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Teen Drivers Spend A Fifth Of The Time Looking At Their Smartphone, Study Says
THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 — About a fifth of the time, a teenage driver is looking at their smartphone rather than the road or their rearview, a new study says. Teen drivers spend an average 21% of each ...
Late Childhood Screen Time May Lead to Developmental Changes in Brain
THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – Too much screen time in late childhood is associated with developmental changes in the brain, leading to more depressive symptoms in early adolescence, according to a study...
Chronic Exposure to Systemic Inflammation May Increase Risk for Affective Disorders
THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – For individuals with specific autoimmune conditions, there appears to be an increased risk for affective disorders, according to a study published online June 9 in BMJ...
Hearing Aids Are a Boon To Social Life, Study Finds
THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 — Some folks won’t use hearing aids because they’re worried the devices will make them look old or get in the way of their social life. Nothing could be farther from the truth, ...
Sleep Apnea Puts Soldiers In Harm's Way
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 — Sleep apnea could be increasing the risks borne by U.S. soldiers serving on the front lines of combat, a new study says. Front-line soldiers are far more likely to suffer P...
Judge Blocks Layoffs at U.S. Health Department
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 — A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from implementing more layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), saying the job cuts likely w...
Exercise Helps Kids' Mood Disorders, Can Serve As Alternative To Meds, Review Finds
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 — Regular exercise can ease mood disorders in children and teens, offering an alternative to medications like antidepressants, a new evidence review has concluded. Both anxiety a...
Late-Life Mood Disorders May Indicate Predisposition to Dementia
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 – Alzheimer disease (AD) and diverse non-AD tau pathologies may contribute to late-life mood disorders (LLMDs), according to a study published online June 9 in Alzheimer's &...
Telehealth Intervention Beneficial for Seniors With Metastatic Cancer
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 – The telehealth-administered Geriatric Assessment–Guided Intervention (GAIN-S) improves physical function, mood, quality of life, and prognostic understanding among older p...
Education Suffers After Even A Single Brush With Childhood Trauma
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 — Violence, addiction and abuse can keep children a step behind other kids when it comes to their education, a new study says. Children who’ve experienced only a single tra...
Autoimmune Diseases Increase Risk Of Mood Disorders
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 — People living with an autoimmune disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mood problems like depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder, a new large-scale study says. ...
Paternal Mental Distress Linked to Poorer Offspring Development
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 – Paternal mental distress is associated with poorer child development, according to a study published online June 16 in JAMA Pediatrics. Genevieve Le Bas, D.Psych., from...
Self-Esteem Scores Soar One Year After Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery
TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 – Self-esteem scores increase after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), with greater improvement in scores for those with higher postoperative weight loss, according to a...
Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Teens' Use of Mental Health Services
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – There are substantial racial and ethnic differences in U.S. adolescents’ use of mental health services, according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Network Open. Ya...
Likelihood of Psych Disorders Lower With Weight-Loss Surgery Versus GLP-1 RAs
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – People undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) are less likely to develop psychiatric disorders than those treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists...
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