London [UK], February 13 (ANI): The findings of new research suggested that obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014.
Study suggests reducing biases about autism may increase social inclusion ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 18:02 IST
Dallas [US], February 8 (ANI): Psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have been focusing on a unique approach in efforts to improve the social success of autistic adolescents and adults, promoting understanding and acceptance of autism among non-autistic people.
The researchers published their findings online in the journal Autism. The study showed that familiarizing non-autistic people with the challenges and strengths of autistic people helped to reduce stigma and misconceptions about autism, but implicit biases about autism were harder to overcome.
Desiree Jones, a psychology doctoral student in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS), is the corresponding author of the paper, and Dr. Noah Sasson, associate professor of psychology, is the senior author.
ANI | Updated: Feb 07, 2021 17:11 IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): Pregnant women had higher symptoms of depression and anxiety during the lockdown in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, according to the findings of a new study.
Published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, the study also revealed that women with higher body mass index and lower social support were most affected.
A total of 204 women accepted to participate in the study, which involved completing questionnaires related to depression, anxiety, and social support.
The study s results highlight the need to improve mental health care during pregnancy, especially in exceptional circumstances such as the global pandemic situation or lockdown, as these can cause added stress and increased anxiety and depression symptoms, resulting in undesirable consequences on pregnancy in the future newborn, the authors wrote. (ANI)
Study suggests sleep deprivation may aggravate frailty s effects on mental health in older adults ANI | Updated: Feb 07, 2021 17:16 IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined their combined effect of sleep deprivation and frailty suggests that short sleep intensifies the impacts of frailty on depressive symptoms.
Among 5,026 community-dwelling older adults in China, participants who were frail at the start of the study were more likely to later develop depressive symptoms.
Also, those who experienced worsening frailty throughout the study tended to develop higher levels of depression.
It suggested that exercise and mindfulness-based stress reduction might help alleviate the negative effects of frailty on psychological well-being.
Study reveals people with high omega-3 index less likely to die from COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 17:00 IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): People who have a higher omega-3 index have a lower probability of dying due to COVID-19, suggest the findings of new research.
Researchers with the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and collaborators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and in Orange County, CA, published the first direct evidence that higher omega-3 blood levels may reduce the risk for death from COVID-19 infection.
The report was published in the journal Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids .
There are several papers in the medical literature hypothesizing that omega-3 fatty acids should have beneficial effects in patients with COVID-19 infection, but up until now, there have been no published peer-reviewed studies supporting that hypothesis.