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Susan Kreimer

Healthy lifestyle could counteract effects of life-shortening genes

Health News // 37 minutes ago

Healthy lifestyle could counteract effects of life-shortening genes

A healthy lifestyle could counteract the effects of life-shortening genes by more than 60%, a new analysis of several large long-term studies suggests.

Blood test finds knee osteoarthritis up to 8 years before it appears on X-rays

Health News // 3 days ago

Blood test finds knee osteoarthritis up to 8 years before it appears on X-rays

Being treated by a female physician associated with lower risk of death

Health News // 1 week ago

Being treated by a female physician associated with lower risk of death

Study: Heart failure, not stroke, most common complication of atrial fibrillation

Health News // 1 week ago

Study: Heart failure, not stroke, most common complication of atrial fibrillation

Physician empathy linked to better outcomes in chronic pain patients

Health News // 2 weeks ago

Physician empathy linked to better outcomes in chronic pain patients

Physician empathy is an important aspect in a doctor-patient relationship, and now it has been linked to better outcomes among people with chronic pain, a new study finds.

Falls by seniors represent serious health concern

Health News // 2 weeks ago

Falls by seniors represent serious health concern

Falls by seniors represent a serious health problem -- far greater than they or even their children realize.

Study: A third of Americans don't know solar eclipse can damage eyes

Health News // 3 weeks ago

Study: A third of Americans don't know solar eclipse can damage eyes

Nearly one-third of Americans don't know viewing a solar eclipse without the correct eye protection can cause permanent damage, according to a new survey released Tuesday.

Walking on curved path can give clues to cognitive decline, researchers find

Health News // 1 month ago

Walking on curved path can give clues to cognitive decline, researchers find

Tests to detect gait impairment in older adults typically focus on straight walking -- a rhythmic and simple form of movement. But new research sheds light on "curve walking," which demands greater cognitive skills.

Dogs can detect trauma stress by smelling humans' breath, study shows

Health News // 1 month ago

Dogs can detect trauma stress by smelling humans' breath, study shows

Service dogs trained to recognize oncoming flashbacks of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, in people also can be taught to detect these episodes by sniffing their breath, a new pilot study shows.

Early exposure to tobacco tied to developing diabetes, study indicates

Health News // 1 month ago

Early exposure to tobacco tied to developing diabetes, study indicates

Exposure to tobacco smoke in the womb or picking up the cigarette habit in childhood or adolescence greatly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood, a new study finds.

Intermittent fasting each day boosts risk of cardiovascular death, analysis reveals

Health News // 1 month ago

Intermittent fasting each day boosts risk of cardiovascular death, analysis reveals

People who restricted their eating across fewer than eight hours per day had a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death than those who ate across 12 to 16 hours per day, analysis of more than 20,000 U.S. adults reveals.

Blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer in trial

Health News // 1 month ago

Blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer in trial

A blood test to screen for colorectal cancer in average-risk individuals without symptoms accurately detected the malignancy in 83% of people confirmed to have the disease, a study released Wednesday showed.

Quality time with dogs can relieve stress, aid concentration, study says

Health News // 1 month ago

Quality time with dogs can relieve stress, aid concentration, study says

Petting, walking and playing with a dog decreases stress and increases the power of brain waves associated with relaxation and concentration, a new study suggests.

Eating refined carbs could reduce perceived facial attractiveness, study says

Health News // 1 month ago

Eating refined carbs could reduce perceived facial attractiveness, study says

Immediate and chronic consumption of refined carbohydrates may impact how attractive a man or woman's face appears to a heterosexual person of the opposite gender, new research from France suggests.

Study links apnea issues to memory, thinking problems

Health News // 1 month ago

Study links apnea issues to memory, thinking problems

Sufferers of apnea may be more likely to experience memory or thinking problems, a new preliminary study suggests.

AI enables phones to detect depression from facial cues, study shows

Health News // 2 months ago

AI enables phones to detect depression from facial cues, study shows

A new smartphone application uses artificial intelligence to detect depression from facial cues, opening the door to real-time digital mental health support, a new research paper reports.

Asthma drug limits serious reactions to allergy-triggering foods, study says

Health News // 2 months ago

Asthma drug limits serious reactions to allergy-triggering foods, study says

A drug approved to treat allergic asthma and chronic hives can limit children's dangerous allergic responses to small amounts of allergy-triggering foods, a new study reveals.

Study: Dietary supplements fail versus prescription drugs with same active ingredient

Health News // 2 months ago

Study: Dietary supplements fail versus prescription drugs with same active ingredient

A study that compares the label accuracy of a generic drug versus a dietary supplement with the same active ingredient found that the supplement fared very poorly when stacked up against the prescription version.

Drug overdose deaths have devastating impact on friends, relatives, study finds

Health News // 2 months ago

Drug overdose deaths have devastating impact on friends, relatives, study finds

More than 40% of Americans know someone who died of a drug overdose, and about one-third of them say it upended their lives, a new study says.

Women may realize health benefits of regular exercise more than men, study says

Health News // 2 months ago

Women may realize health benefits of regular exercise more than men, study says

Women who exercise regularly have a much lower risk of premature death or a fatal cardiovascular event than men who work out the same length of time, a new study indicates.

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