WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has dramatically disrupted kids’ normal routines, but a new study suggests the initial lockdowns of 2020 did not necessarily hinder preschoolers’ language development. In fact, researchers found, there was an unanticipated “lockdown boost” in youngsters’ vocabulary growth — possibly because parentsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People making less than $35,000 a year may be more likely to have carotid artery stenosis, a leading cause of stroke, a new study found. Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing of the large arteries on either side of the neckContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Two years after a chance outing with a friend at an ice rink, Jake Burnam had gone from someone who struggled to connect with a sport to a hockey dynamo. He’d skate up to four nights a week. Jake tried outContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many states are already dispensing with mask mandates, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director says COVID-19 case and hospitalization numbers in the United States remain too high to ease its mask guidelines. The agency “still recommends that all schoolsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What’s good for your tummy may be good for your mind. New research shows that folks with a more robust balance of bacteria in their gut are more likely to perform well on tests of standard thinking skills including attention, flexibility, self-control andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay) — A new coronavirus test that provides results within four minutes is as accurate as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) lab test, according to the Chinese scientists who developed it. The results of a clinical trial of the test, which uses microelectronics to analyze geneticContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Global warming will lead to longer, hotter summers. But cranking up the air conditioning may not be a viable solution, a new study warns. The investigators found climate change could drive Americans’ demand for A/C to exceed the nation’s electricity-producing capacity within aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Obesity in teenage boys has all sorts of health consequences, including lower-than-normal testosterone concentrations. But weight loss surgery may help: A small new study says it can reverse low testosterone in obese teen boys, improving fertility and sexual functioning. “It is remarkable thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Strokes caused by COVID-19 appear to be more disabling and deadly than those not associated with the infectious disease, a new study finds. About one-third of COVID-19 patients develop neurological complications, and many arrive at hospitals with ischemic strokes (blocked blood flow toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Though the days are getting noticeably longer, if you’re feeling down this winter, you might have a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD, which typically begins as daylight shrinks in the fall, affects about 5% of U.S. adults. It’sContinue Reading