More Berries, Red Wine in Diet Might Slow Parkinson’s
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Red wine may be a guilty pleasure, but new research shows it might also be a powerful weapon against the ravages of Parkinson’s disease. Why? The antioxidants in red wine, and fruit such as berries for that matter, might slow progression of the […]
New Wearable Device Could Help Prevent Overdose Deaths
Jan. 27, 2022 — It’s no secret that a particular public health epidemic has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic: drug overdose deaths. From May 2020 to April 2021, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. died from a drug overdose, according to the CDC. About 64% of those deaths were from opioids, mostly […]
Moderna Begins Testing Booster Shot Aimed at Omicron
By Robin FosterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna Inc. announced Wednesday that it has launched a trial that will study the power of a redesigned booster shot — one that hones in on the highly contagious Omicron variant. The news comes just one day after Pfizer announced that it has started […]
Could the ‘Mono’ Virus Help Trigger Multiple Sclerosis?
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For years, researchers have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus, best known for causing mononucleois, might also play a role in triggering multiple sclerosis. Now a new study strengthens the case. The study, of more than 10 million U.S. military personnel, found the risk […]
As Pandemic Rolls On, How to Know if Your Child Needs Therapy
Jan. 25, 2022 — This past fall, when major children’s health organizations declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health, health care providers felt validated. The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry “came together to put this statement out there because we’ve seen a rising volume of […]
Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save Lives
TUESDAY, Jan. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans, get up out of that chair and get moving. If everyone between 40 and 85 years of age were active just 10 minutes more a day, it could save more than 110,000 U.S. lives a year, a large study reports. “Our projections are based […]
‘Our Hopes Were Taken Away’
Jan. 24, 2022 — Kim Tranell had egg retrieval, a key procedure in her fourth and final cycle of in vitro fertilization, on March 16, 2020 — the day before the American Society for Reproductive Medicine suggested halting fertility treatments due to COVID-19. In the time between that procedure and the embryo transfer — the […]
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Elon Musk’s startup company that aims to connect people’s brains to computers is advertising for a clinical trial director, a sign the company is ready to start testing with humans. Source link
Study Finds Genetic Factor for COVID Smell and Taste Loss
[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: How does a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine work? COVID vaccines are now available. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines, but what does this mean? mRNA vaccines are different from traditional vaccines. mRNA vaccines don’t expose you to any real virus instead, they’re made with messenger Ribonucleic Acid or mRNA. This is […]
Heart Function Rebounds for Kids With COVID-Linked MIS-C
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A rare and serious inflammatory condition called MIS-C can strike kids weeks after they’ve recovered from their COVID infection. But now there’s good news for parents: Children tend to recover completely from any heart injury within three months of falling ill, a new study from the […]