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Waiting longer for mental health care may help college students, report finds

18.01.2019 Health Problems

As the demand for mental health services among college students nearly doubled over the last decade, advocates championed a common refrain: get students into treatment now. Students, parents and mental health experts feared that a student left untreated might harm themselves or others. Many universities responded by increasing counselors’ caseloads and funneling resources into urgent care. But a report released […]

Happy elderly people live longer, say researchers

27.08.2018 Health Problems

Happy older people live longer, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. In a study published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, the authors found that an increase in happiness is directly proportional with a reduction in mortality. The study utilised data for 4,478 participants of a nationally representative survey to […]

Stent retriever thrombectomy effective for longer window after stroke

27.07.2018 Health Problems

A new study shows promising real-world outcomes for patients receiving a stent retriever thrombectomy six hours after they experience an acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The study was presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 15th Annual Meeting. Real-World Stent Retriever Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Beyond 6 Hours of Onset: Analysis of the Combined NASA and TRACK Registries […]

Americans with a college education live longer without dementia and Alzheimer’s

16.04.2018 Health Problems

Education gives people an edge in their later years, helping them to keep dementia at bay and their memories intact, a new USC-led study has found. “This association between the increase in college attainment and the decline in dementia prevalence is good news for people who have completed some higher education or earned a degree, but what does it mean […]