Month: October 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) DNA mutations in skin cells may signal a risk for melanoma long before it’s visible to the eye, a new study suggests. Exposure to sun damages skin and DNA, and this damage can be measured. Using a new method for analyzing DNA harm, researchers […]

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) The type of heating coil used in an e-cigarette and the amount of voltage sent through it could be contributing to vaping-related lung injuries, a new animal study contends. Laboratory rats suffered lung injuries when exposed to vapor from devices […]

THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Heart attack risk increases quickly after a flu-like illness, while stroke risk rises slower, according to new research. The study, published Oct. 8 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, examined the relationship between the flu, heart attacks and strokes, which […]

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) Learning to play a musical instrument helps fine-tune kids’ brains, researchers say. In a new study, 40 children (aged 10 to 13) performed memory and attention tasks while their brain activity was monitored with functional MRI. This type of imaging scan detects small changes […]

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Human trials of an experimental nasal spray vaccine for both the new coronavirus and seasonal flu are scheduled to start early next month, Hong Kong researchers say. The early-stage trails of the dual vaccine — which is meant to trigger an immune response […]

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 The so-called love hormone, oxytocin, may be worth investigating as a treatment for COVID-19, a new study suggests. One of the most serious complications of infection with the new coronavirus is a “cytokine storm,” in which the body attacks its own tissues. There are currently no […]