https://www.news-medical.net/ 2024-11-18T11:16:16+00:00 from News-Medical.Net - Latest Medical News and Research from Around the World News-Medical.Net News-Medical.Net from News-Medical.Net - Latest Medical News and Research from Around the World en-GB https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/New-mindfulness-therapy-offers-hope-for-teenagers-struggling-with-depression.aspx 2024-11-18T11:16:16+00:00

Researchers have developed a mindfulness therapy tailored specifically to appeal to teenagers to help them cope with increasing levels of depression and mental health problems.

2024-11-18T11:16:16+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/Study-links-cannabis-use-to-genotoxicity-and-transgenerational-health-impacts.aspx 2024-11-18T11:13:00+00:00

Cannabis exposure leads to genetic damage and accelerated aging, raising concerns about its transgenerational health effects and public health implications.

2024-11-18T11:13:00+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/Air-pollution-spurs-inflammation-in-heart-failure-patients.aspx 2024-11-18T10:55:39+00:00

A new study by heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that patients with heart disease, specifically those with heart failure, are especially vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution and poor air quality and can take steps to protect themselves.

2024-11-18T10:55:39+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/New-oral-painkiller-developed-for-chronic-abdominal-pain.aspx 2024-11-18T10:48:45+00:00

University of Queensland researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions.

2024-11-18T10:48:45+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/WHO-leads-global-push-for-cervical-cancer-elimination.aspx 2024-11-18T10:43:16+00:00

As world leaders arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Summit this weekend, the city's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue will be illuminated in the color teal.

2024-11-18T10:43:16+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/Social-Security-tackles-overpayment-e28098injusticese28099-but-problems-remain.aspx 2024-11-18T10:40:00+00:00

In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O'Malley criticized agency "injustices" that "shock our shared sense of equity and good conscience as Americans."

2024-11-18T10:40:00+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/Phase-2-study-evaluates-safety-and-efficacy-of-asunercept-in-COVID-19-patients.aspx 2024-11-18T09:54:00+00:00

The ASUNCTIS trial evaluated asunercept's safety and efficacy in COVID-19, showing trends toward faster recovery despite not meeting statistical significance.

2024-11-18T09:54:00+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/Monash-researchers-develop-model-to-tackle-weight-stigma-in-pregnancy-and-beyond.aspx 2024-11-18T05:51:00+00:00

People with larger bodies commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma, often facing discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and healthcare settings.

2024-11-18T05:51:00+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/Diabetes-rates-skyrocket-globally-with-millions-left-untreated.aspx 2024-11-18T05:49:00+00:00

The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million - over four times the total number in 1990, according to findings from a global analysis published ahead of World Diabetes Day in The Lancet.

2024-11-18T05:49:00+00:00 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241118/Can-music-therapy-be-the-breakthrough-dementia-care-desperately-needs.aspx 2024-11-18T05:49:00+00:00

Music therapy reduces distress and improves well-being in advanced dementia by meeting unmet needs, enhancing caregiver-patient understanding, and fostering humanizing connections in institutional care settings.

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