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Ability to control stress reduces negative impacts

28.02.2019 Health Problems

In individuals, stress exposure in adolescence increases vulnerability and risk of developing psychopathologies in adulthood, such as drug addiction, mood, anxiety, addiction to gambling, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, etc. Researchers at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona observed in animal models that the ability to control the source of stress diminishes its effects and could reduce the risk of later developing […]

Study finds depression in millennials on the rise

28.02.2019 Health Problems

New research, conducted by the University of Liverpool and University College London, has found that young people today are more likely to be depressed and to self-harm than they were 10 years ago, but antisocial behaviour and substance use – often thought to go hand-in-hand with mental ill-health – are in decline. Instead, the study, published in the International Journal […]

Do soccer players have an increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

28.02.2019 Health Problems

Playing professional soccer may be linked to an increased risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. The study also found that soccer players may develop the disease 21 years earlier than people in […]

Here's Why All Your Mom Friends Are Going Berserk Over the 'Momo Challenge'

28.02.2019 Kids Health

If you’ve logged onto Twitter or Facebook and have seen posts from your friends freaking out about the Momo Challenge, you’re not alone. Thousands of parents are concerned about the latest online scheme to terrify and, in some instances, encourage children to harm themselves that is infiltrating YouTube clips of popular kids’ shows and games, such as Peppa Pig and […]

Amber Valletta Debuts Makeup Capsule Collection

27.02.2019 Beauty & Balance

MILAN — Amber Valletta has partnered with German beauty giant Douglas to release her first makeup capsule collection. Presenting it to the press after the end of Milan Fashion Week — during which she attended the Versace show in a bronze chainmail dress — the model said she had women of all types and ages in mind while creating the […]

A cell atlas of the aging lung

27.02.2019 Health Problems

Aging promotes lung function decline and increases susceptibility to diseases of the respiratory tract. In order to understand these effects in detail, researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), analyzed the aging process in the lung at single-cell level using AI approaches. They have now presented this Atlas of the Aging Lung […]

Is kidney failure a man’s disease?

27.02.2019 Health Problems

A new analysis of the ERA-EDTA Registry reveals a striking gender difference in the incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease. Two thirds of all dialysis patients in Europe are male. It seems beyond hormonal effects that hypertension, diabetes and glomerulonephritis/sclerosis are the main driver of the gender gap. However, it is possible to prevent and treat hypertension and diabetes […]

Injectable drug aims to accelerate bone healing

27.02.2019 Health Problems

Every person in the U.S. will experience, on average, two broken bones in their lifetime. It is expected that more than 6.3 million bones will be broken in the U.S. this year, according to the National Institutes of Health. Average recovery time for a young, healthy adult with a broken arm is six to eight weeks. Average recovery time for […]

Inherited mutations may play a role in pancreatic cancer development

27.02.2019 Health Problems

A small, retrospective study has found that, in patients with particular pancreatic duct lesions, the presence of an inherited mutation in a pancreatic cancer susceptibility gene may increase the patients’ risk of developing pancreatic cancer. To verify these results and learn more about the development of this deadly cancer, the researchers recommend more genetic studies. Their hope—in line with the […]

Program aids weight loss in patients with mental illness

27.02.2019 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—A behavioral weight loss intervention is effective among overweight and obese individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), regardless of their diabetes status, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Diabetes Care. Eva Tseng, M.D., M.P.H., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues compared weight change from baseline to 18 months among participants with […]

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