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2020

Even Light Exercise Can Speed Stroke Recovery

Even Light Exercise Can Speed Stroke RecoveryMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even light exercise can counter the damage of stroke in survivors, a new study suggests. "Stroke is a major cause of disability in older adults," said research leader Neha Gothe, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "We know that physical activity can improve how well people survive a stroke and recover after the fact," Gothe said. "But almost no research has looked at how physical activity of different intensities affects physical function among stroke survivors." For the study, Gothe and her colleagues assessed daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, looking at how much they moved and how well they could do routine daily physical tasks such as getting in and...

Your Sushi May Serve Up Parasitic Worms

13 April 2020
Your Sushi May Serve Up Parasitic WormsMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- You may get more than you bargained for when you eat sushi, a new study suggests. Researchers found that since the 1970s, there's been a 283-fold increase in the abundance of a parasitic worm that can be transmitted to people who eat raw or undercooked seafood. This huge increase in the abundance of Anisakis worms, also called herring worms, could have consequences for both human and marine mammal health, according to the authors of the study published recently in the journal Global Change Biology. When people eat live herring worms, they can invade the intestinal wall and cause symptoms similar to food poisoning, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In most cases, the worm dies after a few days and the symptoms disappear, said study...

Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From...

13 April 2020
Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer`sMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry a gene called APOE4 face an increased risk of Alzheimer's. But that effect may be lessened if they got luckier with a different gene, researchers have found. Scientists have long known that the APOE gene is the strongest genetic influence over whether people develop Alzheimer's late in life. Those who carry a form of the gene called E4 have a higher-than-average risk. However, not all APOE4 carriers develop Alzheimer's -- and it's important to understand what protects those people, said study co-author Dr. Michael Greicius, an associate professor of neurology at Stanford University School of Medicine in California. Based on his team's findings, a lot may ride on another gene, called klotho. Among APOE4 carriers, those who...

The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are...

13 April 2020
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to QuitMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Kids and teens who take up smoking are more likely to become daily smokers and find it harder to quit by their 40s, a new study finds. "Based on our data coupled with a variety of other evidence, we found childhood smoking leads to adult smoking," said lead researcher David Jacobs Jr., a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. "Cigarette smoking, even experimentally, among children of any age should be strongly discouraged." For the study, Jacobs' team collected data on more than 6,000 men and women who took part in an international heart study. Information was collected when participants were 6 to 19 years of age and during their 20s and 40s. The researchers found that teens who smoked the most and kids...

Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer's Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: Study

13 April 2020
Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer`s Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: StudyMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even before symptoms develop, the brains of people with early Alzheimer's disease have high levels of amyloid protein plaques, a new study reveals. Those levels in older adults with no dementia symptoms are associated with a family history of disease, lower scores on thinking/memory tests, and declines in daily mental function. The first findings from the so-called A4 study funded by the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) were published recently in the journal JAMA Neurology. A4 stands for Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease. The study -- due for completion in late 2022 -- is an ongoing trial that was launched in 2014. It's investigating whether the drug solanezumab can slow mental decline associated with elevated...

Why Is Coronavirus a Bigger Worry for People With Diabetes?

13 April 2020
Why Is Coronavirus a Bigger Worry for People With Diabetes?MONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you or someone you love has diabetes, you've probably noticed that diabetes always pops up on lists of people at higher risk from COVID-19 infections. And you've probably wondered why. The good news is that people with diabetes -- any type -- don't seem to have a greater risk of catching the virus. The bad news is if you do get it and you have diabetes, you have higher odds of having a more serious illness. "Recent CDC [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] data indicates that of those diagnosed with COVID-19, only 10% have diabetes, and that's about the prevalence of diabetes in the general U.S. population. But, if you are hospitalized, you may have a more severe course of illness," explained Dr. Robert Eckel, president of...

AHA News: Want to Help Overstressed ERs? Be Safe at Home

13 April 2020
AHA News: Want to Help Overstressed ERs? Be Safe at HomeMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Nobody ever wants to find themselves in a hospital emergency room. But with COVID-19 cases crowding hospitals across the nation, preventing unnecessary accidents and injuries that require emergency care can help everyone stay safer. "More than ever, this is a time to use caution," said Dr. Kate Cronan, a pediatric emergency physician at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. "We want to help everyone avoid serious injuries that would require a visit to the emergency room." Experts caution this can be more challenging today, with families cooped up indoors and children getting antsy. Seniors, already at high risk for falls, also will have to take extra steps to stay safe during the pandemic....

Shut Down 'Wet Markets' to Prevent Next Viral Plague, Animal Advocates Say

13 April 2020
Shut Down `Wet Markets` to Prevent Next Viral Plague, Animal Advocates SayMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Sometime in the late fall of 2019, probably in a live-animal "wet market" in Wuhan, China, a strain of coronavirus previously harbored only by animals made the leap to humans. There are various theories on the intermediary species involved -- snakes, bats or even an armadillo-like creature called the pangolin have been implicated. A few months later, a global pandemic triggered by that mutated virus has infected more than 1.9 million, killed over 115,000, and devastated economies. Now, advocates in the animal rights and public health spheres are warning that an even worse outbreak could occur if the world's wet markets aren't shuttered for good. China, especially, has a long history of selling live wildlife for food or medicinal reasons in...

Don't Believe the Hype: Bogus Products, Coronavirus...

MONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Can zinc help shorten a COVID-19 infection? Will vitamin C or other supplements prevent it? These claims and plenty more can be found on social media...

FDA Tackles Questions About Blood Donation, Face Masks...

MONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- It is safe to donate blood during the coronavirus pandemic? Do cloth face masks offer meaningful protection against COVID-19? These are among the...
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