All posts by LadyLively

  • Tools You Can Use to Control Winter Asthma, Allergy Symptoms

    Winter is here, and that can make it difficult for those with asthma to control their symptoms. The cold air that comes with cooler temperatures can contribute to asthma flare-ups, as can increased respiratory infections and seasonal...

    • Posted December 18, 2024
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  • Team Sports Score Big Points for Your Child’s Brain, Study Finds

    There may be something special about team sports in childhood that helps sharpen a kids’ brain, new research shows. Children who were on soccer or volleyball teams scored higher on tests of “executive function” — thinking skills...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • U.S. Woman Living Healthy With Kidney Sourced From Pig

    A 53-year-old woman from Alabama has a new lease on life after receiving a gene-edited kidney obtained from a pig, living healthily with the new organ for over a month, her New York City doctors announced Tuesday....

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • Feeling ‘Techno-Strain’ From Work? You’re Not Alone

    Research out of the United Kingdom finds workers often feel overwhelmed by digital technology and the need to always be connected online. It’s a worldwide issue, the study authors believe. “What we have found in our research...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • Denser Urban Neighborhoods Get People Walking

    Does a crowded neighborhood make you move more? Yes, says new research that found people who live in highly populated areas walk more than people who live in less densely populated areas.   Since more walking is connected...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • Study Supports HPV Self-Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening

    A self-administered test can help empower women in identifying risks for cervical cancer. A new study published Dec. 12 in the journal PLOS Medicine shows the self-test for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection accurately identified women who either...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • Scientists Identify Genes That Shape People’s Teeth

    Ever wonder why your teeth look the way they do? A group of genes drive the shape of each person’s teeth, including at least one gene inherited from Neanderthals, a new study published Dec. 12 in Current...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • Taxi Drivers’ Brains May Leave Them Less Vulnerable to Alzheimer’s

    Taxi and ambulance drivers need to have quick wits and nimble reflexes to cut through traffic effectively. Turns out that these traits might also protect them from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published Dec. 16...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • Allergies Have You Stuffed Up? Nose Fungi May Be to Blame

    There’s fungus among us, and it might be making allergies and asthma worse. People with allergy sniffles and asthma have different fungal colonies in their noses than folks who don’t suffer respiratory allergies, researchers report Dec. 16 in...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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  • Could MRI Spot ‘Pre-Cancer’ Lesions of the Pancreas?

    TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer — the organ is located deep inside the body, making cancer harder to detect before it becomes life-threatening. A specific type of MRI...

    • Posted December 17, 2024
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