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Early-Life Stress Can Disrupt Maturation Of Brain’s Reward Circuits, Promoting Disorders
A new brain connection discovered by University of California, Irvine researchers can explain how early-life stress and adversity trigger disrupted operation of the brain’s re...Full Article
ASHA, HLAA Urge Ear and Hearing Care for People of All Ages This
World Hearing Day
With an estimated 48 million people living in the United States experiencing some degree of hearing loss, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Heari...
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Lilly Cuts Insulin Prices by 70% and Caps Patient Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35 Per Month
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced price reductions of 70% for its most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Program that caps patient o...Full Article
Defensive Beliefs Likely Keep People From Taking At-Home Stool Tests That Screen For Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, especially if it is detected early; however, many people do not undergo recommended screening, even despite the availab...Full Article
Heart Rhythm Disorders: What You Need to Know
Heart rhythm disorders like atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest have made headlines in recent months, prompting many to learn more about how the heart beats. It is...Full Article
Lingering Symptoms Common After COVID Hospitalization
About half of adults treated at hospitals for COVID-19 have experienced lingering symptoms, financial difficulties, or physical limitations months after being discharged, acco...
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Study Finds Spinal Cord Stimulation May Restore Arm And Hand Mobility After Stroke
In a small study, researchers used a device that stimulates the spinal cord to restore arm and hand mobility in two stroke patients, allowing them to perform daily life activi...Full Article
MU Researcher Studies Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs In Rural Schools
Since 1990, obesity rates in American children — particularly in rural and underserved areas — have skyrocketed due to a variety of factors, including more sedentary human beh...Full Article
One in a Million - Lung Transplant Patient Completes 12 Races–1 for Each Month Since Surgery
Antonia "Toni" Perez is one in a million. She’s one of 1 million patients in the U.S. who have received an organ transplant, a milestone the nation celebrated last month. Pe...Full Article
Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest is Rare in Older Adults
The annual incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in older adults is rare: 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 people. Of the 4,078 total sudden cardiac arrest cases studied...Full Article
Medication Administration Errors Can Induce Fear, Sadness And Guilt Among Healthcare Professionals
Despite evidence showing that the causes of medication errors can be traced back to multiple factors in the healthcare setting, healthcare professionals still often feel the b...Full Article
NIH Study Links Specific Outdoor Air Pollutants To Asthma Attacks In Urban Children
Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-inco...Full Article
‘Therapy Dog, Pet Me’: Get to Know Tia and Chester County Hospital’s Pet Therapy Program
Kate Spillane, PhD, DABR, a senior physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Chester County Hospital, has wanted a therapy dog for as long as she can remember, in p...Full Article
Breathing Muscles Remain Stronger Even After Weeks Of No Training
Training the breathing muscles (primarily the diaphragm which plays a vital role in breathing) could have longer lasting benefits than previously thought. The strength gains t...Full Article
Good Hydration Linked To Healthy Aging
Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient f...Full Article
Experimental Monoclonal Antibodies Show Promise Against Epstein-Barr Virus
A panel of investigational monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting different sites of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) blocked infection when tested in human cells in a laboratory ...Full Article
Developing Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer
A Small Clinical Trial Led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer Investigators Showed Progression-Free Survival in 40% of Patients. Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified an...Full Article
Penn Medicine Study Gives Peek of How Ketamine Acts as ‘Switch’ in the Brain
Ketamine, an established anesthetic and increasingly popular antidepressant, dramatically reorganizes activity in the brain, as if a switch had been flipped on its active circ...Full Article
Six Minutes Of High-Intensity Exercise Could Delay The Onset Of Alzheimer’s Disease
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkins...Full Article
Bangladesh to Ukraine: Penn Medicine Doctor Brings Life-Saving Tech to Global Conflict Zones
According to the medics, the lines seemed to stretch on forever. At clinics in towns just across the Ukrainian border in Poland, countless Ukrainian refugees who were injured ...Full Article
Head Injury is Associated with Doubled Mortality Rate Long-Term, Penn Study Finds
Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the rate of mortality than those who did not have any head injury, and mortality rates among th...
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Lock Your Meds Gives Adults A Voice to Keep Kids Safe from Prescription Medication
Did you know that 53% of misused medications come from family and friends, not a stranger/drug dealer or the internet? The Lock Your Meds® campaign, created by the National Fa...
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5 Things To Know About The New Alzheimer’s Drug, Leqembi
On January 6th, the Food and Drug Administration approved, via the Accelerated Approval pathway, a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease called Leqembi. While older Alzheimer...Full Article
NIH-supported DASH and TLC diets Earn Top Spots in “Best Diets” Report
Two National Institute of Health-supported diets, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC), together earned five No. 1 spots in U...Full Article
Mo-Mo Knows Snow: Getting Outside in Winter is Good for Us
Mutt Mulligan, a rescue dog and the spokesdog of the TurfMutt Foundation, says a key to health and well-being is getting outside this winter For a decade the TurfMutt environ...Full Article
