MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) Older adults who get together with friends, volunteer or go to classes have healthier brains, which could help them ward off dementia, according to a new study. Researchers who used brain imaging to examine brain areas involved in mental decline found that greater social […]
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By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) A recently approved rheumatoid arthritis medication appears to be an effective second-line therapy when biologic treatments start to fail, a new clinical trial reports. Arthritis sufferers treated with upadacitinib had a significantly greater reduction in their symptoms and disease activity […]
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) Just like people, dogs‘ personalities change as they age, a new European study suggests. “Even though dog personality is a highly popular topic in the literature, there are still gaps about the long-term stability, as well as about the dynamics of personality development,” said […]
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) Parents are usually pleased when their newborn seems big and strong, but new research suggests that large babies may be at higher risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation later in life. Atrial fibrillation (a-fib) is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting […]
Special edition cover of the classic song “We Are Family’ will be accompanied by a worldwide viral video starring celebrities, frontline health heroes, leaders and members of the public singing together in a show of solidarity and support for addressing present and future global public health needs, including COVID-19. Launching […]
The WHO Department of Global HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes (HHS) convened 65 members of former civil society reference groups for HIV and hepatitis, the WHO advisory group of women living with HIV and community and civil society representatives who had formally engaged with the department in […]
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A series of studies show that preterm births have decreased during lockdowns to control the coronavirus pandemic, and researchers are trying to determine why. A large study from the Netherlands found that preterm births fell 15-23% after March 9, when the government started […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) The number of new U.S. coronavirus cases topped 60,000 on Thursday, a tally not reported since early August, as health experts worried the coming winter might push the toll even higher. The latest numbers have also sent […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) An experimental COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be safe and triggered an immune response in healthy people, according to preliminary results of a small, early-stage clinical trial. The study of the vaccine based on inactivated whole SARS-CoV-2 virus […]
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 In what will come as reassuring news to those who were born with a heart defect, new research finds these people aren’t at increased risk for moderate or severe COVID-19. The study included more than 7,000 adults and children who were born with a heart defect […]