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2021

Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?

Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults looking to boost their muscle mass do not need to bulk up on protein, a new study suggests.Researchers found that 10 weeks of strength training plus a moderate amount of protein were enough to build muscle in previously sedentary middle-aged people. And extra protein brought no added gains.The findings run counter to a common belief among exercisers, said researcher Colleen McKenna, a registered dietitian and graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Protein is essential for muscle maintenance and growth. But the typical American diet contains plenty of it, McKenna said."If you're getting enough high-quality protein in your diet," she said, "then 'enough' is probably enough."The "quality" part, said...

AHA News: Black Young Adults Face Higher Stroke Risk...

29 March 2021
AHA News: Black Young Adults Face Higher Stroke Risk Than Their White PeersMONDAY, March 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Black young adults are almost four times more likely than their white counterparts to have a stroke, according to new research. Yet regardless of race, the risk of having a stroke at a younger age increased as blood pressure rose.High blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke. It adds to the heart's workload and over time damages arteries and organs. Experts already knew stroke rates among young adults have risen in recent decades, but little was known about which adults were at higher risk.The new study, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, looked at the link between high blood pressure and stroke in a group of Black and white young adults in four U.S. cities.More than 5,000 study...

Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not...

29 March 2021
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Over half of high-risk children in the United States are not receiving behavioral health services critical to their mental, emotional and physical well-being, new research warns."It's a pretty simple and kind of widely agreed upon finding that there are a lot of at-risk kids, when you look at it in terms of adversities or symptoms, who aren't getting mental health services, behavioral health services, that would be of benefit to them," said study co-author David Finkelhor. He directs the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center. Lack of treatment for kids who struggle with depression, anxiety and/or several adverse childhood experiences is more severe among children of parents with only high school-level educations...

Loneliness in Mid-Life Linked to Higher Odds for Alzheimer's

29 March 2021
Loneliness in Mid-Life Linked to Higher Odds for Alzheimer`sMONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged folks who feel persistently lonely appear to have a nearly doubled risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.If you take steps to counter your loneliness, however, you might actually reduce your dementia risk, the researchers found.Dementia risk rose 91% in those who reported feelings of loneliness that persisted across two separate health exams taken a few years apart in mid-life (ages 45 to 64 years), according to findings published March 24 in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.But if people felt lonely in the first exam but not during their next check-up, their dementia risk decreased by 66%, the study found.It might be that people who can recover from loneliness are more psychologically resilient...

Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges

29 March 2021
Don`t Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons` Group UrgesMONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many people may have postponed cancer screenings during the coronavirus pandemic, but a major medical group says now is the time to catch up.The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer is urging people to resume recommended cancer screenings to prevent further delays that could lead to diagnosis after a cancer is more advanced. "Regular cancer screening tests can improve and save your life," said Dr. Timothy Mullett, chair of the surgeons' commission. "Pausing surgical care early in the pandemic helped hospitals prepare to treat patients with COVID-19 and secure necessary equipment, but a year into the pandemic, cancer care facilities have assumed best practices in order to resume screenings and surgical care safely," Mullett added....

Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

29 March 2021
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery PatientsMONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. surgery patients have a high rate of smoking, which could be one reason why some wind up on the operating table, researchers say.A look at nearly 329,000 Michigan residents who had common surgical procedures between 2012 and 2019 found that nearly a quarter had smoked in the past year. In comparison, just over 14% of U.S. adults smoked in 2019.The highest rates of smoking were found among Medicaid patients and those without health insurance, according to findings published recently in the journal JAMA Network Open."We thought this was really important because these are patients with limited access to care who may not have the ability to go to regular health exams or to get smoking cessation help," said study author Dr. Ryan Howard, a...

Astronauts Will Need Tough Workouts on Any Mission to Mars

29 March 2021
Astronauts Will Need Tough Workouts on Any Mission to MarsMONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As NASA astronauts set their sights on reaching Mars and building an outpost on the moon, they are likely to need regular, rigorous exercise to keep their hearts in shape, a new study suggests.Researchers analyzed data gathered from U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly during his year in space from 2015 to 2016 and from Benoît Lecomte's attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean in 2018. Investigators said swimming simulates weightlessness.The results showed that long sessions of low-intensity exercise don't completely counteract the effects of weightlessness on the heart, which will weaken over time in a gravity-free environment.Short, regular bouts of high-intensity exercise may be required to keep the heart healthy during long space missions,...

1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study

29 March 2021
1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: StudyMONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- About 1 in 5 Colorado high school students has access to guns, according to new study from the Colorado School of Public Health.The research -- published March 29 in the Journal of Pediatrics -- is being released after recent mass shootings in Atlanta and in Boulder, Colo."Our findings highlight that it is relatively easy to access a handgun in Colorado for high school students," said lead author Ashley Brooks-Russell, assistant professor of public health at the school on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. "This finding, combined with the high prevalence of feeling sad or depressed and suicide attempts, is concerning for the safety of adolescents," she said in a university news release.For the study, the researchers...

Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Want to ward off high blood pressure? Don't forget to brush and floss.A new study finds that severe gum disease may make an otherwise healthy person...

Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nonsmokers usually try to avoid secondhand smoke, but many kids have no option, and now a new study finds tobacco smoke exposure puts them at higher risk...
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