Greater need for grief support amid COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Polina Zimmerman/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People grieving a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related death would benefit from timely support and care to reduce the high risk of experiencing problems...
Read MoreResearch explores sleep quality, psychological symptoms during pandemic
Photo Cred: Quin Stevenson/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury During the early quarantine period brought on by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, people who reported worse sleep quality at night also reported...
Read MoreHow the gut microbiome affects mood
Photo Cred: Castorly Stock/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Over two thousand years ago, Hippocrates famously declared that all disease begins in the gut. Although I do not aggressively start...
Read MoreHalf of people using cannabis for pain experience withdrawal symptoms
Photo Cred: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury More than half of people who use medical marijuana products to ease pain also experience clusters of multiple withdrawal symptoms when they’re between...
Read MoreMindfulness-based cognitive therapy affects self-criticism, self-assurance in patients with depression
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) may improve how patients feel about themselves in difficult situations in ways that may help protect against relapse of...
Read MoreMindfulness meditation may reduce effects of migraine
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may provide benefit to people with migraine, according to a recent clinical trial from Wake Forest Baptist Health published...
Read MoreAutism research points to potential link between repetitive behaviors, gut issues
Photo Cred: Caleb Woods/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury In children with autism, repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, according to new research published in the journal Autism. Children with...
Read MoreCOVID-19 lockdown reduced mental health, sleep, exercise
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The initial phase of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown dramatically altered personal habits, largely for the worse, according to a new study published in...
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