Adult Literacy, Active Mental Activities Lower Dementia Risk
To a lesser extent, engagement in creative artistic activities and passive mental activities linked to lower dementia risk
Cannabis-Involved ED Visit Rates Increased Among Youth During Pandemic
Mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visits higher during 2020, 2021, 2022 than corresponding periods in 2019
Half of U.S. Adults Use Creativity for Stress, Anxiety Release
Top stress-relieving activities include music, puzzles, singing, dancing, and art
Globally, Fewer Teens Perceive Themselves as Overweight
Authors say changes in body weight perception could undermine efforts to tackle obesity
Review IDs Certain Higher Mortality Risks for Patients With Fibromyalgia
Increased risk found for mortality from infections and suicide, while risk for mortality from cancer is reduced
Lower Frequency of Social Contact Linked to Lower Total Brain Volume
Increase in white matter lesions volume also seen
Exposure to COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to Delayed Development at Age 5
Parental depression amplified association between pandemic and delayed development
2019 to 2021 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Developmental Disability
Prevalence of intellectual disability increased with age, while prevalence of other developmental delay declined with age
Variation Noted in Physician Turnover Rates From 2010 to 2020
No indication of increase in turnover seen during first three quarters of 2020, coincident with COVID-19
Learning Disabilities in U.S. Youth Remained Steady From 1997 to 2021
Estimated prevalence of learning disabilities over time was 8.83 percent
