WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 — Having an ideal or intermediate level of global cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics from midlife to later in life is associated with a reduced risk for dementia, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in PLOS Medicine. Yajun Liang, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the […]
While rates of dementia for the U.S. population have been relatively stable or in decline since 2000, rates for Black Americans remain disproportionately high, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology. Melinda C. Power, ScD, director of the George Washington University Institute for Brain Health and Dementia, and her colleagues used data from […]
COVID-19 has been found in conjunctival swabs and tears of infected patients, according to a new study published in The Ocular Surface. The discovery prompted a research team including Shahzad Mian, M.D., an ophthalmologist at Kellogg Eye Center, to analyze the prevalence of COVID-19 in human post-mortem ocular tissues. The results: the virus can infiltrate […]
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Certain types of antidepressants might be better than others for treating PTSD because they carry a lower risk of stroke, according to a new study. The research, published Thursday in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, looked at data from 1.1 million U.S. veterans. It’s the […]
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a deep learning model that identifies imaging biomarkers on screening mammograms to predict a patient’s risk for developing breast cancer with greater accuracy than traditional risk assessment tools. Results of the study are being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — If you think the teenagers in your life have been eating a lot of unhealthy food – you’re probably right. U.S. adolescents get about two-thirds of their calories from ultra-processed food, and the more they eat, the worse they score on important measures of heart health, […]
Dr. Jeff Russell, associate professor of athletic training within the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University, is shining a light on a segment of concussion patients who often go unnoticed in comparison to athletes: performing artists. Russell’s new paper highlights the risk of concussion for dance, circus, theater and film and television […]
Abnormally high blood sugar may worsen outcomes and mortality rates for COVID-19 patients, including those without diabetes, according to major research published in the peer-reviewed open access journal Annals of Medicine. The study, based on more than 11,000 non-critically ill hospital patients in Spain, is the largest of its kind to date. It adds to […]
The Mediterranean (MED) diet—rich in olive oil, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds—is a recommended way to reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other adverse health outcomes. But exactly how and why the MED diet lowers risk for type 2 diabetes has remained unclear. In a study conducted by investigators from […]
With cases numbers spiking around the country, it’s not difficult to see why avoiding COVID-19 is a top concern for many people nationwide. And now, Spanish researchers have issued the results of a new study that show people seemed to increase their chances of catching the coronavirus by doing two things that seem completely natural […]
