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Released: 10-Dec-2020 1:10 PM EST
Counseling clients of color affected by COVID-19
Wiley

An article published in the Journal of Counseling & Development examines how pre-existing racial and ethnic disparities, exacerbated by COVID-19, have negatively affected communities of color that tend to be overrepresented in lower socioeconomic groups, have limited access to health care and education, have an undocumented status, and work in jobs considered "essential."

Released: 11-Nov-2020 2:05 PM EST
Under-insured transgender americans turn to riskier sources for gender-affirming hormones
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Transgender people who lack access to insurance coverage for gender-affirming hormone therapy are more likely to use hormones from sources other than a licensed prescriber, compared to those with insurance coverage.

6-Nov-2020 7:00 AM EST
Exercise May Improve Effects of Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer
American Physiological Society (APS)

Cancer is the second leading cause of death around the world after heart disease. This week, researchers exploring the effects of exercise as a natural preventive tool and noninvasive treatment for cancer will present their work at the American Physiological Society (APS) Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference.

6-Nov-2020 7:00 AM EST
Circadian Clock Regulates Body's Collagen Production
American Physiological Society (APS)

Researchers featured in the “Homeostasis and adaptation of tendons to exercise” symposium—presented this week virtually at the American Physiological Society (APS) Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference—will discuss how exercise, inactivity and the body’s internal clock drive structural changes to tendons and their supportive tissues.

6-Nov-2020 7:00 AM EST
Exercise Slowed Tumor Growth in Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer
American Physiological Society (APS)

Kai Zou, PhD, and his doctoral student, Benjamin Kugler, MS, of the University of Massachusetts Boston, examined the link between physical activity and tumor growth in a mouse model.



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