Major depressive disorder affects 16.1 million adults in the United States and costs $210 billion annually. While the primary symptoms of depression are psychological, scientists and doctors have come to understand that depression is a complex disease with physical effects throughout the body. For example, measuring markers of cellular metabolism has become an important approach […]

From mulled wine to hot toddies, the culprit contained in whatever alcoholic beverage you choose this festive season is ethanol. Ethanol is the alcohol in drinks, which makes you pay the toll for a fun night the next day. Alcohol is a toxic chemical, which is also a diuretic, taking the water from your body […]

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the small but mighty chia seed. The mapping identified numerous genes linked to the health benefits of chia seeds. Researchers say understanding the chia seed genome could pave the way for future treatments for high blood pressure and cancer. Plants are often the source of pharmaceutical drugs, and new […]

Mindfulness meditation is the practice of purposefully being aware of and focusing your attention on the present moment. Mindfulness allows you to be in tune with your experience—right now in this moment—and to explore with curiosity whatever sensations, thoughts and emotions are present without expectations or judgment. During meditation, you focus your attention and eliminate […]

Inflammation is an important part of the body’s defenses, eliminating threats and repairing damage. When the immune system is overactivated, though, it can turn from friend to foe. Now, researchers from Japan have identified the culprit responsible for one type of harmful inflammation that occurs in certain muscular disorders. In a study published last month […]

Louise de Board, from Wimbledon, was 54 when she was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer which claims the lives of more than 3,000 people in the UK each year. Everything changed for the nurse and a counsellor in oncology when she started getting shooting pain in her shoulder, after hitting a curb while driving. […]

Improving the mental health and wellness of Black Americans requires acknowledging and confronting systemic racism underlying the U.S. political, social, and health care systems that create and maintain racial inequality in every aspect of life for Black people in the US. The new Series of three papers on Black mental health in the U.S., plus […]

Reviewed A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 22, entitled, "Tat-heat shock protein 10 ameliorates age-related phenotypes by facilitating neuronal plasticity and reducing age-related genes in the hippocampus." In this new study, researchers Hyo Young Jung, Hyun Jung […]

A recent study in the journal Hypertension Research assessed whether self-monitoring could be used to manage high blood pressure (BP) and pre-eclampsia in high-risk pregnancies. Study: Using self-monitoring to detect and manage raised blood pressure and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy: The BUMP research program and its impact. Image Credit: SNeG17 / Shutterstock.com Background About 10% of pregnant […]

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers examine the changes in mental health among children and adolescents with special educational needs (SEN) during the first six months following the resumption of in-person learning after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related school closures. Study: Mental Health of Children With Special Educational Needs and the Return to […]