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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407173105.htm) Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy improve chronic low back pain
Apr 7th 2025, 17:31

Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain that required treated with daily opioids, according to a new study. This is one of the largest studies to date to evaluate mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy as treatment for opioid-treated chronic pain.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407172930.htm) Childhood experiences shape the brain's white matter with cognitive effects seen years later
Apr 7th 2025, 17:29

Investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This reduced connectivity is also associated with lower performance on cognitive tasks.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407114405.htm) Does teamwork fulfill the goal of project-based learning?
Apr 7th 2025, 11:44

A researcher investigated the impact of the group work environment on motivation in English as a second language classes. The study revealed that the group work environment plays an important role in motivating students.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407114250.htm) Diagnostic uncertainty in Parkinson's disease: Study calls for improved diagnostic processes
Apr 7th 2025, 11:42

A study found that a significant proportion of Parkinson's disease diagnoses are later corrected. Up to one in six diagnoses changed after ten years of follow-up, and the majority of new diagnoses were made within two years of the original diagnosis.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407114230.htm) Perceiving one's own body: Babies sense their heartbeat and breathing
Apr 7th 2025, 11:42

Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as they contribute to the development of self-awareness and identity. However, until know little has been known about whether and how babies can perceive their own body signals. A recent study demonstrates for the first time that babies as young as 3 months can perceive their own heartbeat.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407114226.htm) 'Ugh, not that song!' Background music impacts employees
Apr 7th 2025, 11:42

Have you ever gone to a store or a restaurant where the music was so annoying that you walked right out? Now imagine what it must be like for the employees. In a new study, researchers found that when background music at a workplace is out of sync with what workers need to do their jobs, it can affect their energy, mood -- and even performance.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407113952.htm) Home care cooperatives may be key to addressing the critical shortage of caregivers for the elderly
Apr 7th 2025, 11:39

Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans. Participants in cooperatives experienced more respect, control, job support, and compensation than their counterparts in traditional care services.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250407003454.htm) New study investigates effects of ADHD medications on the heart
Apr 7th 2025, 00:34

A new study has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use. There have been concerns about the side effects of ADHD medications but the new findings, coupled with other studies, suggest that the benefits of taking these medications outweigh the risks, while highlighting the need for careful monitoring.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403183134.htm) Nurture more important than nature for robotic hand
Apr 3rd 2025, 18:31

How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research demonstrates that the sequence of learning, also known as the 'curriculum,' is critical for learning to occur. In fact, the researchers note that if the curriculum takes place in a particular sequence, a simulated robotic hand can learn to manipulate with incomplete or even absent tactile sensation.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250401131012.htm) An immune cell may explain how maternal inflammation causes neurodevelopmental disorder
Apr 1st 2025, 13:10

A research group has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants. The research suggests the role of CD11c-positive microglia -- immune cells in the brain crucial for myelination -- during infant brain development. Their findings suggest new strategies to mitigate the long-term neurodevelopmental effects of maternal inflammation.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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