Health Highlights, Nov. 11, 2021

Are you eating your way to dementia? If your diet is loaded with pro-inflammatory foods, you may be up to three times more likely to experience memory loss and issues with language, problem-solving and other thinking skills as you age, new research shows. Read more

Vibration therapy might help people with multiple sclerosis. In a small study, people who underwent sessions standing on a rapidly-shaking platform showed improvements in decision-making, information processing, attention and memory. Read more

Income matters when it comes to vaccinating kids against COVID-19. In a new poll of 2,000 American parents, willingness to get children vaccinated fell as family income levels declined. Read more

Is a pandemic-linked measles resurgence ahead? The world faces an increased risk of a measles outbreak because 22 million infants did not get their measles shots last year due to the pandemic, global experts warned. Read more