A new randomized controlled study suggests yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treat co-occurring sleep disturbances and back pain, thus reducing the need for medication. Researchers from…
Young girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV: One in four will have contracted the virus by adulthood, and most are first infected during adolescence. Now a…
Older Mexican-Americans who struggle with pain are 1.7 times more likely to become frail, compared to those without pain, according to a new study at the University of Texas Medical…
In a new study published in the journal Addiction, Massachusetts researchers uncover several risk factors linked to postpartum opioid overdose. The study is a follow-up to 2018 research showing that…
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health said for the first time in the past 40 years, binge drinking and depressive symptoms among adolescents are no longer linked….
A new Norwegian study of older individuals suggests high fitness levels or improving fitness capacity over time allows a person to live longer without dementia. Dementia involves a progressive decline…
A new Spanish study shows a link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and changes in the corpus callosum, a region of the brain associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as…
A new study of Brazilian older adults finds that those with the lowest levels of physical activity face a greater risk of premature death compared to those with higher levels…
In a new study, researchers deployed wearable trackers, genetic analysis and cardiac imaging to measure how insufficient sleep can fuel cardiovascular disease risk markers and accelerate biological aging. Insufficient sleep…
A new study finds that infants born with high levels of bad cholesterol and a certain type of fat may face greater risk for social and psychological problems in childhood….
