Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mortality prediction tool could help compassionate care in prison

In a bid to improve end-of-life care for incarcerated individuals in the California prison system, UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to predict who is most likely to die within two years and should be considered ...

Health

The health benefits of swearing

You stub your toe on the bedpost. Before your brain even registers the pain, a word explodes from your mouth—sharp, loud and oddly satisfying.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers use virtual reality to reduce anxiety about death

Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death. In a small pilot study of about 60 young adults, participants ...

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