THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s never too late to start exercising — and the right activities might help you stay independent in your home. While building healthy habits at an earlier age can have some long-term benefits, adding physical activity can help at all ages, new researchContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many people who get a diagnosis for one mental illness may find they have additional psychiatric conditions, and new genetic research offers an explanation why. A number of mental illnesses share genetic similarities, researchers found. This discovery helps explain why multiple conditions areContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans’ rates of depression and anxiety spiked during the first year of the pandemic, but the increases were much more pronounced among Black, Hispanic and Asian people than among white people, new research shows. From April 2020 to April 2021, the overall incidenceContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mental health has become a hot topic during the pandemic, but some groups have been burdened by having too few services available even before the challenges of these past two years. A new study found that while the Hispanic population in the UnitedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with Down syndrome are more likely than other kids to have sleep apnea, and existing treatments often fail to work. Now, an implanted device that stimulates tongue nerves shows promise in reducing their sleep disruptions, a new study finds. A device calledContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other severe mental illnesses are at increased risk of death from heart problems, a large research review finds. “Our systematic review and meta-analysis of over 100 studies has confirmed a strong association between severe mental illness andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin — the active component in “magic mushrooms” — may help rewire the brains of people with depression. Psychedelics including psilocybin have shown promise in treating many mental health disorders in recent years, and a new study is among the first to beginContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents of children with special needs face a number of challenges, so here’s some advice from an expert. “Raising children is an adventure for any parent, but the journey for parents of children with special needs often has a few more twists andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who die by suicide with a gun are challenging to assist beforehand, and different from those who kill themselves using other means, a new study finds. “Those who died using a firearm were more likely to have disclosed their suicidal thoughts toContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When people have both chronic dry eye and depression, their eye symptoms may be worse, a new study finds. Researchers said the exact nature of the link is not clear: Does depression affect the severity of dry eye disease? Or do particularly troublesomeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids who’ve suffered a concussion are at heightened risk of mental health issues in the aftermath, a large new study suggests. The researchers found that compared with their peers, children and teenagers with a past concussion were 39% more likely to be diagnosedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with serious mental illness have up to double the risk of heart disease, and should have their heart health monitored from a young age, a new study finds. Specifically, those mental health issues are bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. “Previous researchContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health and fitness apps are growing in popularity, but not among the people who might benefit most from them — seniors and people with chronic health conditions. Nearly two out of three American adults are living with a chronic health problem like heartContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden has announced a new plan to expand mental health and drug abuse treatment that would devote millions to suicide prevention, mental health services for youth and community clinics providing 24/7 crisis care. Health insurers would also have to cover threeContinue Reading