During intensive care after preterm births, babies can experience low oxygen in their tissue and cells-or hypoxia. Hypoxia is linked to poor brain health outcomes and life-long memory issues, but the mechanisms are unclear….
Category: 8. Health
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Existing medication could improve the health of people living with HIV
HIV exhausts the body’s immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden have conducted cell studies showing that an existing medication restores immune cell…
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Fitbit Data Sheds Light on Best Time to Exercise
Is it better to exercise in the morning or at night?
It’s a debate that’s raged in fitness forums for years. Research on the topic has been decidedly mixed, with studies comparing the timing of physical activity finding modest benefits in…
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The Surprising Reason Balance Gets Worse With Age and Parkinson’s
When it comes to balance, more effort from the brain and muscles may actually mean less control—and a higher risk of falling. Lena Ting of Emory University and her team investigated how aging and Parkinson’s disease affect the way the brain…
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To Recruit Staff, Doctor Groups Sweeten Benefits Like Never Before
The American Medical Group Association said a “staggering 87%” of medical groups are looking to enhance staff benefits compared to just 56% two years ago.
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New Dads Seem Fine at First Then Depression Spikes a Year Later
Fatherhood’s mental health toll may hit later than expected—spiking a full year after the baby arrives. Fathers in Sweden are less likely to receive a psychiatric diagnosis during their partner’s pregnancy and in the first months after…
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Rest tremor in Parkinson’s linked to better-preserved dopamine function
A Finnish clinical imaging study shows that rest tremor in Parkinson’s disease is not explained by greater dopamine loss. In contrast, tremor appears to be associated with relatively better-preserved dopamine function.
Researchers…
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New Hope For Spina Bifida
Stem-cell–enhanced in‑utero surgery for spina bifida safely protects the fetal spinal cord and has so far prevented shunt placement.
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An Immune Reaction to EBV can Lead to MS-Related Brain Damage
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections are very common–the vast majority of adults are thought to have been infected at some point. But there has also been mounting evidence that EBV is connected to the…
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An Immune Reaction to EBV can Lead to MS-Related Brain Damage
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections are very common–the vast majority of adults are thought to have been infected at some point. But there has also been mounting evidence that EBV is connected to the…
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