Inflammation may cause motor slowing in patients with schizophrenia

Walking program improves diabetes control

Perceived discrimination linked to worse arthritis outcomes

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Traumatic brain injury, PTSD boost heart attack risk in veterans (U.S. News & Report) (11/12/2020)

The risk of heart attack is significantly higher in people with PTSD or traumatic brain injury, a new study of U.S. veterans shows.

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• Exoskeleton-assisted walking improves mobility in individuals with spinal cord injury (11/12/2020...Kessler Foundation)


• Women veterans with PTSD have higher rate of heart disease (11/09/2020...American Heart Association)


• Focused efforts needed to help health IT reach its promise (10/27/2020...RAND Corporation)


• Liver cancer diagnoses and deaths impacted by geography and household income (10/26/2020...Wiley)


• Study finds PTSD interacts with klotho gene, may cause premature aging in the brain (10/26/2020...Boston University School of Medicine)

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