MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Want to preserve all those precious memories, including your first kiss and how you felt the first time you got behind the wheel of a car? If you do, start moving: New research shows that when sedentary older adults started to exercise, theyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered differences between the brains of girls and boys with autism that they say may improve diagnosis of the developmental disorder in girls. “We detected significant differences between the brains of boys and girls with autism, and obtained individualized predictions ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fracking has already raised the ire of environmentalists for its effects on the planet, but new research sends up another red flag: The wastewater produced by the complicated oil and gas drilling process is loaded with toxic and cancer-causing contaminants that threaten bothContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The national bird of the United States is facing a deadly threat from within: widespread lead poisoning, largely caused by ingesting fragments of hunters’ lead ammunition. The poisoning is slowing the population growth of both bald eagles, the nation’s symbol since 1782, andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young people with autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a higher risk of dying early from a range of causes, a new research review suggests. Researchers found that before middle-age, people with autism face higher-than-average rates of death from both “natural” causes, likeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 can take a heavy toll on the body, but new research shows that patients are also 60% more likely to suffer lingering mental and emotional woes in the year following their infection. These problems included anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, opioid use disorder,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You used to be able to make snap judgments in your 20s, but now it feels like you take a lot longer to react to questions, decisions and challenges put before you. Don’t fret, it’s not that you’re losing brain power. Your responseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While getting a COVID-19 vaccine protects against infection, new research confirms that it can also help ease pandemic-triggered stress. “Our study documents important psychological benefits of vaccination beyond reducing the risk of severe illness and death associated with COVID-19,” said lead investigator JonathanContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person’s memory and thinking abilities can still be affected a year after suffering a concussion, a new study finds. The results suggest that poor mental (“cognitive“) outcomes may be more common than once thought, said study author Dr. Raquel Gardner of theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another sign that climate change strikes the poorest without mercy, a new study shows that low-income people have a 40% higher exposure to heat than those with higher incomes. By the end of the century, heat wave exposure for the poorestContinue Reading