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Just press play: Study shows virtual dog therapy can improve mental well-being

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Just press play: Study shows virtual dog therapy can improve mental well-being
While it's well known that spending time with dogs can ease stress, new research shows that watching a short video of a dog can have a similar comforting effect.

3.032. Some disposable vapes may release higher amounts of toxic metals than traditional cigarettes

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Brightly colored, inexpensive and disposable electronic cigarettes and vapes continue to gain popularity. These devices turn flavored nicotine-containing liquid into a vapor that people inhale over hundreds or thousands of puffs—commonly called vaping.

3.033. Alternating-pressure mattress design could reduce risk of bed sores

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A team of engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with a colleague from K Medical LLC, has developed a pressurized mattress that reduces the likelihood of developing bed sores for bedbound patients. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes how they developed their new mattress and how it can be used to help patients.

3.034. How hippocampal place cells and synaptic plasticity contribute to the progressive acquisition of memories

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The human brain is known to store various memories for long periods of time, progressively learning from new experiences and forming adaptive representations that ultimately guide decision-making and behavior. When people experience new things, their brain creates new memories and mental representations, without overwriting or deleting old ones.

3.035. New study calls for rethink on alcohol policy

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Policymakers and drinkers are speaking different languages when it comes to alcohol consumption, according to new research.

3.036. Breaking the silence about men breaking bones

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Weak bones can have deadly consequences. Women often get bone density tests to screen for osteoporosis, yet many men don't even realize they are at risk until they suffer a major fracture.

3.037. Regular sexual activity may reduce the odds of pain, irritation in perimenopausal, postmenopausal women: Study

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It's no secret that women often become less interested in sex with age. However, orgasm and satisfaction have been shown to not decline significantly with age. A new study suggests regular sexual activity may limit vulvar pain, irritation, and dryness, which are all common reasons women have less sex as they get older.

3.038. Greater access to mental health staff in schools can buffer risk of growing up in disadvantaged communities

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Children growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods—communities with low rates of high school graduation and employment, low family income, and other measures of adversity—are at heightened risk of experiencing mental health conditions.

3.039. Guidance issued for GPs managing weight-loss injection patients

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Academics at King's College London and the University of East Anglia have released guidance for GPs on how to manage patients who may be privately accessing weight loss drugs.

3.040. Heart disease landscape changes: Fewer heart attacks, but more deaths from failure and arrhythmias

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While heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for over a century, the past 50 years have seen a substantial decrease (66%) in overall age-adjusted heart disease death rates, including a nearly 90% drop in heart attack deaths, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association

3.041. Just press play: Study shows virtual dog therapy can improve mental well-being

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While it's well known that spending time with dogs can ease stress, new research shows that watching a short video of a dog can have a similar comforting effect.

3.042. Smart sensors and smarter health: How AI and wearables are reimagining preventive health care

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When it comes to automobiles, no matter how well they are maintained, at some point the check engine light is going to come on. Inevitably, a look under the hood or trip to the mechanic is in order. The human body doesn't have a check engine light, but wearable sensors could fill that role for people thanks to the power of data.

3.043. Brief online therapy may potentially reduce mental health problems in young people

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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed two brief, low-threshold digital interventions aimed at preventing and reducing mental health problems among adolescents and their parents. A pilot study published in JAMA Network Open indicates that the interventions are well-received and potentially effective for adolescents experiencing mental health issues and their caregivers.

3.044. Researchers capture first signs of ovarian cancer risk

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Little is known about what causes ovarian cancer, and there is no way to detect it early yet. About 75% of the time when someone is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, it has already progressed to stage 3 or stage 4, which means it has spread to other parts of the body.

3.045. RFK Jr's medical panel to revisit debunked vaccine claims

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A vaccine panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will revisit long-settled science and spotlight rare risks linked to childhood immunizations in a meeting beginning Wednesday, raising fears that fringe theories could seep into national policy.

3.046. Climate change takes an emotional toll. Here's how to manage anxiety and build resilience

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Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people.

3.047. One in five packaged foods and drinks sold in the US contains synthetic dyes, study shows

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As many as 19% of packaged foods and beverages sold by top US food manufacturers contain synthetic food dyes, according to new research evaluating the content of 39,763 American grocery store products.

3.048. Global study links severe bleeding after childbirth to increased risk of cardiovascular disease

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Women who experience severe bleeding after giving birth face elevated risks to their cardiovascular health that can persist for up to 15 years—a new analysis of data from over 9.7 million women across Europe, North America and Asia shows.

3.049. New 'designer drugs' pose growing threat to road safety in the US

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No one could claim to be unaware of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs (DUID): drugs can increase the time needed to react, impair coordination, alertness, and cognition, and lower inhibitions, thus encouraging reckless and aggressive driving.

3.050. Emotional demands and confrontation in person-contact roles linked to heightened type 2 diabetes risk

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The emotional demands and confrontation inherent in person-contact roles, involving direct face-to-face or voice-to-voice interaction with external parties, are linked to a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

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