¿La COVID prolongada podría cambiar la actividad cerebral?
LUNES, 1 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos científicos informan que los escáneres cerebrales de los pacientes con COVID prolongada muestran una actividad anómala en áreas relacionadas con la memoria.Los resultados de los escáneres validan las p…
Learn More¿Cuáles niños se enfrentan al riesgo más alto de autolesiones?
LUNES, 1 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un creciente número de niños y adolescentes estadounidenses se corta o queman a sí mismos, golpean sus cabezas contra paredes, se arrancan el pelo, e incluso intentan suicidarse. Pero averiguar quién tiene …
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Increased With Lower Mental Health Care Provider Accessibility
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reduced mental health care provider spatial-social accessibility is associated with increased suicide risk, according to a study published online May 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Dan…
Learn MoreU.S. Surgeon General Announces National Plan to Fight ‘Loneliness Epidemic’
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared war on what he calls a “loneliness epidemic” in the United States.Murthy announced a “National Strategy to Advance Social Connection” to address this “epidemic…
Learn MoreLink Found Between Contraception-Related Depression, Postpartum Depression
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A history of hormonal contraception (HC)-associated depression is associated with an increased risk for postpartum depression (PPD), according to a study published online April 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.Søren Vinth…
Learn MoreScience Reveals Possible ‘Surge of Consciousness’ Just Before Dying
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Near-death experiences — seeing a bright light, floating outside your body, watching your life flash past, communicating with lost loved ones — could well be part of a dying brain’s final fight-or-flight respon…
Learn MoreTeen Dating Violence Sets Stage for Future Abusive Relationships
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens who are abused by a romantic partner may suffer long-lasting repercussions, and this is especially true for girls, a new analysis finds.Investigators who reviewed 38 studies concluded that teenage dating…
Learn MoreUn estudio encuentra que las tasas de tratamiento para la adicción a los opioides se han estancado en EE. UU.
VIERNES, 28 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La crisis de opioides de EE. UU. ha conducido a cambios que hacen que, para las personas que se enfrentan a una adicción, resulte más fácil obtener medicamentos que las ayuden a abandonar el hábito de u…
Learn MoreMind-Reading Technology Can Turn Brain Scans Into Language
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mind-reading device seems like science fiction, but researchers say they’re firmly on the path to building one.Using functional MRI (fMRI), a newly developed brain-computer interface can read a person’s though…
Learn MoreWhich Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Growing numbers of American kids and teens are cutting or burning themselves, banging their heads against walls, pulling out their hair and even trying to die by suicide.But figuring out who is at highest risk f…
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