THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Anorexia nervosa could be caused by lack of a specific brain chemical, reports a research team that has developed a possible cure for the eating disorder. Mouse studies have revealed that a deficit in acetycholine, a neurotransmitter associated with the brain’s reward system,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dutch researchers are developing an app to predict how individual cases of Alzheimer’s disease will progress. Based on data from nearly 1,000 Alzheimer’s patients, they have already developed a prediction model that can forecast mental decline in people who have mild cognitive impairmentContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Powerful magnetic stimulation can help treat people with bipolar disorder, according to results from a small trial. The therapy, called accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation, involves magnetic waves delivered to specific regions of the brain using an electromagnetic coil placed against the scalp.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Radioactive substances injected into the body could provide a better way of treating glioblastoma, the most malignant form of brain cancer, a new review says. The cancer treatment, called targeted alpha therapy (TAT), involves injection of radioactive alpha particles attached to special moleculesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea is particularly dangerous for the heart health of young adults, even more so than in older folks, a new study warns. The link between sleep apnea and risk factors for heart disease is stronger in people between 20 and 40 yearsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Support provided by someone who has personally lived with addiction is an effective way to follow-up with ER patients after an opioid overdose, new research shows. Patients who have had a non-fatal overdose are at great risk of a fatal overdose in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A newly discovered hormone could help fight osteoporosis and quickly heal broken bones, researchers say. The research team identified Maternal Brain Hormone while trying to figure out why the bones of breastfeeding women remain relatively strong, even as calcium is stripped from theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Colorado health officials on Tuesday confirmed a case of human plague in that state. The infection — which occurred in Pueblo County, in the southern part of the state — was first reported Friday based on preliminary test results, while the source of the infectionContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had both kidney failure and heart failure. She received the pig kidney April 12, eight days afterContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For years, Marty Kedian had been without a voice. Kedian, who hails from Haverhill, Mass., has undergone dozens of surgeries while being treated for a rare form of laryngeal cancer. As a result, he was robbed of his voice — along with theContinue Reading