National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has indicated that patients with persistent pain without cause should not be provided opioids. Still, rather they should be treated with talking therapy, exercise, and acupuncture. NICE discourages the use of analgesics in primary chronic pain management Insignificant policy change in pain treatment, NICE says that physicians …
For decades the question regarding the accuracy of adults suddenly remembering traumatic events from their childhood has been the center of memory wars. The topic of buried trauma turning up has been controversial in court proceedings, movie plot lines, and television. A new study debunks the mystery of recalled childhood memories. Recently the American Psychiatric …
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A 21- year old male college student was recently forced to quit school after developing heart and kidney failure. Reason? He drank four energy drinks every day for the past two years. Risks posed by caffeine A BMJ Case report says that the man eventually recovered, but after going through severe symptoms like nausea, breathlessness, …
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Since the invention of the light bulb, we have been dependent on artificial light for our daily lives. From televisions to smartphones, artificial light is everywhere. Researchers now believe that this exposure to artificial light is taking a toll on our circadian rhythms. Smartphones and sleep quality Several studies have shown that exposure to artificial …
Working from home might require less preparation in the morning, but it does not mean that it’s less stressful. With new work, environments came new reasons to complain about work. Zoom fatigue, the worn-out feeling you have after what seems like a million years of a zoom call, is now a recognized disease. What’s more, …
Dementia is known for robbing its victims’ cognitive capabilities. Some forms cause the patients a lack of happiness that has been associated with depression for a long time. A recent study, however, suggests that this might not be the case. Reward seeking behavior The study published in the Brain journal revealed that some early forms …
Swedish researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology have designed a new mathematical model to improve diet plans for patients with imbalanced gut bacteria. According to Jens Nielsen, one of the study’s authors and a professor at the university, gut bacteria play a crucial role in gut health and the development of diseases. Using bacteria …
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A recent study identified bacteria as the association between brushing teeth and Dementia. According to an article by The Ladders, brushing teeth regularly might not be as helpful as we thought. The new research was published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring journal. It specified that an abundance of a certain …
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Mammals are typically very hairy beings in nature. However, the human being is considered bald when you compare them to their primate cousins like the gorillas and chimpanzees. The most notable hair you’ll find on the human body is normally located in the armpits, groins, scalp, and facial hair like eyebrows, lashes, and beards in …
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Researchers from USC (University of Southern California) recently published a study where they analyzed ‘Little Foot.’ A report by ‘Express’ stated that a new analysis of the Australopithecus, an early human ancestor, will provide humanity with better insights on the vital parts the humans of today differ from their primate cousins. This incredibly well-preserved fossil …
