Cellular ‘Fix’ Treatment Shows Promise Against ALS in Small Study
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have made early progress toward a new approach to treating the deadly brain disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): using patients’ own immune system T cells.ALS is a rare condition that kil…
Learn MoreUse of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who regularly use chemical hair straighteners may be more prone to developing uterine cancer, a new large government study suggests.The study, which followed nearly 34,000 U.S. women over a decade, fou…
Learn MoreBlack Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that Black women in the United States have an increased risk of childbirth complications. Now, a large new study finds even larger racial disparities when women conceive through infertility …
Learn MoreOver a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 million Americans with diabetes have to ration lifesaving insulin because they can’t afford it, a new study shows.Many people delayed picking up their insulin prescription, while others took lower…
Learn MoreCounting Steps? Here’s How Many You Need to Boost Health
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking that often-cited 10,000 steps a day — or even slightly fewer — may indeed be enough to improve your health, a new study suggests.Researchers found that among 6,000 middle-aged and older adults, those wh…
Learn MorePregnancy May Have Women Cutting Back on Smoking Before They Know They’ve Conceived
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy can be a big motivator for women to stop smoking. Now a new study suggests that at least some pregnant smokers start cutting back even before they know they’ve conceived.The findings, researchers say…
Learn MoreWhen Stroke Harms One Side of a Newborn’s Brain, Other Side Takes Over
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many language skills are “left brain,” but a new study shows that when a newborn suffers a stroke in that region, the brain is able to shift those language duties to the right.The researchers said the finding…
Learn MoreCould Video Games Trigger Dangerous Heart Rhythms in Kids?
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Playing video games may seem sedentary, but it can be enough to trigger life-threatening heart arrhythmias in certain vulnerable children, a new report finds.Researchers in Australia pulled together reports o…
Learn MoreFish Oil Could Strengthen Your Aging Brain
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fish has been dubbed “brain food,” and a new study suggests that may really be true for middle-aged adults.Researchers found that among more than 2,000 middle-aged people, those with higher blood levels of om…
Learn MoreFirefighters Show Fasting Diets Can Work for Shift Workers
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “Time-restricted” eating is a popular way to lose weight, and a new study suggests it can offer shift-workers a way to eat more healthfully.Time-restricted eating is a form of intermittent fasting, where peo…
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