FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A child’s future risk of depression and anxiety might be tied to their gut health. Young children whose gut microbiomes contained certain bacteria were more likely to develop a mood disorder as tweens, researchers reported Oct. 30 in the journal Nature Communications. ResearchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Germany has agreed to provide more than $1 billion in new funding to support Holocaust survivors worldwide, helping many continue to live independently in their own homes. The deal, negotiated with Germany’s Finance Ministry, makes it the largest home care budget in theContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “I love myself unconditionally.” “I am worthy of love, joy and happiness.” “I am strong, capable and resilient.” “I breathe in relaxation and breathe out tension.” Self-affirmations might seem sappy, but they can they contribute to people’s happiness and well-being, according to aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from heat and air pollution have surged as climate change continues apace, a new report says. Worldwide, the rate of heat-related deaths has risen by 23% since the 1990s, and now claim 546,000 lives each year, researchers reported today in The LancetContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ketamine might not be effective in treating depression, new clinical trial results reveal. Ketamine infusions added to standard depression care did nothing for people hospitalized with the mood disorder, researchers reported Oct. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry. “Our initial hypothesis was that repeated ketamineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A friendly clasp on the shoulder. A comforting hug. Holding hands. All these can be dangerous in the wrong hands, a new study reports. Manipulative and narcissistic people are more likely to use touch in a calculating manner to influence their partners, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Faulty waste clearance in the brain could be contributing to dementia, a new study says. Impaired movement of cerebrospinal fluid — the clear liquid that cushions and cleans the brain — predicted people’s risk of dementia later in life, researchers reported Oct. 23Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with chronic pain who stay active may have one key advantage: Resilience. A new study from the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. found that one’s ability to cope with pain, also known as pain resilience, plays a bigger role in maintainingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Lousy sleep might be an early warning sign for suicide risk among teenagers, a new study says. Teenagers who didn’t get enough sleep on school nights or suffered from interrupted sleep had a significantly higher risk of suicide, researchers reported Oct. 23 inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A family riven by divorce or separation could triple the risk of a child developing psoriasis later in life, a new study says. The severe stress caused by such family upheaval might tax a child’s immune system in ways that increase their chancesContinue Reading