Summary: Like cognitive deficits, psychiatric symptoms such as depression, apathy, and anxiety associated with Alzheimer’s disease appear to be a direct consequence of underlying brain changes as a r… [+5818 chars]
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against use of combined estrogen and progestin and estrogen alone for primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal persons. These find… [+2116 chars]
Preterm birth, or when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, affected one out of every 10 infants born in the United States in 2020, with Black women disproportionately likely to be at risk. … [+4505 chars]
Scientists from the USA and Canada have recently estimated the prevalence and risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients with vaccin… [+5605 chars]
Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are essential nutrients to all animals. Yet dietary variation between species, populations and individuals can vary dramatically. In an international collaborative s… [+3831 chars]
In the fight against cancer, the development of efficacious drugs is only half the battle; equally important is how drugs may be delivered efficiently and safely to the diseased sites in the body.The… [+3617 chars]
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<ul><li>Researchers say about 1 in 4 adults is affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.</li><li>They say the condition often isnt diagnosed until its later stages.</li><li>They say the disorder … [+4684 chars]
People who eat at least two servings of avocado per week have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. (Harvard Heart Letter) Scientists piloted a clinical polygenic risk score assay for diseases ran… [+2680 chars]
When it comes to blood sugar, you don't want levels to be too low (hypoglycemia) or too high (hyperglycemia). "If you have high blood sugar levels for a long time, you're going to be prone to infecti… [+3023 chars]
Access to an online program that provides easily accessible, interactive, tailored healthy lifestyle and behavior change techniques was associated with better health-related quality of life among adu… [+3264 chars]
EXERCISE IS KEY How does Loei cope with exercise-induced thirst when, as a CKD patient, his fluid intake has to be severely limited? Because I lose fluid through perspiration, I am allowed more wate… [+1592 chars]
