News tagged with distress
Study uncovers how Salmonella avoids the body's immune response
UC Irvine researchers have discovered how Salmonella, a bacterium found in contaminated raw foods that causes major gastrointestinal distress in humans, thrives in the digestive tract despite the immune system's best effort ...
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Television 'breakups' cause some viewers distress: study
Even temporary "breakups" can be distressing for some people – at least when it comes to their favorite television programs.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Researchers discover way to halt lung inflammation in animal models
(PhysOrg.com) -- Acute inflammation of the lung is a poorly recognized human disease that develops in surprising and unexpected ways. The acute lung injury (ALI) or adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a vital new ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Study links shorter sleep durations with greater risks of mental distress in young adults
Young adults who get fewer than eight hours of sleep per night have greater risks of psychological distress, a combination of high levels of depressive and anxious symptoms, according to a study in the Sept. 1 issue of the ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Childhood memories of father have lasting impact on men's ability to handle stress
Sons who have fond childhood memories of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable in the face of day-to-day stresses, according to psychologists who studied hundreds of adults of all ages.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 12, 2010 |
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Study finds young men more vulnerable to relationship ups and downs than women
Contrary to popular belief, the ups and downs of romantic relationships have a greater effect on the mental health of young men than women, according to a new study by a Wake Forest University sociology professor.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Link found between passive smoking and poorer mental health
Second hand smoke exposure is associated with psychological distress and risk of future psychiatric illness, according to new UCL research that suggests the harmful affects of passive smoking go beyond physical health.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna
While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Power at work has payoffs, but not for health
Being at the top has its perks, but new University of Toronto research shows people in positions of authority at work are more likely to experience certain psychological and physical problems that can undermine the health ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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New study says dementia is a terminal illness
The clinical course of advanced dementia, including uncomfortable symptoms such as pain and high mortality, is similar to that experienced by patients of other terminal conditions, according to scientists at the Institute ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Rich people don't need friends
In a paper evaluated by f1000 Medicine, six studies tested relationships between reminders of money, social exclusion and physical pain.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Depression increases cancer patients' risk of dying
Depression can affect a cancer patient's likelihood of survival. That is the finding of an analysis published in the November 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The results highli ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Where you live may affect your state of mind
Frequent Mental Distress (FMD), defined as having 14 or more days in the previous month when stress, depression and emotional problems were not good , is not evenly distributed across the United States. In fact, certain geographic ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Heart Hazards of Woeful Wives
(PhysOrg.com) -- Women in strained marriages are more likely to feel depressed and suffer high blood pressure, obesity and other signs of "metabolic syndrome," a group of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 05, 2009 |
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