Studies

Smartphones Hemorrhoids

Scrolling on your phone in the bathroom may increase your risk of hemorrhoids

An over-the-counter nasal spray may protect against COVID-19, study says

Nasal Spray COVID

Children's Health

Young children with ADHD are being medicated too quickly, study says

ADHD Medication Prescription

Worried about getting dementia? Finding a sense of purpose may help stave it off

Dementia Sense of Purpose

A breath test developed at Penn State can quickly diagnose diabetes

Diabetes Breath Test

The key to a better toothpaste may be a protein found in human hair

Keratin Toothpaste

Americans are eating fewer ultra-processed foods, but they still account for most of our calories

Ultra processed foods americans.jpg

People breathe in 100 times more microplastics than previously thought, new study finds

microplastics research

The aging process isn't linear, but it accelerates at age 50, new study shows

Aging study

Many vaccines contain aluminum, but it does not cause autism, study finds

Vaccinations Autism Aluminum

Prostate cancer is unlikely to kill men if it's low risk and treated according to best practices, study finds

Prostate Cancer Treatment

Hate to exercise? Try matching your workouts with your personality

Exercise Personality Type

Don't judge a person's personality based on their tattoos. Research shows you'll likely be wrong

Tattoo Personality Judgments

Disposable vapes may have higher toxic metal levels than other cigarette products

Disposable Vapes Metals

Fewer Americans are dying of heart attacks, but other heart disease fatalities have surged

Heart Attack Deaths

Nightmares are more than just scary — they may increase the risk of early death

Nightmares Premature Death

The way you breathe is unique and can identify you — like your fingerprints

Breathing Patterns Identify

Alternative Medicine

For cancer patients with depression, psilocybin may provide lasting relief

Psilocybin Cancer Depression

Your brain learns from rejection − here's how it becomes your compass for connection

Break Up Rejection

Appendix cancer remains rare, but is becoming more common among younger generations

Appendix Cancer

Exercise might lower colon cancer patients' risk of death, study finds

Exercise colon cancer

Clinical depression among older teens doubled in recent years, analysis finds

Teen Depression Rate

Only 1 in 4 mothers report having 'excellent' mental health – a sharp decline from 2016

Mental health mothers

Teens who drink alcohol with their parents' permission consume more as young adults, new research shows

Teens Alcohol Family

Calorie counts on menus and food labels may not help consumers choose healthier foods, new research shows

Calorie Counts Menus

Subtle cyberbullying, like excluding peers from group chats, is just as traumatic as overt attacks, study shows

Cyberbullying Trauma

Men are twice as likely to die of broken heart syndrome as women

Broken Heart Syndrome

Hearing aids can be a tool for combating loneliness among seniors

Hearing Aids Loneliness

More teens are using nicotine pouches – a tobacco product touted as a smoking alternative

Nicotine Pouches Teens

As the U.S. faces a physician shortage, 1 in 10 doctors say they are burned out

Doctor Burnout

Adults with acne are at higher risk of eating disorders

Acne Eating Disorders

Children's Health

COVID-19 puts kids at increased risk of kidney, heart and gut problems

Long Covid Kids

Eating ultra-processed foods may lead to an early death; here's how to reduce them in your diet

Ultra-processed foods

Prostate cancer therapy being tested at Main Line Health may 'open up the door' to new treatments for advanced cancers

Prostate Cancer Main Line

Technology use may help ward off cognitive decline — not expedite it

Technology Cognitive Decline

Gonorrhea is on the verge of being impossible to treat, but a new antibiotic may alter that course

Gonorrhea Antibiotic Treatment

Rising pregnancy-related deaths should be 'urgent public health priority,' researchers say

Maternal Deaths U.S.

Could AI replace your therapist? New research suggests the technology could play a role in mental health care

ai therapy.jpg

As much as 26% of medical imaging is unnecessary — and contributing to climate change, study finds

Climate Change Medical Imaging

Laughing gas appears to reduce depression, but researchers don't totally understand why

laughing gas dentist

Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk by 20% in older adults, study shows

A subtle loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Smell Tests Alzheimer's

Eating more fruit and dairy products may reduce the risk of tinnitus

tinnitus diet study

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