A study by the University of Valencia (UV) and the INCLIVA Health Research Institute, of the Clinical Hospital of Valencia, shows that stress during the early stages of life can modify the brain, particularly in women. The study, led by Juan Nácher, Professor of Cell Biology and a member of…
Study identifies strengths and specific challenges among young autistic drivers
A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified clear strengths and a series of specific challenges autistic adolescents experience while learning to drive. The findings were recently published by the American Journal…
Adolescent Substance Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the past year, adolescents, families, educators, and health care providers have had to press forward through myriad challenges and stressors with flexibility and adaptability. With appropriate concern, we ask ourselves how children and youth are coping emotionally with the unprecedented changes of the past year. Adolescent substance use represents…
Family child care home providers with high diet self-efficacy are better equipped to manage stress
Building family child care home providers’ (FCCH) self-efficacy—an individual’s belief in their ability to manage their situation—for healthy eating is an important component of health promotion and can buffer the impact of stress on their diet quality, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior….
Genetic mechanism enables TB-causing bacterium to remember and rapidly respond to stress
Tuberculosis bacteria have evolved to remember stressful encounters and react quickly to future stress, according to a study by computational bioengineers at Rice University and infectious disease experts at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS). Published online in the open-access journal mSystems, the research identifies a genetic mechanism that allows…
Melatonin synthesized in the lungs acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2
Melatonin synthesized in the lungs acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2, preventing expression of genes that encode proteins in cells such as resident macrophages in the nose and pulmonary alveoli, and epithelial cells lining the alveoli, all of which are entry points for the virus. The hormone, therefore, prevents infection…
Treatment of Middle-of-the-Night Insomnia
Intermittent or middle-of-the-night (MOTN) insomnia afflicts 10-40% of adults in the US population. It is characterized by nocturnal awakenings with difficulty in returning to sleep afterwards. Patients report a variety of causes for these awakenings, but objectively, 90% of clinically significant awakenings are preceded by an episode of altered breathing…
Milk Thistle Health Benefits
Milk thistle is a wild, commonly found plant with wide range of possible health benefits. This plant derives its name from its large white veins and big prickly leaves. Milk thistle can be consumed via oral capsules, tablets, or in powdered or liquid form. Recent research has indicated unique properties…
APO-Alendronate
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. APO-ALENDRONATE ONCE WEEKLY Alendronate sodium Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about alendronate. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking…
How to effectively prioritise at work (and why it’s so important)
Feeling overwhelmed, stressed or out of control when it comes to your work? Here’s why learning to prioritise could help – and how to do it properly. No matter what our job title, seniority level or area of expertise, we all know how it feels to be overwhelmed by work….
The long-term biological effects of COVID-19 stress on kids’ future health and development
One fortunate aspect of COVID-19 is that children have been less directly affected by the disease. But despite the relatively low incidence of severe illness in children, the response to the pandemic may have long-term adverse effects on the health and well-being of children and adolescents. As researchers in psychology,…