MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Christopher Gardner was once a junk-food-devouring teen. Today, he eats a whole-food, plant-based diet, works to improve the food system and encourages people to “be intentional about food choices. Think about them, ask others about them, discuss them, be aspirational in terms of trying to hit… read on > read on >
Deciding to go into therapy is a big move, one that people sometimes struggle with for a variety of reasons. But now that you’ve realized therapy would be helpful for you, how to find a therapist? It’s important to know what outcome you’re hoping for and what you feel you need help achieving. It will… read on > read on >
Children whose mothers took antiretroviral medication for HIV while pregnant may have higher risks for developmental delays at age 5, according to new research. Nonetheless, researchers said it’s important for women with HIV to take antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy to prevent HIV transmission to their fetus. Women who have HIV and know it should start… read on > read on >
An experimental blood test may be able to catch a dozen different types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy — including some that are particularly tricky to detect, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that the blood test was usually on the money in detecting “signals” from 12 cancers. Importantly, the test was… read on > read on >
Tests done on a Chilean man infected with bird flu showed signs that the virus has partially adapted to spread between mammals. However, the public health risk still remains low, U.S. health officials say. “Those genetic changes have been seen previously with past H5N1 infections, and have not resulted in spread between people,” Vivien Dugan,… read on > read on >
Consistently good sleep is important for everyone, but it is particularly important for patients with schizophrenia, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, along with collaborators in Italy, used wrist monitors to measure activity and rest in 250 people, including 150 patients with schizophrenia, in both outpatient settings and in psychiatric hospitals.… read on > read on >
Arthritis strikes millions of Americans, leaving them with aching, inflamed joints that make it hard to move around without pain. It is the leading cause of disability and most common in women, but is it the same for everyone? Absolutely not. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis and they aren’t all treated the… read on > read on >
New research in mice shows promise for a potential therapy for pancreatic cancer, which can be aggressive and hard to treat. Researchers from Houston Methodist tested a device that, while smaller than a grain of rice, could deliver immunotherapy directly into a pancreatic tumor. It’s called a nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES). The scientists invented the… read on > read on >
It may be hard to believe as you reach for yet another tissue, but you don’t have to suffer with the itchy eyes and stuffy noses that seasonal allergies bring. Some simple steps can make a big difference, according to an allergies expert. “Predisposition combined with westernized changes in living and diet and overuse of… read on > read on >
