Journal Reference: Luke F. Olsson, Michael C. Grugan, Joseph N. Martin, Daniel J. Madigan. Perfectionism and Burnout in Athletes: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2021; 1 DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.2021-0030 More than 250 sportspeople — across individual and team sports — were examined and it was discovered hyper self-critical competitors who … Read more
Journal Reference: Emily S. Lau, Dongyu Wang, Mary Roberts, Christy N. Taylor, Gayathree Murugappan, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Peter F. Schnatz, Leslie V. Farland, Malissa J. Wood, Nandita S. Scott, Charles B. Eaton, Jennifer E. Ho. Infertility and Risk of Heart Failure in the Women’s Health Initiative. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2022; 79 (16): … Read more
The NTSB has been receiving serious pushback on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would “codify[ ] its investigative role in commercial space transportation.” In its proposal, published on November 16, 2021, the NTSB asserts that the codification “will enhance transportation safety by enabling the agency to carry out its statutory mission of … Read more
Journal Reference: Justin A Ezekowitz, Eloisa Colin-Ramirez, Heather Ross, Jorge Escobedo, Peter Macdonald, Richard Troughton, Clara Saldarriaga, Wendimagegn Alemayehu, Finlay A McAlister, JoAnne Arcand, John Atherton, Robert Doughty, Milan Gupta, Jonathan Howlett, Shahin Jaffer, Andrea Lavoie, Mayanna Lund, Thomas Marwick, Robert McKelvie, Gordon Moe, A Shekhar Pandey, Liane Porepa, Miroslaw Rajda, Haunnah Rheault, Jitendra Singh, … Read more
The study is the first randomized controlled trial to assess the benefits of the flu vaccine specifically in people with heart failure, who face a high risk of cardiovascular events. It was conducted in countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East where getting a flu shot is not routine for most people. The trial … Read more
Journal Reference: Natalia I. Dmitrieva, Delong Liu, Colin O. Wu, Manfred Boehm. Middle age serum sodium levels in the upper part of normal range and risk of heart failure. European Heart Journal, 2022 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac138 Heart failure, a chronic condition that develops when the heart does not pump enough blood for the body’s needs, affects … Read more
Journal Reference: Rachel S. Tobin, Michael F. Cosiano, Christopher M. O’Connor, Mona Fiuzat, Bradi B. Granger, Joseph G. Rogers, James A. Tulsky, Karen E. Steinhauser, Robert J. Mentz. Spirituality in Patients With Heart Failure. JACC: Heart Failure, 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.01.014 “Patients who have heart failure experience a poorer quality of life compared to their peers, with … Read more
Journal Reference: J. Shanks, Y. Abukar, N. A. Lever, M. Pachen, I. J. LeGrice, D. J. Crossman, A. Nogaret, J. F. R. Paton, R. Ramchandra. Reverse re-modelling chronic heart failure by reinstating heart rate variability. Basic Research in Cardiology, 2022; 117 (1) DOI: 10.1007/s00395-022-00911-0 Manaaki Manawa has led the research and the results have just … Read more
Journal Reference: Kate E. Allstadt, Eric M. Thompson, Desireé Bayouth García, Edwin Irizarry Brugman, K. Stephen Hughes, Robert G. Schmitt. Ground Failure Triggered by the 7 January 2020 M 6.4 Puerto Rico Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters, 2022; DOI: 10.1785/0220210235 The ground failure that resulted from the magnitude 6.4 earthquake wasn’t exceptional, especially compared to the catastrophic … Read more
Journal Reference: Bruce L. Rollman et al. Efficacy of Blended Collaborative Care for Patients With Heart Failure and Comorbid DepressionA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2021 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4978 The Hopeful Heart Trial is the first study to apply a ‘blended’ collaborative care approach to treating heart failure and depression, whereby investigators trained medical nurses … Read more