Could New Blood Test Predict Pregnancy Complications?
Latest Pregnancy News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) A simple blood test may help spot pregnant women who are at risk for developing preeclampsia — dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy — before it becomes a threat to both mother and child. Marked by a sudden spike […]
Drug Might Help Ease ‘Sensory Demands’ of Autism
Latest Neurology News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) A medication that acts on certain brain receptors can temporarily ease visual-processing problems in some adults with autism, a small study has found. Researchers said it’s far too early to know whether the drug, arbaclofen, could prove useful in […]
Parlez-vous ‘Woof’? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages
Latest Pet Health News THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Dogs don’t speak a human language, but they do know when you switch from one tongue to another, an intriguing new study finds. “We know that people, even preverbal human infants, notice the difference,” said study co-author Laura Cuaya of Eötvös Loránd […]
Some At-Home Tests May Miss Omicron in Early Stages of Infection
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) The Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue — two widely used rapid at-home COVID tests — may sometimes fail to spot evidence of the Omicron variant in the first days after infection, even when people are carrying substantial levels of the virus, preliminary research suggests. […]
Unhealthy Heart May Be Bigger Threat to Women’s Brains Than Men’s
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) What’s good for the heart is good for the brain, and a new study suggests that connection might be especially critical for women. The study, of more than 1,800 adults in their 50s and 60s, found that those with […]
What Is the ‘Few-Foods’ Diet? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Neurology News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 Can eating a highly restrictive “few-foods diet” ease the classic symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids? New research suggests that short-term nutritional intervention, which tests whether certain foods are a trigger for ADHD symptoms through the process of […]
AHA News: From Open-Heart Surgery in High School to Starting Offensive Lineman for the University of Kentucky
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Kenneth Horsey was digging into a pile of baby back ribs with his family after church. It was Easter Sunday 2018 and Kenneth had much to look forward to in the coming months. Soon, Kenneth would be headed to his senior prom […]
CDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Kids Aged 5-11, Shorter Time Between Shots
Latest Coronavirus News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer’s booster shot for high-risk kids between the ages of 5 and 11, along with shortening the time period between a second dose […]
Good News, Bad News on Alzheimer’s Vaccine – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Marianne (Consumer)Madeiros and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 An experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it’s not yet clear whether the shot will be able to save brain function. In a Phase 2 clinical trial, the vaccine produced […]
Zoom Meeting Anxiety Doesn’t Strike Everyone
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) The pandemic has made Zoom meetings a daily reality for millions. For many, having to watch their own face in a meeting is the worst part. But that’s not true for everyone, new research shows. “Most people believe that seeing yourself during virtual […]