(Ana Sandoiu/ Medical News Today) —New research tests a novel strategy for preventing holiday weight gain and proposes a psychological mechanism that explains why the strategy may work.
More than 37% of adults in the United States are living with obesity, estimates show, and experts expect this number to increase. More than 32% of U.S. …
(Robert Preidt/ HealthDay News) — Urinary tract infections are one of the indignities many women face as they age. One reason why is because their bladder walls can be invaded by several species of bacteria, a new study finds.
Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are among the most common type of bacterial infections in women, accounting …
(Alexandria Hein/ Fox News) — A decade-long study of sleep-related deaths in infants has found that in more than 90 percent of cases involving car seats, the safety devices were not being used as directed. The study, which was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed 11,779 sleep-related deaths in infants and found 3 percent …
(CBC News) — An aging population has Canadians worried about the future of health care, according to a poll sponsored by the Canadian Medical Association that was released on Wednesday.
The Ipsos poll found 58 per cent believe Canadians will have to delay retirement to afford health care. The poll also found that 88 per cent of respondents …
(Jamie Ducharme/ Time) — Though emotions are often fleeting, they can have a lasting impact on your health. Stress, for example, may heighten the risk of both chronic and acute health conditions, while happiness can improve wellbeing.
Now, a small new study published in the journal Psychology and Aging suggests that anger, far more …
(Janice Wood/ PsychCentral) — Chronic insomnia disorder, which affects approximately 10 percent of adults, has a direct negative impact on the cognitive function of people 45 and over, according to a new study.
Chronic insomnia, one of the most common sleep disorders, is characterized by trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at …
(Robert Sanders/ Futurity) — Scientists inserted a gene for a green-light receptor into the eyes of blind mice and, a month later, the mice were navigating around obstacles as easily as those with no vision problems.
The mice could see motion, brightness changes over a thousandfold range, and fine detail on an iPad sufficient to distinguish …
(Tauren Dyson/ UPI) — Living a healthy lifestyle may help stave off a person’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments later in life, according to research and recommendations from global experts.
To reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, new guidelines released by …
(Reuters) — For people without heart disease, taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes may increase the risk of severe brain bleeding to the point where it outweighs any potential benefit, a research review suggests.
U.S. doctors have long advised adults who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke but are at high …
(Chiara Townley/ Medical News Today) — Researchers have developed a new test that can predict the severity of inflammatory bowel disease. The test will help allow for more personalized treatment plans in the future.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the term that doctors use to describe chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal …