A simple workplace intervention can reduce the impact of stress on the heart, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Office workers who faced layoffs — a significant stress-inducer — were able to achieve small, but significant changes in heart rate variability and a small decrease in arterial blood pressure by [...]
A nursing student assigned to check a heart patient’s vital statistics enters the patient’s room. Suddenly, the patient stops breathing and exhibits an erratic heartbeat. What steps must the nursing student take to ensure that the patient doesn’t die before a better-trained medical professional can arrive?
Fortunately, in this instance the emergency was merely [...]
Researchers in Norway found symptoms of depression and anxiety to be significantly higher among people with MS compared with those without MS. This study provides important data on the occurrence of emotional changes in people with MS, and the necessity to increase treatment of these symptoms. Antonie G. Beiske, MD (University Hospital, Akershus, NO) and [...]
Spreading rumors and gossiping may not cause bruises or black eyes, but the psychological consequences of this social type of bullying could linger into early adulthood, a new University of Florida study shows.
In a study of 210 college students, UF researchers discovered a link between what psychologists call relational victimization in adolescence and [...]
Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to an article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology published today by SAGE. Studies have shown that a type of psychological treatment called exposure therapy – where the patient repeatedly recalls the traumatic experience [...]
Blood tests for panic disorder and other mental health conditions are potentially around the corner, based on results from a University of Iowa study.
The findings, which were based on analysis of genetic information in immature white blood cells, appear online in the American Journal of Medical Genetics.
“The ability to test for [...]
By doing tests on mice fed on a calorie restricted diet, US researchers have discovered that ghrelin, a hormone that increases when people don’t eat, may defend against symptoms of depression or anxiety brought on by stress.
The research is the work of scientists led by senior author Dr Jeffrey Zigman, assistant professor of internal [...]
For the first time, a study has linked asthma with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adults in the community. The study of male twins who were veterans of the Vietnam era suggests that the association between asthma and PTSD is not primarily explained by common genetic influences.
The study included 3,065 male twin pairs, [...]
A researcher at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) is investigating the “brain’s own marijuana” — called endocannabinoid — in the regulation of stress, stress-related behavior and anxiety.
A five-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health is supporting this investigation.
“It is widely accepted that one [...]
Study is first to quantitatively document the health symptoms of trafficked women and adolescent girls in Europe.
Researchers interviewed 192 women and adolescent girls within 14 days of accessing post-trafficking services to investigate the health of women trafficked for sexual exploitation in Europe. Almost 60 percent of participants reported experiences of sexual or physical [...]
