Studies

Love Heart Disease

A loving relationship boosts recovery from heart disease, study finds

Children's Health

Vitamin K shots prevent newborns from severe bleeds, but parents are increasingly declining them

Vitamin K Shot Newborns

Children's mental health improved after schools reopening during the pandemic

Schools Depression COVID

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Children's Health

Kids who get smartphones before 12 have higher rates of depression, obesity and poor sleep

Smartphones Teens Study

Breast cancer and birth control: A huge new study shows how science can be distorted

Birth Control Cancer

Even a weeklong break from social media improves mental health, study says

Social Media Detox

The brain has 5 stages, but 'adulthood' doesn't begin until age 32, scientists say

Brain Development Adulthood

Even smoking a few cigarettes a day drastically increases risk of heart disease

Smoking Heart Disease

New insights on weight-loss drug Mounjaro may lead to better treatments for impulsive eating

Binge eating drugs

Support groups for alcohol use disorder are more effective when they are attended in person

Group Support Alcohol

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Air Pollution Philly

Lifting weights may be better than running for weight loss and diabetes management, study finds

Weightlifting Diabetes Obesity

1 in 8 young Americans use ChatGPT or other AI bots for mental health issues

ChatGPT Mental Health

Radiation may be unnecessary as an early-stage breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer Radiation

Common dry cleaning chemical increases risk of liver cancer, study confirms

Dry Cleaning PCE.

Light pollution doesn't only make it harder to sleep — it also may increase risk for heart disease

Light Pollution Heart Disease

Feeling stressed? Taking a trip to an art museum may help relieve it

Long-term melatonin use may increase the risk of heart failure, study finds

Melatonin heart risk study

A long walk may be better for your heart than multiple shorter ones

Long walks Heart Health

For mild depression, texting with a therapist works as well as video sessions, study finds

Text Video Therapy

Risk of heart attack and stroke rises after COVID-19 and flu infections

Flu Heart Attack

The side effects of antidepressants vary widely — choosing the right one is imperative, study finds

Antidepressants Side Effects

Children's Health

Peanut allergies have declined since doctors began recommending early exposure

Peanut allergy kids

ADHD fosters creativity due to a tendency to let the mind wander, study shows

ADHD Creativity Study

Children's Health

Social media use hurts preteens' development of reading and memory skills

Children Social Media

Many people with chronic pain turn to comfort eating, but there are ways to avoid it

Chronic Pain Comfort Eating

Women are more likely than men to have depression, and genetics may play a big role in that disparity

Genes Depression

Asthma inhalers emit significant amount of greenhouse gases, study finds

Inhalers Carbon Emissions

Opioid used by millions for pain management only has 'slight effect,' study warns

Tramadol Pain Management

How rich you are determines how long you live, new report suggests

Life expectancy wealth

Children's Health

How much sleep do children get? Not as much as their parents think

Children Sleep Recommendations

Generation X was the first to grow up with ultra-processed foods. Many struggle to stop eating them

Children's Health

Long COVID risk for children doubles after second coronavirus infection

Children Long COVID

Having multiple tattoos may help guard against most dangerous type of skin cancer, study finds

Melanoma Risk Tattoos

Cardiovascular events don't strike out of the blue. Nearly all of them are preceded by warning signs

Heart attack risk factors

Up against a deadline? Drinking water may reduce your stress levels

Stress Hydration Water

Younger adults are more frequently having memory and concentration issues

Cognitive Disability Young Adults

A bacteria resistant to most antibiotics is causing a surge of infections, CDC says

Nightmare Bacteria CDC

A daily aspirin may help prevent colon cancer from returning

Aspirin Colon Cancer Prevention

Children's Health

Blueberries help boost babies' immune systems and gut health, study shows

Blueberries Babies Health

Experimental eye drops show promise as an alternative to reading glasses

Eye Drops Reading Glasses

People who have trouble sleeping may be at higher risk for dementia, study shows

Insomnia Brain Dementia

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