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From the Journals
Heart rate, cardiac phase influence perception of time
People’s perception of time is subjective and based not only on their emotional state but also on heartbeat and heart rate (HR), two new studies...
Commentary
‘Excess’ deaths surging, but why?
‘The excess death gap between the United States and Western Europe has never been higher,’ according to a new study.
News
Sweaty treatment for social anxiety could pass the sniff test
Plus: MOF-Jet gives needle-phobics a shot in the arm, and data-mining provides a hippocampal close-up.
Shrink Rap News
Stutz: The psychiatrist as movie star
“Stutz” is a movie about a larger-than-life psychiatrist, one whose warmth and inspiration are healing.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves OTC naloxone, but will cost be a barrier?
“The major question is what is it going to cost. In order for people to access it they have to be able to afford it,”
News
The air up there: Oxygen could be a bit overrated
Plus: Assume the position … for sleeping, and COVID’s connection to UFO sightings.
From the Journals
Brain imaging markers of breathlessness-expectation predict COPD rehabilitation success
D-cycloserine was associated with breathlessness improvement.
Feature
Older men more at risk as dangerous falls rise for all seniors
“We always hear about lower bone density rates among females, so we didn’t expect to see males with more skull fractures.”
Latest News
Physician suicide: Investigating its prevalence and cause
“From your first day of medical school and throughout your career, there was a very rigid system in place that is quite unforgiving, is quite...
News
The human-looking robot therapist will coach your well-being now
Plus: The mother of all mindsets and a colon named Collin.
News
We have seen the future of healthy muffins, and its name is Roselle
Plus: Mice get drunk, and sober, for science; brains can be more powerful than stomachs.