News tagged with mental strain

Researchers find promotion is bad for mental health and stops your visiting the doctor

New research by economics and psychology researchers at the University of Warwick has found that promotion on average produces 10% more mental strain and gives up to 20% less time to visit the Doctors.

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Is that sleepiness during pregnancy normal or a sign of sleep apnea?

(Medical Xpress) -- Most pregnant women complain of being tired. Some of them however, could be suffering more than normal fatigue associated with their pregnancy; they may have developed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Tell me how you are -- and I know how long you will live

The way people rate their health determines their probability of survival in the following decades. Researchers from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich demonstrate that for ratings ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods

Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened ...

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Our jobs are making us sick

(Medical Xpress) -- New research at ANU has revealed that poor work conditions can adversely affect people’s health.

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created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Concussed triathlete back to winning races with help of new treatment protocol

(Medical Xpress) -- Former Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker was in the middle of the swimming portion of a triathlon in Hamburg, Germany, when the swimmer in front of him accidentally kicked him in the face. Shoemaker finished the ...

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maternal care influences brain chemistry into adulthood

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is the most abundant peptide hormone of the central nervous system. It is involved in various processes including stress management, the development of anxiety behaviour and body weight ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Economic recession takes toll on family relationships, researcher says

A majority of Americans rate their current financial situation as poor or fair, and nearly half of Americans say they have encountered financial problems in the past year, according to the Pew Research Center. A University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

First combination ARV vaginal ring for HIV prevention being tested in Phase I safety trial

In the first clinical trial of a vaginal ring combining two antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, researchers from the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) are collaborating with the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) to ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mom can buffer effects of stress on teen's memory

(Medical Xpress) -- Chronic stress in childhood can hurt children and teens physically, mentally and emotionally. However, having a sensitive, responsive mother can reduce at least one of these harmful effects, reports a ...

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US not taking basic step to prevent toxoplasmosis in newborns, researcher contends

North American babies who acquire toxoplasmosis infections in the womb show much higher rates of brain and eye damage than European infants with the same infection, according to new research from the Stanford University School ...

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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