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All in the Timing: Many Get Knee Replacement Too Late or Too Soon
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago found that 90% of patients who could benefit from the procedure waited too long to have it, while about 25% of patients who didn't need...
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Sports Coaches Recruited to Help Stop Dating Violence
Teenage boys are less likely to be abusive or sexually violent in a relationship after they've taken part in Coaching Boys Into Men, a prevention program delivered by athletic coaches as part of...
View ArticleStudy: Babies Exposed to Cigarette Smoke Exhibit Greater Conduct Problems in...
January 13, 2020 The prenatal impacts of maternal smoking have been widely studied, but only recently did researchers show a linear relationship between postnatal exposure to cigarette smoke or...
View ArticleQ: What Is Helicopter Parenting vs. Scaffolding in College?
Q: “How do we support our son in college who is ‘twice gifted’ with both ADHD and high intelligence? He has had to drop classes every semester because he hasn’t figured out how to manage his time and...
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N.J. Lawmakers Vote to Ban Flavored Vape Products
The New York City Council passed a similar bill in November, CBS News reported.
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'Burnout' Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib
Be careful of burnout -- especially after a new study finds it can raise your risk for the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation.
View ArticleStudy: Artificial Intelligence Can Improve MRI Detection of ADHD
January 14, 2020 Artificial intelligence can significantly improve the accuracy of neural models using MRI brain scans to detect attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study...
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More Studies Link Vaping to Asthma, COPD
Lung illnesses and deaths from vaping have been grabbing headlines for months, and now two new studies offer fresh evidence pointing to long-term respiratory concerns.
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Machine Could Expand Pool of Livers for Donation
Researchers report they have developed a machine that can repair injured livers and keep them alive outside the body for up to a week.
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Nearly 20 Years Later, Cancer Rates Higher in 9/11 First Responders
This particular group of responders appears to have an increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, leukemia and prostate cancer, as well as a slightly elevated overall risk of cancer, researchers...
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Good News for People with Persistent Anxiety
People with generalized anxiety disorder worry excessively for long periods, and most days they struggle to control their discomfort, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
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What Works Best to Help Men With Overactive Bladder?
A combination of drugs and behavioral therapy seems to work better than drugs alone, but behavioral therapy alone also worked better than drugs, the researchers found.
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Childhood in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit our kids is real. For many of us, it's already integrated into our children's daily routines.
View Article“My Mind, Heart, and Body Were Like Wily Cats”
Before my ADHD diagnosis last year, living in the moment was an unknown concept to me. In the journey following my diagnosis, though, I became aware of how NOT present I was. For much of my life, my...
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Pot-Using Drivers Still Impaired After the High Fades
Compared to nonusers, heavy marijuana users had worse driving performance during the test. For example, they hit more simulated pedestrians, went over the speed limit more often, made fewer stops at...
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New Drugs Getting FDA's Blessing Faster, but Is That a Good Thing?
The result is that patients are being prescribed pricey new medications that have not been tested as rigorously, said lead researcher Jonathan Darrow, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.
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For Trans Youths, a Tough Path to Gender Harmony
Roughly 1.8% of high school students now identify as trans -- almost twice the rate of adults. The biggest jump appears to be in teenagers born female who want to transition to males.
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Less Sex Could Mean Earlier Menopause
British researchers who tracked the sex lives and menopausal status of nearly 3,000 American women for a decade found that those who had less sex were more likely to begin menopause at an earlier age.
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Which Obesity Surgery Is Right for You?
Looking at medical records from more than 33,000 U.S. patients, researchers found that those who underwent gastric bypass surgery had higher rates of hospitalization in the next five years, versus...
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Trauma of Miscarriage May Trigger PTSD
After a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, 1 in 6 women can have PTSD nearly a year later, European researchers report.
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