All posts by LadyLively

  • A Few Cups of Coffee Per Day Might Help Your Heart

    A few cups of coffee each morning can help protect a person against heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Drinking three cups of coffee a day — or about 200 to 300...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF

    For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF. The bill was already blocked by Republicans earlier this year, but Democrats are hoping...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Many Toxic Chemicals Leach Into Human Bodies From Food Packaging

    That plastic wrap you find around the food you eat is far from benign: A new study shows that more than 3,600 chemicals leach into food during the packaging process. Of that number, 79 chemicals are known to...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Millions Worldwide Could Die From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Report Finds

    Millions more people will die annually from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to counter this growing health threat, a new study warns. The number of deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria is...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children’s Mental Health

    As wildfires continue to burn across parts of California, a new study finds that smoke from these blazes and other air pollution could be harming kids’ mental health. Repeated exposure to high levels of particle pollution increases...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Could ‘Brain Training’ Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer’s Symptoms?

    Brain training aimed at improving memory can ward off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for years, a new study claims. Seniors experienced a slower decline in their memory and thinking abilities after undergoing brain training, compared to others...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon

    Most parents are placing their kids in harms’ way by moving them out of their car booster seat too soon, a new study warns. Four out of five parents moved their kid out of a booster seat...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Combo Treatment Doubles Survival for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

    A small clinical trial suggests that a duo of drugs can extend survival for people battling advanced kidney cancer. Researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., developed the new regimen, a combination of pazopanib (Votrient)...

    • Posted September 17, 2024
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  • Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds

    With implications for research around postpartum depression and other health issues, scientists have tracked the changes pregnancy brings to the female brain. These changes weren’t subtle: Big shifts in what’s known as the brain’s “white matter” versus...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Breathing Could Bring Microplastics Into the Human Brain, Study Shows

    For the first time, scientists have detected microscopic microplastics lodged in the human brain. Researchers in Germany and Brazil say that 8 out of 15 autopsied adults had microplastics detected within their brain’s smell centers, the olfactory...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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