All posts by LadyLively

  • U.S. Suicide Rates Rise in Less Affluent Areas

    An analysis of where suicides are occurring in the United States shows that, tragically, location matters. People living in poorer areas with fewer resources are significantly more likely to fall victim to suicide versus those living in...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Asthma Could Raise Miscarriage, Infertility Risks for Women: Study

    Having asthma appears linked to raised odds for miscarriage and troubles with fertility among women, new Danish research shows. “We found that women fulfilling the definition of asthma had a higher rate of fetal loss and an...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Could a Pill Help Ease Sleep Apnea?

    A European epilepsy drug could be an effective treatment for sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Patients who took sulthiame had few pauses in their breathing while asleep, as well as higher levels of blood oxygen, according...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Pandemic Isolation May Have Caused Rapid Brain Aging in Teen Girls

    New research uncovers a possible reason why teenaged girls struggled so mightily with their mental health during the pandemic: Scans showed their brains aged far faster than expected during that stressful time, even faster than the brains...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Apple Will Sell Air Pods With Hearing Aids Built In

    The latest AirPods from Apple will come with built-in hearing aids, the company announced Monday. Designed as an over-the-counter hearing aid feature for those with mild to moderate hearing loss, users take hearing tests on iPhones or...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Exercising Can Help You Have Healthier Belly Fat

    Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time? Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says. That means that even if you...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Chronic Steroid Use Could Raise Diabetes Risk

    Taking steroids more than doubles a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns. Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than those not on steroids,...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Asthma Risk Doubles in People With Diabetes

    People with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma, a new review has concluded. Type 2 diabetics are 83% more likely to develop asthma, compared to those without diabetes, researchers found. The relationship...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Voice Changes Warn of COPD Flare-Ups

    A flare-up in COPD can be predicted through changes in a person’s voice, a new study claims. Patients’ voices become higher-pitched, more breathy or hoarse when a flare-up is imminent, researchers found. Using those cues, researchers are...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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  • Falling for Financial Scams Could Be Early Alzheimer’s Sign

    Brain changes that signal Alzheimer’s disease even before symptoms appear are linked to an increased vulnerability to financial scams, new research shows. “Assessing financial vulnerability in older adults could help identify those who are in the early...

    • Posted September 10, 2024
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