All posts by LadyLively

  • CDC Reports Third Dairy Worker Infected With Bird Flu, Risk to Public Remains ‘Low’

    Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, there’s been a third case of H5N1 avian flu confirmed in a dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. The previous two human cases — the first...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • Doctors Used See-Through Plastic ‘Window’ to Monitor Injured Man’s Brain

    California skateboarder Jared Hager has become the first person to receive a transparent skull replacement, which allows doctors to better view the function of his brain. The window has allowed doctors to both monitor his progress and...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • PTSD, Anxiety Is Rising Among College Students

    America’s college students seem to be more stressed than ever, with a new report finding a sharp rise in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) on campuses across the country. In a...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • Suicide Rates Among Cancer Patients Are Falling

    Even as suicide rates have risen among Americans generally, one group appears to be bucking that trend: People diagnosed with cancer. Experts are crediting improved access to counseling and other “psychosocial care” with easing the emotional toll...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • Scientists May Have Spotted Stuttering’s Origins in the Brain

    Stuttering is a neurological condition, not a psychological one, and scientists in Finland now believe they’ve found the disrupted network in the brain that may cause it. “These findings explain well-known features of stuttering, such as the...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • Cancer Patients Get Poorer Care at Hospitals Serving Minority Communities

    Cancer patients receive less effective treatment at hospitals that mainly serve minority communities, a new study shows. More than 9% of cancer patients are treated at hospitals where a significant percentage of patients are from minority groups,...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • Coming to Grips With a Third Thumb

    A “Third Thumb” — a robotic, prosthetic extra thumb — is easy to use and can help folks grab and tote more objects, a new study says. Hundreds of diverse test subjects at a science exhibition were...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • Will Epilepsy Meds Taken in Pregnancy Affect a Child’s Creativity?

    Newer epilepsy drugs taken while pregnant won’t affect the creative thinking of children, an effect that had been observed in older medications, a new study reports. Researchers found no difference in creativity scores at age 4 between...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • Mummies Study Finds Heart Disease Plagued the Ancients, Too

    Folks typically think of heart disease as a byproduct of modern fast-food living, but a new study shows the condition has plagued humanity for centuries. More than a third (37%) of 237 adult mummies from seven different...

    • Posted May 30, 2024
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  • U.S. Girls Are Beginning Periods Earlier

    U.S. girls are getting their periods at younger ages, a new study has found. Girls born between 2000 and 2005 started their periods at an average age of 11.9 years — a half year earlier than the...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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