TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — “Havana Syndrome” appears to cause real and severe symptoms among federal employees suffering from the mystery illness, but there’s no evidence of brain injury or biological abnormalities among them, a new report shows. Researchers evaluated 81 U.S. diplomats and other federal employees, mostlyContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In people with type 1 diabetes, fluctuations in blood sugar levels can affect thinking skills in various ways, new research shows. Researchers looked specifically at what’s known as cognitive processing speed (how fast people process incoming information) and attention. “Our results demonstrate thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After a car crash, women are more likely to go into shock than men, even when their injuries are less severe, new research shows. “Women are arriving to the trauma bay with signs of shock more often than men, regardless of injury severity,”Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Astronauts who have never had headaches may develop migraines and other tension-type headaches for the first time when they go into space. A side effect of zero gravity, these headaches start with motion sickness as astronauts adapt to long-haul space flight, according toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Specialized brain scans may accurately predict whether a psychotic patient will go on to develop treatment-resistant schizophrenia, Dutch researchers report. The scan — called a neuromelanin-sensitive MRI, or NM-MRI for short — zeroes in on a brain pigment called neuromelanin. This pigment canContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer’s disease, new research finds. “Previous research has shown that moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries may increase a person’s riskContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Actress Christina Applegate, who has been battling multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2021, shared her struggles with the debilitating disease on Monday. “I live kind of in hell. I’m not out a lot, so this is a little difficult, just for my system. ButContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds. These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show. In fact, the more mental healthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Instead of approving the new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be scrutinized more closely by an expert panel, the drug’s maker said Friday. “The FDA has informed LillyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dementia could three times more common among people suffering from essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, a new study suggests. “Not only do tremors affect a person’s ability to complete daily tasks such writing and eating, our study suggests thatContinue Reading