Simple test might spot early signs of Alzheimer’s. Using a ranking system, people who scored as a stage 3 or 4 risk were three times more likely to have thinking and memory issues later than those who scored as a 0 or 1. Read more Many disabled or single-parent AmericansContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests. For the study, the researchers looked at the memory, thinking ability and mental health of people with epilepsy, and found differences based on where they lived.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say their new study has overturned settled science, finding a new cause for a metabolic disease that causes neurological damage and sometimes death in Native American children. The good news is that this may lead to better treatment for the condition. WhileContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in five people who die by suicide experienced intimate partner problems that included divorce, separation, arguments and violence, new research shows. “I think people hear the term intimate partner problems and go straight to intimate partner violence. That is a component ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new Australian study found that children who had COVID-19 during the first couple of years of the pandemic could be safely treated at home, taking the burden off hospitals. Children who had COVID-19 with moderate symptoms or preexisting high-risk conditions could beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While mild cases make up the majority of autism diagnoses, “profound” autism affects about 27% of American children with the developmental disability, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. This is the first time the CDC has broken down thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young teens who vape and smoke cigarettes may be setting themselves up to be heavy smokers by the time they are older teens, a new study suggests. The researchers chalked it up to what they called the “entrenchment hypothesis.” “There has been aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. schools that have a lot of students with prescriptions for ADHD medication also tend to have a lot of students who misuse the drugs, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 3,300 U.S. middle schools and high schools, some hadContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Folks develop gray hair as they age because color-producing stem cells become “stuck” and disabled in the hair follicle, new animal research contends. Hair color is controlled by melanocyte stem cells (McSCs), which as they mature produce the protein pigments that turn peopleContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with the abnormal heartbeat atrial fibrillation, a procedure called catheter ablation may do more than return the heart to its normal rhythm. It may also ward off mental decline and dementia linked to A-fib, a new study says. Researchers found thatContinue Reading