Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, July 15: Implant restores power of speech to man who lost it through stroke. It could be a real advance for many kinds of patients who are unable to speak: An implanted brain-computer interface that turns brain signals into readable text. ReadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two major U.S. health systems say they will not administer the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm. The decisions by the Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai’s Health System in New York City are the latest fallout from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s widelyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have developed an implant that allowed a man with severe paralysis to “speak” again by translating his brain signals into text. The achievement is the latest step in “brain-computer interface” (BCI) research. Scientists have been studying BCI technology for years, with theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An active mind in old age may delay Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years, a new study suggests. Activities like reading, writing letters, playing cards or doing puzzles may prolong brain health even for those in their 80s, researchers say. “The keyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a much stronger immune system response against the new coronavirus than those who’ve previously been infected, according to a new study. “Vaccinated individuals had the highest antibody levels, nearly three times higher than that ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Extreme heat strikes poor and minority neighborhoods in U.S. cities harder than those that are wealthier and mainly white, a new study finds. “The distribution of excess urban heat varies within cities, and as a result, communities do not share a city’s extremeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you need another reason to eat healthy, new research suggests that eating lots of packaged snacks and other ultra-processed foods could increase your risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ultra-processed foods also include packaged baked goods, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals, ready-to-eat mealsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Here’s some reassuring news for parents: Most heart problems in children with a rare inflammatory condition triggered by COVID-19 infection resolve within a few months, a new study finds. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) causes inflammation throughout the body, and many patientsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Opioid addiction treatment has become more widely available to Medicaid recipients under the Affordable Care Act, but Black patients are much less likely than white patients to get that treatment, a new study finds. “Opioid use disorder can be treated, just like anyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than half of students surveyed on a college campus in the heart of America’s meat-producing belt have tried a plant-based alternative. “Among the 1,400 students surveyed, we found about 55% had tried a plant-based alternative to meat,” said lead author Elizabeth DavittContinue Reading