TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Research out of the United Kingdom finds workers often feel overwhelmed by digital technology and the need to always be connected online. It’s a worldwide issue, the study authors believe. “What we have found in our research is that there is a potentialContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Does a crowded neighborhood make you move more? Yes, says new research that found people who live in highly populated areas walk more than people who live in less densely populated areas. Since more walking is connected to better health, generally speaking, theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ever wonder why your teeth look the way they do? A group of genes drive the shape of each person’s teeth, including at least one gene inherited from Neanderthals, a new study published Dec. 12 in Current Biology found. There are 18 setsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Taxi and ambulance drivers need to have quick wits and nimble reflexes to cut through traffic effectively. Turns out that these traits might also protect them from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published Dec. 16 in the BMJ. “The same partContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s fungus among us, and it might be making allergies and asthma worse. People with allergy sniffles and asthma have different fungal colonies in their noses than folks who don’t suffer respiratory allergies, researchers report Dec. 16 in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology. “WeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer — the organ is located deep inside the body, making cancer harder to detect before it becomes life-threatening. A specific type of MRI scan, however, might help doctors better detect pancreatic cancer early, a new studyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parents of Black teens with autism worry that their kids’ condition might put them at greater risk during interactions with police. A new study published Dec. 16 in the journal Autism shows that behaviors common among children with autism, such as reduced eyeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Can you literally step away from depression? A new global review of data found that “increasing the number of daily steps, even at modest levels, was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms.” The Spanish study found that up to a level ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Louisiana has reported what appears to be the state’s first case of bird flu. In a health alert issued Friday, state officials said the case involves “a resident of southwestern Louisiana. The individual had exposure to sick and dead birds that are suspectedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A New York doctor has been sued by the state of Texas for prescribing abortion pills via telehealth to a Dallas woman. In a news release announcing the filing of the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims that Dr. Margaret Daly CarpenterContinue Reading