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Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood and Cut Fatigue
A new study finds 5-minute walking breaks every 60 minutes help improve mental and physical health during a long day of sitting at work.
Midlife Strength Training Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk
Consistent strength training throughout midlife reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 42%, new study finds.
Middle-Aged Women Drink More, Know Less About Breast Cancer Risk
A national survey of 2,200 U.S. women found that middle-aged women reported the highest levels of problematic alcohol use but had the lowest awareness that alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk.
Very Few Men Discuss Prostate Cancer Screening With Their Doctor
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2026
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THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Very few middle-aged men are discussing prostate cancer screening with their doctor, even though they face a decision whether or not to be tested, a new study says.
Only about 6% of men have had a documented discussio...
Brain Scans Improve Targeting Of Magnetic Stimulation For Depression
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2026
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Personalized brain imaging could help doctors better use magnetic stimulation to treat people with severe depression, a new study says.
Such brain imaging helped researchers better target accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (aTMS), producing a reduction in depr...
Estrogen Birth Control May Protect Women’s Brains As They Age
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2026
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Women on the pill appear to have healthier brains as they grow older, a new study says.
Taking hormone-based birth control as a younger woman appears to protect the brain, maintaining the size of regions vital to memory, cognition and information, researchers report in t...
Severe Pregnancy Nausea Tied To Higher Risk Of Complications
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2026
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Severe nausea during pregnancy might increase the risk of complications for both mother and baby, a new study says.
About 1% to 3% of pregnancies are severely strained by hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the medical term for sustained nausea and vomiting while expecting, res...
Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood And Fight Fatigue
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2026
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Got five minutes?
A new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that five minutes of physical activity every hour may be all it takes to boost your mood, reduce fatigue and break up long stretches of unhealthy sitting.
Keith Di...
Accelerated Aging May Explain Rising Cancer Risk In Young Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2026
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Younger generations have a higher risk of developing cancer earlier in their lives, and a new study advances one potential explanation.
Accelerated “wear-and-tear” biological aging among younger folks appears to be interfering with the way their bodies respon...
Mom's Good Heart Health Lowers Risk Of Baby's Developmental Delays
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2026
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Want to give your baby the best start in life?
Then tend to your heart health, both prior to and during pregnancy, a new study says.
Expectant mothers in worse heart health are more likely to have children who suffer from developmental delays, researchers reported ...
Belly Laughs Spring From The Primitive Brain, Researchers Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2026
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Ever bark with laughter when something funny hits you out of left field? Or get a case of the giggles so bad you can’t stop, even though your sides ache?
That sort of spontaneous laughter might originate from a more primitive part of the human brain, researchers re...
Racial Gaps Narrow For U.S. Cancer Deaths, Report Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2026
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Racial disparities are narrowing among cancer patients, but people of color remain more likely to die from cancer, a new report says.
The disparity in cancer death rates between Black and white Americans has narrowed substantially, from 34% higher in 1991 to 9% in 2024, ...
Sunscreen Misinformation Popular On TikTok, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2026
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Healthy use of sunscreen is overwhelmingly promoted in popular TikTok videos, a new study says.
However, people more often like, share and comment on the rare TikTok offerings that feature negative misinformation regarding sunscreen, researchers reported June 18 in the j...
Patient Portal Messages Double, Doctors Face Rising Workload
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2026
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More than 1 in 10 Americans now use patient portals and health apps to communicate with their doctor, a new study says.
Online portal messages from patients more than doubled between 2020 and 2025, researchers reported June 22 in the Journal of the American Medical A...
Most Americans Unaware Of Link Between Alcohol And Cancer — And Aren't Interested In Spreading The Word, Either
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2026
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Fewer than half of Americans understand that booze is a cancer-causing substance along the lines of known carcinogens like tobacco, asbestos and formaldehyde, a new study says.
Alcohol has been listed as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Ca...
Kids’ Juice And Soda Intake Linked To Higher Blood Pressure Risk As Young Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2026
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That juice box you hand your child as a daily treat could be setting them up for poor heart health later on, a new study says.
Drinking fruit juice or sugary sodas throughout childhood may be linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure in adulthood, researchers re...
Middle-Aged Women Drink More, Know Less About Breast Cancer Risk
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2026
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Middle-aged women have the highest levels of problematic alcohol use, a new national survey shows, yet they may be the least aware that drinking can increase breast cancer risk.
Researchers questioned 2,200 women, 18 and older, about their drinking habits and mental heal...
Rising Healthcare Costs Leave Many Americans Less Secure
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2026
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A growing number of Americans are finding themselves priced out of the healthcare system.
Only 49% of U.S. adults report being “cost secure,” meaning they can pay for the medical visits and treatments they need. That leaves half of Americans under stress to p...
Short Videos Help First-Time Dads Learn Newborn Safety Basics
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2026
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Brief videos can help first-time fathers better protect their newborns, a new study says.
Videos on safe sleep, infant crying and car safety helped educate dads on ways they can guard against injury, researchers reported June 19 in the journal Pediatrics Open Science...
Federal Push To Increase U.S. Primary Care Docs Has Fizzled, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2026
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Federal efforts to expand the number of primary care doctors in America have fallen short, a new study says.
Primary care’s share of 1,000 new U.S. residency positions funded by Medicare has dwindled over time, researchers reported June 15 in the Journal of the...
Fish Oil Supplements May Be A Bust For Alzheimer's Prevention
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2026
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Millions of Americans take fish oil supplements hoping to keep their brains sharp as they age.
But evidence just published in the journal EBioMedicine suggests those capsules may not deliver the cognitive boost many expect.
"We all wish there was a silver ...
Dog Owners Feel Similar Grief Whether Pets Euthanized, Die Naturally
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2026
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The grief pet owners feel at the loss of a beloved companion is strikingly similar regardless of the circumstances surrounding the death, a new study says.
Dog owners felt the same emotions — grief, guilt, blame — whether their pet was euthanized or died natu...
Ozempic Might Cut Risk Of Broken Bones, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2026
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Ozempic doesn’t only help people lose weight, but might also protect against broken bones, a new study says.
People with type 2 diabetes treated with semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) had a 15% lower risk of bone fractures, according to findings presented Sunday at the ...
