Even a Little Light in Your Bedroom Could Harm Health
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who sleep with a light on may be unwittingly keeping their nervous system awake, a small study suggests.The study of 20 healthy adults found that just one night of sleeping with the lights on spurred …
Learn MoreLong COVID May Bring Long-Term Lung Damage
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even after a mild case of COVID, some people suffer breathing problems that last for months. Now, a new study suggests many of them may have abnormalities in the small airways of their lungs.Researchers foun…
Learn MoreCould Depression Make Dry Eye Worse?
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When people have both chronic dry eye and depression, their eye symptoms may be worse, a new study finds.Researchers said the exact nature of the link is not clear: Does depression affect the severity of dry …
Learn MoreDrug Could Be Non-Antibiotic Alternative to Treat UTIs
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women plagued by frequent urinary tract infections often take daily antibiotics to ward them off. But an old antibiotic alternative might work just as well, a new clinical trial finds.Researchers found that t…
Learn MoreScience Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
THURSDAY, March 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have developed a single test that can rapidly detect a collection of rare genetic diseases — an advance they hope will shorten the “diagnostic odyssey” that people with these conditions can face…
Learn MoreOdds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids who’ve suffered a concussion are at heightened risk of mental health issues in the aftermath, a large new study suggests.The researchers found that compared with their peers, children and teenagers wit…
Learn MoreHow COVID-19 Can Change the Brain
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have discovered that even a mild case of COVID-19 might inflict damage on your brain.On average, middle-aged and older adults who’d been sick with COVID showed signs of tissue shrinkage in brain are…
Learn MoreCould Vaping Put You on a Path to Diabetes?
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who vape may be setting themselves up for developing diabetes, even if they don’t smoke traditional cigarettes, a new study suggests.Among more than 600,000 U.S. adults, researchers found that those who…
Learn MoreImplanted ‘Drug Factory’ Wipes Out Cancers in Mice — Could It Help People?
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tiny, implantable drug “factories” that churn out an immune system protein could offer a new way to battle some cancers, if research in lab mice pans out.Researchers said the technology is readily translatab…
Learn MoreA Healthy Mouth Can Mean a Healthy Heart for Older Women
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers more evidence that oral health is connected to heart health: Older women who harbor certain bacteria in their mouths might be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure.The study…
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