Health

Glass of unexpected drink every day could help lower dementia risk and improve brain function  Surrey Live Source link

July 11 (UPI) — A drug used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says. Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment by 85%, researchers reported Thursday in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. What’s more, the risk …

A newly published study in Frontiers in Medicine reveals serious gaps in Lyme disease testing and post-treatment care, based on a decade of patient data collected by the Lyme Disease Biobank. The research, supported by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, followed 253 participants in Lyme-endemic areas of Long Island, New York, and Central Wisconsin between 2014 and 2023. All presented …

Arkansas man bitten by bat while camping at Beaver Lake  5newsonline.com Source link

Vitamin D is much needed for bone health, supporting immunity, regulating mood, and inflammation– thus making it important for our overall health and well-being. Apart from getting it from foods, Vitamin D is also synthesised in the body when exposed to sunlight and hence it is also called the “sunshine vitamin”. However, a large number of people across the world …

Caltech’s New Smart Pill Can Read Your Gut Like Never Before  SciTechDaily Tiny lab-in-a-pill can monitor your gut health from the inside  New Atlas IMEC seeks ingestible GI sensor patent  BioWorld MedTech Caltech Researchers Develop Smart Capsule for Real-Time Gut Monitoring  AZoSensors Source link

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in Oregon  KOIN.com West Nile virus detected in Oregon mosquitoes  OregonLive.com OHA: Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Malheur Co.  KPTV Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus detected in Oregon  KGW Test site confirms mosquitoes with West Nile virus in Malheur County  Argus Observer Source link

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the U.S., most of them in the western states, according to federal health officials. The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic …

baibaz/Shutterstock When Americans think of healthy snacks, wheat crackers may come to mind — like Wheat Thins. Made mostly from whole grain wheat flour, this snack has 3 grams of fiber in every serving. On that front, Americans need all the help they can get – 95% of people from the United States are not …

Low sexual activity, body shape, and mood may combine in ways that shorten lives, new study suggests  PsyPost Source link