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aarp.org | Kristen Fischer
Getty Images Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As is the case for many cancer screenings, recommendations on who should get the test that can detect prostate cancer, known as the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, can become a bit of a gray area once you hit a certain age.
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aarp.org | Kristen Fischer
JAMIE CHUNG/TRUNK ARCHIVE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Extreme heat can do more than make you sweat.
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health.com | Kristen Fischer |Julia Landwehr |Nick Blackmer
Cris Cantón / Getty ImagesA recent study linked some hormonal birth controls to higher stroke and heart attack risk. Vaginal rings, skin patches, and the pill containing both estrogen and progestin had the highest risk. Cardiovascular risk from birth control is low overall, but experts recommend talking to a healthcare provider to pick the safest option for you. Several forms of hormonal birth control could come with a higher risk for ischemic stroke and heart attack, recent research found.
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mcknights.com | Kristen Fischer
People taking drugs for HIV and hepatitis B are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. UVA Health investigators now would like clinical trials to examine the potential of the HIV medications as a means to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The report was published Thursday in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are antiretroviral drugs used to prevent the HIV virus from replicating inside the body.
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mcknights.com | Kristen Fischer
People who eat more ultra-processed foods like cold breakfast cereal, cookies and hot dogs are more likely to have early signs of Parkinson’s disease compared to those who eat less of those foods, a new study finds. Authors of the report, which was published Wednesday in Neurology, noted that the findings don’t show that ultra-processed foods cause Parkinson’s disease — only an association. Researchers evaluated data from 42,853 people who were, on average, 48 years old.
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mcknights.com | Kristen Fischer
Systemic inflammation partially plays a role in obesity and depression, a new report published Monday in BMC Psychiatry finds. Investigators combed data from 11,324 people from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). They explored the associations between obesity, systemic inflammation and depression.
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Report: Higher life satisfaction linked to less mental health problems … Researchers use pulse rate to detect faster cognitive decline, study shows … Music helps Parkinson’s patients walk more, at higher intensity, study finds … Report: Mushroom compound can boost motor symptoms, mood and cognition in people with Parkinson’s … Study explores using frailty scale to improve geriatric assessments
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mcknights.com | Kristen Fischer
China has a higher burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias compared to other countries. Cases of dementia in the country are rising more quickly than the global average, a study finds. A team from Fudan University, China, conducted research for the report, which was published Wednesday in PLOS One. Between 1990 and 2021, cases of dementia in China tripled, while they doubled globally.
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mcknights.com | Kristen Fischer
Curiosity may offset, prevent Alzheimer’s disease, study shows … Report: Sleep apnea during sleep phase tied to memory-related brain changes … Functional MRI could diagnose Parkinson’s disease, study finds … Stress raises COPD flare risk four times higher, data shows … Shingles vaccine may be protective for heart health, trial shows
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mcknights.com | Kristen Fischer
About one-third of older adults in resident care homes for the elderly are subject to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and at a higher risk for hospitalization due to being on medications that may not be right for them, a new study from Hong Kong finds. The report was published Tuesday in BMC Geriatrics. Researchers analyzed data from 6,346 residents who were about 83 years old on average. They were taking about seven medications each, on average.
