WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research has found that people who are transgender are far more prone to suicide than their peers. The new study, using Denmark’s centralized data repository, found that transgender people had 7.7 times the rate of suicide attempts compared to others, the studyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic home liquor delivery soared in the United States, as did binge drinking along with it, a new study finds. “‘Home delivery’ refers to when restaurants, bars or retailers use their own employees or a third-party delivery system such asContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Clouds of smoke continue to drift over the Eastern United States and Europe from wildfires in Canada, and experts are predicting a longer and more destructive wildfire season due to rising temperatures and drier conditions. Now, new research puts a number on justContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that women with a common form of irregular heartbeat may be at greater risk for cognitive decline than men. Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is linked with a higher risk for mental decline and dementia, possibly because it also moreContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number and strength of head impacts, not concussions, cause degenerative brain injuries to football players, a new study suggests. That’s what appears to drive the growing number of cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers say. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressiveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s an image you see everywhere on social media and television: Groups of 30-something women, glistening glasses of chardonnay or cabernet in their hands as they let loose with their friends. But a new study digs into the downside of “booze bonding” —Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Space travel appears to weaken astronauts’ immune systems, and researchers believe changes in gene expression are the culprit. These immune deficits aren’t permanent. They disappear when back on Earth, often within weeks, according to new research published June 22 in Frontiers in Immunology.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Living in a walkable neighborhood fosters socialization and helps create a strong sense of community, new research shows. Among the active behaviors these walkable neighborhoods promote are walking for leisure or as transportation to school, work shopping or home. “Our built environments createContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating diagnosis, and if a close relative has had it you may worry whether you will be next. According to the National Institutes of Health, it is estimated that over 6 million Americans over 65 suffer from Alzheimer’s. SinceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When people think about Alzheimer’s disease, they usually associate it with seniors who have had a long and fulfilling life. Sadly, two rare conditions that imitate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s strike infants and children. Two of these disorders, Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC)Continue Reading