All posts by LadyLively

  • Better Sleep Might Bring Less Loneliness

    People who feel lonely and socially isolated might benefit from more sleep, especially if they’re a young adult, a new study suggests. Better sleep is associated with significantly less emotional and social loneliness, researchers report. Younger adults...

    • Posted June 3, 2024
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  • Gene-Targeted Immunotherapy Boosts Survival for Some Colon Cancer Patients

    There’s potential good news for a sizable minority of people battling advanced colon cancer. Doctors in Britain say that an immunotherapy drug, given before surgery, can help many more patients with a specific genetic profile stay cancer-free...

    • Posted June 3, 2024
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  • GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Might Keep Your Pancreas Healthy

    Ozempic and Wegovy might help lower the risk of pancreatitis in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Up to now, doctors have been cautious about prescribing semaglutide to patients with a history...

    • Posted June 3, 2024
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  • Lack of Insurance Keeps Many Americans From Best Cancer Meds

    A cutting-edge class of drugs is saving and extending the lives of cancer patients. But the drugs, called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), are so expensive that some uninsured Americans can’t access them, a new report finds. New...

    • Posted June 3, 2024
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  • Nerve Surgery May Help Some Battling Severe Migraine

    Nerve surgery can reduce the number of headache days for people who suffer frequent migraines, a new review finds. The procedure also can decrease the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks, according to results published in the...

    • Posted June 3, 2024
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  • Sleep Apnea Treatment Can Give Couples’ Bond a Boost

    Strapping a mask to your face can make for a happier marriage, a new study suggests. Relationships with partners flourish if a person with sleep apnea starts using a continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machine on a...

    • Posted June 3, 2024
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  • Scientists Spot Gene Behind Form of Intellectual Disability Affecting Thousands Worldwide

    MONDAY, June 3, 2024 — Mutations in a single newly identified gene are responsible for developmental disorders affecting tens of thousands of people worldwide, a new study claims. The gene – RNU4-2 – can cause a collection...

    • Posted June 3, 2024
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  • What Is a Cerebral Aneurysm? What Are the Signs?

    Cerebral aneurysms: For most people, the word signals a sudden, fatal brain bleed that seemingly comes out of nowhere. However, an expert at Penn State Health says that in many cases these brain blood vessel ruptures are...

    • Posted June 2, 2024
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  • Mindfulness Meditation: What Are Its Potential Health Benefits?

    Can mindfulness meditation be good medicine for both mental and physical ills? Yes, says one expert who explains the practice and what conditions it might help. A particular form of mindfulness that focuses on pleasure has been...

    • Posted June 1, 2024
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  • Mediterranean Diet Cuts Women’s Risk of Early Death by 23%

    Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%. “For women who want to live...

    • Posted May 31, 2024
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