WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Recreational use of “magic mushroom” psilocybin skyrocketed in the U.S. during the early 2020s, as states began toying with legalization of the psychedelic drug, a new study says. The number of adults 30 and older who had used psilocybin in the past yearContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Depression and anxiety have been increasing steadily among children and teenagers in recent years, a new study says. More than 1 in 10 children (10.6%) suffered from anxiety in 2022, up from 7.1% in 2016, researchers reported April 21 in JAMA Pediatrics. DuringContinue Reading
The prevalence of depression decreased with older age and with increasing family incomeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness among seniors has been a huge concern among experts on aging as social isolation increases risk of dementia, health problems, psychological disorders and deaths. But a new study suggests that, at least in the U.S., that concern has been somewhat misplaced. Middle-agedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Lucy Mulloor woke one morning to find she couldn’t call out to her two daughters, who were bustling about the kitchen. She also couldn’t move the right side of her body, and only attracted her girls’ attention by falling to the floor afterContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies exposed to air and light pollution have a higher risk of developing childhood thyroid cancer, a new study says. Airborne particle pollution and outdoor artificial light both increased babies’ risk of developing thyroid cancer before they turned 20, researchers recently reported inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks and seniors whose weed use lands them in the hospital are at higher risk for developing dementia within a matter of years, a new study says. An ER visit or hospitalization due to cannabis use is associated with a 72% increasedContinue Reading
SATURDAY, April 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — From slurping daily spoonfuls of fish oil to giving up alcohol, lifting weights and playing word games, older Americans think just about anything that might keep their brains sharp is worth a try. After all, the risk of dementia — a loss ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution might be harming the brains of seniors, increasing their risk of dementia and cognitive decline, a new study says. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine particle pollution is linked to lower scores in key thinking and memory skills, particularly language abilities,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heavy drinkers have an increased risk of developing brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, a new study says. Folks who imbibe eight or more alcoholic drinks a week have an increased risk of hyaline arteriolosclerosis, or a thickening and narrowing ofContinue Reading