WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Multitasking is a way of life for Juan Medina-Echeverria. He’s a husband, a father of two and a second-year medical student living near Chicago. He often listens to his classes while jogging on the treadmill, running the equivalent of 6 or 7 miles for every hourlong… read on > read on >
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Death Count Climbs in Outbreak Linked to Recalled Eyedrops
(HealthDay News) – A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa had led to two additional deaths. In all, 68 people have become infected in 16 states. Eight of the patients have lost their vision.… read on > read on >
Similar Processes Could Link MS With Heart Disease
Multiple sclerosis (MS) and atherosclerosis both involve an abnormal hardening of body tissue, and recent research suggests they may be linked. MS is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord. Atherosclerosis is hardening of the arteries. Studies show connections between the two, according to Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. In 2018,… read on > read on >
Scientists Pinpoint Brain Area Needed for Vision-Guided Walking
A new study hones in on what part of your brain controls walking. Researchers discovered that two main regions of the cortex were activated as people moved in various ways through an environment. But the occipital place area (OPA) didn’t activate during crawling, while the second region, the retrosplenial complex (RSC), did. RSC supports map-based… read on > read on >
Exercise Does Help People With Parkinson’s Disease, Review Finds
Exercise can help improve movement-related symptoms for people who have Parkinson’s disease, a new review finds. And any type of structured exercise is better than none, researchers added. The findings were published recently in the Cochrane Reviews. “Parkinson’s disease cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be relieved, and physiotherapy or other forms of exercise… read on > read on >
Walking & Talking at Same Time: Aging Brain May Make It Tougher
Problems walking and talking or thinking at the same time might be a warning sign of impending dementia, a new study suggests. Being unable to juggle two tasks simultaneously has been recognized as a sign of mental (or “cognitive”) decline after age 65, but this research shows that the ability actually starts to fall off… read on > read on >
The Most Common Anxiety Symptoms and How to Deal With Them
Anxiety disorders are no small matter, but knowing which symptoms point to trouble may help you navigate your intense fears and worries. First, you are not alone: Anxiety disorders are estimated to plague nearly 40 million people in the United States each year, according to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America. James Maddux, an… read on > read on >
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
A lot of women experience stress urinary incontinence, those bladder leaks that can happen when a woman is coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercising. It’s the most common type of urinary incontinence in women, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some first-line options are changing behaviors and doing pelvic floor exercises. Pelvic floor exercises… read on > read on >
AHA News: A Cause of Death Prompted Forensic Pathologist to Discover She Had the Same Heart Condition
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — It was Michelle Aurelius’ final year of fellowship in forensic pathology, and she was studying fiercely with a friend for her board certification test – the most difficult exam of her life. When her heart started beating rapidly, Michelle figured there was more to it than… read on > read on >
Cases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading
The hit HBO series “The Last of Us” portrays a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungal infection that hijacks human brains. Back in the real world, there’s an emerging fungal threat rampaging through the United States, a new study warns — one that doesn’t turn humans into zombies, but does endanger lives. Candida auris has… read on > read on >