Bribing folks with tickets to a cash lottery got them to take their blood pressure medicines more reliably, but did nothing to improve their health, a new study says. Study participants were twice as likely to take their blood pressure medication when they could win a daily cash reward through a lottery, researchers reported Nov.… read on > read on >
A common diabetes drug could be sabotaging the health benefits that a patient might expect from a daily walk, a new study says. Metformin appears to blunt improvements in blood pressure, fitness and blood sugar control that normally come from regular exercise, researchers report in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. This complicates current… read on > read on >
Strength training may actually do more than just help build muscle. It could be even better than running when it comes to protecting against diabetes and unhealthy weight gain. In a recently published study using mice fed a high-fat diet, scientists at Virginia Tech found that both running and weightlifting improved blood sugar control, but… read on > read on >
MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2025 (Health News) — Millions of Americans who rely on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be affected by a new drug recall. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has issued a voluntary, nationwide recall for several lots of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic version of an ADHD treatment prescribed for people over… read on > read on >
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord, with 2.9 million people estimated to be living with the disease worldwide. As MS is an autoimmune disease, damage is caused by inappropriate actions of the body’s infection-fighting (immune) cells. The damage typically involves myelin, the outer covering… read on > read on >
About 1 in every 8 U.S. teenagers and young adults turns to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health advice, a new study says. AI bots offer a cheap and immediate ear for younger people’s concerns, worries and woes, researchers wrote Nov. 7 in JAMA Network Open. However, it’s not clear that these programs are… read on > read on >
Evidence is mounting that oral immunotherapy can help many children shake off food allergies. Children benefited from being fed small amounts of food allergens to desensitize them, according to a pair of studies presented over the weekend at a meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Orlando, Florida. In the first… read on > read on >
Blood tests might be able to tell how badly a concussion has rung a person’s bell, a new study says. Certain brain-related biomarkers in the blood are associated with how bad a teenager’s symptoms will be as they recover from a concussion, researchers reported in the November/December issue of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.… read on > read on >
The COVID vaccine appears to provide a health boost to children with eczema, a new study says. Kids with eczema (atopic dermatitis) appear to experience fewer infections and allergic complications if they get the COVID jab, researchers reported over the weekend at a meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Orlando,… read on > read on >
Imagine a brain implant that could be placed without surgically opening a person’s skull, but instead through a simple injection in the arm. Massachusetts Intitute of Technology researchers are working on microscopic, wireless electronic chips that can travel through the bloodstream and self-implant in a targeted region of the brain. In a study with lab… read on > read on >
