Can Too Much Screen Time Raise a Child’s Odds for OCD?
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Preteens who spend much of their free time watching online videos or playing video games may have a heightened risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a new study suggests.Researchers found t…
Learn MoreBlack Race, Male Sex Tied to Use of Pharmacological Restraint in Pediatric Emergency Visits
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In mental and behavioral health (MBH) emergency department visits for children, higher rates of pharmacologic restraint are associated with male sex, Black race, timing of visits, and revisits, according to …
Learn MoreIn Some U.S. Urban Areas, Men Face Higher Gun Death Rate Than in Wartime
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In some parts of the United States, young men face a higher risk of dying from gun violence than if they’d gone to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study reports.Young men living in certain high-violence Z…
Learn MoreSmartphone App May Be Beneficial for Some With Bipolar Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A smartphone-based self-management app does not reduce the risk of relapse among patients with bipolar disorder, but can reduce relapse risk and manic symptom severity for low-risk individuals, according to…
Learn MoreLos hijos adultos son mucho más propensos a estar distanciados de papá que de mamá
MARTES, 20 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Muchos adultos jóvenes de EE. UU. se distancian de sus padres, al menos temporalmente, y el vínculo entre papá/hijo presenta una fragilidad particular.Estos están entre los hallazgos de un nuevo estu…
Learn MoreAerobic Exercise Tied to Better Sleep, Mental Health in Perimenopausal Women
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aerobics training is tied to improvement in self-reported anxiety, depression, and sleep quality among perimenopausal women, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Frontiers in Psychiatry.Yan Zhao…
Learn MoreMindfulness Training, Exercise No Aid for Cognitive Function
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Neither mindfulness training nor exercise is associated with significant improvement in episodic memory or executive function among older adults, according to a study published in the Dec. 13 issue of the J…
Learn MoreMood Swings, Memory Troubles: Minding the Mental Toll of Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menopause and the years before it may make you feel like you’re losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contribute, too, according t…
Learn MoreStranded Dolphins’ Brains Show Alzheimer’s-Like Changes
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Groups of whales, dolphins and porpoises are regularly stranded in shallow waters around the coasts of the United Kingdom.Researchers wanted to understand why, so they studied the brains of 22 toothed whale…
Learn MoreEl ‘corazón festivo’: los ataques cardiacos se disparan en las 2 últimas semanas de diciembre
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La temporada de fiestas de fin de año está llena de listas de cosas pendientes, pero hay una que debería ser la más importante: cuidar a su corazón.Ya sea por el estrés, el frío o el abandono de los b…
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