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Tag: QUALITY OF LIFE
Study suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19
Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death would benefit from timely support and care to reduce the high risk of experiencing problems in important areas of everyday life. Published in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ,…
You’ve Got to Move It, Move It
Research from Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Sciences at UC San Diego suggests that light-intensity physical activity, including shopping or a casual walk, may protect against mobility disability in older women.
Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability
Synthesis of five frameworks seeks to advance global urban science
Music is a must for young drivers, according to Ben-Gurion U. researchers
BEER-SHEVA, Israel…February 22, 2021 – A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers resulted in a nearly unanimous response: driving is “absolutely impossible” without music. “To young drivers 18-29, music in the car isn’t just entertainment, it’s…
UH receives $5 million to combat HIV/AIDS epidemic
Grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc. continues graduate college of social work effort in southern United States
Basque ethnic identity and collective empowerment are associated with wellbeing
A study reveals that individuals with a high degree of Basque identity and collective empowerment display high levels of wellbeing and community participation
Rich nations see virus rates fall quicker — study
Research finds economic performance directly related to number of cases
Researchers find diverse supportive partnerships among older gay men with and without HIV
WASHINGTON — Recent data reveals that gay men living with HIV report having supportive relationships with family, friends, or in informal relationships rather than with primary romantic partners, while gay men who are HIV negative report having relationships mainly with…
Health survey conveys messages on how we should live
Since the 1980s, the physical and mental health of Swedish children and young people has been measured by way of surveys. One of these is the international “Health Behavior in School-aged Children Survey” (HBSC), which is taken by 11-, 13-…
Book shows how dance can help people reimagine their relationships with environment
Site, Dance and Body book brings together perspectives from site-dance, phenomenology and new materialism
The effects of picking up primary school pupils on surrounding street’s traffic
The article by Dr. Dinh Hiep and colleagues was published in The Open Transportation Journal
Grasshoppers and roadblocks: Coping with COVID-19 in rural Mexico
Indigenous people fight pandemic with little government support
Star-shaped brain cells may be linked to stuttering
UC Riverside-led study examined the effects of the medication risperidone on brain metabolism in stuttering
Cataloguing genetic information about yams
Yams are a staple food in West Africa, which produces over 90% of the world’s yams each year. Yams play a key role in the food security, economic income, and traditional culture for the region. While they are commonly assumed…
Creating more sustainable fragrances with biotech
In the face of a changing climate and crop diseases, manufacturers of products containing natural flavors and fragrances are pivoting to a new way to source ingredients. Companies have been partnering with biotechnology firms to manufacture scents and flavors using…
Study identifies ‘post-traumatic growth’ emerging from COVID-19 lockdowns
University of Bath project
Research highlights the need to incorporate nutritional counseling in cancer treatment
The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focuses on the relationship between diet and cancer and the role nutrition may play in successful cancer outcomes
Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis
UC Riverside-led mouse study stresses MS treatment should be started early
Experts put new method of analysing children’s play to the test
How to study the stages children go through as they play together has been highlighted in new research by a Swansea University academic
Study links intensive BP lowering to reduced CV risk in patients exposed to air pollution
Article from University Hospitals researchers published in the journal Hypertension
Apps help integration and health of migrants
New study finds apps aided by artificial intelligence also improve mental health
Link between dual sensory loss and depression
Sight and hearing issues associated with mental health problems including anxiety
Study shows when housing quality is poor, children suffer
Holes in floors, cracks in walls, plumbing issues and/or problems with pests are linked with overall poorer pediatric health and higher health care use in a nationally representative study.
The downward trend: Nature’s decline risks our quality of life
Scientists conducted a sweeping review of nature’s contributions to humans in order to present a clear breakdown of global trends since 1970. Not surprisingly, the results are grim
Study says friends are most valued in cultures where they may be needed most
Friends are more than just trusted confidantes, say Michigan State University researchers who have examined the cultural and health benefits of close human relationships in a new study. “Friendships are one of the untapped resources people can draw on to…
Research to advance environmental sound classification wins IEEE Best Paper Award
BROOKLYN, New York, January 13, 2021 – The paper ” Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and Data Augmentation for Environmental Sound Classification ,” has won the 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Signal Processing Society (SPS) Signal Processing Letters…
Will we still need Covid-19 volunteers in the new year?
– A University of Sheffield-led research programme finds Local Authorities and the Voluntary and Community Sector are best placed to support the response to the Covid-19 crisis locally Mobilising Volunteers Effectively found local initiatives are best placed to identify and…
Big brains and white matter: New clues about autism subtypes
UC Davis MIND Institute researchers tracked brain changes in children over many years using MRI scans
New nature lover? It’s a COVID-19 side effect
Pandemic drove many people into nature for the first time in years
Adverse childhood experiences are linked to justice system contact
A new paper released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reports a strong association between a high number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and contact with the U.S. justice system. Analyzing data from eleven studies, the researchers found…
Ignoring CDC guidelines leads to fear, anger among employees
Mixed messaging amid COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacts trust in organization
Structural racism severely impacts the health of foreign-born Blacks and Latinx
New study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine highlights the magnitude of the disparities in health of racial/ethnic minorities and immigrants in the United States, notably foreign-born Blacks and Latinx, which accumulates throughout life
UC Riverside School of Medicine to serve as lead site for clinical trial on stuttering
Phase 2 study investigates efficacy of the drug ecopipam developed by Emalex Biosciences Inc.
Authors from Oceania depict climate change struggles in University of Guam journal
Live virtual journal launch to take place on Dec. 17, 2020
Several U.S. populations and regions exposed to high arsenic concentrations in drinking water
Odds of exceeding maximum contaminant levels were significantly greater for water systems in the Southwest and serving Hispanic communities
Physicians don’t always recognize patients’ radiation therapy side effects
A new study finds that significant symptoms in young and Black patients are more likely to be under-recognized
Research News Tip Sheet: Story Ideas From Johns Hopkins Medicine
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Johns Hopkins Medicine Media Relations is focused on disseminating current, accurate and useful information to the public via the media. As part of that effort, we are distributing our “COVID-19 Tip Sheet: Story Ideas from Johns Hopkins” every other Tuesday.
Infant health inequality has increased since 2010, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — After several decades of improvement, inequality in infant health is once again on the rise in the United States, a pair of Brown University researchers has found. Between 1989 and 2010, the health gap between…
New research questions myth of the elderly widower: of course grandpa cooks
FOOD HABITS The assumption that an elderly widower can hardly boil an egg simply doesn’t stand according to a recent University of Copenhagen study. The study reports that male seniors do cook and only blossom in the kitchen once alone.…
Kessler Foundation awarded COVID crisis funding for Spinal Cord Injury Program
Emergency funding provided by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation enables the continuation of Kessler inpatient spinal cord injury education series in accordance with COVID-19 health guidelines
Leopoldina presents report on the future of ageing and life course research in Germany
Which type of research can help us to address the challenges of an extended lifespan and demographic change? This question is the focus of the Report on Tomorrow’s Science “Ageing and the Life Course. Research for Longer Lives” by the…
Leicester researchers train favela residents with digital storytelling skills
Researchers at the University of Leicester have collaborated with the University of Rio de Janeiro and Bournemouth University on a research project aiming to better comprehend the response of citizens within favela communities, to isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
New CCNY-developed resource measures severity of work-related depression
First came their pioneering research a few years ago linking burnout and depression. Now City College of New York psychologist Irvin Sam Schonfeld and his University of Neuchâtel collaborator Renzo Bianchi present the Occupational Depression Inventory [ODI], a measure designed…
Mailman School experts contribute to new Lancet report on health and climate change
Assessment finds millions of lives can be saved with climate action; COVID-19 shows everyone is vulnerable to converging health crises
Patients with kidney disease may delay AVF creation
Despite early referral and education, half of patients with advanced CKD delay AVF creation. Many patients start hemodialysis with temporary vascular access despite regular kidney care and pre-dialysis education. Delay is often related to patient choice but research on patients’…
Discrimination on social media results in higher depression, anxiety among minority males
MIAMI — Exposure to ethnic discrimination on social media is associated with higher symptoms of depression and anxiety among young Hispanic males, according to a study by researchers at Florida International University’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social…
Study: Telemedicine use disparity during COVID-19 among head and neck cancer patients
Patients more likely to complete a virtual visit by telephone, not video
Unmet job expectations linked to a rise in suicide, deaths of despair
Declines in blue-collar jobs may have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide or drug poisoning, according to a study led by sociologists at The University of Texas…
Engaging family caregivers key to coordinated home health care
MU researcher identifies resources to support overburdened family caregivers