Lockdowns May Not Have Harmed Toddlers’ Language Learning: Studies
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has dramatically disrupted kids’ normal routines, but a new study suggests the initial lockdowns of 2020 did not necessarily hinder preschoolers’ language development.In fact, researchers found,…
Learn MoreAHA News: Lower Income Linked to Higher Odds of Clogged Neck Arteries
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People making less than $35,000 a year may be more likely to have carotid artery stenosis, a leading cause of stroke, a new study found.Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing of the large ar…
Learn MoreAHA News: For 11-Year-Old Hockey Player, Breathlessness Signaled a Struggling Heart
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Two years after a chance outing with a friend at an ice rink, Jake Burnam had gone from someone who struggled to connect with a sport to a hockey dynamo. He’d skate up to four nights a week….
Learn MoreBilateral Oophorectomy May Up Risk for Developing Dementia
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bilateral, but not unilateral, oophorectomy is associated with an increased rate of subsequent dementia, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in Menopause.Cecilie S. Uldbjerg, from the University of…
Learn MoreLiving in Poor Neighborhood Tied to Worse Mitral Valve Repair Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) significantly predicts mortality and repair rate in patients undergoing isolated mitral valve surgery for degenerative disease, according to a study presented at…
Learn MoreImproved Air Quality May Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Women
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Greater improvement in long-term air quality (AQ) in late life is associated with slower cognitive declines in older women, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in PLOS Medicine.Diana Younan, Ph.D., …
Learn MoreComputerized Adaptive Test May Help Assess Suicide Risk
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Computerized Adaptive Test Suicide Scale (CAT-SS) can enhance personalized screening and assessment of suicide risk severity among U.S. veterans, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in PLOS ONE…
Learn MoreMethotrexate-Related AEs Profiled in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adverse events are common among patients during the first year of treatment with methotrexate for early rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in Rheumatology.Ahmad A. Sherbini, …
Learn MoreTwenty-Nine Novel Loci Identified for Acne Susceptibility
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Twenty-nine novel significant loci for acne have been identified, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Nature Communications.Brittany L. Mitchell, Ph.D., from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research I…
Learn MoreKeep Wearing Masks a While Longer, CDC Director Says
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many states are already dispensing with mask mandates, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director says COVID-19 case and hospitalization numbers in the United States remain too high t…
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