THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In yet another sign that childhood vaccinations can’t be taken for granted, new government data shows that a record number of kindergartners were exempted from the required shots during the last school year. That leaves more than 125,000 new students without the protectionContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Avoiding couches and chairs might be a good way of keeping your back pain from getting worse, new research suggests. Finnish researchers found that when people with back pain sat even a little less each day, their pain was less like to progressContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Moms-to-be have long known about breast milk’s multiple benefits. Now, a global study confirms that antibodies passed from to baby in breast milk can indeed shield against disease. Immune system antibodies against one common infection, rotavirus, were especially protective, said a team fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 22024 (HealthDay News) — A small dose of the nutritional supplement lithium asparate may not ease the fatigue and brain fog of Long COVID, a small, new trial involving 52 patients has found. Still, it’s possible that a larger dose of the mood-enhancing supplement might work, researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a 20-something who is unattached, having good friends is a key to happiness, new research shows. “The quality of your friendships is a key factor for your well-being, especially if you’re single,” a team led by Lisa Walsh, a postdoctoral researchContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 8 in 10 Americans go through the day in a fog that interferes with their jobs, their moods and their relationships. Chalk it up to sleepiness: A new survey shows that 54% of Americans think they just don’t get enough sleep. “DaytimeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sharing a book with your baby will build her vocabulary fast, but time with screens likely won’t, Norwegian researchers report. Their new study on shared reading and vocabulary size dovetails with a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics that urgesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards appear to cause differences in the brains of growing children, a new review suggests. “We’re seeing differences in brain outcomes between children with higher levels of pollution exposure versus lower levels of pollution exposure,”Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you sweat excessively, you’re likely to have sensitive skin as well, with new research confirming the two go hand-in-hand. A team led by Adam Friedman of George Washington University and Linqing Zhang of Virginia Tech used machine learning models to examine surveyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The head of a Princeton team that mapped the brain of an adult fruit fly — a watershed step in understanding the human brain — explains the feat in a way that belies its complexity. “Just like you wouldn’t want to drive toContinue Reading