Even light drinking raises risk of cancer, heart disease, and early death

New research shows how generative AI may intensify suicide risk among children and adolescents through thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and capability for lethal self-injury

Long COVID Persistence and Surveillance Gaps Across 58 US Hospitals

Secondary analysis of the digital insomnia therapy somnovia identifies a reduction in hyperarousal as a transdiagnostic mechanism of action and is published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy

Acceptability of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy: views of the UK public, screened families, health professionals and the SMA community

Increased outdoor playtime in children between ages 2 and 4 linked to lower odds of emotional and behavioral difficulties in later childhood, with each additional play day per week raising chances of healthy mental health symptoms through age 8 by 6-14%

Adverse Childhood Events, Not Age of Acquiring Smartphones or Tablets, Predict Mental Health in Young Adults

Passive heart-rate monitoring during smartphone use in everyday life

Paid paternal leave linked to better mental health outcomes for dads. Paternal leave is not just a workplace benefit, it’s a public health issue

Review of 73 studies has highlighted growing evidence that diet in the early years of life may shape how well the brain develops: “A poorer diet in the first years of life was linked to lower intelligence years later…

Differences in admission to trauma centres by sex among adults with traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study

In 15% of 196 NASA spaceflight missions from Apollo through 2024, crew experienced infections around launch, yet none led to a medical evacuation, severe in-orbit illness, or long-term health effects under NASA's pre-flight quarantine program

The scope of long COVID is bigger than we think, Mass. researchers say

People feel happier, more energetic and more positive shortly after being more active than usual, and feeling better than usual also increases the likelihood of being physically active, according to an analysis of more than 8,000 people and 320,000 mood ratings

Many kids turn to AI before adults for help with homework, health and personal problems, study finds

Optimism may lower dementia risk | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Trans fats found naturally in dairy foods such as milk, butter and cheese do not increase the risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes, a new study has found

Often, people do not experience any symptoms associated with high cholesterol, which is the reason it is dangerous.

A father's obesity, diet, stress and mental health before and during parenthood may shape a child's lifelong risk of obesity and metabolic disease through changes in sperm health and biological markers

Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees | Bees

Article linking hepatitis B vaccines to autism is retracted by the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health because of critical methodological flaws

Two-year, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial results show supplements with omega-3s (like fish oil) have no effect on memory or cognitive function in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, despite showing evidence that the nutrients directly reach the brain

Treatment With 9-mg Mazdutide for Weight Reduction in Chinese Adults With Obesity: The GLORY-2 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Mental health policy is a major deciding factor for American voters, new study finds, especially to liberals, higher-income people, and those in relatively poor health.

Longer paternal leave linked to lower risk of depression. Research on parental leave has traditionally focused on mothers’ health

35% of older adults and half of adults under 50 now get now their health information from self-defined experts online

U.S. health spending on pace to hit $6T

Home alone: Remote work, isolation, and mental health

Among 649 environmental, behavioral, health, and socioeconomic factors examined in nearly 10,000 children, socioeconomic status (SES) showed the strongest associations with brain organization

Physical fitness is linked to brain health in young adults, but the effects differ by sex

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