Cannabis use in pregnancy may raise children ’s risk of ADHD and autism
A study of more than 220,000 people found that cannabis use during pregnancy was associated with their children having roughly twice the risk of ADHD, autism and intellectual disability (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Could an MRI scan make prostate cancer screening more accurate?
Combining PSA blood tests with MRI scans is making the screening less harmful, but it still should be targeted only at high-risk groups, such as men who are Black or have a family history of prostate cancer, says a new report (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Should we be worried about a bird flu pandemic in the US?
One person in the US has contracted bird flu after being exposed to dairy cows that have the virus, but experts say there is no immediate threat of a wider outbreak in people (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
What is Disease X and do we need to worry about it?
The term “Disease X” means a new infection, or an existing pathogen that has mutated to become more dangerous, with the potential to cause a global pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Bisexual women expect to have an orgasm with women more than with men
When asked to imagine a hypothetical sexual encounter, bisexual women anticipated that they would be more likely to orgasm with another woman than with a man (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Why it is time for a longevity revolution
With global life expectancy now exceeding 70 years old, we need to change how we age, not how long we age, says Andrew Scott (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Anxiety really has increased over the past 10 years – but why?
The covid-19 pandemic saw a pronounced uptick in anxiety levels globally, but levels were rising in some countries before the pandemic began. The race is on to explain this trend (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Therapy that turns lymph nodes into livers gets first human trial
An experimental therapy that grows miniature livers inside a person ’s lymph nodes has been used in a human for the first time, but it will be months before we know if it fully replaces their liver function (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
The new evidence that explains what anxiety really is
What anxiety actually is has puzzled scientists for decades. Now we are starting to figure out how it may arise from miscommunication between the body and the brain (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Bird flu confirmed in person who had contact with infected dairy cows
A person in Texas has been infected with bird flu after exposure to dairy cows who had the virus – it is the first time a human has contracted the disease from a mammal (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Why vigorous exercise could inadvertently lead to weight gain
Intense exercise may make the body compensate for energy used during this vigorous activity by reducing other forms of energy use, leading to weight gain, according to a study in mice (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Tooth loss linked to early signs of Alzheimer ’s disease
A brain region critical for memory is smaller in older adults with fewer than 10 teeth than in those who have most of their teeth, suggesting that tooth loss may precede the development of dementia (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
DNA sequencing may give hope to critically ill adults in hospital
Genome analysis as a way of helping people with baffling medical conditions has so far mainly been seen as a diagnostic tool for babies and children, but it also helps adults (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Could bone marrow transplants transmit Alzheimer's disease?
The mainstream view is that Alzheimer ' s starts in the brain, but researchers were able to transfer the condition in mice by injections of bone marrow (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Antibody therapy makes the immune systems of old mice young again
A novel antibody therapy makes the immune system of old mice appear younger, allowing the animals to better fend off infections and reduce inflammation (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
