Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we treat it?
The birth of a child is a happy time for most, but overwhelming anxiety can take hold for some parents. Why does this happen and what can we do about it? (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Probiotics help treat recurring urinary tract infections
Taking a vaginal probiotic, either on its own or with an oral probiotic, for four months reduced the incidence of urinary tract infections in women with a history of recurring UTIs (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Headset delivers electric current to ease depression at home
A headset that can be worn at home relieves symptoms of depression to a similar degree as antidepressants (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
CRISPR engineered viruses could render other viruses harmless
A virus engineered using CRISPR technology spread its DNA to other viruses in mice, causing them to become harmless (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Slower arm speed may be why older people fall more easily after a slip
Younger people move their arms more quickly than their older counterparts when they slip, helping them to regain their balance and prevent a fall (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Premature babies could be treated with an artificial uterus in 2024
Premature lambs continued developing when placed in a sac-like artificial uterus. Off the back of this, US officials are hinting that the first in-human trial could soon be underway (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life
There are untold legions of viruses, fungi and bacteria living in your mouth. It now seems we can stave off conditions from Alzheimer ' s disease to cancer by keeping them in a healthy balance (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
2024 will see a new weight-loss drug that trumps Wegovy and Ozempic
Recently approved in the US, the weight-loss drug Zepbound will reach more people in 2024, with research suggesting its effects trump those of the much talked-about Wegovy and Ozempic (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Probiotics helped reduce fatigue and memory loss from long covid
A study involving more than 450 people found that a mixture of prebiotics and probiotics alleviated some symptoms of long covid when taken daily for six months (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Vibrating pill may help with obesity by making your stomach feel full
Swallowing a pill fitted with a vibrating motor resulted in pigs eating less, suggesting a possible new approach for treating obesity (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
2023 saw a cautious hope for Alzheimer's treatment but doubts remain
The US approved lecanemab to slow cognitive decline among people with early Alzheimer ' s, but not everyone is convinced the drug has that big of an impact – not to mention concerns over its safety and practicality (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Girls ’ brains aged unusually rapidly during the covid-19 pandemic
Adolescents ’ brains underwent accelerated ageing during the covid-19 pandemic, and the effect was more pronounced in girls than in boys (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Vegans who avoid ultra-processed food risk being protein deficient
Two relatively recent dietary trends – veganism and concerns about highly processed foods – may be in conflict with each other (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
The development of embryos may be less shaped by genes than we thought
The chemical reactions in cells appear to shape an embryo ' s development, possibly overriding the effect of genes (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Inside the secretive cannabis lab that makes futuristic weed
In the final episode of our three-part podcast series, Christie Taylor peers into efforts to grow cannabis compounds in labs and explores the problems with pot ’s environmental footprint (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
