Religious attendance linked to better mental health in older adults
Older adults who participate in religious services often report better mental health than those who do not, but the reasons for this benefit have not been fully understood. A new…
Kratom, linked to 6 county deaths, was banned. But its health risks remain a mystery
Recently, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported it had linked the deaths of six L.A. County residents over the last spring and summer to the use of kratom,…
A religious upbringing in childhood is linked to poorer mental and cognitive health in later life
A new large-scale study of European adults suggests that, on average, being religiously educated as a child is associated with slightly poorer self-rated health after the age of 50. The…
Warning as softgel capsule supplements linked to several health concerns
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Data Suggest Calcium Supplementation Is Not Linked to Dementia Risk in Older Women
Recent findings published in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific provide compelling reassurance that calcium supplementation, commonly used for fracture prevention, does not increase the long-term risk of dementia…
Sleep patterns linked to variation in health, cognition, lifestyle, and brain organization
image: Sleep is not one-size-fits-all: individual sleep styles are connected to distinct health, lifestyle, and psychological factors. view more Credit: Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash (CC0, Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at…