A decade from now, roughly half of U.S. adults will be obese — with nearly one-quarter severely so, a new study projects. The predictions by researchers at Harvard University paint a grim picture: By 2030, the prevalence of adult obesity will be at least 35% in every U.S. state, and in 29 states, the figure
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As electronic-cigarette use has soared among America’s teens, so too has the number vaping marijuana, two new reports indicate. A team from the University of Nebraska found youth use of pot in e-cigarettes rose from 11% in 2017 to 15% one year later. And University of Michigan researchers found that in 2019, 14% of 12th
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If you already have a cold, you’re less likely to get the flu, and vice versa, a large new study shows. That finding could lead to improved prediction of cold and flu outbreaks as well as new ways to control the diseases’ spread, British researchers said. While this interaction between colds and the flu has
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Erin Lynn Sattler started worrying when her vision became blurry while using the computer, but her eye doctor said her eyes were fine. Then she got a new computer at work, with a much brighter screen, and her eyes and head started hurting. She’d heard of blue light glasses and did some online research to
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If you feel like you can’t think straight after a sleepless night, new research suggests you are not imagining things. The mental impacts of sleep deprivation are much more serious than previously believed, the study found. “Our research showed that sleep deprivation doubles the odds of making placekeeping errors and triples the number of lapses
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Brushing your teeth may be good for your heart, a new study suggests. It included more than 161,000 South Korean adults, ages 40 to 79, with no history of heart failure or the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation. Between 2003 and 2004, participants had a routine medical exam and were asked about a wide range
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Daily low-dose aspirin might reduce your risk of dying from cancer, particularly if you’ve packed on a few extra pounds, researchers say. Taking aspirin three or more times a week is associated with a lower risk of cancer death as well as death for any reason, a new study reports. Aspirin’s protective effect appears particularly
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Could eating a diet rich in leafy greens and seafood help manage your moods? Research points to yes. In fact, there’s a growing field of science called nutritional psychiatry that focuses on how your diet affects your mental health. “Better diet quality, no matter which way you measure it, is associated with an approximate 30%
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Proper hand-washing with soap and water is one of the best ways to protect yourself during the cold and flu season, an expert says. Wet your hands with water, add soap, cover all surfaces, and rub vigorously for about 20 seconds. That advice comes from Dr. Roland Newman II, a family medicine physician at Penn
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Paul Melancon was desperate. It was December 2010, and the singer-songwriter from Atlanta, who was then 42, had been living with a diagnosis of severe recurrent depression for 7 years. He had taken just about every prescription antidepressant on the market — Prozac, Wellbutrin, Celexa, Effexor, Zoloft. He tried individual medications alone. Then he tried
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Corticosteroid shots are often used to ease arthritis pain, but a new study suggests they may be riskier than thought. Researchers found that among patients who had the treatment at their center, 8% had complications. Most often, that meant a worsening in cartilage breakdown in the joint. But a small number of patients suffered bone
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When Howard Wolinsky was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he expected to kiss bagels goodbye — too many carbs. But a personalized diet based on his own gut microbiome offered a pleasant surprise: “It turns out those little bugs in my guts seem to like bread, if it’s combined with fats and proteins,” he says.
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