WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What’s even more nerve-wracking than paying taxes? The holidays, according to a majority of Americans, who say it takes them weeks to recover from seasonal stress. “The holidays are an easy time to justify putting off healthy habits, but it’s important to manageContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress are common among people caring for the victim of a recent stroke, a new study has found. Nearly 30% of caregivers of severe stroke patients experience stress and emotional problems during the first year after the patient leavesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Beyond a myriad of other consequences, childhood trauma appears to raise the specter of chronic pain in adulthood, new research shows. Researchers pored over 75 years’ worth of data involving more than 826,000 people. That included information on levels of neglect or physical,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long left to the fringes of the recreational drug culture, psilocybin — the hallucinatory ingredient in “magic mushrooms” — has recently been making inroads as a legitimate (and fast-acting) antidepressant. Research published Dec. 18 in Cancer shows its benefits may extend to peopleContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to a common chemical group found in many household products may delay or even prevent a woman from becoming pregnant, a new study says. Phthalates can lower a woman’s odds of becoming pregnant by up to 18% in any given month, researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most women know that their menstrual cycle can affect their mood. Now, new research suggests suicidal thoughts may peak at certain points during the monthly cycle. The finding could have an upside, helping people pinpoint when they might be most vulnerable to suicide,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise appears to enhance and even grow crucial areas of the human brain, new research using MRI scans shows. It’s long been known that physical activity is a brain-booster, but this international study illustrates ways this could be happening. “With comprehensive imagingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who maintain a mostly regular sleep pattern could have a lower risk of developing dementia than those whose sleeping and waking times vary wildly, a new study finds. People with the most irregular sleep are 53% more likely to develop dementia thanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A study involving twins suggests that if you have a sibling who develops dementia, that might not bode well for your life span. That’s true even if you don’t go on to develop dementia yourself, according to a study from U.S. and SwedishContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gun advocates often claim that mental illness is the driving force behind mass shootings in the United States. But new research argues that gun violence is more likely driven by the massive numbers of firearms available throughout the country, providing easy access toContinue Reading