All posts by LadyLively

  • Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

    Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • Most High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey

    A research team studying live streams of high school graduations from last July found that most high schoolers are willing to wear masks. Students just need more education on how to wear them properly, as well as...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Current and former smokers are at risk for a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis, but many aren’t aware of the threat, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation says. There is no cure for the disease, which affects more than...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs

    Americans pay nearly three times more for prescription drugs than people in dozens of other countries, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed 2018 data and found that prescription drug prices in the United States average 2.5 times...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • Is There a ‘Risk-Taking’ Center in the Brain?

    Why does one person take a lot of risks and another proceed with more caution? Researchers came closer to that answer with a new study that shows risk-taking behavior may be related to characteristics in the brain....

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • COVID Especially Deadly for People With Schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia is second only to age when it comes to risk factors for dying from COVID-19, new research suggests. People with this mental illness are known to be at greater risk for contracting COVID-19, but the new...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support

    As many as one in five U.S. children has special health care needs, and some of their caregivers are struggling to get them the support, care and services they need, new research shows. Kids with special health...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Lockdowns Might Not Have Long-Term Psychological Effect: Study

    While pandemic lockdowns may have initially triggered feelings of isolation and worry, stay-at-home stress dissipated with time as people adjusted to their “new normal,” research suggests. In the study, scientists did a state-by-state analysis of Google search...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Fluid-Filled Spaces in the Brain Linked to Worsening Memory

    Enlarged spaces in the brain that fill with fluid around small blood vessels may be a harbinger of impending dementia, a new Australian study suggests. Typically, these so-called perivascular spaces help clear waste and toxins from the...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Women’s Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon’s Phases

    There have long been theories that women’s menstrual cycles align with the moon, and now a new study suggests there’s some truth to that. Using years of records kept by 22 women, researchers found that for many,...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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