Long-term smell, but not taste, deficits seen after COVID-19
May 01, 2024
The deficits appear to be the greatest for individuals with the original untyped and alpha variant infections.
FDA: Food packaging containing PFAS no longer sold in the United States
Feb 28, 2024
“Forever chemicals” are tied to a host of health issues and are slow to degrade in the environment.
Dietary patterns may affect risk for sudden cardiac death
Jun 30, 2021
A higher Mediterranean diet score may reduce the risk for sudden cardiac death, whereas greater adherence to a Southern dietary pattern may increase the risk for sudden cardiac death, but these associations...
1999 to 2020 saw increase in suicide rates across all racial groups
Dec 20, 2023
Firearms were the most common method among men; rapid increases were seen among men and women in suicide by hanging.
Higher pancreatic fat percentage linked to lower cognition in men
Feb 27, 2024
Higher pancreatic fat was linked to lower cognition and brain volumes in middle-aged men at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Actinic keratosis diagnosed in almost one-third of older adults
Aug 16, 2022
The authors say htat increased use of topical fluorouracil may be warranted.
Gefapixant leads to modest improvements in cough
Sep 11, 2023
Modest improvement was seen in cough frequency, severity and specific quality of life, but an increase was seen in treatment- and taste-related adverse events.
Neuroimaging measures linked to stages of memory impairment
Mar 04, 2022
The presence of Alzheimer’s disease pathology is related to Stages of Objective Memory Impairment in cognitively unimpaired older adults.
58.7 percent of US adults walked for leisure in past week in 2022
Jul 31, 2024
58.7% of adults walked for leisure; 16.2% of adults walked for transportation, with men more likely to do so than women.
Daily multivitamin may protect against cognitive decline in older adults
Sep 21, 2022
No benefit was seen for cocoa extract supplementation versus placebo.