All posts by LadyLively

  • Toddler Tantrums? Pediatricians Offer Tips to Curb Bad Behavior

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Toddler behavior won’t always be good. Outbursts are normal. Yet, you can also use those aggravating moments to help shape your little one’s behavior, according to the American Academy of...

    • Posted January 20, 2021
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  • Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness

    A promising step toward using retinal cell transplants to treat blindness is reported in a new study. Adult retinal stem cells from deceased human donors survived when they were transplanted into the eyes of non-human primates, according...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades

    Tough limits on carbohydrates in your meals can help get type 2 diabetes under control — but the benefits typically wane over time, a new research review shows. The analysis of 23 small trials found that low-carb...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Fried Food a Big Factor in Heart Disease, Stroke

    Delicious but deadly: Eating fried food is tied to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study suggests. The risk rises with each additional 4-ounce serving per week, a research team in China found....

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism

    Cats have a long history of boosting people’s moods and brightening their days. And that’s probably true for kids on the autism spectrum as well, new research shows. The small study suggests that adopting a shelter cat...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Nasal Spray COVID Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Trials

    A spritz instead of a shot to ward off COVID-19? Researchers report that a nasal spray vaccine against the new coronavirus shows promise in animal testing. Rodents that were given two doses of the vaccine had antibody...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • A Promising New Therapy Against OCD?

    Noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain, fine-tuned to specific “circuitry” gone awry, might help ease obsessive-compulsive behaviors, an early study hints. Researchers found that the brain stimulation, delivered over five days, reduced obsessive-compulsive tendencies for three months,...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Many Parents Support ‘Teens Helping Teens’ Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll

    It may take a village to support teens’ mental health, whether it’s during the pandemic or later. One option is having school-based mental health programs that offer peer support leaders. A new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • AHA News: This Energetic 8-Year-Old Boy Was Born With a Serious Heart Defect

    TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The wind howled and thunder boomed as an ambulance raced Spencer Timmel and his newborn son, Charlie, to a hospital better able to care for infants with heart...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Biden to Honor Those Lost to Coronavirus With Ceremony at Lincoln Memorial

    On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden will preside over a ceremony on Tuesday evening that will honor those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Four hundred lights will be illuminated along the perimeter...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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