Childhood trauma can increase a kid’s risk of obesity, a study says.

Children’s body mass index (BMI) rose steadily as their personal list of traumas mounted, including abuse, divorce, poverty, neglect or bullying, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

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Children are showing up at routine doctor visits with mental health concerns at much higher rates than they were a decade ago -- especially for anxiety.

A new study of nearly 1.8 million children in Massachusetts, published May 18 in JAMA Network Open, found anxiety-related visits in primary care jumped 300% between 2014 and 2023.... Full Page

Adding a synthetic weed-derived drug to opioid painkillers brings no relief to people with excruciating knee pain, a new study says.

Neither the cannabis drug dronabinol nor the opioid hydromorphone alone provided significant pain relief for people with knee arthritis, and combining them did not improve results, researchers reported recent... Full Page

Losing a parent in adulthood not only breaks your heart, but can put a sizable dent in your bank account, a new study says.

Adults’ earning power persistently declines following the death of a parent, researchers report in the May issue of the American Economic Review.

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Here’s a creepy-crawling fact as summer fun approaches – ticks can survive indoors for up to three weeks on hard-surface or carpeted floors, according to a study.

This means folks can have a tick latch onto them despite taking proper precautions outdoors, if one of the pests hitchhikes into their home on a person or a pet, rese... Full Page

A shorter, more intense course of radiation therapy can safely treat prostate cancer, a new study says.

Men given two larger doses of radiation had about the same side effects as others treated with the standard five-dose course, researchers reported Sunday at a meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) in Stock... Full Page

When it comes to weight loss, is slow and steady really the winning strategy? Or could a rapid drop actually lead to better long-term results?

New research presented in Istanbul last week at the European Congress on Obesity is challenging the long-held belief that losing weight too quickly leads to rebound weight gain.

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Women suffering from the muscle weakness disease myasthenia gravis can become pregnant without any ill effects, a new study says.

Pregnancy is not linked with an increased risk of serious flare-ups or worse symptoms for women with myasthenia gravis, researchers reported May 13 in the journal Neurology.

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Long-term exposure to smog might increase the risk of Lewy body dementia, the brain disease that CNN founder Ted Turner battled for several years before his recent death, a new study says.

Even small increases in particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide are linked to increased risk of Lewy body dementia (LBD) and Parkinson’s disease-r... Full Page

A New York City mold removal program cut asthma-related ER visits by a quarter among residents of public housing, a new study says.

The city created “Mold Busters” in 2019 in response to a class-action lawsuit filed by residents suffering from asthma due to mold in their apartments, researchers said.

The program led to a ... Full Page

Just a single dose of psilocybin can provide rapid relief from depression, a new small-scale clinical trial has shown.

Within a week, people treated with one psilocybin dose had four times the decrease in their depression symptoms compared to a control group given the vitamin niacin, researchers reported May 15 in JAMA Network OpenFull Page