TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns. The mental health of children has become a big talking point in light of the pandemic, butContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Childhood friends Glenda Jennings and Connie Hoffroggy were catching up. They lived in different cities and hadn’t seen each other in a while. Hoffroggy noticed Jennings was being snippy – and wondered if it could be because her friend had highContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who sleep with a light on may be unwittingly keeping their nervous system awake, a small study suggests. The study of 20 healthy adults found that just one night of sleeping with the lights on spurred changes in people’s functioning: Their heartContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even after a mild case of COVID, some people suffer breathing problems that last for months. Now, a new study suggests many of them may have abnormalities in the small airways of their lungs. Researchers found that of 100 patients with “long COVID”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You regularly can’t remember where you left your phone or your book. You keep missing appointments. You often lose your train of thought during conversation. Many older folks shrug off these instances as so-called “senior moments” — but experts say this isn’t typicallyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — They’re cute and expressive, but using lots of emojis in your communications at work could lower your standing among your colleagues, a new study suggests. The researchers conducted a series of experiments with hundreds of Americans and found that employees who use picturesContinue Reading
Exposure to artificial light when you slumber increases your heart rate and insulin resistance, researchers warn.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The more time kids spend in day care, the greater their risk for problem behaviors in primary school, according to a Swiss study. But, parents can take heart: The study also found that such problems generally disappear by the end of primary school.Continue Reading
Poll finds Americans unclear about age-linked memory loss. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is rarely part of normal aging, and is often a precursor to dementia. But a new survey from the Alzheimer’s Association finds many respondents unsure about the significance of MCI. Read more Could dirty air help trigger depressionContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who die by suicide with a gun are challenging to assist beforehand, and different from those who kill themselves using other means, a new study finds. “Those who died using a firearm were more likely to have disclosed their suicidal thoughts toContinue Reading