FRIDAY, March 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers outfitted high school athletes with head impact sensors to see which of four popular sports put them at the greatest risk of concussion. No. 1 for both boys and girls: Soccer, according to a study published online recently in the Orthopaedic JournalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 198 2021 (HealthDay News) — People really do vary in how fast they age, and the divergence starts in young adulthood, a new study suggests. The researchers found that by the tender age of 45, people with a faster pace of “biological aging” were more likely to feel,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be wondering if they should get a COVID-19 shot, and the answer is definitely yes, an expert says. “The big takeaway message is the COVID-19 vaccine is strongly recommended for patients with multiple sclerosis,” said Dr. NancyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — To the lingering damage of COVID-19 infection, add this side effect: New research shows that more than half of those sickened by COVID-19 report depression. Among more than 3,900 people who had COVID-19 surveyed between May 2020 and January 2021, 52% suffered symptomsContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For someone suffering a severe stroke, every 10 minutes that goes by before treatment starts in the emergency room may cost eight weeks of a healthy life, Canadian researchers report. In fact, delays in the hospital may have worse consequences for recovery thanContinue Reading
SATURDAY, March 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 7 out of 10 Alzheimer’s patients wound up free of the brain plaques that are a hallmark of the disease after treatment with a potentially breakthrough experimental drug, clinical trial results show. The drug, donanemab, also significantly slowed the patients’ brain decline,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A healthy, plant-based diet could reduce your risk of stroke by up to 10%, researchers say. This type of diet includes greater amounts of foods like vegetables, whole grains and beans, and fewer less-healthy foods like refined grains or added sugars. “Many studiesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many people dread the switch to daylight saving time. When you’re losing an hour of sleep, it can be hard to actually feel like springing forward. Dr. Rachel Ziegler, a sleep medicine physician from the Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minn., offersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Your eyes may be a window into the health of your brain, a new study indicates. Researchers found that older adults with the eye disease retinopathy were at increased risk of having a stroke, as well as possible symptoms of dementia. And onContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Sustaining just one head injury may up your chances of developing dementia decades later by 25%, and this risk increases with each subsequent head injury, new research suggests. “Head injury is not the only risk factor for dementia as high blood pressure andContinue Reading