MONDAY, June 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Genetics can play a role in a person’s odds for Alzheimer’s disease, and new research suggests differences in that risk are based on which parent had the illness. In a study of 4,400 people still “cognitively unimpaired,” there was higher buildup of amyloidContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Surgeon General announced Monday that he will push for warning labels on all social media platforms, stating that they may harm teens’ mental health. “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — and social media has emerged asContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in 4 parents struggle to get their child to sleep, a new poll reports. Some of this is related to poor sleep hygiene, but some also is due to dark worries harbored by the kids, researchers report. Parents of sleepless childrenContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Depression can be sorted into six distinct types using brain scans, a revelation that could improve treatment for many suffering the debilitating mood disorder. Researchers analyzed brain scans to identify six different biological types of depression, based on differences in patterns of brainContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exercising in natural surroundings — a jog through a park, a bicycle ride along a trail — could be more beneficial than working out indoors, a new review suggests. However, access to natural areas that are public varies widely, with not everyone havingContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Opioid overdoses in pregnant women are at an all-time high in the United States, and researchers think they’ve figured out one way to counter this phenomenon. Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is strongly tied to substance use disorders, which means some women who becomeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In half of American homes containing a loaded gun, that gun is kept unsecured and ready for potential use, often with children in the home, new research shows. The finding is especially troubling given the link between gun accessibility and accidental child deaths,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The two top officers of a telehealth company that began to distribute ADHD drugs widely during the pandemic have been charged with health care fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The arrests will likely worsen ongoing shortages of Adderall and another ADHD medications, Vyvanse,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many younger workers feel stressed, isolated and unappreciated at their jobs, a new survey has found. The 2022 Work in America survey, conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), found that young adults are struggling in the workplace: Nearly half (48%) of workersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dolphins living off the coasts of Georgia and Florida have elevated levels of mercury in their bodies, new research shows. That could have implications for people, said a team led by Colleen Bryan, a research biologist at the National Institute of Standards andContinue Reading