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Negative body image could be deterred by who you surround yourself with
Spending time with those who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve an individual’s own eating habits and body image, therefore reducing negative...
The link between incarcerated youth and suicide
Suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst youth aged 10 to 24 years – but how many of these individuals are incarcerated...
Teenage gender dysphoria and improving primary care services
With a growing number of adolescents identifying as transgender, a review aims to help primary care services address teenage gender dysphoria.
Published in Canadian Medical...
Missing GP appointments occurs more for those with long-term conditions
Repeatedly missing GP appointments may indicate greater risk of death from all causes, particularly in patients with long-term conditions.
Published in BMC Medicine, new research...
ADHD risk factors increase with prenatal valproate exposure
According to Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, valproate exposure during pregnancy is associated with increasing ADHD risk factors among offspring.
In a population-based study of 913,302...
Hearing loss treatment could thwart late-life depression
The greater the hearing loss, the greater the risk of having symptoms of depression, therefore hearing loss treatment could head off late-life depression, according...
Recommended daily sugar allowance exceeded by young children
Young children in the UK surpass the maximum recommended daily sugar allowance, this being around 2,800 excess sugar cubes per year.
According to PHE (Public...
Social media addiction: student binge drinkers affected
Binge drinkers, typically university students, are frequently posting on social media while intoxicated therefore showing signs of social media addiction.
Researchers have found that social...
Operating room pressures: surgeons under stress make more mistakes
New study finds that surgeons under stress make up to 66% more mistakes on patients in the operating room.
Using a technology that captured the...
Gut microbiota linked to obesity and mental disorders
EU-funded project 'MyNewGut' finds new gut microbiota that may help battle obesity and mental disorders.
The MyNewGut project has discovered new gut microbiota, specifically bacterial...
We need to focus more on antidepressant withdrawal relief
Researchers analyse data that can guide antidepressant discontinuation and enable an individual to experience some form of antidepressant withdrawal relief.
There has been a significant...
Subthreshold bipolar disorder: lives are about to change
The lives of millions of bipolar sufferers are about to change forever as breakthrough treatment for type 2 and subthreshold bipolar disorder was announced.
The...
Opioid-related social isolation could be solved by activating parts of the brain
Opioid-related social isolation is one of the most challenging aspects of the US opioid crisis, however researchers may have cracked the code to help...
Neuroimaging techniques and dissociative identity disorder treatment
Neuroimaging techniques can distinguish between healthy brains and those with multiple personality disorder - could this lead to dissociative identity disorder treatment?
Machine-learning and neuroimaging...
Trazadone dosage may not be better than the use of antipsychotics for dementia patients
Physicians are attempting to decrease the use of antipsychotics in senior dementia patients however the typical alternative trazadone dosage has similar detrimental side effects.
According...
Cognitive behavioural therapy techniques & its cost effectiveness
Treating COPD patients for anxiety by implementing certain cognitive behavioural therapy techniques has shown to reduce hospital visits and be cost effective.
According to a...
Levels of opioid misuse may be dependent on sexual orientation
According to NYU School of Medicine, men and women identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual are at a higher risk of opioid misuse compared...
Can meditation reduce eye pressure in primary open angle glaucoma?
Patients with primary open angle glaucoma showed substantial improvements in both ocular and general health after participating in mindfulness meditation.
The All India Institute of...
The Fool’s Tower: Europe’s oldest accommodation for mental patients
Health Europa explores with those involved in managing and expanding the then-hospital for mental patients, Vienna’s Narrenturm (Fool’s Tower).
In September, Health Europa travelled to...
Sleep and pain relief on demand, from Sana Health
Sana Health introduces its neuromodulation device, which is easing pain, improving sleep, and could save many lives.
IN 1992, the founder of Sana Health, Richard...
