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Spend your youth glued to your phone, computer and TV and you cut your odds of making it to 60, a new study warns. Data from a study tracking the health of more than 4,000 young adults for over 30 years found a higher odds for heart attack for those who’d spent a lot of… read on > read on >

“Red flag” laws are an effective means of preventing suicide, a new study finds. About one life was saved for every 17 times that an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) kept firearms out of the hands of a troubled individual, researchers reported Aug. 20 in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the… read on > read on >

Women who suffer frequent migraines don’t have any increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, finds a new study that refutes earlier research. “These results are reassuring for women who have migraine, which itself causes many burdens, that they don’t have to worry about an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease in the future,” said researcher Dr.… read on > read on >

Participation in youth sports is becoming a “haves” versus “have-nots” situation, a new study shows. Income, education and social class are determining who can play in youth sports leagues, with the children of more privileged families more likely to hit the field or court, researchers reported recently in the journal Leisure/Loisir. “Childhood social class matters… read on > read on >

THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HeathDay News) — There’s a strong association between a state’s policies and laws around the rights of transgender people and the mental health of transgender residents, a new study shows. “Trans individuals who were worried about having their rights taken away had significantly higher odds of experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms,”… read on > read on >

A universal flu vaccine that would protect against all influenza strains — and that people might not need to take every year — could be close at hand, researchers report. An experimental vaccine candidate produced a strong immune response in lab mice, and it provided protection against severe infection after the critters were exposed to… read on > read on >

High levels of fluoride in drinking water may dim the intelligence of children, a new U.S. government report shows. Based on an analysis of published research, the potentially controversial report marks the first time a federal agency has determined there is a link between drinking twice the recommended amount of fluoride and lower IQs in… read on > read on >

People stricken with a severe case of COVID-19 have a higher risk of mental illness in the year following their infection, a new study warns. However, vaccination appears to ward off these effects on mental health, researchers reported Aug. 21 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. People hospitalized for COVID have a 16 times higher risk… read on > read on >

Most Americans believe artificial intelligence should be used to improve health care, a new national survey reports. However, many are still a little queasy over some of the implications of widespread AI use, the poll found. The Ohio State University survey found that most Americans think AI can be beneficial: 75% think AI could help… read on > read on >

Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds. Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found. Male doctors had about the same suicide risk as the general public, but they still had an 81% higher risk of suicide compared to… read on > read on >