All posts by LadyLively

  • Emotional Issues Could Be Early Sign of MS

    A newer understanding of multiple sclerosis (MS) suggests that psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression may emerge long before classic MS symptoms. “For a long time, it was thought that MS only really began clinically when a...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • In Mice, Gene Therapy Helps Restore Movement After Spinal Cord Injury

    Gene therapy has restored mobility in mice with completely severed spinal cords, researchers report. The mice regained the ability to walk, with gait patterns resembling those of mice that resumed walking naturally after only partial cord injuries,...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • Timing of Hot Flashes Could Give Clues to Alzheimer’s Risk

    Hot flashes and night sweats top the list of bothersome symptoms for women going through menopause. Now, a new study suggests that hot flashes, especially during sleep, may be more than a nuisance: They may foreshadow Alzheimer’s...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • What Is ‘Sexsomnia’? And ‘Sleep Eating’? Can They Be Treated?

    Everyone’s seen a movie or TV show featuring someone sleepwalking — eyes half-lidded, bumbling around, tripping over furniture. But sleepwalkers are actually capable of much more complex behaviors during their restless slumber, a new paper says. During...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • Just 23% of U.S. Adults ‘Definitely’ Plan to Get New COVID Shot

    Just 23% of American adults say they ‘definitely’ will get the new COVID-19 vaccine, while another 23% say they will ‘probably’ get it, according to a new poll, which also finds interest in the shot falls along...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • More Women Using Cannabis to Help Ease Menopause Symptoms

    Women over 50 are turning to weed in droves, and menopause symptoms may be one big reason why, new research suggests These women may not necessarily be getting the results they’re looking for, however. That’s according to...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • Black Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits

    WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) – It seemed to some that patients of color were being restrained in the emergency room more often than others, so researchers decided to investigate. While physical restraints can be used...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • PTSD Can Harm a Woman’s Sex Life

    Suffering from PTSD may take a toll on your sex life if you’re a woman, new research reveals. About 10% of women have PTSD symptoms because of combat exposure, childhood abuse and sexual violence. Little research has...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • Blood Tests for Long COVID Could Lead to Better Treatments

    People who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found. In a new study of 268 patients with and without long COVID,...

    • Posted September 26, 2023
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  • Teen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later

    Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood. Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at 18 were at risk for heart failure,...

    • Posted September 26, 2023
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