TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses have increased among adults in recent years, while remaining stable among teenagers. ADHD diagnoses among adults increased by 15% between 2020 and 2023, after declining by nearly 11% from 2016 to 2020, researchers reported in a new study publishedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids with autism who speak more than one language tend to have fewer symptoms from their disorder. Being multilingual not only enhances their general cognitive abilities, but also helps them better control their daily thoughts and actions, researchers reported in a study publishedContinue Reading
MONDAY Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of homeless individuals in the U.S. increased by 18% between January 2023 and January 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The HUD’s 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment found that some 770,000 people were experiencing homelessness onContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A synthetic form of the active ingredient in cannabis helps reduce agitation in people with Alzheimer’s, new research shows. Synthetic THC (dronabinol) also gave patients’ caregivers a boost, according to findings presented Thursday at a meeting of the International Psychogeriatrics Association in BuenosContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have documented the first case of Down syndrome in Neanderthals, a finding which also supports the notion that these cousins of modern man were capable of providing care and support to a vulnerable member of their group. “The results have significant implicationsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — America’s mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the nation, a new study says. Mental illness costs the U.S. economy $282 billion every year, equivalent to the average economic recession, researchers report. That estimate amounts to about 1.7% ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Four-year-old Theo Scott was born with Down syndrome, and since the age of 1 he’s also had to wear a CPAP device whenever he sleeps, to help ease his sleep apnea. He’s not alone: Eight out of 10 kids with Down syndrome haveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Air travel can be miserable for people with disabilities, particularly if an airline mishandles, damages or loses their wheelchair in transit. Now, the Biden Administration has proposed tough new standards for how airlines treat and accommodate people in wheelchairs. The proposed rules wouldContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rare gene-driven defects such as Down syndrome have occurred among human beings for many thousands of years, a new analysis of ancient DNA has revealed. Not only did the birth defects exist, but these infants were often buried with care by their community.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Even after they’ve experienced episodes of psychosis, many young people who use marijuana are unsure they want to quit the drug, new research shows. Cannabis has long been linked to a heightened risk for psychosis — a dangerous psychiatric state in which peopleContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While new treatments for leukemia have improved outcomes for many patients, children with Down syndrome have not benefited as much. These young people are at increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and have higher rates of relapse and treatment-related harm. A newContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Matthew Perry, one of the stars of the beloved television sitcom “Friends,” died on Saturday. Perry, 54, was best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing in the long-running show, but he also starred in many other roles. Capt. Scot Williams, of theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans with Down syndrome have a critical lifeline in Medicaid insurance, new research confirms. But the publicly funded insurance program will have to respond to rising numbers of older adults with Down syndrome, researchers say. “As more people with Down syndrome survive toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a massive five-year effort, researchers have unveiled an “atlas” that gives an unprecedented look at the intricacies of the human brain. The atlas, which will be available to researchers everywhere, can be seen as similar to the atlases we all know: aContinue Reading