Time-restricted eating reduces CVD risk for older breast cancer survivors
May 19, 2022
Cardiovascular disease risk for breast cancer survivors fell by 15% following an eight-week time-restricted eating intervention.
Loss of smell, taste less likely with newer COVID-19 variants
May 18, 2022
Lower risk for developing chemosensory loss observed with alpha, delta, and omicron variants
Coronary heart disease risk higher with COPD
May 16, 2022
However, emphysema score, lung function, exacerbation frequency, and hypoxemia do not predict coronary stenosis or calcium score >100
Risk for type 1 MI hospitalization increased with prediabetes
May 16, 2022
Younger adults with prediabetes have increased odds of T1MI, but do not have increased risk for MACCE
Hypertension, arterial stiffness linked to risk for diabetes
May 16, 2022
The highest risk for diabetes is seen for those with hypertension and arterial stiffness, a new study has found.
Deficits in geriatric assessment prevalent in seniors with IBD
May 16, 2022
Older patients with IBD frequently have impaired functioning and should be assessed for signs of frailty, researchers say.
Inflammation during COVID-19 hospitalization linked to mortality
May 13, 2022
Elevated C-reactive protein during hospitalization is associated with increased mortality risk after recovery from COVID-19.
Intervention can cut risk for mobility disability in seniors
May 13, 2022
Reduced incidence of mobility disability is seen in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia receiving who receive a multicomponent intervention.
Early tracheostomy no aid for severe stroke outcomes
May 11, 2022
Findings for six-month functional outcomes among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation
One in three Alzheimer, dementia cases tied to modifiable risk factors
May 11, 2022
Midlife obesity, physical inactivity and low education are three prominent modifiable risk factors tied to dementia, researchers say.