Fibromyalgia is a complex condition often tied to mental health issues and high stress levels. Fortunately, non-drug treatments like physical exercise and complementary therapies have proven helpful in improving both physical and mental symptoms. But how exactly does exercise benefit the mind of som
This Sunday night, the Buffalo Bills will host the San Francisco 49ers at Highmark Stadium. But it's not just the teams that people are talking about. The weather is expected to play a significant role in this Week 13 matchup. Forecasters are predicting freezing temperatures, potential snowfall, and
Ever wondered how the way college students in China feel about exercise affects their emotional resilience? Researchers set out to find the answer and uncover the steps involved. Turns out, it's not just about the exercise itself, but also about how well students can control their own behavior. Plus
You might not know this, but coughing all the time can be really tough. For people with lung cancer, this is a daily struggle. Medications that can help are in short supply. That's where a drug called pregabalin comes in. Scientists wanted to see if this drug could help suppress coughs. They designe
Picture a hospital where machines can mimic human learning. That’s what’s possible with natural language processing (NLP) tools for healthcare providers. Imagine walking into a hospital with machine learning models right behind the scenes, churning through data, learning from real-world scenarios, a
In the fight against breast cancer, doctors are constantly searching for better ways to treat the disease. One recent study, known as the PROMETEO II trial, looked into combining two drugs - palbociclib and letrozole - to help patients with a specific type of breast cancer. This type of cancer is ho
Imagine having a voice that doesn't feel like your own. This is the reality for many gender diverse individuals. Their voices can make them uncomfortable, and this discomfort can seriously impact their mental wellbeing. A major goal of gender affirming healthcare is to help with this. Speech patholo
Did you know that certain types of physical games can make a big difference in how kids' brains develop? Researchers found out that games which engage the mind while the body moves, called “cognitively engaging physical activities” or CEPA, are better at boosting kids' thinking skills than regular e
Imagine if we could predict how drugs might harm our nerves before they're even tested on people? That's what a new study is doing with a special system that mimics our body's tiny environments. Scientists used human nerve cells, grown from stem cells, and put them in a tiny structure called a micro
Ever wondered what's the best way to catch bees for research? Well, scientists compared different traps to see which ones capture the most bee diversity. They found that blue pan traps are kings at catching bees, especially a group called Halictidae. These blue traps also brought in the widest range
