FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most people have cherished memories of their grandparents reading to them as children. Ekaterina Pesheva’s memories are quite different. “I remember distinctly being very irritated and very angry listening to my grandmother reading children’s books to me, like fairy tales,” said Pesheva, 48,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental antibody therapy for multiple sclerosis can cut symptom flare-ups by half, versus a standard treatment, a new clinical trial has found. The drug, called ublituximab, beat a standard oral medication for MS in reducing patients’ relapses — periods of new orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A rule requiring high school girls who play lacrosse to wear protective headgear is paying big dividends in Florida. Their risk of concussion is lower than that of players in states without such a mandate, a new study reports. Most states let playersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D exposure, or lack of it, has long been thought to influence the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) because the disease is diagnosed more often in people in northern countries. However, new research suggests there might be an additional reason whyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a senior who struggles to remember where you put your car keys, could noninvasive brain stimulation boost your memory? Yes, claims a new study that found folks who were treated with transcranial alternating current stimulation for four days in a rowContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smokers in the throes of nicotine withdrawal when they wake up in the morning may crave not just a cigarette but a cup of coffee along with it. Science can explain that. Researchers have identified two compounds in coffee that directly affect certainContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 70 genes are very strongly associated with autism and more than 250 are linked to the condition, a major new genetic analysis has revealed. The analysis is the largest of its kind to date, involving more than 150,000 participants, including 20,000Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parkinson’s disease can be hard for the average person to identify, but 10 warning signs may offer an early clue that you or a loved one may be developing the disease. The Parkinson’s Foundation suggests being aware of the signs, while knowing thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that exposure to lead can harm young children’s brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children. The study, of close to 26,000 schoolchildren, found that Black childrenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Spinal injections of a common anesthetic may help clear the inflammatory skin condition psoriasis, a small pilot study suggests. The study involved four patients with severe psoriasis, and researchers are describing it as a “proof-of-concept” — specifically, the idea that targeting certain sensoryContinue Reading