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Millions of aging Americans are facing dementia by themselves

Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They'd forgotten the appointment or couldn't remember speaking to her.

15 Oct 2024

Superabsorbent polymer beads linked to increasing cases of bowel obstruction in children

Water-absorbing beads have become increasingly hazardous to children over the past 10 years, as children who swallow the beads can experience life-threatening problems such as bowel obstruction.

27 Sep 2024

Public voices often ignored in states’ opioid settlement money decisions

The conversation wasn't sounding good for Kensington residents on June 20. The Philadelphia neighborhood is a critical center of the nation's opioid crisis, and the city had decided to spend $7.5 million in opioid settlement money to improve the quality of life there.

27 Aug 2024

'Sleep divorce' trend reflects changing attitudes toward sleep and relationships

According to a 2024 survey conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 29% of Americans have chosen to sleep in another bed within the same bedroom or in a different space in their home to accommodate their partner's sleep needs better.

18 Jul 2024

‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

Over three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of braces, dental crowns and appliances, drugs, physical therapy, Botox, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care, and surgery.

11 Jul 2024

Baby-led weaning provides adequate calories for infant growth, study finds

New study findings suggest that baby-led weaning -; a popular method for introducing solid foods to infants -; furnishes ample calories for growth and development.

30 Jun 2024

New survey reveals alarming lack of emergency preparedness among Americans

If someone collapsed after going into cardiac arrest, would you be prepared to help? For nearly half of Americans, the answer is no.

22 May 2024

California pays meth users to get sober

Here in the rugged foothills of California's Sierra Nevada, the streets aren't littered with needles and dealers aren't hustling drugs on the corner.

22 May 2024

American Heart Association launches initiative to close CPR knowledge gap, save lives

A new survey conducted by the American Heart Association, which is marking one hundred years of service saving lives, suggests that increased visibility of the need for CPR has had a positive impact on someone's willingness to respond if they are bystanders in a cardiac emergency.

31 Jan 2024

What makes people gag at dentists?

Study finds a significant correlation between self-reported emetophobia, excessive gagging, and dental anxiety, with over 50% of participants recalling unpleasant vomiting or gagging experiences and a notable impact of dental office smells on these conditions.

17 Jan 2024

Polluted air may hurt reproductive health, research suggests

From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being.

15 Nov 2023

With its two doctors planning to retire, an Alabama town patches together health care options

Charity Hodge had mixed feelings when she spotted a Facebook post announcing that her longtime primary care doctor was ready to retire after decades of serving their rural community.

19 Sep 2023

New oral films could revolutionize drug delivery for patients

Conventional ways of administering medication - by swallowing tablets, consuming bitter syrups, injections or rectal insertions - could be distressing and unpleasant for some patients, especially young children or the elderly.

3 Jul 2023

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

The prevalence of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, is on the rise in the U.S., but current protocols to conduct clinically accepted assessments are expensive and inconvenient.

24 May 2023

Sleep disturbances linked to increased risk of acute stroke

In a recent study published in the journal Neurology, researchers investigated how a wide range of symptoms of sleep disturbance, individually and cumulatively, could be associated with the risk of acute stroke.

10 Apr 2023

Key molecular pathway for organ damage in COVID patients discovered

Even after three years since the emergence of COVID-19, much remains unknown about how it causes severe disease, including the widespread organ damage beyond just the lungs.

5 Apr 2023

A review on two novel eating disorders

Researchers review existing data on avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and atypical-type anorexia nervosa (AN).

13 Mar 2023

Spike in eating disorders: Millions of people suffer from the condition

Mental health issues clung to COVID-19 like remoras to a shark during the height of the pandemic. And among the most serious were eating disorders.

9 Mar 2023

Cutting just one food from the diet rather than six may help treat eosinophilic esophagitis

Eliminating animal milk alone from the diet of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis, or EoE, is as effective at treating the disease as eliminating animal milk plus five other common foods, a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

27 Feb 2023

Xanthan gum-based fluid thickener can lower blood glucose levels after eating, study shows

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common lifestyle disease that is prevalent worldwide. It can often lead to complications, such as diseases of the heart, and increased risk of death, but preventive measures, such as a healthy diet, can reduce these risks.

27 Dec 2022