Sex-specific differences seen in link between exercise and all-cause, CVD death
Feb 20, 2024
Regular physical activity was linked to a reduced risk for all-cause mortality in women and men, with a greater reduction for women.
FDA approves first drug meant to ease Alzheimer’s disease-llnked agitation
May 11, 2023
Patients who received 2 or 3 mg of Rexulti had significant improvements in agitation scores compared with patients taking a placebo.
Study identifies factors tied to age-related hearing loss
Mar 11, 2024
Being underweight and smoking were significant in men, whereas age at menarche and weight were significant in women.
In diabetes, women have higher risk for venous thromboembolism
Jan 05, 2023
The risk was increased 1.17-fold for women versus men with diabetes who were aged 20 to 79 years.
SARS-CoV-2 infection linked to increased risk for diabetes
Apr 18, 2023
The fraction of incident diabetes cases attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection was 3.41% overall and 4.75% among men.
Carpal tunnel syndrome tied to increased incidence of heart failure
Jul 14, 2023
A significant association was similar for women and men and was seen for patients aged 61 to 70 years and 70 years and older.
Living alone tied to higher risk for cancer death
Nov 02, 2023
The findings persist for men, women, white adults and those with college education when fully adjusting for other factors.
Cardiorespiratory fitness tied to reduced cancer incidence, mortality in men
Jul 03, 2023
Moderate and high cardiorespiratory fitness was linked to lower colon cancer incidence; low, moderate and high CRF was linked to lower prostate cancer mortality.
COVID-19 death rate increased with age, was higher for men
Oct 24, 2022
Overall, 38.9% of COVID-19 deaths among adults aged 85 years and older occurred in a nursing home or long-term care facility, compared with 19.2 and 9.7% among those aged 75 to 84 and 65 to 74 years, respectively.
Hip fracture risk higher among vegetarians versus regular meat eaters
Aug 08, 2023
The association was partly explained by their lower body mass index.