MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Studies that can’t be verified and may be untrue are much more likely to be cited in the media because they tend to be more interesting, researchers report. They looked at studies in top psychology, economic and nature/science journals and found that onlyContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New insight into why you don’t remember your earliest years of life is provided in a new study. “A fundamental mystery about human nature is that we remember almost nothing from birth through early childhood, yet we learn so much critical information duringContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hoarseness is common and there are many causes, an expert says. “About one-third of us will develop some sort of voice problem in our lifetime,” said speech language pathologist Carrie Ruggiero, who sees patients at Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. presidential election can be hard on your heart. That’s the takeaway from two new studies that look back on the 2016 race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. For one, researchers investigated heart rhythm disorders in more than 2,400Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Hispanic adults who experience perceived discrimination are more likely to have changes in the structure of their heart that may lead to cardiovascular disease, according to new research. In the past, scientists have uncovered possible links between discrimination and cardiovascular disease,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Children with obstructive sleep apnea who don’t outgrow it by adolescence have nearly three times the risk of high blood pressure as teens compared to those without the breathing issue, a new long-term study shows. But children whose sleep apnea disappearsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Vaccines approved for use in the United States and Europe show protection against all of the more infectious coronavirus variants known to be circling the globe, the World Health Organization said Thursday. “All COVID-19 virus variants can be controlled in the same way,Continue Reading
Prince Harry Discusses Mental Health Struggles in New Documentary Series Prince Harry turned to drink and drugs in an attempt to ease his suffering over the death of his mother, Princess Diana, he reveals in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The 36-year-old Duke of Sussex talked about his mental healthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mom always said too much TV would rot your brain, and as with so many other things it appears she was right. Middle-aged folks who regularly turn to TV for entertainment appear to have a greater risk of decline in their reasoning andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A pill called upadacitinib, already approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis, might also ease another common immunological condition — eczema. In two phase 3 clinical trials, patients with moderate to severe eczema showed rapid and significant improvements after taking the drug, said researchers atContinue Reading