Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The answer to how tall a child will be is typically an estimate based on an average of the parents’ heights.But an Australian study that included more than 5 million people has found that more than 12,000 ge…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Helps Those With Rare Form of Blindness See Better at Night
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental gene therapy offers hope for rapid improvement in the night vision of adults who have a congenital form of childhood-onset blindness, researchers report.In this ongoing clinical trial at the …
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Lifetime of stress tied to big rise in cancer risk. That’s due to what researchers called “allostatic load” — a measure of cumulative stress, or wear and tear on the body. Read moreStudy casts doubt on Mediterranean diet’s benefit to brain. A new Swe…
Learn More2.5 Million Middle and High Schoolers Report Smoking E-Cigarettes
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 2.5 million youth reported electronic cigarette use in 2022, according to research published in the Oct. 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality …
Learn MoreNew Model Predicts Five-Year Alzheimer Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A model that incorporates demographic information, brain imaging test results, and genetic biomarkers can accurately predict the five-year risk for dementia from Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study…
Learn MoreFDA Approves New Bivalent COVID-19 Booster for Use in Children
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The new bivalent COVID-19 booster is now approved for children as young as 5 years old, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.The bivalent booster shot includes one part that protects ag…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Boostrix for Third-Trimester Administration
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Boostrix for immunization during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis in infants younger than 2 months of age.The Boostrix vaccine (Tetanu…
Learn MoreAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology, Sept. 30 to Oct. 3
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology was held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 in Chicago and attracted participants from around the world, including ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and other eye health care professionals. The…
Learn MoreComer juntos en familia alivia el estrés, confirma un estudio
MARTES, 11 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hace mucho que los expertos sugieren que cenar juntos como familia ofrece muchos beneficios para la salud.Ahora, una nueva encuesta de la Asociación Americana del Corazón (American Heart Association) l…
Learn More¿Podrían los videojuegos desencadenar unos ritmos cardiacos peligrosos en los niños?
MARTES, 11 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Jugar videojuegos quizá parezca una actividad sedentaria, pero puede ser suficiente para desencadenar unas arritmias cardiacas potencialmente letales en ciertos niños vulnerables, encuentra un nuevo in…
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