All posts by LadyLively

  • A More Diverse Nature Brings Better Mental Health

    Want to feel happier? Live in or near a place with a rich diversity of nature, a new study says. Environments with plentiful natural features — trees, birds, plants and rivers — are associated with better mental...

    • Posted April 16, 2024
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  • Blinking: It’s About More Than Moistening the Eye

    Most folks think of blinking as the eyes’ version of windshield wipers, clearing the eye of debris and maybe lubricating it, too. But blinking is much more than that, researchers report: It also helps the brain process...

    • Posted April 16, 2024
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  • Brain’s Cerebellum Could Help Direct Prosthetic Limbs

    Tapping the power of the small brain region called the cerebellum could improve patients’ ability to move cutting-edge robotic limbs, a new study suggests. The cerebellum is an ancient structure located under the brain, just above where...

    • Posted April 16, 2024
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  • Complications in Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Health Risks for Women

    Women who experience common complications during a pregnancy could face heightened odds for early death for decades to come, new research shows. In the largest such study to date, “women who experienced any of five major adverse...

    • Posted April 16, 2024
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  • ‘One and Done’: Scientists Develop Vaccine That May Fight Any Viral Strain

    Genetics-based “one-and-done” vaccines for the flu and COVID could prove more effective and easier to craft than current jabs, researchers report. These new vaccines would target viruses using a different response to infection than what is prompted...

    • Posted April 16, 2024
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  • Walking Your Way to Better Health

    Walking is one of the best exercises available to average folks, and it can be as easy as stepping out your front door, experts say. “It is something you can easily fit into your lifestyle,” said Dr....

    • Posted April 16, 2024
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  • Nosing Out Why Kids Are Less Harmed by COVID

    The nose appears to know when it comes to why children typically have milder cases of COVID-19 than seniors, a new study finds. Cells lining the inside of the nose are more likely to have a prompt...

    • Posted April 16, 2024
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  • Antibiotics Probably Won’t Ease Your Cough, Even If Infection is Bacterial: Study

    Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics to help treat a cough, but a new study shows the drugs won’t help reduce the severity or duration of coughing — even if a bacterial infection is the culprit. Lower respiratory tract...

    • Posted April 15, 2024
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  • U.S. Medical Drug Shortages Reach Record High

    Americans are facing more shortages of the drugs they need for medical care than ever before, a national pharmacy database shows. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHSP) and the University of Utah Drug Information Service started...

    • Posted April 15, 2024
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  • One in 3 Women With Migraines Say Attacks Occur During Periods

    Among U.S. women with migraine, a third say the attacks tend to coincide with their periods, a new survey finds. Migraines that occur during menstruation are often frequent and severe, but only about one in five respondents...

    • Posted April 15, 2024
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