Exercise Might Boost Your Tolerance for Pain

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One potential solution to reducing chronic pain: Get moving. A new Norwegian study finds that physically active folks have greater pain tolerance compared to sedentary types. Those with higher levels of activity also had higher pain tolerance, according to the report published online … Read more

How We’re Learning to Treat It More Effectively

About 20% of people with breast cancer have a type called triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).  It usually has a worse outlook than other breast cancers. It also tends to affect non-Hispanic Black women and women under 40 more often. But it can be harder to treat because some common cancer treatments, like anti-hormone and anti-HER2, don’t … Read more

Amid Therapy Waitlists, New AI Coach May Be Quicker Option

May 25, 2023 – The growth of artificial intelligence has drawn praise as well as anxiety and skepticism. But researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago and their colleagues have found that their AI app appears to be useful in treating anxiety and depression. And they hope it can soon help whittle down the lengthy … Read more

HIV: Getting Past the Fear

An estimated 1.2 million people in the U.S. live with HIV. But research shows that many of them — about 13% — don’t know it. According to the CDC, nearly 40% of new HIV infections are transmitted by people who don’t know they have the virus. There are several reasons that may hold people back … Read more

Hi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally

By Dennis Thompson  HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Dutch man with paralyzed legs can now stand and walk, thanks to a wireless brain-spine interface that responds to his thoughts by moving his legs. Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, suffered a spinal cord injury 11 years ago from a bike accident in China … Read more