Insulin resistance linked to risk for more than 30 diseases
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Haymarket Media
Sep 09, 2024
Twenty-six positive and five negative correlations were seen, as well as a link between insulin resistance and all-cause mortality in women.
Natural environments may cut hospitalization for patients with neurodegenerative diseases
Dec 30, 2022
The normalized difference vegetation index was negatively associated with hospitalization for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia as well as Parkinson’s disease.
Acupuncture aids sleep in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Jul 05, 2024
The benefits persisted four weeks after treatment.
Allopurinol may cut risk for neurodegenerative diseases
May 19, 2023
Allopurinol linked to 13 to 34 percent lower risk for Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, ALS
17 percent of patients seeing neurologist travel long distance
Sep 13, 2023
Factors associated with long-distance travel include low neurologist density, rural setting and visits for ALS and nervous system cancer.
Relapse risk for psychosis in dementia lower with continued pimavanserin
Jul 22, 2021
The findings were seen in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled discontinuation trial that was stopped early for efficacy.
Tai chi shows benefits for Parkinson’s disease patients
Oct 26, 2023
Improvements were seen in motor and nonmotor symptoms, as well as reductions in disability and complications.
Humor therapy may aid depression, anxiety
Jun 28, 2023
Participants in studies in the literature review included older people in nursing homes, people with Parkinson’s disease and retired women, among others.
Playing football tied to higher risk of parkinsonism, Parkinson’s disease
Aug 15, 2023
A longer duration of play and a higher level of play both were tied to higher risk.
Worse QoL seen for Parkinson’s patients with depressed caregivers
Aug 11, 2023
Patients with Parkinson’s whose caregivers have depression symptoms have a worse quality of life and higher emergency department use.