccines …
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization said on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro that it had raised nearly $4 billion dollars through a new financing mechanism it launched in May. Some of the money came in from pledges made during the G20 summit in Rio, helping the organization’s funding needs for the coming …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time since 2021, a pill used to help people quit smoking—varenicline—will again be available from the NHS. Varenicline is one of the most effective ways to quit smoking and is deemed an “essential medicine” by the World Health Organization. What is this ‘new’ smoking cessation pill? Varenicline, is …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better cognitive performance and lower risk of dementia in the long term, including in people with a genetic predisposition to dementia, show the findings of a study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is the capacity of the circulatory …
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A boy is supported by his family and care team as a child but feels left with questions as an adult. Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy than children. Despite this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still label cerebral palsy as …
Cyclosporin H Improves the Transduction of CD34+ Cells with an Anti-Sickling Globin Vector, a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Sickle Cell Disease. Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Researchers described a promising new approach for using gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease in the journal Human Gene TherapyTo improve the efficacy of gene therapy when using …
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Pain intensity scores during the study period. The median is represented by the bold horizontal line within the box. The box defines the IQR. LDK, low-dose ketamine; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale. Credit: Academic Emergency Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1111/acem.14983 A study that investigates low-dose ketamine (LDK) as an adjunct to morphine for treating acute pain has …
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