Nursing home coronavirus cases drop by nearly half over four weeks … New stroke-prevention screening guidance published … White House to open coronavirus vaccines distribution to 6,500 retail pharmacies...
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 22
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 22, 2024
Heart damage, COVID-19 lung infection linked … Study finds genetic variants tied to Alzheimer’s disease … Anxiety, depression treatment helps heart disease … FDA OKs Tryvio for high blood pressure
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Feds: 8 bilked system for $150M, took nursing home residents’ genetic matter … Researchers urge improved emergency care for dementia patients … Over half of infectious diseases aggravated by climate...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, October 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 30, 2019
Risk of heart valve infections rising … Genetic markers linked to first symptoms of Parkinson’s … Discovery: A therapeutic target for healing aged muscles … 2 in 3 people think that dementia...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Jan. 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 30, 2023
With antibody treatments null, CDC advises vulnerable patients on COVID prevention, treatment … Healthy lifestyle lowers memory decline, even for those with genetic risk … Fewer in U.S. are reporting...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Feb. 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 05, 2024
Dementia was rare in ancient times … 4 US sites join Parkinson’s disease genetics study… Risvodetinib phase 1 results for Parkinson’s promising … Disparities have a say in stroke recovery …...
Loneliness closely linked to 10-year dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 14, 2022
Loneliness triples the odds of dementia in those for whom risk would otherwise be relatively low based on age and genetics, researchers say.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, July 29
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 28, 2019
Experts call for large-scale macular degeneration research … Genetic risk not a factor in dietary interventions for type 2 diabetes … Older adults are not meeting HHS activity guidelines … Clues...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Oct. 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2020
Blood pressure meds reduce mortality in flu and pneumonia, study finds … Purpose in life linked to fewer dementia-related problems … Poor cognitive performance predicts impaired activities of daily...
Large new study links social isolation to dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 02, 2023
Compared to other risk factors for dementia such as genetic tendencies, social isolation may be easier to modify, investigators say.