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Media release: Program developed by Dalhousie University researchers reduces psychological distress in men being treated for prostate cancer: study
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Scientists and physicians found that prostate cancer patients who participated in the Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program (PC-PEP) had significantly lower rates of anxiety, depression and other forms of psychological distress than those receiving standard care.
Media opportunity: Orca spotted caring for pilot whale calf in first recorded sighting of one species tending to a newborn of a different species
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Researchers studying whale species off the coast of West Iceland have documented the first recorded case of an orca caring for the offspring of another species
Media opportunity: Genetic test could join family history as indicator of individual risk of developing mental illness, according to new Dalhousie University research project
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
A Dalhousie University team found that youth with a greater genetic predisposition to a personality trait linked to anxiety and mood problems were more likely to develop major mental illness by adulthood.
Media opportunity: A protein hormone in the aging brain could act as a sentinel for Alzheimer's and understanding it could slow the progression of the disease: Dalhousie University research
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Researchers at Dalhousie University have found a possible mechanism for how a certain hormone affects brain function in Alzheimer’s disease.
Media opportunity: Dalhousie University project looks at interventions to help older women experiencing intimate partner violence
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
A team led by researchers from Dalhousie University and the University of New Brunswick has launched a project aimed at finding the best way to support older women experiencing intimate partner violence.