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Cybervictimization Linked With Sleep Problems, Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Study Says
A study conducted in China found that cybervictimization was associated with sleep problems, anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms in adolescents. A study published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence found that adolescents who faced cybervictimization had increased risk of sleep problems, anxiety, and depression than adolescents who were not victimized. […]
Eye-movement tracking glasses are used to evaluate mental stress in first naturalistic study of critical care nurses — ScienceDaily
The mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses. In research recently published in Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Nima Ahmadi, a lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and researchers […]
AI recognition of patient race in medical imaging: a modelling study
Summary Background Previous studies in medical imaging have shown disparate abilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect a person’s race, yet there is no known correlation for race on medical imaging that would be obvious to human experts when interpreting the images. We aimed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of […]
Study Links Steroids, NSAIDs To Prolonged Back Pain
Persistent use of these medications to treat back pain may actually result in prolonged symptoms, according to a new study. Meanwhile, a separate study links inflammation to relief of chronic pain at a cellular level, instead of causing it as is often thought. The New York Times: Common Medications Can […]
Study: Misinformation and Acne
Acne vulgaris is a skin condition caused by the dysfunction of the pilosebaceous unit which causes red bumps on the face and truck. Commonly, adolescents battle with this skin condition, but this patient age group is also more susceptible to misinformation. A recent article looked into the issue of the […]
Common Medications Can Prolong Back Pain, Study Says
The researchers also replicated the findings in mice, compressing the animals’ sciatic nerves to produce back and leg pain or injecting the sciatic nerves with an irritant. When they blocked the animals’ immune response with dexamethasone, a steroid commonly used to treat back pain, the pain became chronic. Six Tips […]
Study: Mediterranean Diet Improves Depressive Symptoms in Young Men with Clinical Depression
New research highlights the important role of nutrition for the treatment of depression and should inform advice given by clinicians to young men. Young males with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet. Image credit: Barbara Jackson. […]
Postpartum Depression Increased During Pandemic’s First Year, Study Finds
Postpartum depression symptoms increased among U.S. women during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new UVA Health study reveals. National rates of postpartum depression increased from 6.5% to 6.9% during that time. Interestingly, states with a greater increase in postpartum depression symptoms tended to have fewer deaths from […]
LGBT+ Residents Show Greater Rates of Depression: Study
Going into residency can be a daunting task for any student, but according to a new study from the University of Michigan, the emotional toll is much worse for those who identify as gay, lesbian, and bisexual. The study combines gay, lesbian, bisexual, and “other” (this includes self-identifying as asexual […]
Study suggests depressive symptoms help victims of adversity elicit support from others
Suffering from depression can be an extremely isolating experience. Many people feel alone when struggling with suicidal thoughts and are encouraged to reach out and ask for help. Research published in Evolution and Human Behavior suggests that depression and suicidality signal need to others and are more likely to garner […]
Study Helps Determine Light Sedation Levels Among ICU Patients
Newswise — The lack of consensus or accepted definition for light sedation presents challenges to critical care practitioners seeking to follow guidelines related to pain, agitation and delirium. Comfort and sedation are central components of patient care in an intensive care unit (ICU), and the most recent guidelines recommend avoiding […]