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2022

Adding These Foods to Your Diet Could Keep Dementia Away

Adding These Foods to Your Diet Could Keep Dementia AwayTHURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A diet rich in the antioxidants that leafy, green vegetables and colorful fruit deliver is good for your body, and now new research shows it also protects your brain.In the study, people whose blood contained the highest amounts of three key antioxidants were less likely to develop all-cause dementia than those whose blood had lower levels of these nutrients. "The takeaway is that a healthy diet rich in antioxidants from dark leafy greens and orange-pigmented fruits with or without antioxidant supplements may reduce the risk of developing dementia," said Dr. Luigi Ferrucci, scientific director for the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA), which funded the study. "But the only way to prove the connection between antioxidants and brain health...

Americans Now Living Longer After Heart Attack

5 May 2022
Americans Now Living Longer After Heart AttackTHURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term survival after a heart attack has improved significantly overall among Medicare beneficiaries, although poorer people and Black Americans have been left behind, a new study claims."Our results demonstrate some accomplishments and some work ahead; we are making progress on improving long-term outcomes overall, but we are failing to reduce the inequalities in long-term health outcomes that may cause death or another heart attack," said senior study author Dr. Harlan Krumholz. He is director of the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation at Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven, Conn.For the study, Krumholz and his team analyzed the medical records of 3.9 million Medicare beneficiaries, average age 78, who survived for at least 30...

New BA.2 COVID Subvariant Taking Hold in United States

5 May 2022
New BA.2 COVID Subvariant Taking Hold in United StatesTHURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Yet another subvariant of of the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in the United States and is likely to become the dominant strain within weeks, experts say.Early research suggests that BA.2.12.1 -- a subvariant of the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant -- is better able to evade the immune system than previous versions of the coronavirus, but it's not clear yet if it causes more severe illness, The New York Times reported.In the week ending April 30, BA.2.12.1 accounted for about 36% of all new cases nationwide, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That compares with 26% the week before and 16% during the second week in April.BA.2.12.1 was first detected in New York State in April, and it is spreading...

Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell

5 May 2022
Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of SmellTHURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It has happened to millions during the pandemic: a sudden loss of smell that heralds the start of a COVID-19 infection. But scientists have been stumped as to why.Until now.New research suggests the symptom is due to inflammation rather than directly caused by the coronavirus.The researchers noted that loss of smell (anosmia) is a common and often long-term symptom of COVID-19 that can have a serious impact on a person's quality of life because it can reduce the ability to taste, make it difficult to detect airborne warnings of danger and affect other aspects of daily life."As a neuropathologist, I wondered why smell loss is a very common symptom with COVID-19 but not with other respiratory diseases," said study lead author Dr. Cheng-Ying Ho....

Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later

5 May 2022
Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer LaterTHURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of teen and young-adult cancers may feel they've dodged a bullet, but they're not totally in the clear. A new study reveals a high risk of developing and dying from new cancers later on.These young people require close monitoring, according to researchers at the American Cancer Society."The risk of subsequent primary cancer among cancer survivors has been extensively studied among childhood cancer survivors, but relatively less is known about AYA [adolescent and young-adult] cancer survivors," said lead author Hyuna Sung, a scientist at the cancer society."These results strongly stress the need to expand research on and strengthen efforts for surveillance of subsequent cancers among childhood and AYA cancer survivors," Sung added in...

COVID Transmission 1,000 Times More Likely from Air vs. Surfaces: Study

4 May 2022
COVID Transmission 1,000 Times More Likely from Air vs. Surfaces: StudyWEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're still wiping down groceries, doorknobs and light switches in an attempt to thwart COVID-19, maybe you can relax a little: You're 1,000 times more likely to get COVID from the air you breathe than from surfaces you touch, a new study suggests.University of Michigan researchers tested air and surface samples around their campus and found odds are greater for inhaling virus particles than picking them up on your fingers. "In this study, we set out to better understand potential exposures to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- the virus which causes COVID-19 -- in several college campus settings," explained study author Richard Neitzel, a professor of environmental health sciences and global public health.The settings included offices,...

Obesity May Be Affecting Heart Health in Kids as Young as 6

4 May 2022
Obesity May Be Affecting Heart Health in Kids as Young as 6WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As early as age 6, children who carry extra weight could be headed down a path toward future diabetes or heart disease, a new study suggests.The study, of nearly 1,000 Danish children, found that kids who were overweight often had elevations in blood sugar and insulin by the time they were school-age. They also had higher triglycerides (a type of blood fat) than their peers, but lower blood levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol.Those differences were not, however, apparent among preschoolers who were overweight. The researchers said the findings underscore the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity in the preschool years — before the effects of excess weight begin to arise.But no one is pointing the finger at parents. Experts said...

Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study

4 May 2022
Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: StudyWEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who feel their true gender identity doesn't match the sex they were given at birth are sometimes given the chance to adopt the lifestyle and characteristics of the opposite gender, in a process known as "social transitioning."It involves no treatments or surgery, yet some people question whether kids who socially transition at a very young age might end up regretting the decision, raising the risk for a traumatic re-transition. But new research finds that's rarely the case: Among children under age 12, investigators found that more than nine in 10 stuck with their initial transition decision as much as five years out. And the few who re-transitioned back did not typically find the process traumatic."Social transitioning refers to a change...

AHA News: The Healing Power of Music for Stroke Survivors

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a...

Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain...

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women and people of color with chest pain — the most common symptom signaling a heart attack — face longer waits in U.S. emergency departments than...
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