All posts by LadyLively

  • FDA Approves Susvimo for Diabetic Macular Edema

    Approval marks the first and only continuous delivery treatment as an alternate to regular eye injections

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • Spinal Zap Implant Helps Muscle Disease Patients Regain Strength

    A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving them stronger movement and improved walking ability, researchers report. In a small, month-long pilot study, three adults with SMA...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • Kids Consume More Mature Media When Parents Overuse Screens

    Yikes! The way parents use their phones around their kids may influence how much inappropriate content kids consume. Researchers reported Feb. 4 in the journal BMC Pediatrics that the odds of kids watching R-rated movies or playing...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • Ozempic-Type Drug Fails To Slow Parkinson’s, Study Finds

    Hopes that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy could help slow Parkinson’s disease have taken an hit. A new study found that a drug in the same class called exenatide, marketed as Byetta, had no effect...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • Diabetic ‘Yo-yo’ Dieting Can Harm Kidneys

    “Yo-yo” dieting — repeatedly losing and gaining weight — can significantly increase risk of kidney disease among people with type 1 diabetes, a new study warns. Diabetics with greater weight fluctuations experienced a 40% decline in their...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • Weed Use Tied To Increase in Schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia cases associated with problematic weed use have skyrocketed in the wake of Canada’s legalization of marijuana, a new study says. The proportion of schizophrenia cases associated with cannabis use disorder nearly tripled, rising from 4% pre-legalization...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • Everyone’s Happiest In The Morning, Study Says

    Never mind the grumbles and groans that accompany a clock alarm, along with a lunge for the snooze bar and murmurs of “five more minutes.” People generally wake in their best frame of mind, enjoying peak mental...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • ‘Good’ Cholesterol Could Be Bad For Glaucoma

    The cholesterol that’s good for your heart health might be bad for your eye health, and vice versa, a new study says. “Good” HDL cholesterol appears to increase risk of glaucoma in people older than 55, researchers...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • COVID Might Clog Arteries, Increase Heart Risk

    Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people, a new study says. Infection with the COVID virus is associated with rapid growth of plaque in arteries...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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  • The Pill Protects Against Ovarian Cancer, Study Says

    The Pill prevents pregnancy — and maybe ovarian cancer, too, a new study suggests. Women who’ve ever used the contraceptive pill have a 26% lower risk of ovarian cancer, researchers say. Women who used the pill after...

    • Posted February 5, 2025
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