(HealthNewsDigest.com) – During the pandemic, the number of young girls entering puberty has doubled in some countries—from 140 cases in 2019 to 328 in 2020.
Month: May 2022
For the Past 20 Years, More Black Men Have Been Dying from Sleep Apnea than White People
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo study has found that over the past two decades, more Black men have been dying from obstructive sleep apnea than have white people or Black females.
Benefits of Exercise in Fatty Liver Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Exercise supports the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by impacting on several metabolic pathways in the body, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.
Sun Protection Behaviors among U.S. Hispanic Outdoor Workers
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Brunswick, N.J. – Exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can increase the risk of developing sun related-skin cancer– the most common type of cancer nationwide according to the American Cancer Society.
Life Course Intervention Optimizes Health Development and Children’s Well-being
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new Supplement released today in the journal Pediatrics suggests that although we are starting to connect the dots between events and experiences early in life and later adult health challenges….
Potential for Massive Cancer Nutrition Misinformation on Pinterest
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A multi-center team including researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine claims that the social media site Pinterest is rife with cancer misinformation.
Combining Two Clinical Cancer Drugs to Treat Specific Type of Colorectal Cancers
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CLEVELAND–Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School Medicine have found that combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating a specific type of colorectal cancer
AI-enabled ECGs May Identify Patients at Greater Risk of Stroke, Cognitive Decline
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac rhythm abnormality, has been linked to one-third of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke.
Why Sense of Touch Varies Among Individuals
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New anatomy research from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) may explain why some individuals are more sensitive to tactile sensations than others.
Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse by Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood culture to identify the cause, particularly if they have reason to worry about sepsis….
Insulin Spray Improved Gait, Cognitive Function in Patients with and Without Type 2 Diabetes
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BOSTON – An estimated 25 percent of people older than 65 have type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to effectively manage blood sugar.
Wearable Health Tech Could Measure Gases Released From Skin
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have taken the first step to creating the next generation of wearable health monitors.
Clinic at MacNeal Hospital to Provide Forensic Evaluations for Asylum Seekers
(HealthewsDigest.com) – MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola Medicine recently opened the Loyola Medicine Asylum Clinic at MacNeal Hospital.
Laser Therapy Brings the Heat to Minimally Invasive Epilepsy Treatment
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — For roughly one-third of people with epilepsy, medication does not control their seizures.
Inflammation, Rather Than Virus Provoking It, May Be Key to Loss of Smell
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Anosmia, the loss of smell, is a frequent and often long-term symptom associated with COVID-19 that can severely burden a person’s quality of life, making it extremely difficult to taste foods….
Breakthrough COVID? Antibodies Fighting Original Virus May Be Weaker Against Omicron
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – If you’re wondering why after two vaccination doses and a booster shot, you still got sick from the omicron strain of the virus that causes COVID-19….
Autism, ADHD and School Absence are Risk Factors for Self-harm
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Research led by King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analysed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old.
‘Eye-Catching’ Smartphone App Could Make It Easy to Screen for Neurological Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone app that could allow people to screen for Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD and other neurological diseases and disorders—by recording closeups of their eye.
Model for Antibacterial Mechanism
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UPTON, NY—Biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and their collaborators have discovered an aberrant protein that’s deadly to bacteria.
Bacteria that Stick to Plastic in the Deep Sea to Travel Around the Ocean
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newcastle University scientists have found new types of plastic loving bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea that may enable them to ‘hitchhike’ across the ocean.