FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The wee hours of the morning could be the most dangerous for someone on the brink of suicide or homicide, a new study shows. There’s a five-fold greater risk for suicide and an eight-fold greater risk for homicide between 2 a.m. and 3Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who regularly stay up until the wee hours of the morning could be harming their mental health, a new study finds. Regardless of whether people were morning larks or a night owls, they tended to have higher rates of mental and behavioralContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ambulances meant for people having a mental health crisis could help folks get the care they need with less confrontation and friction, a new study says. People transported to the hospital by a “psychiatric ambulance” required fewer restraints or coercive measures than thoseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — America’s college students seem to be more stressed than ever, with a new report finding a sharp rise in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) on campuses across the country. In a “national sample of U.S. college students,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even as suicide rates have risen among Americans generally, one group appears to be bucking that trend: People diagnosed with cancer. Experts are crediting improved access to counseling and other “psychosocial care” with easing the emotional toll of cancer and keeping more patientsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Stuttering is a neurological condition, not a psychological one, and scientists in Finland now believe they’ve found the disrupted network in the brain that may cause it. “These findings explain well-known features of stuttering, such as the motor difficulties in speech production andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A bilingual brain implant has allowed a stroke survivor to communicate in both Spanish and English, scientists report. Turning to an AI method known as a neural network, researchers trained the patient’s implant to decode words based on the brain activity produced whenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Children exposed to traffic and other noise in their neighborhoods may be at higher risk for anxiety, researchers conclude, while air pollution could raise risks for other mental health woes. “Childhood and adolescent noise pollution exposure could increase anxiety by increasing stress andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Prior studies have suggested that binge eating disorder may not last long, but a more rigorous look at the illness finds that just isn’t so. “The big takeaway is that binge-eating disorder does improve with time, but for many people it lasts years,”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Weighted blankets are trendy items, largely based on the idea that the pressure of a heavy blanket will help a person more easily slip into slumber. But they do little to help troubled children sleep better, a new study has found. There wasContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — “Ugh, I’m so busy these days I can barely think straight. It’s so crazy.” No doubt some friend or coworker (maybe even yourself) has moaned about how stressed and overworked they are. Sometimes its fully justified, but in many cases folks see itContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Does advising your teen sometimes feel like talking to the proverbial brick wall? Don’t fret: New research shows that even when your preteen or teen gives your advice a flat “no way,” your counsel is probably having an impact. It may simply beContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is pushing daytime summer temperatures higher for longer periods of time, and that can spell real danger for folks who work outside, like gardeners and landscapers. Protecting yourself in the heat and knowing the warning signs of heat-related illness is crucial,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One of the toughest decisions seniors face is when to give up their keys and stop driving. Even slight changes to the ability to remember, think and reason can lead a senior to decide to stop driving, a new study finds. Impaired cognitiveContinue Reading