New Insights Into Each Parent’s Role in the Genetics of Autism
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers working to unlock the mysteries of autism report they have discovered differences among children when two in a family have the condition versus just one.Scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laborator…
Learn More‘Complex’ Genetic Links Between Marijuana Use, Psychiatric Ills
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A subset of people may be at high risk for both psychiatric disorders and for using marijuana, based on their genetics, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Oslo in Norway have found th…
Learn MorePerceived Access to Firearms Higher in Teens With Depression, Suicidality
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — High school-aged teens with recent depression and/or lifetime history of suicidality (DLHS) have higher perceived access to firearms than their peers without DLHS, according to a study published online May 22 i…
Learn MoreMedicare’s Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When Medicare expanded coverage for methadone, more people used this treatment for opioid use disorder, a new study shows.Use rose sharply but did not displace other opioid treatments such as buprenorphine, acc…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Differences ID’d in Receipt of Meds to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with disability, racial and ethnic differences are seen in the receipt of medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) after an index event, according to a study published in the May 11 issue o…
Learn MoreNew ‘National Sports Brain Bank’ Will Boost Head Injury Research
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion. The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the Univers…
Learn MoreLas estadounidenses necesitan más licencia por maternidad y acceso a la atención en el embarazo: encuesta
JUEVES, 18 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El embarazo es un periodo difícil y potencialmente peligroso en la vida de una mujer, y las mujeres de EE. UU. afirman que no están recibiendo el respaldo que necesitan mientras están embarazadas, encontr…
Learn MoreEl vapeo podría aumentar las probabilidades de uso de marihuana y atracones de bebida de los adolescentes
JUEVES, 18 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es significativamente más probable que los adolescentes que usan cigarrillos electrónicos tengan atracones de bebida y usen cannabis, en comparación con los que no vapean, encuentra una nueva investigació…
Learn MoreEl trastorno afectivo estacional (TAE): qué es, síntomas y tratamiento
JUEVES, 18 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Ha oído hablar de la tristeza invernal? Esta frase común se usa para describir ese sentimiento de desánimo que ataca en los meses de invierno, cuando hace frío y el cielo está gris en muchas partes del p…
Learn MoreNew ‘National Sports Brain Bank’ Will Boost Head Injury Research
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion.The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the Univers…
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