All posts by LadyLively

  • Many Teens, Young Adults Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Advice

    About 1 in every 8 U.S. teenagers and young adults turns to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health advice, a new study says. AI bots offer a cheap and immediate ear for younger people’s concerns, worries...

    • Posted November 10, 2025
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  • Oral Immunotherapy Helps Many Kids Lose Food Allergies, Studies Say

    Evidence is mounting that oral immunotherapy can help many children shake off food allergies. Children benefited from being fed small amounts of food allergens to desensitize them, according to a pair of studies presented over the weekend...

    • Posted November 10, 2025
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  • Blood Tests Might Be Able To Judge Concussion Severity

    Blood tests might be able to tell how badly a concussion has rung a person’s bell, a new study says. Certain brain-related biomarkers in the blood are associated with how bad a teenager’s symptoms will be as...

    • Posted November 10, 2025
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  • COVID Vaccine Offers Health Boost For Kids With Eczema

    The COVID vaccine appears to provide a health boost to children with eczema, a new study says. Kids with eczema (atopic dermatitis) appear to experience fewer infections and allergic complications if they get the COVID jab, researchers...

    • Posted November 10, 2025
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  • More Americans, Especially Black Adults, Dying Before They Qualify For Medicare

    People pay into Medicare throughout their lifetime — a cut taken from every paycheck with the expectation that it will lead to affordable health care in their old age. But a growing number of people — especially...

    • Posted November 10, 2025
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  • Injectable, Self-Implanting Chips Offer Hope For Brain Disorders

    Imagine a brain implant that could be placed without surgically opening a person’s skull, but instead through a simple injection in the arm. Massachusetts Intitute of Technology researchers are working on microscopic, wireless electronic chips that can...

    • Posted November 10, 2025
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  • As Days Get Darker, Experts Warn of Rising Seasonal Depression

    As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, many people start to feel a noticeable shift in their mood, a condition known as seasonal affective disorder. This type of depression —  commonly known as SAD — happens...

    • Posted November 9, 2025
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  • Want a Healthier Smoothie? New Study Says Skip the Banana

    If a healthy slurp is your aim, skip the banana when you whip up a smoothie. Researchers at the University of California-Davis found that adding banana may interfere with absorption of powerful compounds called flavanols, which are...

    • Posted November 8, 2025
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  • New Tool Helps Spot Americans Struggling to Eat Healthy

    A new screening tool may help doctors and communities better understand why so many Americans struggle to eat a healthy diet, even when they have enough food. Researchers at Tufts University’s Food is Medicine Institute in Boston...

    • Posted November 7, 2025
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  • New Survey Shows What People Fear Most About Aging

    The U.S. population is getting older fast and many Americans are unsure what aging will look like for them, a new national survey shows. The share of U.S. adults ages 65 and older has jumped from 12.4%...

    • Posted November 7, 2025
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