HEALTH

[ad_1] Summary: A new study investigates the brain’s mechanisms behind deep focus. The research employs fMRI to explore low-frequency fluctuations in brain networks during focused and less-focused states. The team discovered that certain brain networks synchronize and desynchronize, affecting an individual’s ability to maintain attention. This insight into the dynamic nature of brain activity could […]

[ad_1] BALTIMORE — The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is limiting the movement of dairy cattle into local farms after an outbreak of Avian Flu (H5N1), also known as bird flu, in seven states.  By limiting cattle import and adding additional testing, the state is hoping to keep local cattle healthy. The illness can slow down milk

[ad_1] Fitness By News.com.au Published April 12, 2024, 1:10 p.m. ET If you’ve ever wanted to hit snooze instead of getting up for that 6 am gym class you booked yourself into, now you’ve got the perfect excuse. A new study has identified the best time to workout is in the evening as getting a

[ad_1] In the late 14th century, a spate of patients scattered across Europe developed an unusual delusion: They came to believe that their bodies were made of glass. Those suffering from this bizarre affliction were terrified of shattering — at least one of them insisted on sleeping in heaps of straw so as to prevent

[ad_1] When Francis S. Collins first learned that his prostate-specific antigen levels were rising, he wasn’t particularly worried. A slow rise in PSA levels, which can indicate the presence of prostate cancer, is common in men older than 65, and most never develop severe disease. However, when the former director of the National Institutes of

[ad_1] Clostridium butyricum, Eubacterium rectale and Roseburia are other bugs that make butyrate. Studies have shown that following a Mediterranean diet can increase the number present in the gut, while Roseburia responds especially well to walnuts and almonds. Additionally, Clostridium butyricum has been shown to reduce colitis (inflammation of the bowel) and has been linked

[ad_1] Dear Amy: I’m a widower, and my significant other, “Siena,” is a widow. Long ago, we dated in college (semi-seriously) for a couple years, but “life” got in the way and we drifted apart. We married other people. Both of our spouses are deceased. Decades later, we are now in a wonderful relationship. Last

[ad_1] The most recent outbreak of measles is threatening the United States’ elimination status, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published Thursday. The first measles vaccine was introduced in 1963 and, thanks to a yearslong and highly effective vaccination campaign, measles was considered eliminated from the U.S. in 2000,

[ad_1] Summary: A new study explores lucid episodes in individuals with advanced dementia, revealing that these episodes are not confined to imminent death scenarios as previously thought. Surveying family caregivers, the researchers classified these episodes into types based on their quality and context, finding that 75% of those experiencing lucid moments had Alzheimer’s Disease. The

[ad_1] The outbreak of dengue fever that has unfolded in Latin America over the past three months is staggering in its scale — a million cases in Brazil in a matter of weeks, a huge spike in Argentina, a state of emergency declared in Peru, and now another, in Puerto Rico. It forewarns of a