Alzheimer’s disease & dementia
A call to action to address racial inequities in medical tests
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new perspective article published in CJASN examines how the use of race in calculating kidney function, as well as other aspects […]
Journal’s ‘appalling’ racism podcast, tweet prompt outcry
A prominent medical journal’s provocative tweet was meant to prompt interest in a podcast on racism. Instead, the Twitter post and the podcast stoked backlash and […]
Three-layered masks most effective against large respiratory droplets
The droplet impacting on the mask surface is recorded at 20,000 frames per second. These time sequence images of droplet impingement on a single-, double-, and […]
Vision impairment is associated with mortality
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The global population is aging, and so are their eyes. In fact, the number of people with vision impairment and blindness is […]
Scientists find evidence of monoclonal antibodies’ efficacy in fighting malarial infection
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, in a collaboration the Duke University, have confirmed that monoclonal antibodies can be an […]
Don’t waste the hope of vaccines, warns WHO
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Covax will distribute 14.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 31 more countries next week, the WHO said Friday as it warned people […]
Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice
by Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe and Zeke Miller In this March 1, 2021, file photo, a patient receives a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine […]
Swelling after COVID-19 shots may cause cancer false alarms
In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 file photo, a syringe filled with the a COVID-19 vaccine is seen alongside its batch number and a patient’s vaccination […]
Call me, maybe? Study probes how people connected during the pandemic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When stay-at-home orders were announced as one of the greatest tools in our arsenal against the COVID-19 pandemic, anyone who’s vintage enough […]
Italy extends regional coronavirus lockdowns
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Italy’s health minister announced Friday that another region would be subject to lockdown measures due to worsening pandemic numbers fuelled by the […]
College Students With ADHD Have Lower Grades, Higher Dropout Rates
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a harder time making it to graduation than […]
AHA News: Calming Us Down or Revving Us Up, Music Can Be Good for the Heart
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Stuck in traffic, with a nasty storm making a stressful commute even worse, Joanne Loewy reached for the […]
COVID-19: Does Blood Type Matter?
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 A new study provides further evidence that people with certain blood types may be more likely to contract COVID-19. Specifically, it found […]
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 Teenagers who vape pot are more likely to wheeze and cough than those who smoke or vape […]
New Coronavirus Variant Out of Brazil Now in 5 U.S. States
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) The first U.S. case of a Brazilian COVID-19 variant that doctors fear can re-infect the […]
Is Your Teen Unmotivated at School? That Might Change
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) If your teen seems disinterested in school, new research suggests there’s a good chance that things will get better over […]
Could Taking a Swing at Golf Help Parkinson’s Patients?
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) For helping Parkinson’s patients improve their balance and mobility, golf may beat the martial art exercise tai chi, a new, […]
She Barely Survived a Severe Form of COVID-19 Hitting Kids
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Like many people this past year, teenager Tyona Montgomery began experiencing a sore throat and […]
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Women with type 1 diabetes may have a shorter length of time to conceive and bear children compared to those […]
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Who is more likely to relapse after opioid addiction treatment — women or men? A new […]
February 26, 2021
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Promising new research shows aerobic exercise may help slow memory loss for older adults living with Alzheimer’s dementia. ASU Edson College of […]
February 24, 2021
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, Pann-Ghill Suh (President)) announced that Dr. Kea Joo Lee and Dr. You-Na Jang of the Neural Circuits […]
January 22, 2021
Mental decline is one of the most feared aspects of growing older. People will do just about anything to prevent it, from swallowing supplements touted as […]
January 6, 2021
Samples for the analysis with the immuno infrared sensor Credit: Prodi Using a blood test, a German-Dutch research team has predicted the risk of Alzheimer’s disease […]
December 15, 2020
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Apathy—a lack of interest or motivation—could predict the onset of some forms of dementia many years before symptoms start, offering a ‘window […]
November 30, 2020
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors […]
November 28, 2020
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The state of knowledge seemed clear: school education protects against dementia. Every school year is supposed to reduce the risk of developing […]
November 18, 2020
“Our findings suggest that depression may be one of the important underlying factors leading to cognitive disadvantages for LGB people,” the researchers said. Credit: Creative commons […]