COP26 deal sparks hope for positive tipping points
The Breakthrough Agenda agreed at COP26 could help trigger positive tipping points to tackle the climate crisis, researchers say. At the summit in Glasgow, leaders of countries covering 70% of world GDP pledged to “make clean technologies and sustainable solutions the most affordable, accessible and attractive option in each emitting sector globally before 2030.” This […]
To keep or not to keep those New Year’s resolutions?
New research suggests that people may not always want help with sticking to their New Year’s resolutions. Individuals often make resolutions in January to maintain healthy lifestyle regimes — for example to eat better or exercise more often — then fail to keep them. Behavioural scientists frequently interpret such behaviour as evidence of a conflict […]
What Is the Purpose of Psychoanalysis? Goals & Uses
Psychoanalysis aims to promote awareness of unconscious patterns of emotion and behavior to help a person address the root causes of their issues Psychoanalysis aims to promote awareness of unconscious and recurrent patterns of emotion and behavior in order to help a person address the root causes of their psychological issues. By releasing repressed thoughts […]
Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too
Title: Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, TooCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/24/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM
Stem cell discoveries hold potential to improve cancer treatment: Findings could lead to new ways to fight disease and help patients recover faster
Two recent discoveries by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help make cancer treatment more efficient and shorten the time it takes for people to recover from radiation and chemotherapy. In the first study, published in the journal Blood, investigators discovered a protein that is expressed by blood stem cells that could aid in identifying, […]
Dried goji berries may provide protection against age-related vision loss
Regularly eating a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, in healthy middle-aged people, according to a small, randomized trial conducted at the University of California, Davis. AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in older people, and is estimated to affect […]
What Are 6 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders?
Here is a quick checklist of 6 signs and symptoms to help determine whether your anxiety is a disorder or not. Anxiety is a natural way for the body to prepare for an important event. One may have observed that during or after the event, they began to relax and breathe more easily. Anxiety helps […]
What Can I Do to Help Myself to Stop Drinking? 15 Tips
While quitting any habit is not easy, these 15 tips may help you stop drinking or at least cut back on your alcohol intake Even moderate drinking can have negative health effects, from digestive issues and increase anxiety to memory issues and problems sleeping. Other symptoms of drinking may include: Drowsiness Headache Nausea and vomiting […]
Custom finger clip offers a new way to measure blood pressure, other vitals
Monitoring a person’s blood pressure on a regular basis can help health care professionals with early detection of various health problems such as high blood pressure, which has no warning signs or symptoms. However, many things can alter an accurate blood pressure reading, including a patient’s nervousness about having their blood pressure taken at a […]
Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal
We went into medicine to help people, and now we struggle with feelings of betrayal. We sacrificed so much. While our cohort in college went on to graduate and earn an income and start families, we continued with medical school, an all-in venture financially and personally, demanding all our time, efforts, and attention. Then we […]