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Stephani Sutherland

California, Long Beach
As seen in: MSN South Africa, Los Angeles Times, New Scientist, Scientific American, Live Science, Salon, Science Magazine, Genetic Literacy Project, JNeurosci, RealClear Science and
Neuroscientist, freelance journalist covering chronic pain, COVID @SciAm @newscientist; #scicomm for @a2cps_pain; teaching @pomonacollege; she/hers

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Chronic pain could be eased by learning to regulate negative emotions

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By Stephani Sutherland
| New Scientist Verified
Learning how to regulate negative emotions like anxiety could ease chronic pain. Scientists have found that a form of therapy that partly focuses on tolerating distress relieved ongoing discomfort more effectively than existing treatments. “Chronic pain is more than a sensory experience, it’s incredibly emotional,” says Nell Norman-Nott at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
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Bientôt des vaccins par spray nasal contre la grippe et le Covid-19 ?

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By Stephani Sutherland
| Pour la Science Verified
Alyson Velasquez déteste les aiguilles. Enfant, elle n’aimait pas les piqûres et son anxiété n’a fait que croître. « Cela a vraiment pris de l’ampleur à l’adolescence et au début de la vingtaine, confie-t-elle. C’est devenu une véritable phobie. » Elle paniquait à la vue d’une aiguille ; plus d’une fois, elle s’est évanouie. Elle raconte qu’un jour, malgré l’anxiolytique qu’elle avait pris avant un rendez-vous, elle avait couru dans la pièce en hurlant « comme un enfant ; j’avais 22 ans ».
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Nasal Vaccines for COVID and Flu Are Coming-No Needle Needed

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By Stephani Sutherland
| Portside
Nasal Vaccines for COVID and Flu Are Coming—No Needle Needed Published November 1, 2024 Alyson Velasquez hates needles. She never liked getting shots as a kid, and her anxiety only grew as she got older. “It really ballooned in my teens and early 20s,” she says. “It became a full-blown phobia.” She would panic at the sight of a needle being brought into an exam room; more than once she passed out.
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