Common allergic conditions linked to mental health

A new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, uncovers links between mental health and the “three A’s”: asthma, allergic rhinitis (or hay fever), and atopic dermatitis (or eczema). As someone who has all three of these, I was particularly interested to see the results. But I must also admit that I …

His attitude tracks with emerging science about the health impacts of volunteering. A recent … The reasons behind volunteering’s boost to cognitive health, Dr. Gupta says, have to do with the unique characteristics of such activity. … An earlier version of this article incorrectly published his first name as Phil.

“[W]hen you’re a kid,” comedian Jerry Seinfeld said, in what is now a classic episode of his show, “you can be friends with anybody,”. He goes on. “Remember when you were a little kid what were the qualifications? If someone’s in front of my house now, that’s my friend; they’re my friend. That’s it! Are you a …

The billboard is part of an ongoing public health campaign that zooms in on violence, police shootings and other issues facing communities of color. Some of the group’s prior ads faced pushback for being too political, but leaders behind the movement say their message is about health. The endowment …

“This is one of only a few studies,” explains lead study author Lauren Blekkenhorst, currently at the University of Western Australia in Perth, “that have explored the potential impact of different types of vegetables on measures of subclinical atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease.”.

It’s a busy Saturday afternoon at the Infiniti Men’s Salon just north of downtown Indianapolis. There are several chats happening in the shop, but amid the sounds of clippers and music, two volunteers sit at a table asking people if they want to participate in a free health screening. Tracey Scott is a medical …

The researchers, at the University of Colorado Boulder, found that the supplement — called nicotinamide riboside — mimics some of the effects of caloric restriction and activates several identical biological pathways. Studies of caloric restriction — which have been done mainly in rodents and fruit flies and …

Although about 90 percent of scientists believe G.M.O.s are safe — a view endorsed by the American Medical Association, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the World HealthOrganization — only slightly more than a third of consumers share …

The Defense Department’s Defense Health Agency is using machine learning to solve its interoperability challenges. The massive, closed health care systems manages 9 million beneficiaries, and data related to medications and medical encounters information is commonly shared. “But we have an …