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The 2004 movie “The Machinist” gives us a striking depiction, albeit a fictional one, of the psychological effects of chronic insomnia.

After a bump, we can expect a bruise. But what if we find ourselves bruising without any noticeable cause? What might be behind it? Should we worry?

Since 2018 when the UK parliament passed legislation legalizing CBD, the non-psychoactive component of cannabis, sales of CBD-related products have skyrocketed. Today, you can buy CBD oil, CBD vape pens, CBD coffee, CBD muffins to go with your CBD coffee … CBD everything. And these products are often sold with various vague promises of increased wellness.

Attachment theory—is the idea that how a parent consistently responds to their child’s needs forms how a child “attaches” to a caregiver —has a long history, spanning a half a century of scientific research.

New research published in Musicae Scientiae reveals people who focus deeply on music can have strong emotional reactions—across the full range of emotions—that can have significant therapeutic benefits.

GOVERNMENT appears to be in a quandary to explain the continued absence of President Hakainde Hichilema at the National Day of Prayer, Fasting, Repentance and Reconciliation.

Postpartum depression can affect anyone, and it often sneaks in quietly, like a shadow in the corners of a new mother’s life. It presents significant challenges for around 1 in 7 new mothers, affecting their emotional well-being and overall quality of life and that of the newborn.

It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover.

Malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children under age 5, causing about 500,000 deaths per year in low- and middle-income countries. Short courses of antibiotics paired with a therapeutic peanut butter-based food are the standard of care for treating severe acute malnutrition in children—but using antibiotics in this vulnerable population is controversial; public health experts worry about the worsening problem of antibiotic resistance.

Allogeneic invariant natural killer T cells (allo-iNKTs) from a healthy donor have been shown to have therapeutic effects in treatment-resistant cancers and improve survival from COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure in previous studies.