According to new research from scientists with Emory University and the University of Rochester, teens who can describe negative emotions “in precise and nuanced ways” are more likely to stave off increased depressive symptoms after stressful life events compared to those who can’t.
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Introducing the new, digital AJC Pulse Magazine for nurses in the Southeast →
For the past 20-plus years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Pulse Magazine has been hitting the mailboxes of the region’s top healthcare professionals. And while the lifestyle magazine will no longer be printed, Pulse will go on beating—through the AJC.com Digital Hub, monthly Pulse Plus email newsletter and, of course, on Facebook and Twitter.
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Read MoreScientists identify 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia disorder →
Researchers with Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified more than 100 high-risk genes for schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder known to cause people to interpret reality abnormally.
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Read MoreCould increasing minimum wage help reduce the suicide rate? →
To examine the role of financial anxiety in America’s rising suicide rate, scientists with the University of North Carolina’s GIllings School of Global Public Health have been looking at the impact of wage changes.
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Read MoreStudy: As planet warms, mental health issues expected to increase
New research has found empirical evidence that climate change could increase mental health issues in the United States.
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Read MoreDaily discrimination literally upping women’s blood pressure, study finds →
New research suggests women’s exposure to daily discrimination may contribute to rising blood pressure over time, a risk factor that, if left untreated, can increase risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Read MoreHeading in soccer more dangerous for women, brain study finds →
Female soccer players are more susceptible to heading-induced brain damage compared to their male counterparts, according to a new study published Tuesday.
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Read MoreWhat is rhabdomyolysis? Workout, rare condition sends teen to hospital →
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Seventeen-year-old Jared Shamburger of Houston thought his post-workout soreness after a 90-minute weightlifting session was nothing out of the ordinary at first. Then he was hospitalized for five days.
According to KTRK, Shamburger had recently joined a gym to work out with his older brother and dad, both of whom had been lifting weights for years. But after last week’s lengthy workout left him sore, swollen and hospitalized, the teen was diagnosed with a rare condition known as rhabdomyolysis — or rhabdo.
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Read MoreMore than 11 million Americans prescribed wrong dose of common drugs, scientists say →
More than 11 million people in the United States may have been given the wrong prescription dose for common drugs, according to scientists from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The researchers analyzed the reliability of updated pooled cohort equations, guidelines often used as online web tools that help doctors determine a patient’s risk of stroke or heart attack.
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Read MoreWhat’s killing America’s teens? Inside CDC’s new mortality report →
America is witnessing a troubling increase in deaths among its children and teens, according to a new mortality report from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The report, which was released Friday, is based on information from death certificates filed in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
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Read MoreWhat is Nipah virus? Deadly brain-damaging virus spreads in India →
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At least 12 people have died of Nipah virus in the Indian state of Kerala since the rare outbreak began weeks ago, according to a Health Ministry official.
Another 40 with Nipah symptoms are being treated in area hospitals.
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Read MoreStudy finds 67 percent of sunscreens don’t actually work — find one that does →
Using sunscreen is imperative for protecting your skin from sunburn or cancer. But finding a product that really works to safeguard against ultraviolat A (UVA) rays isn’t always so easy.
According to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group’s 12th annual sunscreen guide, 67 percent of products tested don’t work well or contain potentially harmful ingredients.
Consumer Reports also examined popular products and of the 73 lotions, sprays, sticks, and lip balms in their ratings this year, 24 tested at less than half their labeled SPF number.
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Read MoreSleeping in on the weekends could help you live longer, study suggests →
Good news for Sunday snoozers: Sleeping in on your off-days might actually be beneficial to your health.
In fact, new research from Stockholm University’s Stress Research Institute found that compensating for missed sleep on the weekends really does work and can even lengthen your life. Previous sleep science research hasn’t fully examined the effects of weekend snoozing.
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Read MoreDeadly romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak nearing end, CDC says
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said that due to its 21-day shelf life, “it is unlikely that any romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region is still available in stores or restaurants.”
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Read MoreTick, mosquito and flea infections in US more than triple since 2004, CDC warns
According to a new report from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of Americans getting diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in recent years.
Health officials reported on Tuesday that since 2004, at least nine such diseases have been discovered or introduced in the country, with 642,602 cases reported during the 13 years from 2004 through 2016.
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Read MoreWhy are Americans so lonely? Massive study finds nearly half of US feels alone, young adults most of all →
Do you experience bouts of loneliness? You’re not alone. In fact, a new nationwide survey from health insurer Cigna found that nearly half the country is in the same boat.
The online survey of 20,000 adults consisted of self-reported responses to a series of 20 statements or questions. Analysts used the well-known UCLA Loneliness Scale to calculate respondents’ loneliness scores, which range from 20 to 80.
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Read MoreNew drug could stop chronic migraines without side effects, study finds →
A group of researchers may have found a new treatment to successfully prevent migraines without an overload of common side effects of migraine medication, such as fatigue, racing heartbeat or nausea.
“There’s no current dedicated migraine prevention medication,” Dr. Michael R. Silver, an assistant professor in neurology at Emory University who was not involved in the study, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We borrow from other fields and use mostly anti-seizure medicines, blood pressure medicines or anti-depressants for migraine prevention.”
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Read MoreWork at a desk all day? Sitting too long linked to thinning of brain region critical for memory, study suggests →
Long periods of sitting have been linked to a variety of health issues, including higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, muscle wasting and premature death.
Now, researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles’ Semel Institute and its Center for Cognitive Neuroscience have found that sedentary behavior is a “significant predictor of thinning of the medial temporal lobe.”
The medial temporal lobe, which includes the hippocampus, is the region of the brain critical for new memory formation. Medial temporal atrophy, such as thinning, has been associated with memory loss and has been used to predict Alzheimer’s disease, according to Dr. Joe Nocera, an assistant professor in neurology at Emory University who was not involved in the UCLA study.
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Read MoreBlack infants in US more than twice as likely to die as white infants now, study finds →
Black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And a new analysis from the New York Times using the most recent government data revealed that black infants today are more than twice as likely to die as white infants.
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Read MoreInfants given antibiotics, antacids may have increased allergy, asthma risk →
A new study has found that babies administered antacids or antibiotics during their first six months are more likely to develop childhood allergies, asthma, hay fever or other allergic diseases.
That’s according to a new analysis published Monday in the journal Jama Pediatrics, for which researchers examined health records of nearly 800,000 children born between 2001 and 2013 and covered by insurance program Tricare.