Study: Centenarians have unique immune systems resilient to disease
A team of U.S. researchers said Friday that a study of the immune system for those rare individuals that reach 100 years or more are remarkably resilient to disease. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Overdose deaths among seniors soar over past 2 decades, UCLA study finds
Suicides and substance abuse with illicit drugs have sent overdose mortality among people 65 years old and above skyrocketing -- quadrupling over the past two decades, according to researchers from UCLA. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researcher creates finger-prick test for common STI trich
A researcher at Washington State University has developed a diagnostic finger-prick test that can detect a common sexually transmitted infection trich. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smart bandages can monitor wounds, aid healing, researchers say
Development of a " smart bandage " not only can deliver medication to wounds, but also monitor the progress of healing and even create off a low-level electrical field to promote tissue repair, researchers said Friday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Males born to mothers with COVID-19 faced higher risk of neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers found in a new study that males born to mothers with COVID-19 infections during pregnancy were more likely to receive a neurodevelopment diagnosis such as autism spectrum disorder in the first year. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
