Taking a one-week break from social media improves well-being, depression and anxiety. Social media breaks could, in the future, be recommended as a way to help people manage mental health.

Resources:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951855

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2021.0324

Young adults with higher than normal blood sugar levels that signal prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalized for heart attack compared to their peers with normal blood sugar levels.

Resources:

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/prediabetes-linked-to-higher-heart-attack-risk-in-young-adults?preview=5d0a

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/952135

Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet.

Resources:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/952053

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqac106/6571247?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/16037-mediterranean-diet

One in three people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951549

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/194/18/E637

A new Yale-led study has for the first time identified which risk factors are more likely to trigger a heart attack for men and women 55 years and younger.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951702

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2791808

Elevated levels of an enzyme in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Study also prompts warning about some brain-boosting supplements.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951091

https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(22)00052-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1550413122000523%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Research involving nearly 500,000 people suggests the optimal hours of sleep per night for good mental function performance and for good mental health.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/950961

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-022-00210-2

Veterinarian survey finds increasing cases of cannabis poisoning among pets and increases understanding of symptoms, treatments, and outcomes.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/949648

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261909

American Heart Association recommendations regarding aspirin use in those with and without known cardiovascular disease.

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https://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-uspstf-guidance-continue-to-take-low-dose-aspirin-if-you-have-a-history-of-heart-attack-afib-stroke-or-vascular-stenting

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/950454

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2791399?guestAccessKey=5f8d1e4c-6e91-4cf3-bc4a-fef906585c45&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=042622

Copycat cannabis edibles may include high THC content and can increase the risk for accidental ingestion by children.

Resources

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/949593

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871622001466?via%3Dihub