FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A rare genetic mutation found in 1% of people of European descent appears to cut their odds for Parkinson’s disease in half, a new study finds. A better understanding of how this bit of DNA works might lead to better prevention and treatmentContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Three twenty-somethings in Chicago took a street drug they thought was a harmless form of Xanax. All three were found collapsed and unresponsive eight hours later by one of their mothers, who had them rushed to the hospital. After multiple seizures, fever andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who are early risers appear to be at greater risk of developing anorexia, a new study claims. This differs from other disorders like depression, binge eating and schizophrenia, all of which appear to be associated with folks being “night owls,” the researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of additional dangers linked to several wildly popular weight-loss drugs. In a quarterly report issued this week, the agency said it is investigating cases of hair loss; aspiration (when food or other objects get into theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An electrical zap to the brain can temporarily render a person more susceptible to hypnosis, a new study shows. Participants became more easily hypnotized after paddles placed against their scalp delivered two 46-second rounds of electrical pulses to a precise location in theirContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HeathDay News) — Muscle cells’ “power stations” function less effectively in people with long COVID, potentially explaining the persistent fatigue that’s a hallmark of the condition. That’s the finding of a Dutch study published Jan. 4 in the journal Nature Communications. “We’re seeing clear changes inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A hearing aid’s first purpose is fairly obvious, but a new study argues that the devices also provide an important second benefit — a longer life. “We found that adults with hearing loss who regularly used hearing aids had a 24% lower riskContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who get poor sleep in their 30s and 40s might be more likely to develop memory and thinking problems a decade later, a new study warns. Those who had the most disrupted sleep in early adulthood had more than double the oddsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The fluid-filled spaces around the brain’s blood vessels need proper waste “clearance” every few hours. When that fails to happen, a baby’s risk for autism appears to rise, new research shows. It’s too early to say that trouble within these “perivascular” spaces causesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A tasty vegetarian salad could be the fresh meal that fuels a space flight to Mars, a new study contends. Researchers came up with the salad while searching for the optimal “space meal” that would supplement prepackaged foods on long voyages between planets.Continue Reading