Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers are still discovering how smoking continues to harm people’s health even years after they quit, with a new study on Wednesday revealing tobacco’s lasting effect on the immune system. Despite the tobacco industry long fighting to conceal the dangers of smoking, tobacco is now known to kill more than eight...
by Virginia Tech Wynn Legon (left), the faculty director of the transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound facilities at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Andrew Strohman, an M.D.-Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech, were among researchers reporting that application of low-intensity focused ultrasound to an area deep within the brain may potentially help people cope with chronic pain....
While in extended CPR during cardiac arrest, patients showed no outward signs of consciousness—but scientists did record brain activity in those individuals. BY CAROLINE DELBERTlightning hitting a brain from the top against a dark cloudlike background Getty ImagesA landmark study reports the brain activity of patients in extended CPR during cardiac arrest.Patients showed no outward...
Study looked at medical problems among 99 million immunised peopleSmall increases in neurological, blood, heart-related issues were foundBloombergVaccines that protect against severe illness, death and lingering long Covid-19 symptoms from a coronavirus infection were linked to small increases in neurological, blood, and heart-related conditions in the largest global vaccine safety study to date. The rare...
By Kristen Rogers, CNNExperts have pointers for determining whether your olive oil carries the health benefits you’re looking for. Angel Garcia/Bloomberg Creative/Getty ImagesOlive oil has many health benefits, including lowering the risk for dementia, poor heart health, cognitive decline or early death. How beneficial the Mediterranean diet staple actually is depends on how the product...
By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Feb 13 2024Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Aging is associated with many biological, physiological, and psychological changes, some of which include a decline in cognitive function, greying of hair, frailty, and increased risk of contracting certain diseases. Aging also increases the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular...
POSTED BY LISA HOWARD-UC DAVIS Do sugar-free candy and gum give you gas? Researchers think they know why. They have identified changes in the gut microbiome that can result in an inability to digest sorbitol. Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol, is used in sugar-free gum, mints, candy, and other products. It is also found naturally in apricots,...
Written by Jill L. Jaimes, MD | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MDKey takeaways: Kidney stones are painful. And once you get one, your risk of getting another one is higher. But there are dietary changes that can help prevent kidney stones.Limiting certain substances in your diet can help you avoid another kidney stone.Eating other...
By Paul McClure Using a cold plasma jet on hydrogel created a dressing with effective antibacterial properties Depositphotos Using a cold plasma jet to activate hydrogel, researchers have created a dressing with antibacterial and wound-healing properties. The technology could be used as an alternative to current treatments that rely on antibiotics to treat chronic wounds, such...
By Paul McClure Using cannabis to manage stimulant cravings led to a reduction in use of crystal methDepositphotos New research has found that daily users of crystal methamphetamine who turned to cannabis to manage their cravings used the stimulant drug less, especially female users. The findings suggest a new harm-reduction strategy is needed for people who...
