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Team Sports Boost Kids’ Executive Function Skills

There may be something special about team sports in childhood that helps sharpen a kids’ brain, new research shows.Children who were on soccer or volleyball teams scored higher on tests of “executive function” – thinking skills needed to organize, remember details, make… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on December 17, 2024

Novo Responds to Ozempic’s Link to Rare Eye Disease

Danish health authorities said on Monday they would ask the European Union’s drug regulator to review the findings of two Danish studies linking Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes drug Ozempic to a rare sight-threatening eye condition. The two studies conducted by University of… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on December 16, 2024

Increasing Daily Steps Lowers Depression Risk

Can you literally step away from depression? A new global review of data found that “increasing the number of daily steps, even at modest levels, was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms.” The Spanish study found that up to a level of about 10,000 steps per day,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David […]

Published on December 16, 2024