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You're Aware of Relaxing Words While Asleep, and They Calm the Heart

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – The mind is alert to relaxing words spoken by others when you're asleep, so much so that your heart beat slows down, new research shows. Hearing words like "relax" and...

Firsthand Experience of Climate Change Disasters Is Stressing Teens

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Weather disasters driven by climate change are stressing out U.S. teenagers, a new study warns. Teens with the most firsthand experience of events like hurricanes, floods,...

1 in 5 People Who Attempt Suicide Have No Prior Mental Illness

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – One out of every five adults who attempt suicide never met the criteria for a mental illness by the time the attempt happened, new research shows. “This finding challenges c...

Grief Affects the Body, Not Just the Mind

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Of course grief can ravage your mind, but science shows it can also weaken your body, leaving you open to illness. “As humans, we are strongly motivated to seek out social b...

Mental Health Issues a Prime Driver of Deaths for New Moms: Study

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Data from dozens of studies supports the notion that mental health crises are a big factor behind rising rates of maternal deaths during and around pregnancy in the United...

Vision Impairment Linked to Several Psychosocial Outcomes in Seniors

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – In adults 65 years and older, vision impairment is associated with psychosocial outcomes, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and social isolation, according to a...

Level of Burnout Higher for Women in Health Care Occupations

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Women in health care occupations endure a significantly higher level of stress and burnout than men, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in Global Advances in...

School Lockdown Drills Help Students Feel Safer: Study

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Lockdown drills have become a shudder-inducing part of American life, preparing kids to lie low and keep quiet if a gunman chooses to roam their school. But a new study finds...

Digital Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Cuts Psychological Distress

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – A digital therapeutic intervention with minimal therapist input cuts psychological distress among individuals with long-term physical health conditions, according to a study...

Recognize the Signs of Burnout in Yourself and Others

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Burnout: It's a common enough concept, but how do you know if you're experiencing it at work and at home? According to experts at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, a...

Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on Women's Health

THURSDAY. Feb. 22, 2024 – First Lady Jill Biden on Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding to fuel research into women's health. “We will build a health care system that puts women and t...

Severe Forms of Maternal Bereavement Linked to Heart Failure in Offspring

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Prenatal exposure to severe stress, defined as the most severe forms of maternal bereavement, is associated with an increased risk for heart failure in offspring, according...

More Mental Health Problems Seen for Teens Bullied in Childhood

TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Youth who are bullied in childhood develop more internalizing, externalizing, and total mental health problems in late adolescence, according to a study published online...

Political Changes Are Stressing Hispanic Americans: Study

TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Immigration has become a contentious topic in America, but new research shows the heated debate on the issue may be stressing out Hispanics across the country, whether they...

Patients With Depression Face Highest Risk for Suicide in Days After Hospital Discharge

TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – People treated at psychiatric hospitals are at highest risk of committing suicide immediately after their discharge if they suffer from depression, a new study reports....

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