THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of American adults are struggling with Long COVID, and a fifth have symptoms so debilitating they interfere with daily activities, a new report finds. “Frequently reported symptoms include fatigue that interferes with daily life, difficulty thinking or concentrating, cough and heart palpitations,”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There may be something special about team sports in childhood that helps sharpen a kids’ brain, new research shows. Children who were on soccer or volleyball teams scored higher on tests of “executive function” — thinking skills needed to organize, remember details, makeContinue 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
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
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who want to stay sharp as they age should hit the treadmill, elliptical or exercise bike as often as possible. A new study shows that better cardio fitness in older age is linked to healthier brain aging. That sort of fitness preservesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Want to give your brain a boost for tomorrow? Get in a little pulse-pounding exercise today, a new study shows. In a finding that suggests the benefits of exercise may linger longer than believed, researchers discovered that middle-aged adults and seniors perform betterContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Take the stairs. Tote heavy shopping bags. Walk up that hill. Play tag with a kid or a pet. Weaving these tiny bursts of vigorous physical activity into everyday life can halve a woman’s risk of a heart attack, a new study shows.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The collected evidence is in, and drinking about eight cups of water per day is, in fact, good for you. So says a University of California San Francisco team who crunched the data from 18 randomized controlled trials. “For such a ubiquitous andContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bouncing a soccer ball off the head during play could be doing real damage to the brain, a new study suggests. MRI brain scans of male and female soccer athletes suggests that lots of “heading” could damage areas of the brain already knownContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s common to find a pitcher soaking their elbow in an ice bucket following a baseball game, in an effort to save their arm for tomorrow’s innings. But athletes about to hit the turf would be better off soaking their aching muscles andContinue Reading