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Helping Stroke Patients Regain Movement in their Hands Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University implanted electrodes along her spinal cord , delivering electrical stimulation while she tried different activities. With stimulation, her left arm had greater mobility, her ...
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AHA News: The Connection Between Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease Risks Excess abdominal fat is part of a cluster of symptoms that becomes more common after menopause. Known as metabolic syndrome, it is when a person has at least three of the following: abdominal obesity; high triglycerides; low "good" HDL cholesterol; high ...
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1 in 3 Parents May Be Unnecessarily Giving Children Fever-Reducing Medicine Experts note that higher temperatures are one way the body fights off infections. They say parents can ease children's discomfort by putting a damp washcloth on their forehead and having the children wear light, loose clothing.
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10 Years on, Stem Cell Transplant May Have Cured Patient of HIV The patient, a man in his 50s, was HIV-positive when he underwent a stem cell transplant to treat leukemia. The procedure effectively gave him a new immune system -- critically, from a donor who had a rare gene mutation that makes body cells resistant to ...
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Over 40? Just 20 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Keep You Out of the Hospital Researchers found that among nearly 82,000 British adults, those who regularly exercised were less likely to be hospitalized for various health conditions in the coming years. The list included such common ills as pneumonia, stroke, diabetes complications ...
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With a little 'tickle,' a new technology gives hope to stroke patients with paralysis In 2021, as a part of a joint project between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, researchers implanted a pair of thin metal electrodes along her neck. Doctors already use spinal cord stimulation technology ...
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High Blood Pressure: Here's What to Know By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- You're in your doctor's office, and the nurse checks your blood pressure as a matter of course. But your numbers are high, and the doctor steps in with some advice ...
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Can a Smart Pill Help Diagnose IBD? Here's What a New Study Found Researchers have a location-aware ingestible to monitor the GI tract, which can be valuable for the diagnosis and treatment of GI disorders. Gastroenterologists agree this device may be a helpful tool in the future. Since more studies on the smart pill ...
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A win for vaccines: immune correlates identified for COVID-19 In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of scientists demonstrated evidence for three antibody markers as correlates of protection for COVID-19. Several scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center were involved in the ...
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Brain Structure, Widespread Connectivity Changes Seen With Long COVID Gray matter atrophy and severe disruption of brain functional connectivity were seen in long COVID patients with anxiety and depression about 3 months after acute mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. Compared with people who were asymptomatic after SARS-CoV-2 ...
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Even Mild COVID Might Change Your Brain By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who are experiencing anxiety and depression months after a mild case of COVID-19 may have changes affecting the structure and function of their brains, ...
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COVID-19 Immunity: Catching a Disease to Prevent a Disease? I had to stop and read the Seattle Times news article "UW study: Catching COVID gives protection from its worst effects." The title appears to advocate catching a dangerous virus so you will not have to worry about future complications if you recover ...
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Ozempic: What to Know About a Diabetes Drug That's Widening a Weight-Loss Market Compared to earlier drugs marketed for weight loss, Ozempic and Wegovy appear to be safer, despite common side effects like nausea and vomiting, said Dr. Christoph Buettner, professor of medicine and chief of the endocrinology division at the Rutgers ...
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This Lab-Grown Skin Could Revolutionize Transplants Alberto Pappalardo was nervous the morning before the transplant. He'd spent the previous month nurturing a cluster of skin cells until they reached their final form: a pinkish-white tissue in the shape of a mouse's hindlimb that could be slipped onto ...
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Doxycycline continues to show promise for STI prevention, but not in cisgender women SEATTLE — Studies continue to show that taking doxycycline after having unprotected sex can prevent STIs in transgender women and men who have sex with men. What has been unclear is whether it also works for cisgender women.
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'New frontier' in therapy helps 2 stroke patients move again – and gives hope for many more Stroke patient Heather Rendulic cuts steak by herself for the first time in nearly a decade. Rendulic was one of two stroke patients in a pilot clinical trial at the University of Pittsburgh. The results ...
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What is disordered eating? And why do 20% of the world's kids show signs of it? Experts explain Early intervention is helpful for people showing signs of both eating disorders and disordered eating, said therapist Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder Center in Rockville, Maryland. HighwayStarz/Adobe Stock.
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Immune Signature Could Help Tailor Treatment Choices in NSCLC The authors identified 2 subgroups with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had different responses to common cancer therapies. Advertisement.
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'Incredibly high' proportion of children exhibit disordered eating behaviors "Because some children and adolescents with eating disorders may hide the core symptoms of the illness and delay seeking specialized care due to feelings of shame or stigmatization, it is reasonable to consider that eating disorders are underdiagnosed and ...
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Research Highlights Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer While oncologists have long known that adjuvant chemotherapy can help target malignant cells not destroyed by surgery alone, the conclusive impact on survival rates has remained unclear. This is especially true among individual cancer types, ...
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Fifth person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say The female donor had a mutation that is believed to confer resistance to HIV infection. ART was continued throughout the treatments for cancer and HIV levels largely remained undetectable in the patient apart from "sporadic" instances ...
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I Wish I Was Told Everything That May Happen While Undergoing Cancer Treatment It was June 11, 2011 when I was diagnosed with stage 3B lung cancer, I was 49 years old. Cancer does not run in my family. I had no symptoms and was shocked when I received the diagnosis. I had gone to my personal physician for pain in my right side, ...
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What is this dementia Bruce Willis has? How frontotemporal lobe is different from Alzheimer's What is frontotemporal lobe dementia? This kind of dementia involves a shrinking of the brain in the frontal lobe and/or the temporal lobe. Those are not the same areas where Alzheimer's is found; ...
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5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, enters and destroys the cells of the immune system. Without treatment, the continued damage can lead to AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, where a person cannot fight even a small infection.
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We May Be Better at Fending Off Dementia, Autopsies Suggest Neurodegenerative pathologies have shown few differences over time despite falling dementia incidence rates, brain autopsy data suggested. In over 1,500 deceased people from birth epochs spanning 25 years (1905-1930), no significant differences in ...
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1 in 3 parents would give kids unnecessary fever meds While most parents recognize that a low-grade fever helps a child's body fight off infection, one in three would give fever-reducing medication for spiked temperatures below 100.4, a poll finds. However, medicating low-grade fevers isn't recommended.
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A meta-analysis of genetic effects associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring conditions A systematic understanding of the aetiology of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and their co-occurrence with other conditions during childhood and adolescence remains incomplete. In the current meta-analysis, we synthesized the literature on (1) the ...
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CIDRAP releases Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap to advance a new global strategy for broadly protective vaccines "The COVID-19 pandemic taught us the hard lesson that we must be better prepared. Rather than waiting for a fourth coronavirus to emerge — or for the arrival of an especially dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variant — we must act now to develop better, longer lasting ...
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Study: Individuals Who Knew Someone With COVID-19 Are More Likely to Get Vaccinated Covariates were also included, such as age, education, employment, health insurance coverage, income, sex, and more. Additionally, investigators adjusted for those who were essential workers, because they had access ...
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Your first COVID-19 vaccination 'hurts' subsequent boosters But a new Northwestern Medicine study shows the antibodies generated by those prior vaccinations or infections can actually "hurt" the booster shots. That's because these antibodies rapidly "mop up" the booster from the body, before it has a chance to ...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Can Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Post-Infection, Study Finds Vaccination against COVID-19 was associated with a reduced cardiovascular risk post-COVID-19 infection, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine. 1. An analysis of data from nearly 2 million patients in the US, results of the study ...
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Girl believed to be cured of rare genetic disorder thanks to gene therapy The National Institutes of Health says most children with metachromatic leukodystrophy, which attacks the nervous system, die by age 5. The NIH says there is no cure for the disease, however, Teddi was given a treatment called Libmeldy.
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Tips to keep your heart healthy for American Heart Month from Tidelands Health MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and February is dedicated to keeping your heart healthy. Doctors at Tidelands Health said there are a few ways you can lower your risk and manage conditions leading to ...
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What is Long COVID and What Are the Symptoms? Here's What to Know Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews announced Sunday that he is dealing with symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. Toews hasn't played since Jan. 28. The Blackhawks placed the 34-year-old center on injured reserve on ...
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Certain foods can increase thyroid function, here's what you should eat (and avoid) The thyroid is an endocrine (hormone-releasing) gland that secretes important metabolic hormones such as T3, T4, and calcitonin. "T3 and T4 are highly important for regulating our metabolism, mental activity, and thermal regulation, while calcitonin is ...
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Epigenetic or social factors – what predicts health and aging better? Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives. Researchers know that some people age faster than others and have been trying to concisely ...
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Marburg virus: 1st outbreak confirmed in Equatorial Guinea The WHO said there were currently 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting. The agency said it was sending medical experts to help officials in Equatorial Guinea stop the outbreak and was also sending protective ...
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Research examines antibiotic use during COVID-19 by age In a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum, researchers evaluated antibiotic prescriptions during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-associated health visits in outpatient settings by United States (US) ...
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How to lower your cholesterol: Diet, supplements or statins? Your total cholesterol is made up of LDL, low-density lipoproteins, and HDL, high-density lipoproteins. LDL, also known as bad cholesterol, deposits plaque in your arteries. This can lead to inflammation and blockages, raising your risk for heart attack ...
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Six Tips for Having a Healthy Heart Most people are familiar with health problems caused by transmissible diseases such as smallpox. However, our lifestyle choices lead to many of our health problems. Some of the most common health issues are related to the heart: heart disease, ...
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Morning exercise burns more body fat, mouse study shows When you've got a busy schedule, you may try to squeeze exercise in whenever you can. But there's growing evidence that when you workout can make a difference to its effects. Our latest research shows that body fat reacts to exercise differently ...
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Kids COVID-19 vaccination 'complex' decision for parents, study shows A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Tuesday sheds light on the concerns parents have and what they consider when deciding whether or not to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19.
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Routine school-based vaccinations plummeted in Ontario during the pandemic, new report finds The report, from Public Health Ontario, looks at the three most recently completed school years to determine how the pandemic affected routine administration of three vaccines, which are typically given in schools: hepatitis B, human papillomavirus (HPV) ...
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How likely is a human bird flu pandemic? The worst-ever outbreak of bird flu has led to the disease becoming endemic in some birds, inflicted huge costs on the poultry industry, spread into wild and captive mammals and, in some rare instances, infected humans.
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What is norovirus? Currently, there is no medicine or vaccine that can prevent a person from becoming sickened by norovirus. Antibiotic medicines treat bacterial infections; norovirus is a viral infection. Because illness from norovirus causes frequent diarrhea and ...
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Teenager in China becomes youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, outlines how the unnamed 19-year-old began to show signs of memory loss two years before he was referred to the Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders and Department of Neurology at Xuanwu ...
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Simple blood tests for telomeric protein could provide a valuable screen for certain cancers Once thought incapable of encoding proteins due to their simple monotonous repetitions of DNA, tiny telomeres at the tips of our chromosomes seem to hold a potent biological function that's potentially relevant to our understanding of cancer and aging.
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Woman's Doctor: Using diabetes drugs for weight loss Some drugs used to treat diabetes are finding success in helping people lose weight. Bariatric surgeon Dr. Kuldeep Singh, director of the Maryland Bariatric Center at Mercy Medical Center, said diabetes drugs have improved over the years at reducing ...
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Fifth dose rollout starts as SAHMRI shows unvaccinated face higher risks from COVID The analyses, conducted by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), is being released as additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines are recommended and available to South Australians from today.
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Hypothyroidism: Follow these 5 diet tips to manage thyroid Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid, while hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid. Out of these two, hypothyroidism is more common and Hashimoto's thyroiditis is its most common cause. It is an autoimmune condition and occurs more frequently in ...
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