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TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All Alzheimer's disease patients and their family caregivers should be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America says."Getting vaccinated is one of the most important steps families affected by Alzheimer's disease can take to protect themselves and their loved ones," said Dr. J. Wesson Ashford, chair of the foundation's medical, scientific and memory screening advisory board. "Individuals living with Alzheimer's disease are often older and at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19, and family caregivers cannot provide proper care to their loved one if their own health is compromised," Ashford said in a foundation news release. "COVID-19 has added enormous new hardships for families affected by...

TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Could the color of your hair as you age be determined by the color of your skin?Yes, according to new research that suggests race plays a role in when and how your hair goes gray.The scientists conducted a search of 69 publications to review what's known about changes in hair as people age, focusing on the differences according to ethnicity. They analyzed data on hair structure, aging characteristics and damage, and differences between races and ethnicities. The researchers found that when hair starts to gray varies by race. The average ages are the mid-30s for whites, late 30s for Asian people, and mid-40s for Black people. Whites and Asians typically experience damage to the distal hair shaft (the ends), while such damage in...

TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Talk therapy for new mothers with postpartum depression may also benefit their babies' brains, Canadian researchers say. "We found that after their moms were treated that their infant's brain activity normalized to the levels seen in our healthy infants," said study co-author Ryan Van Lieshout, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.The study included 40 infants of women with postpartum depression and 40 infants of non-depressed mothers. The mothers with postpartum depression received nine weeks of group cognitive behavioral therapy. This type of therapy aims to help patients change destructive thought patterns.Their infants were assessed before therapy began and nine weeks...

MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose aspirin may help some people curb their risk of developing colon cancer -- but not if they wait until age 70 to start, a large, new study suggests.Researchers found that when people began using aspirin in their 50s or 60s, their risk of developing colon cancer after age 70 was trimmed by 20%.There was no such benefit, however, among people who began using aspirin at age 70 or later.No one is saying all middle-aged people should rush to take low-dose aspirin, experts cautioned.In fact, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends low-dose aspirin (usually 81 mg a day) for only a select group: People in their 50s who have at least a 10% risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years.The rationale is that long-term...