All posts by LadyLively

  • Rare Genes Can Raise Odds for Obesity 6-Fold

    Two newly discovered genetic variations can have a powerful effect on a person’s risk for obesity, a new report says. Variants in the gene BSN, also known as Bassoon, can increase risk of obesity as much as...

    • Posted April 4, 2024
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  • Active Workstations Could Make You Smarter at Work

    Desks that require folks to stand or move as they work also might help them produce better results on the job, a new study suggests. People’s brains became sharper when working at a desk that made them...

    • Posted April 4, 2024
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  • Largest U.S. Egg Producer Says Bird Flu Detected in Chickens at Texas Plant

    A Texas plant full of egg-laying hens has been shut down temporarily after bird flu was detected in the animals. Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the country, said in a news release issued Tuesday that...

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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  • Anti-smoking Groups Sue FDA Again Over Menthol Ban Delays

    Three anti-smoking groups announced Tuesday that they have sued the U.S. government yet again after it missed its latest deadline for enacting a ban on menthol cigarettes. This is the second lawsuit that the plaintiffs — the...

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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  • Doctors Still Beat AI in Offering Accurate Medical Advice: Study

    It might be too soon to rely solely on machine learning for health advice, a new study finds. After pitting the latest AI against actual human physicians, the doctors easily won, reports a team led by Dr....

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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  • Germs in Your Gut Could Sway Your Odds for Obesity

    Research into germs that travel through the human digestive tract shows that some may promote obesity while others might help prevent it. Not only that, but those microbes may act differently in men versus women, the same...

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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  • Too Often, Postpartum Depression Goes Untreated in Black, Hispanic Women

    Massive racial disparities exist in the treatment of pregnancy-related mood disorders in the United States, a new study shows. White women suffering from depression or anxiety during or after pregnancy are nearly twice as likely receive treatment...

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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  • Microwave Treatment Could Be an Advance Against Thyroid Tumors

    Microwaves could offer an alternative to surgery for some people with thyroid cancer, a new study suggests. Microwave ablation, which uses heat to destroy tumors, more effectively targeted thyroid cancers on multiple parts of the gland than...

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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  • 1 in 5 U.S. Cancer Patients Join in Medical Research

    More patients these days are taking part in cancer research, a new study finds. At least one in five people with cancer (22%) participate in some form of clinical research, when all types of cancer studies are...

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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  • Sports Gambling, Binge Drinking a Dangerous Duo for Health

    People who gamble on sports are more likely to be binge drinkers as well, a new report finds. Both women and men who bet on sports were at least twice as likely to binge drink compared to...

    • Posted April 3, 2024
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