Research May Help Focus Treatment for Kids With Cystic Fibrosis
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of new proteins that may be linked to cystic fibrosis have been identified by researchers and could point the way to better treatments for people with the genetic disease.There is no cure for cystic f…
Learn MoreScientists Create ‘Universal’ Donor Organs Where Blood Type Doesn’t Matter
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s possible to create “universal” donor organs that would eliminate the need to match transplant donor and recipient blood types, researchers report. “With the current matching system, wait times can be co…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine Is a Big Stress-Reliever, Too: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While getting a COVID-19 vaccine protects against infection, new research confirms that it can also help ease pandemic-triggered stress.”Our study documents important psychological benefits of vaccination b…
Learn MoreCOVID Without Symptoms May Be Very Rare: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Healthy, unvaccinated adults who get COVID are unlikely to be symptom-free, according to a new study that challenges other research suggesting that asymptomatic infection is common.”Some studies suggest that…
Learn MoreConcussion’s Impact on Memory, Thinking May Linger More Than a Year
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person’s memory and thinking abilities can still be affected a year after suffering a concussion, a new study finds.The results suggest that poor mental (“cognitive”) outcomes may be more common than once …
Learn MoreSoccer Headers May Disrupt Key ‘Pathways’ in the Brain
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Soccer headers are a staple of scoring in any match, but new research suggests that the practice can harm what experts called “signaling pathways” in the brain.The findings are based on analyses of blood sam…
Learn MoreGene Editing on Ticks Promises Insights Into Disease Prevention
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scientists who conducted the first gene editing in ticks say this line of research could lead to new ways to reduce tick-borne diseases in humans.Ticks can transmit a wide number of diseases to people — i…
Learn MoreQuality of Antibodies to COVID Improves Over Time: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 grow more effective in the months after a person gets the Pfizer COVID vaccine, according to a new study.In sheer numbers, antibody levels did decline over the months after vac…
Learn MoreAre Cancer Patients More Apt to Believe COVID Lies?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Misinformation about COVID-19 abounds, and cancer patients who are currently receiving treatment are more likely to believe COVID lies than cancer survivors who’ve completed treatment and people who’ve neve…
Learn MoreMany Who Postponed Health Care During COVID Are Still Waiting
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a sign that the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on routine health care, many of the nearly one-third of older Americans who had a medical procedure, primary care visit or dental appointment canceled or…
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