Ever wondered why some people seem to breeze through tough times while others struggle? It turns out, having a playful personality can make a big difference. Imagine turning lemons into lemonade, not just as a saying, but as a way of life. That's what researchers have been studying lately. In a recent study, scientists found that playful people are more acti...
Quitting tobacco is a complex journey. Smoking, vaping, and using heated tobacco products create three main types of users: single, dual, and triple. We need to look closer at these three groups. It is not easy to quit smoking. A recent survey involved over a thousand Korean adults who used either one, two, or all three types of tobacco. The majority were...
Raising a child with Down syndrome (DS) brings numerous challenges for families globally. Physical, emotional, social, and financial strains are common. As a result, parents often rely on various coping mechanisms, including religious coping. A recent review of studies published between 2000 and 2023, from databases like Pubmed and Scopus, explored how parents worldw...
Ever wondered how surgeons stay calm and focused during high-pressure operations? It's like they're athletes in scrubs, turning stress into success. But how do they do it? Let's dive in. First off, surgeons aren't born with superhuman calmness. They train for it. Just like athletes, they practice their skills over and over. This repetition builds muscle memory and c...
Feeling stressed out? You're not alone. Stress can mess with your body, mind, and how you act. Knowing the signs can help you stay healthy and avoid problems like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. Ever heard of the "fight-or-flight" response? When your brain thinks something's wrong, it sends a message to your body, releasing hormones like adrena...
Nursing students face a lot of stress daily. This stress can make them sick and sometimes, even cause them to leave school. This leads to a shortfall of nurses. A special program, cognitive-behavioral skills building, is trying to fix this problem. It shows nursing students how to look after their mental health and make smart choices. Great news: it really helps! Tho...
Holiday seasons can be tough on our eating habits. Between stress from shopping, family visits, and changing weather, it's easy to turn to comfort foods like Ben & Jerry’s. But experts warn that mindless eating can lead to long-term health issues. Studies show that holiday weight often sticks around and can even make up more than half of yearly weight gain, increasin...
You might not think missing a meal is a good thing, but scientists have found that it could help mice deal with stress better. There's a special pathway in the brain called the locus coeruleus-medial prefrontal cortex (LC-mPFC) that gets more active when mice skip a meal or two. This pathway helps mice manage stress more effectively. In fact, when researchers gave th...
Psychological flexibility, that 'mental multitasking' skill, might really help people battling substance use disorder, or SUD. It's like having a superpower to handle stress better and tough it out when things get rough. But how does it all work? Nobody's quite sure yet. First, let's talk about stress and tough situations. We all go through them, but for people with...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a massive refugee crisis, with Poland seeing the highest influx. Ukrainians in Poland are protected under the EU's Temporary Protection Directive, which offers quick, collective aid without the hassle of individual asylum applications. This situation has created complex challenges for healthcare workers, especially nurses, w...