Higher dietary intake of alpha linolenic acid may lower mortality risk
Oct 15, 2021
Higher dietary intake of alpha linolenic acid through foods such as nuts, seeds and plant oils is linked to a reduced risk for mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease.
Low exercise may amplify link between poor sleep, mortality risk
Jun 30, 2021
The highest risks for all-cause, total CVD, total cancer, lung cancer mortality were seen in the no moderate-to-vigorous physical activity/poor sleep group.
Adult survivors of childhood cancer may face late-onset memory impairment
Jun 02, 2023
The findings were seen decades after cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Eating ultra-processed food may up colorectal cancer risk in men
Sep 02, 2022
Overall ultra-processed food consumption and risk for colorectal cancer were not associated for women, but the risk increased with consumption of ready-to-eat/heat mixed dishes.
Risk for breast cancer examined after false-positive mammogram
Nov 03, 2023
“As women age and are eventually no longer invited for screening (in most countries with mammography screening programs, this stops at 70 years of age), it may be worth studying whether women with...
Physical activity, sleep duration linked to mortality
Apr 05, 2023
“Our findings suggest that health promotion efforts targeting both physical activity and sleep duration may be more effective in preventing or delaying premature death in middle-aged and older adults...
Racial differences seen in financial hardship among older cancer survivors
Jul 01, 2024
Income and area-level disadvantage are the largest contributors to racial differences.
Heart, diabetes, cancer drugs on list for Medicare price negotiations, White House says
Aug 29, 2023
Enrollees in the Medicare prescription drug program paid a total of $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2022 for the 10 initial drugs chosen for price negotiations.
Survival benefit for cancer trial participants does not persist in adjusted analyses
May 21, 2024
Survival benefits disappear when only high-quality studies are pooled and with adjustment for potential publication bias.
Shift work tied to later frailty
Apr 03, 2023
THe association was strongest for women working shift work versus those only working daytime.