All posts by LadyLively

  • 1 in 9 U.S. Children Have Been Diagnosed With ADHD

    About 1 in 9 American children have ever received an ADHD diagnosis, slightly more than the number of kids currently being treated for the disorder, a new study shows. About 7.1 million kids (11.4%) have ever been...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • Ultra-Processed Foods Could Be Harming Your Brain

    Ultra-processed foods are bad for more than your waistline: New research shows they seem to raise the risk of stroke and dementia-related memory or thinking problems. A 10% increase in the amount of ultra-processed foods a person...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • Parents’ Vaping Might Help Spur Eczema in Kids

    A mom or dad who vapes at home might be setting their child up for eczema, new research suggests. In a study involving data from over 35,000 U.S. households, children with a parent who used e-cigarettes had...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • Science Pinpoints Nutrients Crucial to Brain Health

    Specific nutrients could play a pivotal role in the healthy aging of your brain, a new study finds. What’s more, those nutrients correlate closely with those found in the Mediterranean diet, an eating pattern already associated with...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • Shared Fentanyl Pipe Residue a New Overdose Danger

    San Francisco researchers report that smoking has now replaced injections as the most common way of ingesting illicit fentanyl. That switch has created a potentially deadly new danger, however, as fentanyl residues slowly build up in shared...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • Want to Feel Less Lonely? Spend Money on Experiences, not Things

    Materialism could be fueling America’s epidemic of loneliness and isolation, a new study claims. People who spend their money on experiences tend to have stronger feelings of social connection with others than those who purchase belongings, a...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • TikTok: Ground Zero for Vaping Sales to Kids

    TikTok is full of fun memes, pranks, dances and challenges — and illicit vaping product sales targeting teenagers, a new study reports. Advertising and sales of vaping products is common on the video-sharing platform, according to findings...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • Tips for Traveling With a Loved One With Alzheimer’s

    Experts are expecting this Memorial Day weekend to be the busiest yet, with nearly 44 million Americans projected to travel between Thursday and Monday. A fair number of those travelers will have a companion suffering from Alzheimer’s...

    • Posted May 23, 2024
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  • More Americans Now Use Marijuana Each Day Than Alcohol

    Reflecting changing times and legislation, Americans are now more apt to light up a joint or pop a weed gummy on a daily basis than they are to raise a glass of wine or beer, new research...

    • Posted May 22, 2024
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  • Use of GLP-1 Meds Have Risen 7-Fold Among Young Americans

    The number of American teens and young adults who’ve been prescribed one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs soared nearly seven-fold between 2020 and 2023, a new report finds. That’s compared to an overall decline of about...

    • Posted May 22, 2024
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