All posts by LadyLively

  • Bird Flu Spotted in Alpacas for First Time

    Bird flu has been detected for the first time in alpacas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry that had tested positive for...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • AI Implant Allows Stroke Survivor to Communicate in Both Spanish, English

    A bilingual brain implant has allowed a stroke survivor to communicate in both Spanish and English, scientists report. Turning to an AI method known as a neural network, researchers trained the patient’s implant to decode words based...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • Early Exposure to Peanuts Can Prevent Long-Term Allergy

    Feeding kids peanuts early in childhood can drastically reduce their risk of developing a peanut allergy, a new clinical trial reports. Children regularly fed peanut products from infancy to age 5 had a 71% lower rate of...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • Could Tattoos Be Linked to Blood Cancer Risk?

    Research suggests that tattoo ink spurs inflammatory changes that might contribute to the development of lymphoma. The findings are early, however, and more study must be done to confirm any links between tattooing and the blood cancer,...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • Light Therapy Might Help Heal Injured Brains

    Near-infrared light pulsing into a person’s skull appears to boost healing in patients with a severe concussion, a new study finds. Patients who wore a helmet emitting near-infrared light displayed a greater change in connectivity between seven...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • Kids in Noisy Neighborhoods More Prone to Anxiety

    Children exposed to traffic and other noise in their neighborhoods may be at higher risk for anxiety, researchers conclude, while air pollution could raise risks for other mental health woes. “Childhood and adolescent noise pollution exposure could...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • For Minor Health Issues, Pharmacist Care May Be the Low-Cost Option

    Allowing pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially expand health care access to more people and save millions of dollars, a new study suggests. Care for a range of minor health issues — urinary tract infections, shingles,...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • Vaccines Will Be Best Defense Against Bird Flu, Experts Say

    Humanity’s best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says. The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry in the United States, increasing fears that the virus...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • Doctors May Have Tried to Treat Cancer in Ancient Egypt

    A 4,000-year-old skull provides evidence that ancient Egyptians might have tried to treat cancer, a new study claims. Microscopic observation of the skull revealed 30 or so lesions scattered across its surface that are consistent with cancer,...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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  • Combo Therapy Boosts Survival for Advanced Colon Cancer

    People battling advanced colon cancers might have a new treatment option that could extend their survival, a new trial finds. A combination of two experimental immunotherapy drugs plus standard chemotherapy led to a median 19.7 month survival...

    • Posted May 29, 2024
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