All posts by LadyLively

  • Meat Alternatives Healthier for Heart Than Meat, Review Shows

    Even though plant-based meat alternatives are ultra-processed, they still may be healthier for your heart than traditional meat is, a new review finds. Risk factors for heart disease, including total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and body weight, all improved when...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Drug-Resistant Fungi Found in Commercial Flower Bulbs, Compost, Soil

    A tough-to-treat, drug-resistant fungal infection may be as close as your local garden center, new research shows. Investigators at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens found high levels of multidrug-resistant fungi in compost, soil and flower...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Exposure to Plastics Chemical BPA May Raise Diabetes Risk

    A common plastics chemical might increase a person’s risk of diabetes, a new study warns. People fed small doses of Bisphonol A (BPA) developed significantly worse insulin sensitivity within a four-day period, researchers found. “We were surprised...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Feel Sick? Waiting at Least 2 Days Before COVID Test Is Best

    The COVID virus, or rather people’s immune response to it, has changed and it might be prudent to wait a couple days after symptoms start before taking a COVID test, researchers report. “For COVID, we found that...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Anxiety Tied to Doubling of Parkinson’s Risk

    Anxiety could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds. People with anxiety have at least double the risk of developing Parkinson’s compared to those without the mood disorder, results show. Further, specific...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Cortisol Might Play Role in Tough-to-Treat Diabetes

    The stress hormone cortisol appears to play a role in tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. About 1 in 4 people (24%) with tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes have elevated cortisol levels, researchers found. “These results...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • New Insights Into How Microbiome Helps Cause Type 2 Diabetes

    A person’s gut microbiome appears to increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers claim. Specific strains of gut microbes are more commonly found in people with type 2 diabetes, and these strains seem to heighten...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Obesity May Be Even Less Healthy If Child Was Born Underweight

    Low-birth-weight newborns have a higher risk of health complications if they become obese as children, a new study has found. Obese children who were low-birth-weight babies have a higher risk of insulin resistance, fatty liver and other...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Could Mom’s Smartphone Use Affect Baby’s Language Development?

    Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they’re on their smartphones, a new study finds. Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers found. Shorter 1- to 2-minute intervals...

    • Posted June 26, 2024
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  • Listeria Fears Spur Nationwide Ice Cream Recall

    Check your freezer for multiple brands of ice cream that are being recalled by the maker, Totally Cool Inc., due to worries over listeria contamination. The full list of brands and recalled products can be found online,...

    • Posted June 25, 2024
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