First responders with more debris exposure have higher risk of early dementia
Jun 14, 2024
More severe exposure to dust or debris among World Trade Center (WTC) responders is significantly associated with a higher risk of dementia at
4.0 percent of seniors had received dementia diagnosis in 2022
Jun 13, 2024
An increase in the percentage with a dementia diagnosis was seen with increasing age; a decrease was seen with an increasing education level.
Lifestyle intervention can improve cognition, function in early Alzheimer’s disease
Jun 13, 2024
A significant correlation was seen between lifestyle and both cognitive function and Aβ42/40 ratio.
Bidirectional link ID’d for change in depressive symptoms, memory change
Jun 13, 2024
A steeper change in depressive symptoms was linked to accelerated memory change and vice versa.
Tau PET performs well in predicting dementia in individuals with MCI
Jun 12, 2024
Tau positron emission tomography predicts all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease dementia
Biden administration pushes for rule wiping medical debt from credit reports
Jun 12, 2024
In an effort to keep medical debt from destroying credit scores, the Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving ahead with a proposal that would remove healthcare bills from consideration...
USPSTF recommends osteoporosis screening for women aged 65 years and older
Jun 11, 2024
Screening also is recommended for postmenopausal women aged younger than 65 years with one or more risk factors.
Heat exposure increases myocardial blood flow
Jun 11, 2024
There was an approximately twofold increase seen from preexposure values with core temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Planetary Health Diet Index linked to lower total, cause-specific mortality
Jun 10, 2024
Reductions seen in death from a variety of causes; PHDI scores were also associated with environmental impact
Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir no aid for long COVID symptoms
Jun 10, 2024
The findings based on symptoms at 10 weeks following 15-day course in vaccinated cohort.