E-Cigarette Use Tied to Respiratory Symptoms in Young Adults
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarette use in young adults is associated with self-reported respiratory symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Thorax.Alayna P. Tackett, Ph.D., from The Ohio State University …
Learn MoreRacial-, Ethnicity-Linked Microbiome Variation ID’d From 3 Months
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Race- and ethnicity-associated microbiome variation is identified at 3 months of age and persists throughout childhood, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in PLOS Biology.Elizabeth K. Mallott, Ph.D….
Learn More~2,300 Pediatric Injuries From Ceiling Fans Seen in U.S. EDs Each Year
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Approximately 2,300 pediatric head injuries from contact with ceiling fans are seen in U.S. emergency departments each year, according to research published online Aug. 17 in Pediatrics.Holly Hughes Garza, D.V…
Learn MoreStem Cells Might Someday Create New Tooth Enamel or ‘Living Fillings’
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Damaged teeth could one day be repaired with “living fillings” created from stem cells, a new study reports.In the lab, researchers induced stem cells to form small, multicellular mini-organs that secrete the …
Learn MoreAHA News: ‘I Feel Like I’m Dying’: Days After Giving Birth, TV Anchor Couldn’t Make Sense of Symptoms
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Five days after giving birth to her second child, Lauren Lowrey woke up with a sharp pain in her upper back. She couldn’t draw in a deep breath.The TV news anchor, who was living in Indianapol…
Learn More1 in 10 ICU Patients With Heart Issues Has Illicit Drugs in Their System
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 out of every 10 patients who land in an ICU with a potentially deadly heart emergency test positive for recreational drug use, a new French study reports.About 11% of nearly 1,500 patients admitted…
Learn MoreWHO Monitoring Highly Mutated New Strain of COVID-19, Now Spotted in Michigan
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID variant with very few known cases but many mutations has been swiftly moved into the World Health Organization’s “variant under monitoring” classification. Four known cases of the variant, dubbed B…
Learn MoreGene Study Reveals Brain’s Complex Organization
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The brain is a complex organ, and a new study — believed to be the largest ever on the brain’s genetics — identifies more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure.The research, involving some 36,0…
Learn MoreDoes Smoking Change the Teenage Brain?
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens’ desire to start smoking, and later to keep smoking, may be linked to differences in gray matter in their brains, a new study reveals. Researchers found that reduced gray matter in the left frontal lobe …
Learn MoreDid Vlad the Impaler, Inspiration for Dracula, Shed Tears of Blood?
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The 15th century prince who inspired the literary vampire Dracula may have had medical issues that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to researchers unearthing this ancient mystery.The prince, who was …
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