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WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When depression strikes teachers, they can suffer mightily, but a new study suggests their students' ability to learn might also be harmed.Researchers found a correlation between teachers' depressive symptoms and math skills in early learners enrolled in Head Start programs. Head Start is a U.S. government program providing early education, nutrition, health and parent support for low-income families.Teachers' depressive symptoms were significantly associated with children's math achievement in Head Start programs. The linkage was through the quality of the teachers' relationships with the families, which in turn affected young children's motivation, engagement and persistence in learning, according to the investigators.The findings were...

MONDAY, June 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that confirms what many suspect, a new study shows that teens who are overweight or obese may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes or have a heart attack in their 30s and 40s.These teens are also more likely to have other health issues down the road, regardless of whether they shed any excess weight during adulthood. "Adolescence is an important time period to prevent future diabetes and heart attacks," said study author Dr. Jason Nagata, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of adolescent and young adult medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Exactly how adolescent weight affects your future health is not fully understood yet, but risk factors that begin to accrue at younger ages — such as...

WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In normal times, a sunny day can lift your mood while a stormy one can darken it, but new British research shows that weather had little effect on people's spirits during the pandemic."We know that lockdown restrictions, and the resulting impact on social life and the economy, are linked to at least two major negative public health consequences -- a reduction in physical exercise, both indoors due to the closure of gyms and outdoors due to mobility restrictions, and deterioration of mental health," said study author Apostolos Davillas, from the Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia."Previous research before the pandemic hit revealed links between weather conditions and well-being. And our own research has shown that the...

WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Strict rest isn't advised after athletes suffer a concussion because it could slow their recovery, an updated consensus statement from a U.S. expert panel says.Most adult athletes fully recover within two weeks and children within four, according to the statement published June 15 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.The number and severity of initial symptoms are the best indicators of how long it will take a patient to recover."Most athletes who have been concussed will get better, and will be able to return to play," said Dr. Margot Putukian, a member of the panel that drew up the new statement."Each injury is unique and will have its own timeline. But athletes should take comfort in knowing that there are treatments out there, and...