Category: Health
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Vaping may cause increased inflammation of the brain, heart, lungs, and colon
Vaping may cause inflammation in the brain, heart, lungs and colon. A new study found that vape aerosols raised inflammatory markers (chemical signs of…
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Adverse Conditions In Early Childhood May Cause Changes In Non-neuronal Brain Cells, Thus Increasing The Risk Of Mental Health Disorders
Adverse childhood conditions raise the risk of mental health disorders in adulthood, and a new study shows one way it happens. In young mice,…
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Researchers identify a new way in which the blood-brain barrier (BBB) may contribute to neurological disorders
The blood-brain barrier may contribute to neurological disorders by doing more than blocking molecules. A new study suggests the barrier also changes how neurons…
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A Significant Problem Of Ill-managed Chronic Pain In Those Living With Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Chronic pain is the most common condition alongside opioid use disorder (OUD). When it is poorly managed, it drives relapse. In a Journal of…
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Poor physical and mental health in some adults related to childhood abuse
Childhood abuse can harm health well into old age. A new study looked at older adults who were abused as kids. They had almost…
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AHA says that treating addiction is key to managing heart infection in those who inject drugs
Treating the addiction is the key to managing a heart infection (endocarditis) in people who inject drugs, the American Heart Association says. Without addiction…
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High sugar consumption may blunt your ability to sense sweetness
A high sugar diet dulls sweet taste. In a rat study, a long-term high-sugar diet cut the sweetness signal from tongue to brain by…
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Your Diet can Influence your Mental Health
Diet affects mental health, and nutritional psychiatry is built on that fact. Changing what people eat can ease stress, anxiety and depression. It often…
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LSU Health New Orleans Uncovers Key Piece to the Alzheimer’s Puzzle
Gut bacteria may help drive Alzheimer’s disease. LSU Health New Orleans researchers found a neurotoxin (nerve poison) called BF-LPS. A common gut bacterium, Bacteroides…
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Long-term use of antianxiety drugs may increase dementia’s risk
Long-term use of antianxiety drugs such as diazepam is linked to a higher risk of dementia. A mouse study traced how it happens. The…