THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids’ academic test scores might improve if they boost their brain power with some high-intensity exercise before picking up a pen, a new pilot study says. Children had significantly higher test scores after they spent nine minutes performing high-knee walking, jumping jacks, lungesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s a time-honored and somewhat romantic tale: The young fighter who rises from poverty to make a name for themselves. But reality might take some shine off such stories, a new study says. Participants in combat sports like boxing or mixed martial artsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as a means of improving doctors’ effectiveness, but the new tool might dull their skills in some instances, a new study argues. Specifically, doctors became worse at performing colonoscopies after AI started assisting them, researchers reported Aug.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An under-the-scalp implant can improve monitoring of a person’s epilepsy, giving doctors data they need to improve control over seizures, a new pilot study says. Epilepsy patients must now keep a diary to track their symptoms. But these self-observations are only right aboutContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Advanced technology has boosted the ability of children and adults to manage their type 1 diabetes, a new study says. The number of kids under 18 who’ve achieved optimal control over their blood sugar skyrocketed 171% between 2009 and 2023, from 7% toContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tennis great Monica Seles is speaking out about her battle with myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune disease that weakens muscles. The 51-year-old, who won nine Grand Slam titles and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, said she first noticed symptomsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Your morning coffee is mostly free from harmful levels of toxins and contaminants, but a new investigation shows there’s room for improvement. “While some contaminants were present, most were found at minimal levels and well below the European Union’s safety limits per 6-ounceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, people with bronchiectasis will have a treatment option. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Insmed’s daily pill brensocatib, which will be sold under the brand name Brinsupri. The drug is designed to treat non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasisContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A child’s symptoms of autism might vary according to their parents’ exposure to workplace chemicals, a new study says. On-the-job chemical exposure among moms and dads prior to a child’s birth was significantly linked to increased autism severity, worse behavioral issues and poorerContinue Reading