Brain changes link menopause with higher Alzheimer’s risk. Women who’ve gone through menopause have more white matter hyperintensities — tiny dementia-linked lesions seen on scans — in their brains than premenopausal women or men of the same age, researchers found. Read more Feds boost fall COVID vaccine supply. U.S. healthContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While kids in a classroom are likely to be familiar with all their classmates after a short time, the children they are assigned to sit near are likely to become their closer friends, a new study suggests. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University foundContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Neck floats marketed for babies to use in water can lead to serious injury or death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this week. The inflatable plastic rings are especially dangerous for infants who have developmental delays or special needs, such asContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There’s a shortage of nursing home beds for the elderly in America due to a severe staffing crisis that has caused long-term care facilities to cut back on new admissions, new research shows. Three out of five nursing homes (61%) have limited newContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Proper sleep is essential, and a widely used scoring system for heart and brain health is being redefined to reflect that. Since 2010, the American Heart Association has said seven modifiable components – maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, being physicallyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When former professional Major League Soccer (MLS) player Scott Vermillion died at age 44, he had stage 2 CTE, his family announced Tuesday. He is the first former MLS player diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Vermillion died from an accidental overdose inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research confirms the dangers of too much screen time for kids and teens: Those who play sports, take music lessons, or socialize with friends after school are happier and healthier than children who are glued to a screen during these hours. “ScreenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A yearly flu shot may do more than protect you from a nasty bout of influenza: New research suggests it may help guard against Alzheimer’s disease as well. People who were vaccinated at least once over four years were 40% less likely toContinue Reading
Kids happier, healthier away from screens. In a new study, those who played sports, took music lessons or socialized with friends after school were better off than kids glued to TVs and laptops. Read more Could getting your flu shot help prevent Alzheimer’s? In a four-year study, people who wereContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Llamas are more than beautiful creatures — they could also help protect humans from COVID-19 and a large array of similar viruses. Contained in their blood samples are tiny, robust immune particles that could protect against every COVID-19 variant, including Omicron and 18Continue Reading