Younger men experience more harms using steroids than older men, study finds

Younger men who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) experience a greater overall burden and complexity of harms than older men, new Griffith University research has found. Researchers investigated ...

Admissions for child maltreatment decreased during first phase of COVID-19 pandemic, but ICU admissions increased later

Hospital admissions for maltreatment of children under the age of 2 years declined 31% during the 16-week lockdown at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, returning to prepandemic levels after ...
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Sexual trauma victims more likely to experience hallucinations

Psychotic disorders affect millions worldwide, and hallucinations are just one symptom that can severely impact daily life, leading to isolation, distress, and reduced quality of life. A significant ...

Winter blues and seasonal affective disorder

Some people may experience the "winter blues"—feeling sad from short days, climbing into bed earlier and resenting waking up on dark mornings. That's different than seasonal affective disorder (SAD), ...

Mouse study reveals local antibody 'brakes' shape B cell selection

A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the Ragon Institute, together with the Schief ...

Study finds sharing purchases sparks more anxiety than buying for yourself

We've all been there—shopping not just for ourselves, but also for someone else. Maybe you know them well and know exactly ...

Earlier immunotherapy is spreading in cancer care: Who benefits and what are the risks?

Immunotherapy given before or after surgery is increasingly used across several cancer areas. In an article published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers at Karolinska Institutet present ...

Connecting the dots between cause-effect events in Alzheimer's disease

A study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals a path of cause-effect molecular events that can lead to Alzheimer's ...

Study finds one in six Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth in 2021-2023

A cross-sectional analysis of Medicare beneficiaries found that one in six beneficiaries used telehealth between 2021 and 2023, with nearly half of all mental health visits conducted virtually. The ...

Q&A: Using an AI chatbot for health advice? Keep these tips in mind

Shaili Gupta often sees patients who consult chatbots like ChatGPT for health advice. She finds that some of her patients are ...

Blocking both drug-resistant bacteria and influenza with a broad-spectrum infection prevention approach

Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite advances in modern medicine. In particular, mixed bacterial-viral infections in ...

Optimizing CAR T-cell therapy to tackle solid tumors

In 2024, Professor Sebastian Kobold's research group at LMU University Hospital had already shown that the metabolite ...