From the Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins media release: People who perceive more discrimination in daily life have higher rates of sleep problems, based on both subjective and objective measures, reports a study in Psychosomatic…
From the Cornell University media release: A large and growing body of research shows that poor kids grow up to have a host of physical problems as adults. Now add poor psychological health to the list, a…
From the Lund University media release: Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals. This…
From the University of Missouri media release: Probiotics, or beneficial live bacteria that are introduced into the body, have become increasingly popular as a way to improve health and well-being. Previous studies have shown a…
From the American Academy of Pediatrics media release: It’s known that adverse childhood experiences carry over into adult life, but a new study is focusing on the effect of these experiences in the childhood years. For an…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center media release: Conventional medical wisdom has long held that placebo effects depend on patients’ belief they are getting pharmacologically active medication. A paper published in the journal Pain…
From the University of Rhode Island media release: We all know that carrying extra pounds can be bad for your health. Now a URI professor has found that how society treats overweight people makes matters worse.…
From the University of Michigan media release: Stress isn’t good for your waist line. For older married couples, the added pounds may be caused by a spouse’s long-term stress levels. A new University of Michigan…
From the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences media release: Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh have identified the neural networks that connect the cerebral cortex to the adrenal medulla, which is responsible…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism media release: Adolescence can be a challenging time for both young people and their parents. Adolescents often face temptations to experiment with various substances and, unfortunately, this is the time…