Insomnia is linked with recurrent heart events in coronary patients
Nearly half of heart disease patients have insomnia, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and published in SLEEP Advances. “Sleep problems are linked to mental health issues,…
Read MoreThe role of genes in prenatal responses to air pollution
Exposure to pollution during pregnancy can have many adverse effects in infants and children that can even extend into adulthood. For example, air pollution exposure is associated with increased risk of low birth weight, preterm birth and risk for developing asthma later…
Read MoreMultas récord podrían significar que California finalmente se toma en serio la mejora de Medi-Cal
¿California se está volviendo más estricto con los planes de salud que participan en Medi-Cal, el programa de salud del estado para residentes de bajos ingresos? Hace unas semanas, los reguladores estatales impusieron una multa récord de $55 millones a…
Read MoreStudy reveals a genetic overlap between childhood and adult mental health disorders
Hereditary factors are partly responsible for childhood anxiety and depression that persists into adulthood, according to University of Queensland researchers. In the largest study of its kind in the world, the genetics of 64,641 children, aged between 3 and 18…
Read MoreNew hope for predicting and treating heart failure in babies born with deadly heart defect
Almost one third of babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, die from heart failure before their first birthday. By uncovering cellular processes that drive heart failure in these young patients, a new study may hold the answers…
Read More5 benefits of a massage gun
The touted benefits of a massage gun are pretty impressive – boosted immunity, muscle recovery, flexibility and joint mobility, to name a few. A massage gun is a handheld device that uses vibration therapy to emulate a technique called ‘tapotement’,…
Read MoreRid post-run hip pain by strengthening this tiny muscle
Do your hips seize up every time you go for a jog? Here’s how strengthening a tiny muscle called the iliacus could make all the difference. Running certainly isn’t for the faint of heart. While the post-workout endorphins make it…
Read MoreLow-income Singaporean mothers’ mental health did not worsen during COVID-19
The advent of COVID-19 has led to much discussion about the severe toll it has taken on people’s mental health worldwide. A recent World Health Organization study revealed that the global prevalence of anxiety and depression rose by a staggering…
Read MoreCould goat’s milk and other food-containing skin products be dangerous for patients with inflammatory skin conditions?
New research published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy suggests that individuals with inflammatory skin conditions should avoid using skincare products that contain food products such as goat’s milk. The study reports on seven patients with inflammatory skin conditions who experienced…
Read MoreA Shortfall of ECMO Treatment Cost Lives During the Delta Surge
Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off ECMO, the last-ditch life support treatment in which a machine outside the body does the…
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