News Articles on Health-related
Opioids and Obesity Driving Increased Death Rates for White Men, Not Despair
A new study finds that contrary to other reported research findings, suicide and alcohol-related deaths are not to blame for higher death rates among middle-aged white men. Those reports...
Study: Sexual Health Clinics Should Ask Patients About Domestic Violence
The risk of gynecological and sexual health problems — such as sexually transmitted infections, painful sex, vaginal bleeding, and recurrent urinary tract infections — is three times higher in...
Negative Perception of Activity Level May Damage Long-term Health
While there is a general understanding that physical inactivity is bad for health, a new study finds that even perceiving that we are inactive (accurate or not) can also...
A Third of Dementia Cases Are Preventable
A profound new study suggests managing lifestyle factors such as hearing loss, smoking, hypertension, and depression could prevent one-third of the world’s dementia cases. Moreover, researchers discovered nonpharmacologic interventions...
Participation in the Arts Improve Mental Health
New research found that participation in arts-based groups benefit the emotions of both healthy adults and those experiencing mental health conditions. In the study, art-based involvement included participation in...
Success of Cancer Treatment May Depend on Social Interactions
New research suggests social interactions during a course of chemotherapy influences the success of the treatment. Investigators from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Oxford discovered...
Why Some Women are at Greater Risk for Hormone-Related Depression
A new study published in the journal Menopause helps shed light on why some women appear to be more susceptible to hormone-related depression, particularly during vulnerable times such as...
Heart Health as Young Adult Influences Brain Health by Middle Age
A new study suggests maintaining cardiovascular health in young adulthood may help prevent the brain from shrinking decades later. Researchers say behaviors in a person’s 20s, such as exercising,...
Heavy Drinking in Teens Can Damage Brain
Although drinking alcohol is an accepted cultural behavior in many countries across the world, heavy use of alcohol can cause disastrous short-term and long-term consequences, especially among youth. Experts...
Brain Anomaly Tied to PTSD & Brain Injury in Vets
A new study finds that veterans who developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) tend to have a larger amygdala —Â the part of the...
