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
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The average cost of hospital care for COVID-19 patients skyrocketed during the pandemic, outstripping what might be expected under inflation, a new study shows. Average hospital costs for COVID patients increased five times faster than the rate of medical inflation through the firstContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests. The research could explain why only certain people develop back pain due to the degeneration of their spinal discs, which areContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — You may think that artificial sweeteners can help you lose some weight, but a new study finds they are no good for your gut’s microbiome. People who use aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda), saccharin (Sweet’N Low), or stevia leaf extract tended to have intestinalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Golden news for a new year: Scientists now know why urine is yellow. It’s only taken 100 years, but researchers say they’ve pinpointed the enzyme in urine behind its buttery hue. “This enzyme discovery finally unravels the mystery behind urine’s yellow color,” saidContinue Reading