Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Latest Chronic Pain News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) Hinting at a future alternative to opioid painkillers, scientists have developed a tiny implant designed to ease post-surgery pain and then dissolve once the job is done. So far, the research has been limited to lab animals, and it will […]
Smells Like Friendship: Similar Body Odors May Draw Folks Together
Latest Skin News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) You and your best friend may have your noses to thank in helping bring you together, a new study suggests. Researchers found that pairs of friends who’d just “clicked” upon meeting tended to smell more alike, compared to random pairs of […]
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Latest Sleep News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) Americans are night owls at age 20, get the least sleep at 40, and then finally get more shut-eye after retirement. Those are among the key takeaways from a study that looked at the sleep patterns of Americans of all ages. […]
Beer Might Do a Man’s ‘Microbiome’ Good
Latest Digestion News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Putting a new spin on the term “beer gut,” a small study suggests that a bottle a day may do a man’s gut bacteria some good. In a clinical trial of 19 healthy men, researchers found that a daily bottle of […]
Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
Latest Digestion News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers have figured out a way to safely give children a donor kidney without the need for immune-suppressing drugs — an advance they hope to expand to many more kidney transplant patients in coming years. Reporting in the June 15 issue […]
How Taste Genes Can Influence Your Diet – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 People who have never outgrown an aversion to broccoli, or an addiction to potato chips, can place part of the blame on their genes, preliminary research suggests. The study, of over 6,200 adults, turned up correlations between certain taste-related genes […]
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Latest Mental Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) Many may consider an episode of binge drinking — defined as 5 or more drinks on one occasion — as just being harmless fun. But a new study suggests that even moderate drinkers who indulge in binge drinking can suffer […]
For 911 Calls, Are Mental Health Specialists Often the Better Choice?
Latest Mental Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) One American city’s “radical” approach to handling low-level 911 calls — sending mental health professionals rather than police — may have taken a bite out of crime, a new study finds. The study evaluated Denver’s STAR program, which removed police […]
Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes
Latest Neurology News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) A degenerative brain condition uncovered in some former professional athletes has been reported in military veterans as well, but a new study suggests it’s uncommon and questions whether service itself confers the risk. At issue is a condition called chronic traumatic […]
Eat Lots of Fish? Your Melanoma Risk May Rise – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 You’ve added fish to your diet to eat healthy, but now a new study delivers some bad news: Fish lovers may have a slightly increased risk of melanoma. Researchers followed over 490,000 older Americans and found the 20% with the highest intake had […]