All posts by LadyLively

  • Daily Supplements May Slow ‘Dry’ Form of Macular Degeneration

    Daily supplements can slow loss of vision related to late-stage “dry” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study finds. The rate of dry AMD progression into a key eye region slowed by about 55% over an average...

    • Posted July 22, 2024
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  • FLiRTy Summer: All You Need to Know About the Latest COVID Variants

    As yet another batch of variants fuel a COVID surge this summer, one expert offers advice on how to navigate the threat. “We’ve seen a bit of a seasonal pattern emerge, where we’ve had an uptick in...

    • Posted July 21, 2024
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  • Expert Offers Tips to Control Excessive Sweating

    Sweating in the heat, while exercising or when under stress is natural and expected. But if you find yourself excessively sweating in the absence of those conditions, you might have a condition known as hyperhidrosis, one expert...

    • Posted July 20, 2024
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  • German Patient is 7th Person Probably Cured of HIV

    A German man has become the seventh person to apparently be cured of HIV, researchers report. The 60-year-old man, referred to as the “next Berlin Patient,” was treated with a stem cell transplant in October 2015 for...

    • Posted July 19, 2024
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  • FDA Allows Marketing of Vuse Tobacco-Flavored Vapes

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the country’s best-selling e-cigarette. The agency’s decision only applies to several tobacco-flavored versions of the reusable product, sold as Vuse. In January 2023, the FDA...

    • Posted July 19, 2024
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  • Mushroom Gummies That Sickened Users Contained Illicit Psilocybin

    Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function might instead contain harmful ingredients not listed on the label, including illicit psilocybin, the hallucinogen found in “magic” mushrooms, experts warn in new report. Five people in Virginia, including...

    • Posted July 19, 2024
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  • Too Many Breast Cancer Survivors Miss Out on Genetic Screening

    Many breast cancer patients aren’t getting genetic counseling and testing that could help them get the most effective treatment, a new study finds. Only three-quarters of patients eligible for genetic testing after their breast cancer diagnosis actually...

    • Posted July 19, 2024
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  • Fat Cats Purrfect for Studying Obesity in Humans

    Pudgy with a purpose: Fat cats could help humans better understand the way gut bacteria influences conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study claims. Food-related changes in obese cats’ gut microbiome have striking similarities...

    • Posted July 19, 2024
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  • Current Gene Screens Miss Many at High Cancer Risk: Study

    As good as many genetic tests might be, a deeper look at the DNA of over 44,000 people identified many who carried genes that hike their risks for cancer, researchers said. “This study is a wake-up call,...

    • Posted July 19, 2024
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  • Ancient Viruses Might Be Spurring Modern-Day Cancers

    Cancer growth can be fueled by flecks of ancient viral DNA lodged into the genetics of modern humans, a new study says. Overall, about 8% of the human genome is made of bits of DNA left behind...

    • Posted July 19, 2024
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