MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The benefits of psilocybin treatment for depression might last as long as five years for some, a new study says. Two-thirds of participants in an early psilocybin clinical trial remained in complete remission from their depression when researchers checked in on them fiveContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Everyone gets headaches, but not all headaches are the same. For some, they’re a quick inconvenience. For others, they can be intense, long-lasting and even disabling, disrupting daily life for days or weeks. Experts say finding the right treatment depends on identifying theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new type of noninvasive brain stimulation may help people with moderate to severe depression feel better faster than standard treatments, researchers in a new report say. The method, called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), uses small electrodes on the scalp toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Destroying the Amazon rainforest doesn’t just threaten the environment, it may also make people sick. A study published Sept. 11 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment found that rates of certain diseases were lower in regions where forests were protected and managedContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A “keto” diet might help people with depression, a small-scale pilot study suggests. Depression symptoms decreased by about 70% among a small group of college students who followed a ketogenic diet for at least 10 weeks, researchers reported in the journal Translational Psychiatry.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — County jail inmates who receive medication to treat their opioid addiction have a lower risk of overdose after their release, a new study reports. They’re also significantly more likely to continue their addiction treatment, researchers reported Sept. 10 in The New England JournalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time since the pandemic began, COVID-19 dropped out of the nation’s top 10 causes of death in 2024, new U.S. government data shows. Overall U.S. death rates also fell to their lowest level since 2020, according to the National CenterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution might speed up the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease on the brain, a new study says. Alzheimer’s patients exposed to higher levels of particle pollution appeared to suffer an increased buildup of toxic amyloid and tau proteins in their brains, researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Your beauty rest might be protecting your brain health as well, a new study says. Seniors with chronic insomnia might experience a faster decline in their memory and thinking skills as they age, researchers reported today in the journal Neurology. Chronic insomniacs hadContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cases of self-harm involving 6- to 12-year-olds have risen sharply, and researchers warn that common household products are often involved. Their findings appear in the Sept. 8 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed more than 1.5Continue Reading