Jugar al fútbol americano podría aumentar el riesgo de Parkinson
VIERNES, 11 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El vínculo entre el fútbol americano profesional y el riesgo de una enfermedad neurodegenerativa llamada encefalopatía traumática crónica (ETC) es bien conocido, y ahora un nuevo estudio sugiere que el…
Learn MoreMost People Initiating Opioid Rx Have Very Low Use Trajectory
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most adults initiating treatment with prescription opioids have relatively low and time-limited exposure to opioids during a five-year period, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in JAMA Network Open…
Learn MoreIn America’s Prisons, Suicide Risk Rises Along With Temperatures
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Punishing heat is a fact of life inside America’s prisons without air conditioning, and it is taking a serious toll on prisoners’ mental health. When the outside thermometer hits 90 degrees Fahrenheit or more,…
Learn MoreIn Monkey Trial, Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Curbing Severe Problem Drinking
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with severe alcohol use disorder, a new gene therapy trial could lead to an effective treatment that would involve chemically rebalancing the area of the brain associated with addiction. “With alcoh…
Learn MoreDrinking, Often Heavy, Is Common Among Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans diagnosed with cancer continue to drink alcohol regularly — sometimes heavily and sometimes during treatment, a new study shows.The study, of over 15,000 U.S. cancer survivors, found that 78% we…
Learn MoreWorse QoL Seen for Parkinson Patients With Depressed Caregivers
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), those whose caregivers have depression symptoms have worse quality of life (QOL) and higher emergency department use, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in …
Learn MorePlaying Football Might Raise Parkinson’s Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The link between pro football and the risk for a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is well known, and now a new study suggests that football may also up the risk for Parki…
Learn MoreEl uso prolongado de antidepresivos podría ayudar a las personas con un trastorno bipolar
JUEVES, 10 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los antidepresivos modernos podrían ser efectivos para el tratamiento a largo plazo de algunos pacientes con un trastorno bipolar, sugiere un ensayo reciente. Las directrices actuales desaconsejan el us…
Learn MoreLas personas con autismo se enfrentan a un riesgo mucho más alto de autolesiones y suicidio
JUEVES, 10 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con autismo tienen más de tres veces más probabilidades que sus pares sin el trastorno del desarrollo de experimentar autolesiones, ideación suicida, intentos de suicidio o de morir por sui…
Learn MoreIs Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single hardwired brain circuit might be responsible for male sexual drive, a new mouse study reports.Researchers have singled out in lab mice a brain region that controls sexual interest, libido, mating beha…
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