by Ernie Mundell Cerebral aneurysms: For most people, the word signals a sudden, fatal brain bleed that seemingly comes out of nowhere. However, an expert at Penn State Health says that in many cases these brain blood vessel ruptures are spotted early, before they rupture. And even when they do occur, they are not uniformly...
Month: <span>June 2024</span>
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Sleeping on it’ really does help and four other recent sleep research breakthroughs
Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of sleep has proven to be difficult. During the past decade, there has been a surge of...
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The 4 Best Things to Drink When You Have a UTI (Plus 3 Drinks to Avoid)
Written by Christine Giordano, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPHPublished on May 9, 2023 Key takeaways: UTIs (urinary tract infections) are a bacterial infection of the bladder, urethra, or kidneys that usually need antibiotic treatment. Drinking fluids helps people recover from a UTI. The best things to drink when you have a UTI...
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Low-dose aspirin reduces inflammation caused by sleep loss
Study finds that low-dose acetylsalicylic acid mitigates the inflammatory consequences of sleep restriction Reports and ProceedingsAMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE DARIEN, IL – A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that low-dose acetylsalicylic acid, also known as aspirin, can reduce inflammatory responses to sleep restriction. Results show that compared...
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Why European sunscreens are hot
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Questions are mounting about the safety and efficacy of American sunscreens — for good reason, Carly writes. Why it matters: Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the country, so protection against sun damage is key to reducing risk.“People on social media are saying: ‘I don’t need sunscreen,'” says Henry...
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How to pick a sunscreen
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Here’s what you should ask before buying sunscreen, Carly writes: What are the active ingredients? You might consider avoiding oxybenzone. It’s the chemical sunscreen ingredient that Lim says is most-discussed as potentially harmful, although there isn’t conclusive data.Oxybenzone is a possible allergen and can get absorbed into the body. The National Oceanic...
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Inflight alcohol plus cabin pressure can lower blood oxygen and raise heart rate, even in the young and healthy
by British Medical Journal The combination of alcohol plus cabin pressure at cruising altitude may threaten sleeping plane passengers’ heart health, particularly on long-haul flights, suggests the first study of its kind, published in Thorax. The duo lowers the amount of oxygen in the blood (SpO2) and raises the heart rate for a protracted period,...
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False belief in MMR vaccine-autism link endures as measles threat persists, finds survey
by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania The CDC has said there is no evidence of a link between the MMR vaccine and getting autism, but an April 2024 survey finds that a quarter of U.S. adults think that statement is inaccurate. This finding is consistent with prior surveys by the Annenberg...
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Cough Monitoring Solutions: The Current Digital Health Landscape
Digital health technologies can make cough monitoring as common as sleep tracking – providing brand new insights for health management. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo6 min | 28 May 2024 Key Takeaways Cough is a common symptom that has traditionally not been easy to track as a health metric. New digital health technologies, including specialised hardware and artificial...
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‘Sticky and strain-gradient artificial epineurium’ can heal severed nerves in only one minute, study claims
MAY 30, 2024 by Korea University College of Medicine Human skin-inspired design of sticky and strain-gradient artificial epineurium (SSGAE) and its tissue-adhesion characteristics. Credit: Korea University College of Medicine A novel medical advancement termed the “sticky and strain-gradient artificial epineurium” (SSGAE) has been developed, demonstrating remarkable efficacy in rapidly healing severed nerves without traditional microsurgical...