FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — This year, breakdancing joined the ranks of Olympic-caliber sports, with Japan’s B-girl Ami Yuasa and Canada’s B-boy Phil Wizard taking home the gold. Now doctors warn breakdancing shares something else with other major sports – the risk of serious overuse injury. Specifically, breakersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new, large study from France underscores the link between adult hearing loss and dementia. “Given the major burden of cognitive decline and the absence of curative treatment, identifying modifiable risk factors is of importance,” a team led by Dr. Baptiste Grenier, ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Patients who lose the use of their hands and arms after a stroke or traumatic brain injury could regain some function through deep brain stimulation (DBS), new research demonstrates. DBS involves surgical placement of electrodes to deliver electrical impulses to areas of theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than 14 million seniors a year take a tumble, and those falls can be life-changing. “The relationship between falls and dementia appears to be a two-way street,” said Molly Jarman, senior author of a new study showing that cognitive decline may increaseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study says. Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Favre, 54, made the announcement while testifying to Congress on his potential misuse of taxpayer funds. The former quarterback has been presentingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Newfangled designs intended to make football helmets more protective have overlooked one key component, a new study suggests. Nearly a third of concussions in pro football involve impacts to the facemask, a part of the helmet that has remained mostly unchanged during theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The latest AirPods from Apple will come with built-in hearing aids, the company announced Monday. Designed as an over-the-counter hearing aid feature for those with mild to moderate hearing loss, users take hearing tests on iPhones or iPads running iOS 18, and thenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A migraine drug can help stop the devastating headaches in their tracks, allowing sufferers to go about their daily lives with little to no symptoms, a new clinical trial has found. People who took ubrogepant (Ubrelvy) were 73% more likely to say theyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who suffer frequent migraines don’t have any increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, finds a new study that refutes earlier research. “These results are reassuring for women who have migraine, which itself causes many burdens, that they don’t have to worry aboutContinue Reading