MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans of means are fleeing heavily polluted places in the United States for cleaner locales, a new study has found. Pollution levels are a factor in families’ decision to move within the United States, but only richer households can afford to move toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A type of drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia, the brain disease that afflicted comedian Robin Williams prior to his suicide. Cholinesterase inhibitors prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine, a chemical messenger important for memoryContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new type of cancer drug might help treat brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, mouse studies suggest. The drugs block an enzyme called indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), researchers reported. IDO1 inhibitors are being developed as a treatment for cancers like melanoma, leukemia and breast cancer,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many young adults are experimenting with “bed rotting” and other sleep trends that have gone viral on TikTok and other social media platforms, a new poll shows. Sleep experts say these trends likely won’t do any immediate harm, but they add that peopleContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — “Red flag” laws are an effective means of preventing suicide, a new study finds. About one life was saved for every 17 times that an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) kept firearms out of the hands of a troubled individual, researchers reported Aug.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HeathDay News) — There’s a strong association between a state’s policies and laws around the rights of transgender people and the mental health of transgender residents, a new study shows. “Trans individuals who were worried about having their rights taken away had significantly higher odds ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People stricken with a severe case of COVID-19 have a higher risk of mental illness in the year following their infection, a new study warns. However, vaccination appears to ward off these effects on mental health, researchers reported Aug. 21 in the journalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds. Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found. Male doctors had about the same suicide risk as the general public,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s not a replacement for actual psychotherapy, but a newly designed app could help young adults with mental health issues lower their anxiety, researchers report. The app, dubbed Maya, “can be an accessible and impactful tool for those looking for support around anxiety.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bored? Zipping through online videos isn’t going to help you, a new study shows. Watching short snippets of videos or fast-forwarding through them makes people more bored rather than less, according to the results of seven experiments involving more than 1,200 Americans andContinue Reading