TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The famous Pink Floyd lyrics emerge from sound that is muddy, yet musical: “All in all, it was just a brick in the wall.” But this particular recording didn’t come from the 1979 album “The Wall,” or from a Pink Floyd concert. Instead,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic” mushrooms, is getting renewed interest as a potential treatment for various health conditions. Now, a new research review argues that migraines should be added to that list. Psilocybin mushrooms have long been used recreationally as hallucinogens —Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The link between pro football and the risk for a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is well known, and now a new study suggests that football may also up the risk for Parkinson’s disease, even among past high school and collegeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single hardwired brain circuit might be responsible for male sexual drive, a new mouse study reports. Researchers have singled out in lab mice a brain region that controls sexual interest, libido, mating behavior and pleasure, said senior researcher Dr. Nirao Shah, aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Research using three-dimensional replicas of the developing brain created in a lab dish is shedding new light on autism spectrum disorder. Yale researchers found two paths to autism in the developing brain. “It’s amazing that children with the same symptoms end up withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a type of multiple sclerosis (MS) known as relapsing-remitting MS could have less fatigue if they got more active and were in better physical shape, according to new research. The study also found that a lower disability rate was also associatedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new brain-zapping technology may help ease the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children without some of the side effects stimulant medications can cause, a small, preliminary study suggests. Marked by trouble concentrating, sitting still and/or controlling impulsive behaviors, ADHDContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Yoga is known for its benefits to both the mind and body. And a gentle form of yoga may be an ideal early intervention technique for older women at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. In a small study involving kundalini yoga,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Being exposed to lead while in the womb or during early childhood may increase a person’s chance of engaging in criminal behavior as an adult, a new review claims. To arrive at this conclusion, the review authors evaluated 17 previous studies that usedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A micronutrient in human breast milk may provide significant benefit to developing newborn brains, according to new research that sheds light on the link between nutrition and brain health. Scientists looked at this sugar molecule in rodents and in human neurons. They saidContinue Reading