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We are working on an article about depression resulting from having multiple sexual partners. We'd be interested in interviewing someone with personal experience - please email ceffa@rvohealth.com
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Experts are interested in how the gut microbiota may influence mental health conditions like anxiety.
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One narrative review suggests that people with anxiety can experience decreased microbial diversity and fewer short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria.
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The finding also suggests that using probiotics could help to improve anxiety symptoms. medicalnewstoday.com/article…

Gut health and anxiety: Why might probiotics help fight anxiety?

People with anxiety can experience decreased microbial diversity and fewer short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, recent evidence indicates. It also suggests that probiotics may help manage...

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Volunteers needed to discuss experiences with dissociative identity disorder (DID). We're looking for volunteers to discuss their experiences with dissociative identity disorder (DID) to add to an article for Medical News Today.
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This may include sharing details about: - the diagnostic process, such as what it involved and how long it took - living with DID, such as symptoms and how they may impact daily life - experiences with treatment We can anonymise quotes included in the article, if you prefer.
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Please contact afitzgerald@rvohealth.com
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The link between microplastics and health is a rapidly evolving area of science.
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A recent commentary reviews this relationship, particularly focusing on brain health.
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The authors also outline ways to reduce exposure to microplastics. medicalnewstoday.com/article…

Microplastics: 5 ways to reduce exposure

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious pollutants.

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An estimated 280 million people around the world live with depressive disorder. 🧵👇
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Past studies show that certain lifestyle changes can help lower a person’s risk of developing depressive disorder, including certain foods such as olive oil and nuts.
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A new study has identified oranges as another food that may help decrease depression risk. medicalnewstoday.com/article…

Eating oranges every day may help lower depression risk

Eating oranges and other citrus fruit may help decrease depression risk, a recent study suggests.

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In the age of viral content and fast and furious social media communication, disinformation and misinformation, including about health matters, are spreading more widely than ever. 🧵👇
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Why is this the case exactly, and how can we learn to spot inaccurate and even malicious health information?
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Why do we fall so easily for false health info, and how can we update our mistaken beliefs? These are some of the questions this episode aims to answer. medicalnewstoday.com/article…

How to recognize health misinformation and disinformation

How can we learn to spot inaccurate and even malicious health information? Why do we fall so easily for false health info, and how can we update our mistaken beliefs? This In Conversation episode...

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The presence of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain is one of the key hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Scientists have now designed a way to detect the very early stages of their development.
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They hope this discovery will pave the way for earlier diagnosis and, therefore, better response to treatment. medicalnewstoday.com/article…

Alzheimer's: New test may help detect neurofibrillary tangles early

Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the brain before it causes significant damage.

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