A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at Electric Time Company, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Medfield, Mass. Most of America “springs forward” Sunday, March 10, 2024, for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It could also affect your health. …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The body’s inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Disease management is crucial to avoid negative long-term outcomes, such as limb amputation or heart disease. To counteract adverse consequences, it …
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new psychological treatment for children with epilepsy, developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, has been shown to reduce mental health difficulties compared to standard care, a new study finds. Mental health problems such as worries, low mood and behavior problems are more common in children and young people with …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. In publishing the study in eClinicalMedicinethe authors stress that while they have identified …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Individuals have six times the odds of living with obesity in middle age if both their parents lived with obesity at that age, new research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024, Venice, 12-15 May), has found. Having one parent living with obesity triples the odds. “Previous …
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain African American patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are less likely than others to receive surgical treatment, reports the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, “Our study shows significant race- and gender-related differences in treatment choices among Medicaid beneficiaries with CTS,” comments ASPS Member Surgeon Rachel C. Hooper, MD, of …
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In caring for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, psychiatrists should focus on alleviating the sequelae of gender minority stress, with the goal of promoting resilience, according to a review. published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry, “We envision a role for psychiatry that goes beyond gatekeeping gender-affirming hormone therapy and surgeries,” …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction—reconstruction using the patient’s own tissues, rather than implants—the risks of overall and specific complications are increased at higher body mass index (BMI) levels, a research team reports in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, “Our study clarifies the impact of high BMI as a risk factor for …
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As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements. A new report of data from 2012 through 2021 finds a 420% rise in such cases during that time, along with a 530% increase in calls to poison control centers from …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain MIT researchers have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe out, and stop talking when you breathe in. The newly discovered circuit controls two actions that are required for vocalization: narrowing of the larynx and exhaling air from the lungs. The researchers …
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