MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Limiting global warming to targets proposed in the Paris Agreement could keep tropical regions from reaching temperatures that are beyond human tolerability, a new study projects. Researchers estimate that if countries are able to cap warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels,Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lockdowns have you stressed? The American Dental Association (ADA) reports that more people are grinding their teeth as they try to cope with the pressures of the pandemic. An ADA Health Policy Institute survey of dentists found that 70% of respondents said they’veContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fine particles in wildfire smoke pose a far greater threat to the lungs than similar particles in vehicle exhaust and other types of air pollution, researchers report. These fine particles — called PM2.5 — have a diameter about 1/20th the size of aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Giving homeless COVID-19 patients a free hotel room for their quarantine and recovery pays huge health dividends for the entire community, according to a new study out of San Francisco. Only 4% of homeless folks transferred from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Can money buy you happiness? Maybe not, but a new study suggests it’s linked to greater feelings of confidence and pride. Researchers analyzed five past studies that included a survey of more than 1.6 million people in 162 countries. They found that higherContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While strokes strike many Americans, a new study shows the risk is particularly high among American Indians. Researchers already knew that American Indians had the highest risk of atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular heartbeat (“arrhythmia”) that can increase the risk of bloodContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Who is more likely to relapse after opioid addiction treatment — women or men? A new study that followed 1,100 recovering opioid users reveals that their risks are different. The researchers followed the men and women for one year after treatment at moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If your teen seems disinterested in school, new research suggests there’s a good chance that things will get better over time. “Our results point to a more hopeful picture for students who start out with lower levels of motivation,” said study senior authorContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a harder time making it to graduation than their peers do, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of 400 students they followed, those with ADHD had a lower grade-point average (GPA) — about half aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Ever been caught in small-talk you secretly wanted to end? So has nearly everyone else, according to new research that finds that both partners in a conversation often want it to end sooner than it does. The flip side is often true, asContinue Reading