Un grupo de células cerebrales en una placa pueden jugar al Pong, un juego de computadora
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos científicos enseñaron a un cultivo de células cerebrales que viven en una placa de laboratorio a jugar al Pong, un clásico videojuego de tenis de mesa.Se trata de la primera demostración de que…
Learn MoreAllergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids — and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely.The prime drug in question is diphenhydramine, found c…
Learn MoreCurbing Football Drills Could Make High School Football Safer
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits.Using mouth guards with sensors that recorded e…
Learn MoreEndovascular Therapy Aids Outcome of Basilar-Artery Occlusion
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with basilar-artery occlusion, a greater percentage with good functional status at 90 days is seen with endovascular thrombectomy within 12 hours after stroke, or within six and 24 hours after s…
Learn MoreDietary Habits at Midlife Not Tied to Later Risk for Dementia
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Following conventional dietary recommendations or a modified Mediterranean diet at midlife is not associated with the subsequent risk for all-cause dementia, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in …
Learn MoreThirty-Seven Percent of Adults Used Telemedicine in 2021
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2021, 37.0 percent of adults used telemedicine in the past 12 months, with use varying by age, sex, and race/ethnicity, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreAAP: Rates of In-Hospital Breastfeeding Dropped During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the rates of breastfeeding among newborns in the normal nursery at a single medical center, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American…
Learn MoreAAP: Fractures in Children From Bicycle Riding Down From 2001 to 2021
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The national burden of fractures associated with children riding bicycles has shown a steady decrease for many years, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatric…
Learn MoreLower Birth Weight Tied to Early Childhood Development Concerns
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Birth weight below the 25th centile for full-term infants is associated with child developmental concerns, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in PLOS Medicine.Abiodun Adanikin, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., fr…
Learn MoreLiver Cancer in Top Five Causes of Cancer Deaths in 90 Countries
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Liver cancer is a major cause of death in many countries, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in the Journal of Hepatology.Harriet Rumgay, from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyo…
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