MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Do parents use Santa Claus to help guide kids to better behavior? It happens often, a new poll shows. One-quarter of parents of kids ages 3 to 5 said they’ve threatened misbehaving kids with no Santa or gifts if they don’t shape up,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Close friendships are incredibly important to the mental health of middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study finds. Older adults with worse mental or physical health were twice as likely to say they don’t have any close friends, according to results from theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution could be harming the brain development of children before they are even born, a new study warns. A 10 parts-per-billion increase in ozone exposure during the second trimester of pregnancy was associated with a 55% increased risk of intellectual disability amongContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Have you been boozing more often than usual? A new blood test might be able to tell if you’re damaging your liver from too many beers, margaritas or belts of scotch, researchers report. A blood-borne byproduct of alcohol consumption called phosphatidylethanol (PEth) canContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Breathing in smoggy air over time can significantly raise a person’s chances for dangerous blood clots, new research shows. “What’s striking from our study is the increase in serious blood clotting disease with exposure to some of the most common types of pollutantsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Keeping your blood pressure in check is important for more than just heart health — it can also keep your brain sharp as you age. A new study published Dec. 11 in the journal Neurology shows that seniors whose blood pressure spikes andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who want to stay sharp as they age should hit the treadmill, elliptical or exercise bike as often as possible. A new study shows that better cardio fitness in older age is linked to healthier brain aging. That sort of fitness preservesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Want to give your brain a boost for tomorrow? Get in a little pulse-pounding exercise today, a new study shows. In a finding that suggests the benefits of exercise may linger longer than believed, researchers discovered that middle-aged adults and seniors perform betterContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It can feel like a shameful moment, bracing yourself to hand over a Christmas or birthday gift that’s days or months overdue for one reason or another. But slackers take heart — a new study has found that your friend or loved oneContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ableism, or prejudice against people with disabilities, is an established problem in general healthcare. Now, a small study shows those same issues persist in mental healthcare. Sometimes, the barriers to care are physical, such as inaccessible entrances or a lack of reliable transit.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you are middle-aged or older, you may often feel lonely and isolated as you deal with the strains of daily life. Now, a new survey suggests you are far from alone: More than one-third of middle-aged and senior Americans feel that way.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Heat waves caused by climate change have been thought to pose the greatest risk to the world’s elderly, but a new study from Mexico suggests that’s not the case at all. Instead, three-quarters (75%) of heat-related deaths are occurring there among people youngerContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Stroke survivors have an 80% increased risk of dementia compared to people who’ve never suffered a stroke, a new study finds. About 19% of people who’d had a stroke developed dementia during an average six-year follow-up, compared with just 13% of those withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Access to psychotherapy has increased substantially among Americans, particularly young adults, a new study has found. About 12% of young adults received psychotherapy in 2021, followed by 8% of the middle-aged and 5% of seniors, researchers found. Overall, the percentage of U.S. adultsContinue Reading