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When medical professionals describe depression as a biological malfunction, patients often feel less responsibility for their condition and less hope for recovery. New psychological experiments reveal that reframing these biological changes as functional signals of unmet needs can restore a sense of agency and optimism. The research results were published in the journal Cognition and Emotion. For decades, doctors and pharmaceutical ads have used biological concepts to explain depression to the public. Phrases like “brain disorder” and “chemical imbalance” describe the condition as a congenital physical problem. This framework helps remove the burden of self-blame that many people with depression…
Scientists led by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego warn that oxygen is rapidly disappearing from oceans and freshwater systems, potentially pushing the planet into “dangerous space.” Some of the resulting changes may persist for centuries and may be irreversible within a human lifetime. A new review examines aquatic deoxygenation, which refers to the reduction of dissolved oxygen levels in oceans (marine deoxygenation), coastal waters, rivers, lakes, and streams. Researchers assessed how this growing problem interacts with nine major Earth system processes included in the planetary boundaries framework. Introduced in 2009, the framework identifies…
Bob covers medical expenses, focusing on health insurance and hospitals. His story delves into Medicare Advantage, opaque prescription drug benefits, and what executives actually earn. He is also the author of the Health Care Inc. newsletter. You can reach Bob at Signal at bobjherman.09.This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter, Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hello everyone! I’ve seen over 50,000 public comments on proposed healthcare regulations, but 200,000(!) on the SEC’s proposal to eliminate quarterly financial reporting is astonishing. Yes, many of them look like templates automated by interest groups, but still. Some poor souls…
People tend to naturally coordinate their body movements more smoothly when interacting with people of similar age or ethnic background than when speaking with people of different backgrounds. These physical rhythms often occur without people being aware of them, suggesting that common, visible characteristics provide the basis for smoother interpersonal relationships. This research recently Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Spontaneous behavioral synchronization refers to the way people unconsciously adjust their actions, movements, and pace during a conversation. This phenomenon involves moving at the same time, matching the speed of movements, and smoothly blending gestures. It looks like a subtle, unchoreographed…
Many fractures are early warning signs of osteoporosis. However, a new Austrian national survey by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Osteology (LBI Osteology) shows that in routine clinical care, they are often not recognized as red flags or documented. Men are more often affected. Osteoporosis, a disease in which bones lose density and stability, is one of the most common conditions that occur in older adults and significantly increases the risk of fractures. However, it is often diagnosed only after the first typical “osteoporotic fracture”, such as a femoral neck fracture. New research from…
Some long-necked dinosaurs may have had the ability to stand much more upright than their large bodies would indicate. About 66 million years ago, two South American sauropods were able to stand up on their hind legs and remain there for relatively long periods of time, especially when they were young. This ability may help them reach higher leaves in trees, be more intimidating to predators, attract mates, and reproduce. The dinosaurs are Uberabatitan from brazil neukensaurus The sauropods from Argentina were modest in size compared to the largest sauropods. Still, they were roughly equivalent to modern elephants. adult Uberabatitans…
A study led by Michigan Medicine and UT Southwestern Medical Center found that treatment with a “polypill,” which combines multiple drugs into a single daily dose, significantly enhanced heart function and reduced hospitalizations for heart failure patients. Patients who took the polypill experienced greater improvements in left ventricular ejection fraction, a standard measure of the heart’s pumping ability, than those who received standard treatment with multiple drugs. People taking the polypill also had 60% lower rates of heart failure-related hospitalizations and emergency room visits. The survey results are natural medicine, We are proposing a new treatment approach that can help…
Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. Yesterday’s game wasn’t that exciting, but luckily Saturday’s third place match had all the drama I expected. Check out the news below before playing the highlights. Good news about quitting smoking Last week, Medicare announced proposed changes to its physician fee schedule. STAT’s Sarah Todd reports that several paragraphs embedded in the 1,592-page document suggest that doctors may soon receive financial incentives to help patients who want to quit smoking. The proposal would increase reimbursement by 19% for physicians…
People who describe themselves as highly sensitive do not objectively have the most acute senses of hearing, sight, smell, or other senses, according to a new study published in . Journal of Personality Research. Rather, this study suggests that sensory processing sensitivity reflects how a person experiences and interprets sensory information, rather than having abnormally sensitive sensory organs. Sensory processing hypersensitivity (SPS) is a personality trait that has received increasing attention over the past two decades. People high in SPS often report being aware of subtle details, feeling overwhelmed by busy environments, and reacting strongly to emotional or sensory experiences.…
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