WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bird flu has been detected for the first time in alpacas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry that had tested positive for the H5N1 virus were culled inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A bilingual brain implant has allowed a stroke survivor to communicate in both Spanish and English, scientists report. Turning to an AI method known as a neural network, researchers trained the patient’s implant to decode words based on the brain activity produced whenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Feeding kids peanuts early in childhood can drastically reduce their risk of developing a peanut allergy, a new clinical trial reports. Children regularly fed peanut products from infancy to age 5 had a 71% lower rate of peanut allergies by the time theyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Research suggests that tattoo ink spurs inflammatory changes that might contribute to the development of lymphoma. The findings are early, however, and more study must be done to confirm any links between tattooing and the blood cancer, Swedish researchers stressed. “People will likelyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Near-infrared light pulsing into a person’s skull appears to boost healing in patients with a severe concussion, a new study finds. Patients who wore a helmet emitting near-infrared light displayed a greater change in connectivity between seven different pairs of brain regions, researchersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Children exposed to traffic and other noise in their neighborhoods may be at higher risk for anxiety, researchers conclude, while air pollution could raise risks for other mental health woes. “Childhood and adolescent noise pollution exposure could increase anxiety by increasing stress andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Allowing pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially expand health care access to more people and save millions of dollars, a new study suggests. Care for a range of minor health issues — urinary tract infections, shingles, animal bites and headaches — wouldContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Humanity’s best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says. The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry in the United States, increasing fears that the virus will make the leap into humansContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 4,000-year-old skull provides evidence that ancient Egyptians might have tried to treat cancer, a new study claims. Microscopic observation of the skull revealed 30 or so lesions scattered across its surface that are consistent with cancer, researchers report. They were stunned toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People battling advanced colon cancers might have a new treatment option that could extend their survival, a new trial finds. A combination of two experimental immunotherapy drugs plus standard chemotherapy led to a median 19.7 month survival for patients, compared to the medianContinue Reading