If you’re moving into a home where smokers lived, the first thing you should do to protect your lungs is rip out any old carpeting, new research suggests. Scientists found that tobacco smoke clings to carpet fibers long after smoking has stopped, and ozone generators that purify the air and surfaces can’t remove it completely.… read on > read on >
Keeping to a consistent bedtime routine is the key to helping your kids get restful and refreshing sleep. Fortunately, about 81% of parents with kids under 18 surveyed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) say that’s happening in their house. The AASM offers some sleep tips to start the school year off right.… read on > read on >
Heading back to school requires supplies and planning for all, but if you’re a parent of a child with allergies or asthma then you have even more to consider. “The start of a new school year is exciting for some, but for parents of children with allergies and asthma, their thoughts are probably on keeping… read on > read on >
The link between pro football and the risk for a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is well known, and now a new study suggests that football may also up the risk for Parkinson’s disease, even among past high school and college players. “Parkinson’s disease has been commonly reported in boxers, but we have… read on > read on >
A single hardwired brain circuit might be responsible for male sexual drive, a new mouse study reports. Researchers have singled out in lab mice a brain region that controls sexual interest, libido, mating behavior and pleasure, said senior researcher Dr. Nirao Shah, a professor of psychiatry and neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, in… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — If you get cross-eyed thinking about carbohydrates, that’s understandable. They can be, quite literally, both simple and complex. They abound in snacks that nobody would call healthy but also appear in foods considered essential to good health. “It gets a little confusing,” said Andrew Odegaard, associate… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) – As demand for the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy continues to climb, drug maker Novo Nordisk said Thursday that it will continue restrictions on starter doses of the medication into 2024. The new plan extends by months existing restrictions and means patients who are not already taking the… read on > read on >
Poor sleep takes a toll, and catching up on the weekends just won’t fix it, researchers report. A small new study showed that heart rate and blood pressure, important measures of cardiovascular health, worsen as the week goes on when someone sleeps only about five hours a night. Catching up on sleep over the weekends… read on > read on >
Research using three-dimensional replicas of the developing brain created in a lab dish is shedding new light on autism spectrum disorder. Yale researchers found two paths to autism in the developing brain. “It’s amazing that children with the same symptoms end up with two distinct forms of altered neural networks,” co-senior author Dr. Flora Vaccarino… read on > read on >
Childhood obesity is concerning for many reasons, among them that the severity of the sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) grows with obesity levels and age. A new study looked at the role of obesity in children’s OSA. It adds to a growing awareness of the part obesity plays in the condition and… read on > read on >
