MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parkinson’s disease is widely seen as a movement disorder, but it can cause an array of symptoms, including hallucinations. Now a new study has shed light on what is happening in the brain during those disturbances. The study focused on Parkinson’s patients whoContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Kids exposed to air pollution may be at risk for mental illness in early adulthood, a new study suggests. Researchers found that young adults in Britain who were exposed to higher levels of traffic-related air pollutants during their childhood and teen years wereContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing such cases around the world: About a third of COVID-19 patients go on to develop “long-haul” neurological or psychiatric conditions months after being infected, new research shows. The findings suggest a link between COVID-19 and a higher risk for laterContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could the paws of assistance dogs be cleaner than the soles of your shoes? Yes, claims a new study that calls for allowing assistance dogs to accompany their owners in all public places. To prove their point, Dutch researchers tested the paws ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Having an intellectual disability is second only to being elderly as a risk factor for dying from COVID-19, a new study suggests. “The chances of dying from COVID-19 are higher for those with intellectual disability than they are for people with congestive heartContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As if attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) isn’t already tough on a child, new research suggests the condition might also raise the odds for a psychotic disorder later in life. But parents should not panic. “I would say that this finding should not be anContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Contrary to what many believe, a new study finds that mental illness isn’t a factor in most mass shootings or other types of mass murder. “The findings from this potentially definitive study suggest that emphasis on serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — “Early to bed, early to rise” may be good advice for your career. New research finds that, compared to night owls, folks with earlier bedtimes perform better at work and are less plagued by disabilities that lead to early retirement. Overall, “night owls”Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Scientists may have uncovered the reason critical medications for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder cause weight gain and diabetes — findings they hope will lead to better drugs. The medications, known as antipsychotics, help control the hallucinations, delusions and confused thoughts that plague peopleContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As if suffering from a mental illness as a child isn’t tough enough, new research suggests it could predict higher odds for physical ills in later life. There was one silver lining to the findings, however. Knowing that childhood mental illness is aContinue Reading