All posts by LadyLively

  • Physical Activity Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health

    FRIDAY. Feb. 28, 2025Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests. Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the annual meeting of the American Academy...

    • Posted February 28, 2025
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  • No Suicide Risk Associated With GLP-1 Drugs

    GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy don’t increase a person’s risk of suicidal actions or thoughts, a new study has concluded. Earlier research had potentially linked these drugs — which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity...

    • Posted February 28, 2025
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  • PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Worthy Of Public Concern, Expert Says

    Average people are right to be worried about PFAS “forever chemicals” being found in the food and water supply, an internationally renowned leader in children’s environmental health says. “We’re not overreacting, and we need to take it...

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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  • Measles Outbreak in Texas Claims Life of Unvaccinated Child

    Number of measles cases has risen to 124 in Gaines County, Texas, since January

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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  • USDA Reveals Plan to Lower Egg Prices Amid Bird Flu

    With egg prices soaring due to a severe bird flu outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $1 billion plan to contain the disease and help poultry farmers recover. The outbreak has destroyed flocks nationwide,...

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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  • Second Flu Vaccine Meeting Canceled — What Happens Next?

    A federal vaccine advisory panel work session focused on next year’s flu shot has been canceled without explanation. It is the second vaccine advisory meeting that has been canceled or postponed since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a...

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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  • Extreme Heat Might Accelerate Aging Among Seniors

    Exposure to extreme heat might accelerate aging in older adults, with sizzling weather causing them to fade faster, a new study suggests. People living in neighborhoods with more days of high heat experience greater biological aging on...

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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  • Blood Test Can Help Diagnose, Track ALS

    A blood test can help doctors detect ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and predict how the degenerative disease will progress in patients, a new study suggests. People with ALS have three times higher blood levels of neurofilament...

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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  • Microplastics Might Pose Brain Risk For Coastal Residents

    Microplastics could be affecting the brain health of people living in coastal areas, a new study says. Marine microplastics — microscopic plastic fragments smaller than 5 millimeters — are associated with disabilities of memory, thinking and mobility,...

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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  • AI Can Guide Surgery For Childhood Epilepsy

    Artificial intelligence (AI) might help treat childhood epilepsy by detecting brain abnormalities that are causing kids’ seizures, a new study suggests. The AI tool, called MELD Graph, found 64% of brain lesions linked to epilepsy that human...

    • Posted February 27, 2025
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