People who have severe COVID-19 are at higher risk for depression and other mental woes that can last more than a year, a large study suggests. Researchers reported that COVID patients who were bedridden but not hospitalized...

In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns. The mental health of children has become a big talking point...

TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Childhood friends Glenda Jennings and Connie Hoffroggy were catching up. They lived in different cities and hadn’t seen each other in a while. Hoffroggy noticed Jennings was being...

People who sleep with a light on may be unwittingly keeping their nervous system awake, a small study suggests. The study of 20 healthy adults found that just one night of sleeping with the lights on spurred...

Even after a mild case of COVID, some people suffer breathing problems that last for months. Now, a new study suggests many of them may have abnormalities in the small airways of their lungs. Researchers found that...

You regularly can’t remember where you left your phone or your book. You keep missing appointments. You often lose your train of thought during conversation. Many older folks shrug off these instances as so-called “senior moments” —...

They’re cute and expressive, but using lots of emojis in your communications at work could lower your standing among your colleagues, a new study suggests. The researchers conducted a series of experiments with hundreds of Americans and...

Exposure to artificial light when you slumber increases your heart rate and insulin resistance, researchers warn.

The more time kids spend in day care, the greater their risk for problem behaviors in primary school, according to a Swiss study. But, parents can take heart: The study also found that such problems generally disappear...

Poll finds Americans unclear about age-linked memory loss. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is rarely part of normal aging, and is often a precursor to dementia. But a new survey from the Alzheimer’s Association finds many respondents unsure...