Brains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be More Vulnerable
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Delirium is common after older patients have surgery and can cause serious complications and distress, but its cause has been a mystery.New research has found that patients who develop postoperative delirium …
Learn MoreDecrease in New Cancer Diagnoses Seen in 2020
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There was a decrease in new cancer diagnoses in 2020, according to a report published online Sept. 27 in Cancer.Serban Negoita, M.D., Dr.P.H., from the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, and c…
Learn More¿Qué es la “sexsomnia”? ¿y el “comer dormido”? ¿pueden ser tratados?
JUEVES, 28 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Todos hemos visto una película o programa de televisión en el que alguien camina dormido, con los ojos medio cerrados, dando tumbos y tropezando con los muebles.Sin embargo, las personas que caminan …
Learn MoreLonger Reproductive Lifespan May Improve Brain Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with prolonged exposure to endogenous hormones have a smaller burden of cerebral small vessel disease, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Neurology.Samantha Cote, from the Université de…
Learn MoreSocial Disadvantage Tied to Worse Lung Cancer Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social disadvantage is associated with a lower likelihood of achieving textbook oncological outcome and worse survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published on…
Learn MoreCoffee Won’t Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests.Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prema…
Learn MoreEstrogen Could Be Key to Women’s Brain Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Being exposed to more estrogen throughout life — or a longer reproductive life span — may be good for the brain, according to new research that found a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease in women…
Learn MoreBariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced Incidence of Hematologic Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bariatric surgery is associated with reduced incidence of hematological cancer, especially for women, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.Kajsa Sjöholm, Ph.D., fr…
Learn MoreSmoking Increases Risk for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes After PCI
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), smoking is associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the Eur…
Learn MoreWhat Is ‘Sexsomnia’? And ‘Sleep Eating’? Can They Be Treated?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Everyone’s seen a movie or TV show featuring someone sleepwalking — eyes half-lidded, bumbling around, tripping over furniture.But sleepwalkers are actually capable of much more complex behaviors during t…
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