Cellular therapy improves signs and symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Clinical trial results promising for people with the debilitating disorder
A clinical trial at UC Davis Health and six other sites showed that a cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss and physical impairments in young people. The therapy appears to be safe and effective in stopping the deterioration of upper limb and […]
Stressed Out by Ukraine News? Experts Offer Coping Tips
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) The stories and images flowing out of Ukraine as it defends itself against a Russian invasion are gut-wrenching: Families lugging just a suitcase while crossing the border to safety in Poland in tears; bombed out apartments with people still hiding amid the wreckage; unlucky citizens […]
An obesity treatment for women only?
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women after discovering an important factor that could determine how their bodies use and store fat. Based on their new discovery, the researchers, led by Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Mete […]
AHA News: Break Up Binge-Watching by Taking a Stand
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) It’s after midnight, well past your normal bedtime, and you’re about to start watching your third straight episode of that police drama or classic comedy while sitting on the couch with a blanket. Sounds like a cozy way to wind down the night. […]
Opinion | Does Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Constitute Biological Warfare?
War can be the cause of, and the perpetuation of, a public health emergency. The current Russian-Ukrainian conflict is no exception, and warrants a discussion of whether invading a country in the midst of a global pandemic constitutes an act of biological warfare. A look back in history can help us explore this question. The […]
White House Plan Will Tackle Mental Health Crisis in America
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, March 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) President Joe Biden has announced a new plan to expand mental health and drug abuse treatment that would devote millions to suicide prevention, mental health services for youth and community clinics providing 24/7 crisis care. Health insurers would also have to cover three mental health […]
Is Pandemic Social Media Use Worsening Tic Disorders in Teens?
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) For reasons that remain murky, new research warns that a spike in social media use during the pandemic might have worsened tic disorders in children. Tics are sudden twitches, movements or sounds that people do repeatedly because they can’t control their body. In the study, […]
Eating Disorders Are Different for Men
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) People tend to have a specific image when they think of eating disorders — a disturbingly skinny white girl with reed-thin arms, her ribs and shoulder blades prominent. You don’t think of a ripped, beefy muscle man chugging a protein shake and fretting about carbs […]
AHA News: Understanding ‘Black Fatigue’ – And How to Overcome It
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Before she gave the feeling a name, Mary-Frances Winters felt it constantly. She calls it “a dull droning sound that is always present” and “an underlying syndrome of sorts that permeates my very being.” It’s the exhaustion born of “the day-to-day small acts […]
Pandemic Didn’t Dent Americans’ Optimism, Polls Find
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Despite the crushing challenges of navigating a worldwide pandemic during the past two years, Americans remain as optimistic as ever, a series of surveys shows. The surveys were conducted between 2008 and 2020, and included 2.7 million adults who were asked to use a 10-point […]