FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Night owls — people who stay up late — have been shown to have an increased risk of depression. And now a new study says why that might be. Dusk dwellers tend to be less mindful — that is, less engaged in theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Drowsy during the daytime? For seniors, such sleepiness could indicate that they’re at increased risk for dementia, a new study suggests. Women in their 80s had double risk of dementia if they experienced increasing daytime sleepiness over a five-year period, researchers reported inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dancing is known to lift the spirit, and a new study shows that Alzheimer’s disease patients respond to the rhythmic moves as well. Dance classes eased agitation in a small group of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias, researchers reported inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Microplastics that invade and burrow deep within the human body are becoming an increasing concern among doctors and health experts. Now, a new study shows that even medical care is causing increased exposure to the tiny plastic particles. Microplastics can be found inContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in 3 children live with a chronic condition that could significantly affect their health for the rest of their lives, a new study says. Chronic illnesses affected more than 30% of children ages 5 to 17 by 2018, up from aroundContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The blues and the jitters are very common among people battling chronic pain, a new evidence review says. About 40% of adults with chronic pain have symptoms of depression or anxiety, researchers report in JAMA Network Open. Women, younger adults and people sufferingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Playing with a dog for just 15 minutes can significantly reduce a person’s stress, a new study reports. Stressed students who interacted with a friendly dog reported less stress, had a reduced heart rate and had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisolContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nostalgia might be met by eyerolls from some, as the emotion might inspire insipid images of rose-tinted glasses, gooey sentimentality and living in a time-lost past. But people prone to nostalgia have an edge when it comes to their health and well-being, aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People start developing unhealthy perceptions of their own bodies in early childhood, a new study suggests. Kids as young as 7 start to judge their bodies in ways that eventually could lead to an eating disorder, researchers report in the Journal of ExperimentalContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A startling number of Americans have witnessed a mass shooting in their lifetime, a new study suggests. About 1 in 15 adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting, and more than 2% have been injured in one, researchers sayContinue Reading