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Why Friendships in Your Teen Years Are So Important
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – Friendships forged during a person’s turbulent teenage years lay the essential foundation for their happiness later in life, a new study suggests. Being broadly accepted by p...
Loneliness Raises Odds for Dementia by 31%
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – A new study finds persistent loneliness taking a toll on aging brains and significantly raising a person's odds for dementia. Research funded by the U.S. National Institute...
Preteen Screen Time Can Affect Adolescent Mental Health
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – More screen time in preteens is prospectively associated with later mental health disorders in adolescence, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in BMC Public ...
About 6% of U.S. Adults Have ADHD, Drug Shortages Are Affecting Treatment
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – More than 15.5 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with ADHD, and nearly three-quarters of those taking medication to treat it say drug shortages are hampering their...
Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Cancer in young adults is rare, but the insurance coverage given them by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has greatly boosted the survival of people ages 19 to 25 who got the...
More Screen Time Tied to Mental Health Risks for Tweens
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – A study tracking almost 10,000 9- and 10-year olds for two years finds a link between time spent watching TV and other screens with a higher odds for ADHD and depression....
Dronabinol Safe, Effective for Alzheimer Disease With Agitation
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Dronabinol is safe and effective for the treatment of Alzheimer disease with agitation (Agit-AD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the International...
High Rate of Comorbid Mental Health Disorders Seen in Schizophrenia
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have high rates of comorbid mental health and substance use disorders, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in...
Bright Light Therapy May Ease Multiple Forms of Depression
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – Light therapy: It's long been a go-to therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression that can beset some people when winter looms and days shorten. But...
One in Nine Primary Care Visits Is for a Mental Health Issue
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – One in nine primary care visits is for a mental health condition, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Nature Mental Health. Avshalom Caspi, Ph.D., from Duke ...
Trauma at Life's Beginning Can Mar Its End, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – Whether abusive parents, drug addiction or gun violence are to blame, the fallout from childhood traumas can reverberate until a person's final days of life, new research...
Good Friendships Crucial to Young Adults' Happiness, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – If you're a 20-something who is unattached, having good friends is a key to happiness, new research shows. "The quality of your friendships is a key factor for your ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Heavy Economic and Human Burdens
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with higher health care expenditures and suboptimal quality of life in U.S. adults, according to a study published online Aug. 6...
Adding Routine 'Suicide Care' to Primary Care Could Save Lives
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – More and more, primary care doctors routinely ask patients a question that may come as a surprise: Do you ever have suicidal thoughts? Now, new research shows it's a simple...
Restrictive State Laws Tied to Higher Suicide Risk for Trans Youth
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – In a finding that illustrates the damage that laws targeting transgender people can cause, new research shows that trans and nonbinary youth in states with such laws are...
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