While getting a COVID-19 vaccine protects against infection, new research confirms that it can also help ease pandemic-triggered stress. “Our study documents important psychological benefits of vaccination beyond reducing the risk of severe illness and death associated with COVID-19,” said lead investigator Jonathan Koltai, from the University of New Hampshire’s department of sociology. There was… read on > read on >
A person’s memory and thinking abilities can still be affected a year after suffering a concussion, a new study finds. The results suggest that poor mental (“cognitive“) outcomes may be more common than once thought, said study author Dr. Raquel Gardner of the University of California, San Francisco. The findings also “highlight the need to… read on > read on >
Soccer headers are a staple of scoring in any match, but new research suggests that the practice can harm what experts called “signaling pathways” in the brain. The findings are based on analyses of blood samples from 89 professional soccer players, aged 18 to 35, in Norway. The blood samples were taken when the players… read on > read on >
Here’s yet another consequence of America’s childhood obesity epidemic: New research shows that girls with type 2 diabetes can set themselves up for developing a condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS occurs when a woman’s ovaries or adrenal glands produce more male hormones than normal, and its many symptoms include painful cysts on… read on > read on >
Could a therapy used to treat chest pain ease the debilitating symptoms of long COVID? Yes, claims a small but promising study that found it helped ease fatigue, shortness of breath and other symptoms in people who can’t shake side effects that haunt them long after their original coronavirus infection. As many as 50% of… read on > read on >
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — In July 1893, James Cornish was admitted to Chicago’s Provident Hospital with a knife wound to his chest, stemming from a barroom brawl. He needed surgery, but medical professionals at the time believed operating on the heart was too dangerous. That was about to change. Without… read on > read on >
Here are some numbers that could add up strongly in your favor. If you’re in your 70s and get 20 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous exercise, you may ward off heart disease in your 80s, new Italian research suggests. In the study of close to 3,000 Italians over 65, regular exercise was linked… read on > read on >
Scientists who conducted the first gene editing in ticks say this line of research could lead to new ways to reduce tick-borne diseases in humans. Ticks can transmit a wide number of diseases to people — including Lyme disease, babesiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever — but genetic knowledge about ticks is currently limited. That’s… read on > read on >
A woman with HIV who received an umbilical cord blood transplant has become the third person in the world to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS. The two others, both men, were cured after receiving bone marrow transplants from donors who carried a mutation that blocks HIV, The New York Times reported. The… read on > read on >
At one time, military veterans were typically healthier than the average American. But a new study finds that vets who have served since 9/11 have higher than average death rates — especially those with a history of brain injury. The study, of more than 2.5 million military veterans, found that post-9/11 service members have been… read on > read on >
