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20 Oct
More teens are quitting HS sports saying they don’t look right for the sports based on what they see in the media and social media, according to a new study.
19 Oct
In a new study, participants recently infected with COVID-19 were six times more likely to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome, where the immune system attacks the nerves.
18 Oct
A new study finds adults with ADHD are nearly 3 times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without the condition.
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
Some folks struggling with obesity appear to be hampered by their own genes when it comes to working off those extra pounds, a new study finds.
People with a higher genetic risk of obesity have to exercise more to avoid becoming unhealthily heavy, researchers discovered.
“Genetic background contributes to the amount of physical act... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
Following oral arguments presented on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court looked poised to rebuff a legal challenge to women's access to the abortion pill.
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen now used for the majority of abortions nationwide.
In the case now before the Supreme Court, the plaintiffs claim the U.S. Food a... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
ADHD stimulant medications like Ritalin or Adderall appear linked to a heightened risk for cardiomyopathy (a weakening of the heart muscle), and the risk grows with time, new research shows.
However, researchers were quick to note that cardiomyopathies are rare in the young, and even with ADHD medication use the absolute risk to any one pa... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
A major review of data confirms that getting less than the recommended amount of sleep each night is a risk factor for high blood pressure.
Data collected in 16 studies conducted from 2000 through 2023, involving over 1 million people in six countries, revealed a 7% rise in the risk for hypertension among folks who got less than seven hour... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
The odds in the United States that a well-functioning donor heart will go to a Black man are lower than for white transplant candidates of either gender, new research shows.
The news is troubling, since "Black patients have a two to three times greater risk of developing heart failure than white patients, and they have the highest risk of ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
Fried foods not only wreck the waistline, but they could also be harming the brain, a new study of lab rats suggests.
Fed chow that was fried in sesame or sunflower oil, the rodents developed liver and colon problems that wound up affecting their brain health, researchers found.
These brain health effects not only were found in the l... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
Youngsters might have good cause to think they’re brainier than their parents or grandparents, a new study finds.
It turns out that human brains are getting larger with each generation, potentially adding more brain reserve and reducing the overall risk of dementia, researchers report March 25 in the journal JAMA Neurology.
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People worry about deadly viruses leaping from animals into humans, but a new study suggests that wildlife is more at risk than humans are.
Roughly twice as many viruses pass from humans to animals than the other way around, researchers report March 25 in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.
“We should consider huma... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 27, 2024
Migraines in young adults appear to increase their risk of stroke more than traditional risk factors like high blood pressure, a new study reports.
Results show that migraine is the most important non-traditional risk factor for stroke among adults ages 18 to 34, accounting for 20% of strokes in men and nearly 35% in women.
Overall, ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
Chemicals found in common household products might damage the brain's wiring, a new study warns.
These chemicals -- found in disinfectants, cleaners, hair products, furniture and textiles -- could be linked to degenerative brain diseases like multiple sclerosis and autism, researchers report.
The chemicals specifically affect the bra... Full Page
Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research offers an easy prescription to get people to roll up their sleeves for a flu shot.
Just ask them to.
And then reinforce the invitation with a little video and print encouragement.
"Our study adds to the growing body of knowledge showing that a number of important p... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks, a new report says.
The naturally occurring protein, called Piezo1, prevents a type of immune cell called type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) from becoming hyperactivated by allergens.
An experimental drug called Yoda1 that switche... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
Milk from dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico has tested positive for the presence of bird flu, U.S. officials say.
In a news release issued Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known to cause outbreaks in birds and to sometimes infect people.
"As of Monday, Mar... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine nationwide access to the abortion pill, a new study finds requests for the medication made outside the traditional health care system surged after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
There were about 26,000 more self-managed medication abortions than expect... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
The bright lights of the big city might seem exciting, but they could also raise a person’s risk of stroke, a new study suggests.
Bright artificial lights that illuminate the night seem to affect blood flow to the brain in ways that make stroke more likely, researchers report.
People with the highest levels of exposure to outdoor l... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
Six out of every 10 stroke survivors wind up struggling with depression later in their lives, a new study says.
That compares to the 22% depression rate of the general population, results show.
Further, 9 of 10 stroke-related depression cases occur within five years of surviving a stroke, researchers found.
“Depression is com... Full Page
Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Honey bees fly to flowers whenever the weather is right, and warmer autumns and winters are putting these crop pollinators at risk, researchers warn.
Using climate and bee population models, a Washington State University team showed that longer and longer autumns with ideal flying weather increa... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 26, 2024
It’s hard for some folks who suffer illness-related urinary incontinence to judge whether they’ll be able to hold it until they get home, or if they should rush to a bathroom now.
There might soon be a new app for that.
A newly developed soft, flexible, battery-free implant attaches to the bladder wall and senses the organ fillin... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter March 25, 2024
Ahead of a total solar eclipse arriving April 8, new research finds there was a temporary rise in U.S. traffic accidents around the time of a solar eclipse back in 2017.
The area in the United States covered by the total eclipse seven years ago was relatively small (about 70 miles wide), but it was still tied to a 31% national rise in fata... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter March 25, 2024
Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.
The devices deliver electric shocks to a patient’s skin, in an attempt to stop them from harming themselves or lashing out physically at others, the U.S. Fo... Full Page