WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Can feeling young at heart, or at least younger than your actual age, help older people live healthier, longer lives? Yes, according to researchers in Germany. “Individuals who feel younger than they chronologically are seem to benefit from their younger subjective age inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 9 million Americans turn to prescription pills when they can’t sleep, but a new study of middle-aged women finds taking the drugs for a year or longer may do little good. Comparing a group of about 200 women who were medicatedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Feelings of grief are expected after the loss of a loved one, but having those feelings when your loved one has a terminal illness is also real and can fluctuate over time, experts say. Individuals can adjust to their emotional pain, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Steaks and burgers could be killing thousands of Americans each year, but in a way most people wouldn’t expect — via air pollution. That’s the conclusion of a new study estimating that airborne particles generated by food production kill nearly 16,000 Americans eachContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could there be a way to tell years in advance which girls are more likely to develop eating disorders? New research from Denmark suggests that childhood body mass index (BMI) may offer important clues. BMI is an estimate of body fat based onContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maintaining adequate social distance from strangers — a key COVID-19 preventive measure — can be tough when you’re drinking alcohol, researchers say. In a new study, the researchers put more than 200 young social drinkers in different social situations in laboratory settings. TheyContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could having heart disease risk factors in childhood sow the seeds of thinking declines in middle-age? It looks like it might, new research claims. “I think it was not so big of a surprise for us, but maybe for the scientific community whoContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Looking for a morale boost or some solid encouragement? If so, socializing the old-fashioned way — live and in-person — will likely do more to lift your spirits than online interactions, new research suggests. It’s the key takeaway from a survey of moreContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fighting cancer can be a lonely battle, and new research shows that the coronavirus pandemic has made the experience even more isolating. Studies conducted before the pandemic found that 32% to 47% of cancer patients were lonely, but in late May of 2020Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Call it a silver lining of the pandemic: Asthma attacks fell sharply among Black and Hispanic Americans in the months after the coronavirus first surfaced. The study included nearly 1,200 participants who provided information about their asthma through monthly online, phone or mailContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution isn’t hard on the hearts of adults only, suggests a new analysis that found it can raise blood pressure in kids as young as 5. Children experienced increases in blood pressure if they had short-term exposure to air polluted with coarserContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Chronic kidney disease may carry an increased risk of dementia, according to a Swedish study. In people with chronic kidney disease, the bean-shaped organs gradually lose their ability to filter waste from the blood and eliminate fluids. “Even a mild reduction in kidneyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A bit of booze may help protect your heart by reducing stress-related brain activity, a new study suggests. “The thought is that moderate amounts of alcohol may have effects on the brain that can help you relax, reduce stress levels and, perhaps throughContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Poor mental health after a heart attack may increase young and middle-aged adults’ risk of another heart attack or death a few years later, a new study suggests. The study included 283 heart attack survivors, aged 18 to 61 with an average ageContinue Reading