Composite Inflammatory Biomarker Linked to Dementia Risk
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of a composite inflammatory biomarker are associated with an increased subsequent risk for dementia, according to a study published online July 19 in PLOS ONE.Krisztina Mekli, Ph.D., from the Cat…
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FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of a composite inflammatory biomarker are associated with an increased subsequent risk for dementia, according to a study published online July 19 in PLOS ONE.Krisztina Mekli, Ph.D., from the Cat…
Learn MoreBiological Sex Tied to Symptoms, Severity of Lyme Disease
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Biological sex should be included in Lyme disease research, according to a study published online June 17 in the International Journal of General Medicine.Lorraine Johnson, from MyLymeData in San Ramon, Califo…
Learn MoreBiological Sex Tied to Symptoms, Severity of Lyme Disease
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Biological sex should be included in Lyme disease research, according to a study published online June 17 in the International Journal of General Medicine.Lorraine Johnson, from MyLymeData in San Ramon, Califo…
Learn MoreKetamine Efficacious for Treatment-Resistant Depression
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A four-week treatment course of racemic ketamine is efficacious and safe for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to a study published online July 14 in the British Journal of Psychiatry.Colleen Loo…
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FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A four-week treatment course of racemic ketamine is efficacious and safe for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to a study published online July 14 in the British Journal of Psychiatry.Colleen Loo…
Learn MoreTechnical Variant Graft Usage Affects Pediatric Liver Transplant Waitlist Mortality
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric liver transplant (LT) candidates, higher technical variant graft (TVG; including living donor [LD] and deceased donor split/partial grafts) usage is associated with lower waitlist (WL) mortality,…
Learn MorePrevalence of Arthritis 305 Per 100,000 Children, Teens in U.S.
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of arthritis is 305 per 100,000 children and adolescents in the United States, with higher prevalence among non-Hispanic Black or African American versus non-Hispanic White children and adoles…
Learn More251 Cases of Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Reported in 2012 to 2021
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During 2012 to 2021, 251 cases of soft tick relapsing fever (STRF), caused by certain Borrelia spirochetes and transmitted to humans by soft-bodied Ornithodoros ticks, were reported in 11 states, according …
Learn MoreSix Percent of U.S. Adults Had Activity-Limiting Injury in 2020 to 2021
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2020 to 2021, about 6 percent of U.S. adults had an activity-limiting injury in the past three months, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nati…
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