All posts by LadyLively

  • Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care

    Most folks infected with COVID-19 will only have mild or moderate illness — but that means they’ll still be stuck at home and feeling really lousy. What’s the best way to cope? In many ways, you want...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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  • College Campuses Are COVID ‘Superspreaders,’ Study Finds

    U.S. colleges could be COVID-19 superspreader sites, and the first two weeks of classes are the most dangerous, researchers warn. They studied 30 campuses nationwide with the highest numbers of reported coronavirus cases and found that more...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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  • New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain

    New research offers a novel explanation for the long-term brain problems many COVID-19 patients experience. Many coronavirus patients report headaches and “brain fog” for weeks or months after they recover from respiratory symptoms. It’s been believed that...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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  • Arguing Taxes the Brain Much More Than Agreement, Scans Show

    Brain drain: Arguing with others puts a lot more strain on your brain than agreeing with them, a new study finds. “Our entire brain is a social processing network,” said senior author Joy Hirsch, professor of psychiatry,...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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  • Pot Use Rises as Year Goes on: Study

    Here’s a New Year’s resolution that might be more common than you think: quitting pot. A new study suggests it might explain why marijuana use typically falls at the start of the year and then increases as...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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  • Toxin in Undercooked Meat Shows Links to Rare Brain Tumors

    A foodborne pathogen may be linked to a type of rare brain cancer in adults, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people who have glioma are more likely to have antibodies to toxoplasma gondii than a...

    • Posted January 12, 2021
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  • Pet Food Recall Expands After 70 Dogs Die From Mold Toxin

    There’s an expanded nationwide recall of Sportmix pet food products underway, after links were found between a mold-borne toxin in the food and the deaths of 70 dogs, with 80 other dogs being sickened, the U.S. Food...

    • Posted January 12, 2021
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  • Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers

    People who began having oral sex at a young age or at greater “intensity” may face an increased risk of a type of throat cancer, a new study finds. The study, published online Jan. 11 in the...

    • Posted January 12, 2021
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  • AHA News: Registries Could Offer Insight Into COVID-19’s Impact on College Athletes’ Hearts

    TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Researchers are soon expected to release initial findings from a national cardiac registry of NCAA athletes who have tested positive for COVID-19, giving hope to health care professionals...

    • Posted January 12, 2021
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  • Trump Administration to Recommend COVID Vaccines for All Americans Over 65

    The Trump administration is expected to announce plans on Tuesday to recommend a coronavirus vaccine for every American over 65, as it tries to speed up the nation’s vaccine rollout. The U.S. Department of Health and Human...

    • Posted January 12, 2021
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