Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In an advance in treating spinal cord injuries, researchers have pinpointed nerve cells that are key to allowing people with paralysis to walk again.The findings come, in part, from nine patients involved in…
Learn MoreLeg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors know a lot about the best ways to treat heart attacks and strokes, but until now they really didn’t have this kind of information for peripheral artery disease (PAD).Affecting as many as 10 million p…
Learn MoreHip Brace May Slow Hip Displacement in Children With Cerebral Palsy
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A novel hip brace is significantly effective in preventing the progression of hip displacement among children with nonambulatory cerebral palsy, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in JAMA Network Ope…
Learn MoreFeds Make Big Funding Push for More Mental Health Clinics
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The federal government is pumping millions more dollars into an effort to expand the United States’ network of community mental health centers.Up to 15 states now can apply for $1 million grants to help plan …
Learn MorePsychotic Disorders May Raise Risk for Later Dementia
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a substantial association between psychotic disorders and subsequent dementia, according to a review published online Oct. 6 in Psychological Medicine.Sara El Miniawi, from University College London,…
Learn MoreUna terapia genética ayuda a las personas con una forma rara de ceguera a ver mejor de noche
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una terapia genética experimental ofrece esperanzas de una rápida mejora de la visión nocturna a los adultos que sufren de una forma congénita de ceguera de inicio en la niñez, informan unos investigad…
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 …
Learn MoreAmericans Are Prioritizing Mental Health, With New 988 Hotline There to Help
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the 988 crisis line debuts across the United States, a new Harris Poll shows that Americans are ready to make mental health and suicide prevention a top priority.Over eight in 10 adults now believe it’s mor…
Learn More¿Podría una receta de ácido fólico ayudar a prevenir el suicidio?
VIERNES, 30 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de 1 millón de estadounidenses intentaron suicidarse en 2020, y un nuevo estudio señala a una forma potencial de reducir ese riesgo: recetar ácido fólico.El estudio, de más de 800,000 estadouni…
Learn MoreLas tasas de suicidio aumentaron en 2021 en EE. UU., lo que revierte dos años de reducción
VIERNES, 30 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La tasa de suicidio de Estados Unidos aumentaron en 2021, tras dos años de reducción, según datos preliminares de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU.El núme…
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