Who is more likely to relapse after opioid addiction treatment — women or men? A new study that followed 1,100 recovering opioid users reveals that their risks are different. The researchers followed the men and women for one year after treatment at more than 100 substance-use treatment facilities across the United States. During that time,… read on > read on >
If your teen seems disinterested in school, new research suggests there’s a good chance that things will get better over time. “Our results point to a more hopeful picture for students who start out with lower levels of motivation,” said study senior author Kui Xie, a professor of educational studies at Ohio State University in… read on > read on >
Women with type 1 diabetes may have a shorter length of time to conceive and bear children compared to those without the disease, new research suggests. The hormone insulin plays an important part in regulating female reproductive function, and people with type 1 diabetes don’t make enough insulin on their own. But little was known… read on > read on >
For helping Parkinson’s patients improve their balance and mobility, golf may beat the martial art exercise tai chi, a new, small study reveals. “Exercise is well-known to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease,” said study author Dr. Anne-Marie Wills, noting it helps to improve gait, balance and fatigue, while offering a measure of depression relief.… read on > read on >
The first U.S. case of a Brazilian COVID-19 variant that doctors fear can re-infect the previously sick surfaced in Minnesota in early January 2021, and the more infectious variant has since been found in four other states, a new government report says. Known as the P.1 variant, it first appeared in a Minnesotan who’d recently… read on > read on >
Teenagers who vape pot are more likely to wheeze and cough than those who smoke or vape nicotine, new survey data reveals. Reports from U.S. kids 12 to 17 show they have a higher risk of wheezing, suffering from a dry cough, and having their sleep, speech or exercise impeded by wheezing if they vape… read on > read on >
A new study provides further evidence that people with certain blood types may be more likely to contract COVID-19. Specifically, it found that the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is particularly attracted to the blood group A antigen found on respiratory cells. The researchers focused on a protein on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus called the… read on > read on >
College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a harder time making it to graduation than their peers do, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of 400 students they followed, those with ADHD had a lower grade-point average (GPA) — about half a grade lower — than students without the disorder. The gap emerged freshman… read on > read on >
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Stuck in traffic, with a nasty storm making a stressful commute even worse, Joanne Loewy reached for the car radio. “I felt my heartbeat rise,” said Loewy, director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City.… read on > read on >
(Healthday News) — The United States is now poised to have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every American adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. The announcement, which came during a brief speech at the White House, accelerates the country’s vaccination goals by two months. “As a consequence of the stepped-up process… read on > read on >
