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Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Talking to your kids about school shootings: Experts offer guidance

Children should feel safe at school, but learning of a mass shooting—like this week’s tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville—can threaten their sense of security. For parents, it can be challenging to know what to tell them. Two children’s mental health experts from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas offer…

Alzheimers: New study supports amyloid hypothesis but suggests alternative treatment

An analysis of human brain cells provides new evidence in support of the “amyloid hypothesis,” the prevailing idea that Alzheimer’s is caused by the accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain. In the study, Columbia University researchers found that amyloid sparks an alliance between two proteins in the brain’s neurons…

UK report: Lessons on crisis preparation learned from COVID-19

Despite the UK’s high scores for pandemic preparedness and crisis response, the central crisis management systems had to be set aside and replaced early on in the pandemic. Economic and social policy responses—like managing school closures—had not been developed in advance, and much of the planning did not account for…

Breast Cancer Survivors at Highest Opioid Abuse, Overdose Risk

The study covered in this summary was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway Among people living with breast cancer and survivors, long-term prescription opioid use greatly increases the risk of opioid use disorders and overdoses, particularly among those receiving adjuvant endocrine…

Could mind games help treat teen depression? Brain imaging study shows promise

In the midst of a devastating mental health crisis affecting thousands of American teens, Northeastern University psychology professor Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli says a non-invasive remedy for depression and anxiety offers hope. In a brain imaging study conducted at Northeastern’s Biomedical Imaging Center, teenagers using mindfulness meditation guided by neurofeedback were able…

Can yoga-dance and mindful eating be beneficial for obese and overweight women?

In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers in Denmark performed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effects of yoga-dance and mindful eating in reducing body weight among obese and overweight women. Study: Effects of Mindful Eating and YogaDance among Overweight and Obese Women: An Exploratory Randomized…

An, Elson named 2023 AIMBE fellows

Two faculty members at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — Hongyu An, PhD, a professor of radiology at the School of Medicine’s Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR), and Elliot L. Elson, PhD, an emeritus professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics — have been named…

Gun injuries in US surged during pandemic, CDC study shows

For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries—a fact that public health experts say is crucial to understanding the full impact of guns on society. A new government study highlights just how violent America’s recent past has been by showing a…

New approach to nail bed injury surgery could significantly cut NHS costs

Nail bed injuries in children are very common. The subject of an information campaign by BAPRAS (British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons) in 2017 to prevent injury, they are generally caused by a child crushing their fingertip in a closing door. In many cases surgery is performed to…