MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Researchers now have a better idea where love resides in the human brain — and which types of love are the most powerful. MRI scans show that love mainly resides in areas of the brain associated with the processing of social cues, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans of means are fleeing heavily polluted places in the United States for cleaner locales, a new study has found. Pollution levels are a factor in families’ decision to move within the United States, but only richer households can afford to move toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid epidemic has caused a startling number of overdose deaths, but a new survey shows that most Americans still have no idea how to help an OD victim. More than 3 in 4 people (77%) said they would not know howContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A type of drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia, the brain disease that afflicted comedian Robin Williams prior to his suicide. Cholinesterase inhibitors prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine, a chemical messenger important for memoryContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Giving chemo and radiation therapies before a surgery for rectal cancer can help eliminate the need for removal of the rectum altogether, a new Swedish study finds. “If the tumor disappears completely during treatment, surgery is not required,” said study lead author BengtContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Body heat is a powerful means by which mosquitos find human beings to bite, a new study shows. Mosquitos were twice as drawn to a target in a laboratory if the source emitted heat roughly the temperature of human skin as well asContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The care of people seriously harmed by spinal cord injury can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a new analysis suggests that ability to pay influences how long a patient remains on life support. In a study of more than 8,400 U.S.Continue Reading
SUNDAY, Aug. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When you have a young child, you can wind up spending most of your time changing diapers and feeding them, but one expert suggests that socialization is also important for your child’s future well-being. From an early age, socialization can help hone theirContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — You’ve noticed your young child complains of headaches and rubs their eyes a lot. Does that mean it’s time to get glasses? It could, says a Baylor College of Medicine expert, and noticing these signs early is critical for young children because theirContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV can no longer be turned away if they try to enlist in the U.S. military, a federal judge has ruled. The decision, issued this week by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkma, said the Pentagon’s ban on HIV-positive people seeking to joinContinue Reading