FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — During the past half-century, the United States’ annual number of school shootings has increased more than twelvefold, a new study finds. What’s more, children are now four times more likely to be a school shooting victim, and the death rate from school shootingsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from “thousands of low-level blasts” tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade training range, a new report shows. On Oct. 25, Robert Card, 40, killed 18Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Athletes whose coaches are open, authentic and positive are more likely to have better mental health, a new study says. Athletes feel happier and deal with problems more easily if their coaches adopt an “authentic leadership” style, researchers report in the journal PsychologyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Living close to trees and other greenery could be keeping your bones strong, a new 12-year study suggests. Folks whose residences were near spots deemed “green” by satellite imagery tended to have better bone density than those who lived elsewhere, Chinese researchers found.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The “selfie” culture on social media appears to be intensifying people’s desires to undergo cosmetic procedures, a new study suggests. Time spent on Snapchat or Instagram seems to heighten a person’s interest in such procedures, researchers found. This was particularly true if folksContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to giving at-risk Americans access to the mental health services they need, prevention is far better than detention, new research confirms. However, a majority of the 950 U.S. counties surveyed in the report do not offer access to the typesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air. Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher risk of premature death among minorityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Menopause is thought to trigger mood changes among women, with changes in female hormone levels contributing to anxiety, depression and stress. However, a new study says some women are at more risk than others for menopause-linked mental health issues, and many escape themContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Almost 2 million Americans incarcerated in the nation’s jails and prisons suffer through an average 100 days per year of dangerous heat and humidity, a new report finds. A warming world will only increase that danger, say researchers at Columbia University in NewContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests. People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more likely to also report having memory or thinking problems, compared to those without sleep apnea, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The vast majority (84%) of Americans with pets say their animal companion brings a positive mental health impact to their lives, a new poll shows. The poll of more than 2,200 adults conducted early last month also found about two-thirds of respondents callingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Deaths where alcohol played a key role climbed sharply in recent years, hitting women even harder than men, new government data shows. Between 2016 and 2021 (the latest numbers available), “the average number of U.S. deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease years later, a new study finds. “Very early symptoms of dementia can be subtle and difficult to detect, but problems with navigation are thoughtContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teens have a higher risk of self-injury — deliberately cutting or burning themselves — if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a new study shows. Teenagers were nearly five times more likely to self-injure if, when they were 6, theirContinue Reading