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Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study

Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: StudyMONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It's not just sagging that ages a face, but loss of fat under the skin as well, according to a new study. The findings could help plastic surgeons give their patients a more natural look, the study authors said. For the study, researchers analyzed CT scans of the faces of 19 people, taken at least a decade apart. The study participants were an average age of 46 at the time of the first scan and 57 on average at the second scan.The patients weren't undergoing facelift surgery or other cosmetic procedures. The scans were useful for measuring changes in fat deposits in the midface, which is the area between the eyes and the mouth.The total volume of facial fat decreased by about 12% at the follow-up scan. Fat volume in the superficial compartment,...

Prior Exposure to SARS Virus Provides Little Protection...

1 February 2021
Prior Exposure to SARS Virus Provides Little Protection Against New Coronavirus MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Previous exposure to other coronaviruses may enhance a person's immune response to COVID-19 infection, but new research suggests that antibodies triggered by the SARS outbreak of 2003 provide only limited protection against the new coronavirus.Antibodies are blood proteins made by the immune system to protect against infection, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers explained."Our finding has some important implications concerning immunity toward different strains of coronavirus infections, especially as these viruses continue to mutate," said senior study author Fikadu Tafesse. He's an assistant professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at OHSU School of Medicine, in Portland.Mutations occur quickly -- about one to...

Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study

1 February 2021
Race Plays Role in Kids` Food Allergies: StudyMONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Black American children have higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, a new study finds.The research confirms the important role that race plays in children's food allergies, the study authors said."Food allergy is a common condition in the U.S., and we know from our previous research that there are important differences between African American and white children with food allergy, but there is so much we need to know to be able to help our patients from minority groups," said study co-author Dr. Mahboobeh Mahdavinia. She is chief of allergy and immunology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago."In this current paper, our goal was to understand whether children from different races are allergic to similar foods,...

Nerve Drug Might Curb Spinal Cord Damage, Mouse Study...

1 February 2021
Nerve Drug Might Curb Spinal Cord Damage, Mouse Study SuggestsMONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The nerve pain drug gabapentin might reduce damage after a spinal cord injury, research in mice suggests.The drug prevented harmful structural changes in injured spinal cords, as well as cardiovascular changes and immune suppression caused by spinal cord injury, according to the study. "Gabapentin is often prescribed as a treatment for pain, but if it is given early after injury -- before symptoms develop -- it can also limit structural changes in nerve cells. We show that these benefits remain even one month after stopping gabapentin treatment in spinal-injured mice," said study co-author Phillip Popovich, chair of neuroscience at Ohio State University."We believe that gabapentin could be repurposed as a prophylactic therapy that can prevent...

Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids

1 February 2021
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There have been good and bad changes to U.S. children's diets during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say."Providing healthy meals and snacks to our kids can be a challenge even when we're not experiencing a pandemic," said senior study author Susan Carnell. She's an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore. "The pandemic has massively disrupted families and caused a lot of stress, and this has naturally affected interactions around food," Carnell said in a school news release.To find out how the pandemic is affecting children's diets, the Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers surveyed 318 parents of children aged 2 to 12 across the United States.Parents who...

Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter

30 January 2021
Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This WinterSATURDAY, Jan. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Dry and chapped lips are common during the winter, but there are a number of things you can do to protect them, an expert says."Cold, dry weather; sun damage; and frequently licking your lips are just some of the reasons your lips might feel dry and chapped this winter," dermatologist Dr. Noëlle Sherber said in an American Academy of Dermatology news release. "Understanding these causes and anything else that might trigger your chapped lips goes a long way in preventing and treating them."Sherber offered the following advice on preventing and treating dry, chapped lips:Use non-irritating lip products. Stick to lip balms, lipsticks and other lip products that contain ingredients like castor seed oil, ceramides, dimethicone or mineral oil. ...

New COVID Variants May Weaken Vaccines, But Shots Will Still Protect You: Experts

29 January 2021
New COVID Variants May Weaken Vaccines, But Shots Will Still Protect You: ExpertsFRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The new coronavirus is mutating in an attempt to elude vaccines and treatments, putting a greater onus on Americans to get vaccinated and use social distancing measures to avoid infection, U.S. health officials said Friday.New COVID-19 variants out of South Africa and Brazil -- B.1.351 and P1, respectively -- contain a mutation called E484K, "which results in changes in the shape of the virus spike protein such that neutralizing antibodies might not bind as well as it does in the absence of the mutation," explained Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He spoke during a media briefing from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) on Friday.But experts also...

As New COVID Variants Emerge, Do You Need to 'Double Mask'?

29 January 2021
As New COVID Variants Emerge, Do You Need to `Double Mask`?FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Could wearing two masks be better than one?The emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 variants has led health experts to consider "double masking" as a potential way to better protect yourself and those around you.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether donning a medical mask underneath a typical cloth mask would provide more protection, said Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for the CDC's COVID-19 response."While this strategy may be an excellent solution, we haven't seen data from experiments yet testing two masks together," he said in a Friday media briefing from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). "CDC scientists today are conducting experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of...

Anti-Vaxxers Mounting Internet Campaigns Against...

FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who are hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine don't have to work hard to find internet rumors and theories that will fuel their fears...

Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients' anxiety and postoperative pain -- without any extra side effects....
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