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24 Jul
Frequent Marijuana Use Linked to Higher Stress Hormone Levels
In a new study, young adults who frequently used cannabis had significantly higher cortisol levels upon waking up.
23 Jul
Top Sports for Improving Motor Skills in Children with Autism
Organized sports-based interventions—particularly martial arts and aquatic training—show promise for improving key motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder, though larger, higher-quality studies are needed.
22 Jul
GLP-1 Use Surges Among Young People With Obesity
A new national study finds GLP-1 weight-loss medications are becoming the dominant treatment for obesity in teens and young adults, while researchers say guidance on how to use these therapies is still evolving.
Popular School Cafeteria Meals Need An Update To Meet Healthy Food Standards, Researchers Say
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Spicy chicken wings, tacos, pizza, sausage biscuits and breakfast smoothies offered by school cafeterias must be reinvented, lest they vanish from the menu, a new study says.
These items all contain loads of added sugar and salt that won’t fly under new U.S. Department of Agriculture (US...
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'Yo-yo' Weight Loss Linked To Decline In Muscle Mass
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks have a higher risk of muscle loss if their weight “yo-yos” due to inconsistent dieting, a new study says.
People who repeatedly dropped and regained weight wound up losing nearly four times as much thigh muscle during a four-year period compared to others whose we...
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- July 27, 2026
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FDA Advisers Dismiss Safety Warnings, Back Four Peptide Treatments
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted Thursday to let specialized pharmacies produce and sell four peptide treatments the agency banned three years ago.
The votes are nonbinding, but they amount to a rebuke of the FDA’s own scientists who said t...
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Frequent Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Stress Hormone Levels
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana may help you unwind — but using it too often could have the opposite effect on your stress response.
Researchers say adults who use pot frequently wake up with higher levels of cortisol, also known as the "stress hormone."
The body releases cortisol when you're under pres...
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Money Problems Might Make Your Brain Old Before Its Time, Study Suggests
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Being cash-strapped certainly frays your nerves, but it might also accelerate brain aging, a new study says.
People who have persistent money struggles or low income as young adults tend to perform less well on cognitive tests by age 53, researchers reported July 23 in the journal Innovati...
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- July 24, 2026
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Back Pain? Try Swimming, Study Says
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Suffering from low back pain?
A few laps in the swimming pool might help, a new study says.
An eight-week swimming program significantly improved function and pain among a group of people with back problems, researchers reported recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine...
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