Search Result For: anxiety

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Date: 2025/02/21 - 17:00

Health misinformation and disinformation: How to avoid it

How can we learn to spot inaccurate and even malicious health information? Why do we fall so easily for false health info, and how can we update our mistaken beliefs? This In Conversation episode answer these questions with the help of Prof. Stephan Lewandowsky and Dr. Jenny Yu.

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Date: 2025/02/15 - 20:32

Why Super Bowl Champ Dallas Goedert Is Raising Awareness About Plaque Psoriasis

Super Bowl LIX champion Dallas Goedert of the Philadelphia Eagles shares his journey with plaque psoriasis. After 20 years of living with the autoimmune skin condition, Goedert is spreading awareness and hoping to inspire others.

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Date: 2025/02/14 - 22:00

New test may detect Alzheimer's years before tau clumps show up in scans

Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the brain before it causes significant damage.

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Date: 2025/02/12 - 21:31

Could probiotics help reduce anxiety?

A specific microbial metabolite in the gut microbiome that helps regulate brain activity is linked to anxiety, a new study in mice has found, suggesting that acting on gut bacteria may help improve symtpoms.

A person swims in a body of water surrounded by ice to emulate a cold plunge.

Date: 2025/02/09 - 16:31

Benefits of cold plunges may be short-lived, review finds

People who practice cold-water immersion may experience stress reduction after exposure, have a decrease in sickness absences, and see improvements in sleep — but only for a limited time, a review finds.

Male takes cold plunge in icy lake outdoors

Date: 2025/02/08 - 19:32

Health Benefits of Cold Water Therapy May Be Short-Lived, Study Finds

A new study found that cold-water immersion offers a number of short-lived potential health benefits. In the 12 hours after cold-water immersion, participants had reduced stress levels. Brief cold showers were associated with a slightly higher quality of life.

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Date: 2025/02/05 - 17:31

How do you know if a health information source is reliable?

Dr. Dawn Holford, a specialist in decision-making psychology and the prevention of misinformation, explains why people pick up inaccurate health information, and how to make sure that the info we access is trustworthy and correct.

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Date: 2025/02/04 - 20:31

New test may predict which IBD patients have higher colorectal cancer risk

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new test that can predict colorectal cancer risk in people with IBD with more than 90% accuracy.

Date: 2025/01/27 - 20:31

ADHD linked to 'astonishing' reduction in life expectancy

The life expectancy of adults with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is significantly shorter than that of peers without this condition, a large study warns.

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Date: 2025/01/25 - 11:00

How a good night's sleep may help us restrict bad memories

Disrupted sleep and sleep loss interferes with the brain's ability to filter out bad memories, which could contribute to a range of mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).