White matter damage in the brains of adults with frontotemporal dementia is even greater than that seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients, a new study shows. Frontotemporal dementia often affects people younger than 65, mainly causing personality and behavior changes and problems with language, rather than memory. The researchers assessed areas of brain damage called white… read on > read on >
There’s no evidence that the new coronavirus can spread through food or food packaging, U.S. health officials say. Of the more than 100 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide, there hasn’t been any epidemiological evidence of food or food packaging as the source of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) transmission to humans, and national and… read on > read on >
When your child enters college, the last thing you may be worried about is an eating disorder, but one expert says there are warning signs that parents shouldn’t miss. “Parents and family members are often the first to identify when their loved one is struggling with an eating disorder,” said Sydney Brodeur-Johnson, from the Veritas… read on > read on >
If you’ve ever had a “lucid dream” — one in which you’re aware you’re dreaming — new research just might jolt you awake. Not only is it possible during these vivid dreams to perceive questions, but to answer them, too — at least sometimes. That’s the tantalizing takeaway from four independent studies that used different… read on > read on >
Diabetes is a big risk factor for a severe bout of COVID-19, and a new European study bears that out: It finds that 1 in every 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within 28 days of admission. One U.S. expert wasn’t surprised by that grim finding. “Diabetic patients are clearly in a very high-risk… read on > read on >
Children have largely been spared severe COVID-19 infection, and new research hints at why. In the study, children’s immune systems attacked the new coronavirus faster and more aggressively than adults’ immune systems did, the findings showed. The researchers analyzed blood samples from 48 children and 70 adults who lived in 28 households in Melbourne, Australia,… read on > read on >
You finally managed to score an appointment to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus and you’re a little nervous about side effects, so taking a painkiller right before you get your shot seems like a smart idea. Not so fast, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Instead, the agency is telling people… read on > read on >
As if suffering from a mental illness as a child isn’t tough enough, new research suggests it could predict higher odds for physical ills in later life. There was one silver lining to the findings, however. Knowing that childhood mental illness is a factor, “you can identify the people at risk for physical illnesses much… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Jack hammers. Buzz saws. Screaming toddlers. Barking dogs. Horns blaring from incessant traffic jams. Any of these can set nerves on edge, especially if you are subjected to the noise for hours, days or weeks on end. It’s more than aggravating. Studies show noise-generated stress is… read on > read on >
In a sign that the coronavirus pandemic is cutting short the lives of Americans, a new government report finds that average life expectancy in the United States took a drastic plunge during the first half of 2020, particularly among Black and Hispanic people. Overall U.S. life expectancy dropped to 77.8 years, down one full year… read on > read on >
