Robin Williams's widow, Susan Williams, says that it was the dementia that caused Robin Williams to kill himself, rather than depression. He had a conidtion called diffuse Lewy body dementia.
Parents talking with their teens about sex, expecially when the mothers take part in the conversation, helps reduce risky behavior on the part of the teens. Teens who reported having these conversations with their parents tended to exhibit safer sex behavior a…
Medicare will reimburse doctors for helping patients create a plan for what kind of care they want at the end of their lives. Many physician and health advocacy groups had been pushing for such a move by Medicare for many years.
A pilot study has found that children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show some improvement in their symptoms after playing a specially designed videogame for 30 minutes a day.
Basketball players may be at a higher risk for blood clots that travel to their lungs. Such clots are highly dangerous, but the authors of the study say their findings need to be reproduced in larger groups.
Researchers say that people who eat food in moderation actually have lower diet quality and worse metabolic health than people who eat a small number of healthy foods.
Researchers say that the decline of testosterone in men can predict how likely they become more sensitive and responsive to their children in times of distress.
