U.S. Nursing Homes Fail to Report Many Serious Falls, Bedsores: Study
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A federal website intended to help people choose a nursing home not only contains inaccurate information, but those inaccuracies appear to be at least partially driven by race, a new study reports.The U.S. Ce…
Learn MoreHi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Dutch man with paralyzed legs can now stand and walk, thanks to a wireless brain-spine interface that responds to his thoughts by moving his legs.Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, suffered a spinal cord injury 11 years …
Learn MoreBiological Secrets of the Woman Who Can’t Feel Pain
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A unique genetic brew has benefitted a Scottish woman who lives virtually pain-free, heals more rapidly and experiences reduced anxiety and fear, researchers from University College London report.Pain geneti…
Learn MoreBiological Secrets of the Woman Who Can’t Feel Pain
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A unique genetic brew has benefitted a Scottish woman who lives virtually pain-free, heals more rapidly and experiences reduced anxiety and fear, researchers from University College London report.Pain geneti…
Learn MoreUnos científicos observan el dolor en el cerebro para descodificar sus secretos
LUNES, 22 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en la historia, unos científicos han registrado una actividad cerebral específica asociada con el dolor crónico en el mundo real, mediante el uso de implantes de electrodos para averiguar c…
Learn MoreScientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, researchers have recorded specific brain activity associated with real-world chronic pain, using electrode implants to figure out which regions become active when people are in agony.Th…
Learn MoreLas estadounidenses necesitan más licencia por maternidad y acceso a la atención en el embarazo: encuesta
JUEVES, 18 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El embarazo es un periodo difícil y potencialmente peligroso en la vida de una mujer, y las mujeres de EE. UU. afirman que no están recibiendo el respaldo que necesitan mientras están embarazadas, encontr…
Learn MoreLa grasa que crece alrededor de los músculos podría ser un asesino silencioso
JUEVES, 18 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Todos saben que la acumulación de grasa alrededor de los órganos abdominales es malsana, pero hay una forma más insidiosa de grasa que podría resultar incluso más peligrosa para la salud, señala un estudi…
Learn MoreNew ‘National Sports Brain Bank’ Will Boost Head Injury Research
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion.The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the Univers…
Learn MoreFat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent Killer
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that it’s unhealthy to have belly fat accumulating around your abdominal organs, but there’s a more insidious form of fat that could be even more hazardous to your health, a new study says.Fat…
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