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Released: 5-May-2023 11:05 AM EDT
How online art viewing can impact our well-being
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

240 study participants viewed an interactive Monet Water Lily art exhibition from Google Arts and Culture. By filling out a questionnaire, they provided information about their state of mind, how much pleasure they felt when looking at the pictures, and how meaningful they considered the experience to be. The results showed significant improvements in mood and anxiety after just a few minutes of viewing.

   
3-May-2023 8:20 PM EDT
UCLA researchers find possible link between self-perceived cognition deficits and symptomatic long COVID
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

People who perceived that they had cognitive difficulties such as memory problems during COVID were more likely to have lingering physical manifestations of the disease than people who did not report cognitive issues.

Newswise: Clinicians must look beyond physical symptoms 
to care for people with deep-seated trauma
Released: 4-May-2023 11:05 PM EDT
Clinicians must look beyond physical symptoms to care for people with deep-seated trauma
University of South Australia

Child protection experts are imploring clinicians to broaden their duty of care to ensure that patients’ hidden trauma is not overlooked by more obvious physical symptoms and illnesses.

Released: 4-May-2023 7:50 PM EDT
Impaired verbal memory increases psychiatric patients' risk of hospitalization
University of Copenhagen

Memory plays a crucial role in people's social and working lives. Now, new research shows that verbal (i.e. linguistic) memory also determines whether psychiatric patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder or depression are at risk being hospitalised or readmitted to a psychiatric ward.

Released: 4-May-2023 5:20 PM EDT
Help for Ted Lasso and Nathan Shelley; A Furman psychology professor weighs in on the strained relationship
Furman University

If you follow Ted Lasso, the hit show on Apple TV+, you know the rift between the affable, golden retriever of a coach and the sometimes sweet, sometimes very angry former kitman Nathan Shelley is one of the most intriguing storylines of the series. What tore them apart? Can they come back together before the series ends? How? They can, according to Grace Binion, an assistant professor of psychology at Furman University, with the help of dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT. So can, you know, real people who face similar struggles.

   
Released: 4-May-2023 4:50 PM EDT
At-home yoga reduces anxiety, improves short-term memory
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology designed a virtual eight-week moderate-intensity yoga program geared specifically toward full-time working adults experiencing symptoms of stress. The trial, which appeared in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, led participants through three self-paced remote workouts each week, assessed levels of stress and anxiety in addition to executive functioning. The results showed overall decreases in stress and anxiety.

Newswise: Happy worms have healthy eggs
Released: 4-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Happy worms have healthy eggs
Northwestern University

Worms might not be depressed, per se. But that doesn’t mean they can’t benefit from antidepressants.

Released: 4-May-2023 11:45 AM EDT
How does stress from everyday life impact heart health?
UC Davis Health

UC Davis Health scientists have received a grant from the American Heart Association to study the effects of chronic stress on cardiovascular disease in underserved populations.

Released: 4-May-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Jumpstarting to Independence: A creative solution to improve equity in Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
University of Chicago Medical Center

Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) benefit from a type of therapy called Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA can help patients with common challenges of ASD, such as noise sensitivity, communication, attention and daily activities. ABA therapy is generally delivered in a one-on-one setting -- typically in the family home, an ABA therapy center or school - to support children with ASD and help work through challenges.

Released: 3-May-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Renowned Expert on Aging and Brain Health Available to Comment on Study Finding Regular Internet Usage Associated with Decreased Risk of Dementia
Hackensack Meridian Health

A new study by NYU School of Global Health published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reports that regular Internet usage was associated with approximately half the risk of dementia compared to non-regular usage.

Released: 3-May-2023 10:25 AM EDT
PCOM Launches Its First Academic Journal, Focusing on Integrated Primary Care
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

With an emphasis on reaching the entire spectrum of allied health professionals working within primary care, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is launching its first peer-reviewed scientific journal, the Journal of Integrated Primary Care (JIPC).

   
Released: 2-May-2023 1:40 PM EDT
How hallucinogenic substance in psilocybin mushrooms works on the molecular level
University of Southern Denmark

Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic compound found in about 200 mushroom species, including the liberty cap (Psilocybe semilanceata).

   
Newswise:Video Embedded cybersickness-more-likely-to-affect-women-ongoing-research-to-understand-why
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Released: 2-May-2023 1:10 PM EDT
Cybersickness more likely to affect women, ongoing research to understand why
Iowa State University

An interdisciplinary team of Iowa State researchers find women experience cybersickness with virtual reality headsets more often than men. Their ongoing work explores why this difference exists and methods to help people adapt.

Newswise: Could Wearables Capture Well-being?
28-Apr-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Could Wearables Capture Well-being?
Mount Sinai Health System

Applying machine learning models, a type of AI, to data collected passively from wearable devices can identify a patient’s degree of resilience and well-being, according to investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. The findings, reported in the May 2nd issue of JAMIA Open, support wearable devices, such as the Apple Watch®, as a way to monitor and assess psychological states remotely without requiring the completion of mental health questionnaires.

Released: 1-May-2023 7:55 PM EDT
The alarm theory of consciousness
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Humans possess consciousness. But is it merely a by-product of evolution or does it fulfil a fundamental function? Professor Albert Newen from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and Professor Carlos Montemayor from San Francisco State University, USA, have developed a new theory on this question.

Released: 1-May-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Cannabis knocks down pain, improves sleep and lifts brain fog in cancer patients
University of Colorado Boulder

Cancer patients who use cannabis to address their symptoms have less pain and sleep better, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research. But they also experience another, unexpected, benefit: After a few weeks of sustained use, they seem to think more clearly.

Newswise: Head Start child abuse training now available in Spanish
Released: 1-May-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Head Start child abuse training now available in Spanish
Penn State Health

The Penn State Center for the Protection of Children, in partnership with the Office of Head Start, has launched a Spanish-language version of the iLookOut for Child Abuse (iLookOut) program nationwide.

Released: 1-May-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Another pharmacological approach fails to diminish delirium severity or duration
Regenstrief Institute

A new study conducted by researchers from Regenstrief Institute and the universities of South Carolina and Indiana has found that the most commonly prescribed blood pressure medications, taken for at least six months prior to an intensive care unit (ICU) admission, did not protect against developing delirium in the ICU, regardless of patient age, gender, race, co-morbidities or insurance status.

Newswise:Video Embedded hibbing-to-retire-after-prolific-40-year-career
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Released: 1-May-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Hibbing to retire after prolific 40-year career
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

John Hibbing has long been a venerable voice in the world of politics, often fielding interviews for local and national media, parsing the data and making sense of things where it seems there’s little.

   
Newswise: April Research Highlights
Released: 28-Apr-2023 4:50 PM EDT
April Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai for April 2023.

Released: 28-Apr-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Improving psychosocial function in young adult testicular cancer survivors
University of California, Irvine

Young adults who beat cancer face unique challenges later on in their adult lives. Researchers create an intervention that will improve psychosocial function in an underserved cancer survivor group, young adults who survived testicular cancer.

Released: 28-Apr-2023 12:05 PM EDT
When employees leave their jobs, coworkers call it quits: UBC study
University of British Columbia

People leave jobs all the time, whether they’re laid off, fired, or just quit. But how do their departures affect coworkers left behind? According to a new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business, those exits can lead many others to call it quits.

   
Released: 28-Apr-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Sharing positive feelings may ease loneliness-based negativity
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the “What,” “So what” and “Now what” of Husker research.

   
Newswise: Study shines light on impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes
Released: 28-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Study shines light on impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigated neighborhood-level economic hardship and its effect on cognitive outcomes in children treated with radiation for brain tumors. The results imply that policies and resources providing support at a neighborhood level may help protect high-risk pediatric brain tumor patients from cognitive decline.

25-Apr-2023 6:05 AM EDT
People With Anxiety and Mood Disorders Experience More Severe Alcohol Symptoms Than Those Without These Mental Health Conditions Who Drink the Same Amount
Research Society on Alcoholism

People with anxiety or major depressive disorders experience more alcohol-related symptoms and problems than people without those disorders, even at the same levels of drinking, according to a large study. This finding might help to explain why those who develop an anxiety or mood disorder are at heightened risk of alcohol use disorder (AUD).

   
Released: 27-Apr-2023 7:55 PM EDT
Collaborative and creative policies needed to maximize psychedelics’ therapeutic potential
Baylor College of Medicine

Research supports the promise of psychedelics in treating conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, but the future regulatory landscape for these drugs remains unclear. Experts from Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania, American University and Harvard Law School call for creativity and collaboration at the federal and state levels in developing policies for the use and oversight of psychedelics and a commitment to developing a strong evidence base for efficacy and safety.

   
Released: 27-Apr-2023 7:20 PM EDT
Sounds from nature: A soothing remedy for gambling addiction
Chiba University

Gambling addiction, also called “pathological gambling” and “gambling disorder (GD),” is known to have severe economic, social, mental, and physical consequences on those affected. One of the major factors contributing to the development and relapse of this disorder is stress.

   
Released: 27-Apr-2023 6:55 PM EDT
Connect, Unplug and Do Good: Wellness Tips for Substance Use and Mental Health Recovery
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Wellness is big business, and every year millions of people commit to living happier, healthier lives. But for people with substance use and mental health disorders, the concept of wellness isn’t a typical part of recovery. Margaret Swarbrick, professor and associate director of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies, is working to change that. Her latest contribution, “Journey to Wellness,” is an easy-to-use 20-page guide co-created with people in recovery.

   
Released: 27-Apr-2023 6:55 PM EDT
Trauma-Informed Education Could Improve Outcomes for Justice-Involved Black Adolescents
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Sexual and substance use education that incorporates knowledge about trauma could improve developmental outcomes among justice-involved Black youth, according to a Rutgers study published in the journal Children and Youth Services Review.

   
Newswise: Psychology Expert: Smartphones Negatively Impact Mental Health
Released: 27-Apr-2023 5:10 PM EDT
Psychology Expert: Smartphones Negatively Impact Mental Health
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

New York Institute of Technology psychology researchers finds evidence that smartphones increase anxiety and erode mindfulness and comprehension.

   
Newswise: Mammalian Evolution Provides Hints for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease
Released: 27-Apr-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Mammalian Evolution Provides Hints for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Even though it is important to know where these variations are located in the genome, it's also useful to know how or why these genetic variations happened in the first place. Sullivan hopes that other researchers will make use of the new and extensive document to reach their own conclusions regarding the genetics underlying a variety of human diseases.

Newswise: Paternal incarceration complicates college plans for Black youth
Released: 27-Apr-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Paternal incarceration complicates college plans for Black youth
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame professors Anna Haskins, the Andrew V. Tackes Associate Professor of Sociology and associate director of Notre Dame’s Initiative on Race and Resilience, and Joel Mittleman, assistant professor of sociology, used data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to determine how 15-year-old children of incarcerated fathers view their own educational futures.

Released: 27-Apr-2023 1:45 PM EDT
The Connection Between Depression and Stroke, Experts Weigh In On Why Senator John Fetterman’s Story Is More Common Than You Think
Hackensack Meridian Health

Neuropsychologists experts available to discuss connection between stroke and depression for May's Stroke & Mental Health Awareness Months.

Released: 27-Apr-2023 12:15 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Awarded Grant to Assess Music’s Impact on Well-Being, Depression
Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Health System Assessment of Music Experiences in Navigating Depression (AMEND Lab) at the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to investigate how music and music therapy can influence mood and alter depression symptoms across vulnerable populations.

Newswise: Wilkins’ 'PoRT’ Scale Rebalances Burden of Initiating Trust in Science 
Released: 27-Apr-2023 10:20 AM EDT
Wilkins’ 'PoRT’ Scale Rebalances Burden of Initiating Trust in Science 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Perceptions of Research Trustworthiness (PoRT), described in an original investigation published in JAMA Network Open, is a groundbreaking tool designed as an on-going gauge of perception of trust and distrust in biomedical research, said team leader Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Senior Vice President and senior associate dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence and professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

   
Newswise: Changes in Father’s Sperm Linked to Autistic Traits in Their Children, Small Preliminary Study Suggests
Released: 27-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Changes in Father’s Sperm Linked to Autistic Traits in Their Children, Small Preliminary Study Suggests
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Among families with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Johns Hopkins University researchers say they have found a link between chemical “marks” on DNA in the sperm of fathers and autistic traits in their 3-year-old children.

27-Apr-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Why people include themselves in photos
Ohio State University

A new study may help explain why people choose to include themselves in some photos – and it is not vanity.

24-Apr-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Almost half of people with concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later
University of Cambridge

Even mild concussion can cause long-lasting effects to the brain, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Newswise: Liver transplant survivor’s recovery linked to sociodemographic factors, UTSW study shows
Released: 26-Apr-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Liver transplant survivor’s recovery linked to sociodemographic factors, UTSW study shows
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The resilience and coping abilities of patients who’ve had liver transplants vary and change over time and are often linked to sociodemographic factors including income, race, and education, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The findings could lead to tailored interventions to optimize clinical and patient-centered outcomes among liver transplant recipients.

Released: 26-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Circumstances influence happiness as much as personality
Cornell University

Cornell University psychology researchers have found that happiness does not depend as much on personality as many surveys suggest. In fact, objective circumstances and behaviors, such as wealth and health, influence happiness as much as subjective psychological traits, like how outgoing someone is.

Newswise: Immune System Sculpts Rat Brains During Development
Released: 26-Apr-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Immune System Sculpts Rat Brains During Development
University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers believe they have determined that the immune system whittles away neurons to properly shape the brain and accounts for differences in sizes of regions in male and female rats. These changes later affect behavior of the rats in their personal preferences.

Newswise: Alarming Rates of Teen Suicide Continue to Increase in the U.S.
Released: 26-Apr-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Alarming Rates of Teen Suicide Continue to Increase in the U.S.
Florida Atlantic University

A study exploring trends in suicide rates among 13 to 14 year olds from 1999 to 2018 shows rates more than doubled from 2008 to 2018, following a rise in social media and despite significant declines in suicide mortality in this age group previously from 1999 to 2007. These trends were similar in urban and rural areas but were more common in boys in rural areas where firearms are more prevalent. Suicides occurred significantly more often between September and May and were highest on Monday followed by the rest of the weekdays, suggesting school stress as a contributor.

Released: 26-Apr-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Gene in the brain can put brakes on anxiety, discover scientists
University of Bristol

A gene in the brain driving anxiety symptoms has been identified by an international team of scientists. Critically, modification of the gene is shown to reduce anxiety levels, offering an exciting novel drug target for anxiety disorders. The discovery, led by researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Exeter, is published online today [25 April] in Nature Communications.



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