WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in every 6 U.S. adults have engaged in the ancient practice of yoga over the past year, new government data shows. In fact, as Americans increasingly turn to alternative or complementary health approaches, “the largest increases [have been] in the practiceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Growing public fascination with “magic” psilocybin mushrooms as a trendy treatment for depression had led to increased interest in another type of psychedelic mushroom, a new study reports. Unfortunately, this second sort of shroom — known as Amanita muscaria — can be moreContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A potential human-specific antidote to black widow spider venom has been discovered, researchers report. They have identified an antibody that effectively neutralizes black widow venom in lab tests of cell cultures, according to a study published June 12 in the journal Frontiers inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Depression and memory declines may be closely linked in older people, new research suggests. “Our study shows that the relationship between depression and poor memory cuts both ways, with depressive symptoms preceding memory decline and memory decline linked to subsequent depressive symptoms,” saidContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Older women with chronic kidney disease might wind up losing so many teeth they aren’t able to chew and talk effectively, a new study warns. Postmenopausal women with kidney disease are about 40% more likely to have fewer than 20 teeth, the minimumContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks trying to control their blood sugar levels might do best to work out in the evening, a new study suggests. Exercise performed between 6 p.m. and midnight appeared to be better at controlling blood sugar levels all day long, according to resultsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Mankind is eyeing Mars as its next grand expedition, but the human body might not be capable of dealing with such a journey, a new study warns. It’s very likely that an astronaut’s kidneys could be permanently damaged by cosmic radiation during aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s tempting to binge-watch TV, but yet another study finds that when it comes to healthy aging, the less time on your sofa, the better. The study looked at 20 years of data on more than 45,000 people taking part in the Nurses’Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new proposed definition for Long COVID could help patients get the help they need, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says. Long COVID is a chronic condition that occurs after COVID-19 infection and is present forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Astronauts orbiting the Earth tend to suffer from immune system problems such as infections and the reactivation of dormant viruses, even on short-term space flights. That appears to be because a lack of gravity causes the immune system to go awry during spaceContinue Reading