Use of school mental health services increased shortly before pandemic, study finds
Photo Cred: Jeswin Thomas/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A recent study found that use of mental health services in schools were on the rise among adolescents the year before the...
Read MoreUniversity of Arizona, Oklahoma State University forge addiction research partnership
Photo Cred: Myriam Zilles/Unsplash By Liz Gold The medical centers at the University of Arizona and Oklahoma State University (OSU) have joined forces to help combat the opioid crisis and...
Read MoreCravings may be reduced by intense exercise, study suggests
Photo Cred: Andre Morgan/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study found that rats who underwent intense exercise resisted high-fat food pellets more than rats who did not exercise, prompting...
Read MoreUK study calls for more focus on youth fitness
Photo Cred: Debra Brewster/Unsplash By Liz Gold, Liz Gold, Liz Gold New research from the United Kingdom (UK) has assessed one-year changes in children’s physical fitness, health, and body mass...
Read MoreCreative arts therapy improves quality of life in young cancer patients, study finds
Photo Cred: Sharon Mccutcheon/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A recent study explored the benefits of using creative art therapy (CAT) on young cancer patients. The study, published in the Journal...
Read MoreStudy explores early detection of functional decline in men
Photo Cred: Barbara Olsen/Pexels By Liz Gold, Liz Gold, Liz Gold, Liz Gold, Liz Gold, Liz Gold New research investigates whether decline in functional physical performance when doing daily activities...
Read MoreLimiting blood draws on critically sick children can reduce antibiotic use
Photo Cred: Los Muertos Crew/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study found that there was a significant reduction in blood cultures and antibiotic use in pediatric intensive care units...
Read MoreNegative environmental and socio-economic factors impact a child’s risk of psychotic-like experiences
Photo Cred: Jason Briscoe/Unsplash New research has evaluated how negative environmental and socio-economic factors increase a child’s risk of developing psychotic-like experiences that may later become precursors to a schizophrenia...
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