THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea could be costing you brain power and increasing your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. The drop in blood oxygen levels that occurs during a sleep apnea episode appears to be linked to degeneration of brain regionsContinue Reading
Significantly larger increase seen in prevalence of depressive symptoms in adults aged 20 to 44 years versus those aged 65 years or olderContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Stress can make it even worse for people to deal with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, a new study says. High levels of perceived stress are associated with a quadrupled risk of moderate or severe COPD flare-ups (excerbations), researchers reported recently inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Flourishing is more than just being happy, and a new global study finds some countries are doing better than others when it comes to overall well-being. Take it from researchers at Baylor and Harvard universities, who unveiled a study Wednesday that included moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Florida state lawmakers have approved a bill to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water, a move that public health experts say could harm dental health across the state. The bill now heads to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for approval. DeSantisContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A class of drugs used to treat epilepsy, nerve pain and anxiety do not appear to increase a person’s risk of self-harm, a major new study says. Gabapentinoids – which include gabapentin and pregabalin – have been associated with an increased risk ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People whose bodies are aging faster could be more likely to develop dementia than those with normal or slower aging, a new study says. Folks with advanced biological age are about 30% more likely to develop dementia, compared to those whose bodies haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with acne are at increased risk of developing an eating disorder, a new study says. Adult acne patients are 2.4 times more likely to have an eating disorder, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sexual assault and sexual harassment during military service dramatically increases veterans’ risk of suicide later in life, a new study says. Suicide risk is tripled among men and women who experienced sexual trauma while serving, researchers reported April 28 in the Annals ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with autism do not appear to be at greater risk of age-related brain decline, a new study says. Older people with autistic traits have no differences when it comes to spatial working memory, which helps folks remember and use information about whereContinue Reading