Music therapy can ease back pain for ED visitors
Playwright William Congreve wrote in the Restoration period that music “hath charms to soothe a savage breast.” And, as it turns out, back pain in 21st-century patients as well.
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Beta-blockers recommended for all heart attack patients, even those with no or mild damage
Imagine someone you care about suddenly experiencing chest pain, turning pale, and breathing heavily. These are some of the symptoms of a heart attack.
Sudden cardiac death genes increase heart failure risk in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, study finds
A Spanish study shows that patients with genetic dilated cardiomyopathy who experience severe arrhythmias are at an elevated risk of developing advanced heart failure and requiring a heart transplant.
Neurodegenerative disease-related proteins linked to bipolar disorder symptoms in key brain regions
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental health condition characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and mania. It poses a substantial burden on global health, with an increasing incidence. Despite its prevalence, there exists a significant gap in understanding the underlying neuropathological mechanisms.
Babies pay attention longest when parents combine words and gestures, suggests study
A baby’s focus may seem brief, but some words and gestures do a better job of keeping their attention on their surroundings even before they say their first word.
Temperature-sensing patch invented for early breast cancer detection
A Ph.D. student at the University of Bristol has developed a convenient and cost-effective wearable patch to measure subtle temperature changes across the breast, which could in future be used to detect potential abnormalities and cancerous tumors.
New full-term placental stem cells could transform research on late-pregnancy complications
Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth often arise during the late stage of pregnancy. However, researchers have primarily relied on placental cells from early pregnancy to study these conditions, which may not fully reflect the biology of late-stage complications.
Well-being and ill-being do not lie on a single continuum, study shows
A large-scale cross-sectional study of older individuals in the UK supports contextual, process-based models of mental health that emphasize values-guided behavior, psychosocial resources and biopsychosocial integration, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health by Darren Edwards from Swansea University, UK, and colleagues.
Loneliness is bad for health and wealth in the U.K.
In the U.K., four in 10 citizens identify as being lonely at least some of the time, and people who report being often lonely incur about £850 more in annual National Health Service costs than their non-lonely counterparts, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Nia Morrish from the University of Exeter, U.K., and colleagues.
Extreme pregnancy nausea: Research reveals the emotional and medical toll
A new study reveals the profound emotional and physical toll of extreme morning sickness, with more than half of affected women reporting they considered terminating their pregnancy, and nine in 10 saying they had thought about not having more children.