Air Pollution Exposure May Up Risk for Autoimmune Disease
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk for developing autoimmune disease, according to a study published online March 15 in RMD Open.Giovanni Adami, M.D., Ph.D., from the Uni…
Learn MoreValoctocogene Roxaparvovec Evaluated in Severe Hemophilia A
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For men with severe hemophilia A, treatment with valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an adeno-associated virus 5-based gene-therapy vector, yields a significant increase in factor VIII activity, with a reduction in t…
Learn MoreScreening on Tablet Device Helpful in Primary Care Setting
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More patients with sensitive concerns were identified after implementation of a self-administered screening with a tablet-based app in primary care practices, according to a research letter published online M…
Learn MorePrenatal Opioid Exposure Increases Risk for Childhood ADHD
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prenatal opioid exposure is associated with a significantly higher risk for subsequent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and carries a higher risk than exposure to other substances, according to…
Learn MoreAutism Screening Tool Accurate in Infants to Preschoolers
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Social Attention and Communication Surveillance-Revised (SACS-R) with SACS-Preschool (SACS-PR) has high diagnostic accuracy for the identification of autism in a community-based sample of infants, toddl…
Learn MoreOlder Adults Weigh Variety of Concerns Before Elective Surgery
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many older adults have concerns about scheduling elective surgery, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.Preeti Malani, M.D., from the University of …
Learn MoreSuicide-by-Firearm Decedents Less Likely to Have Sought Help
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who commit suicide with a firearm are more likely to have talked about suicide in the month before ending their lives, according to a study published online March 14 in JAMA Network Open.Allison E. B…
Learn MoreFactors Linked to Excess Disability ID’d in Rheumatoid Arthritis
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), higher pain, fatigue, and depressive symptoms are associated with increased odds of being in the high disability trajectory, despite similar levels of inflammati…
Learn MoreAshish Jha Named New White House COVID-19 Coordinator
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Ashish Jha, M.D., the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, to replace Jeff Zients as the country’s COVID-19 coordinator when Zients …
Learn MoreFolate Deficiency in Seniors May Increase Dementia, Mortality Risks
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The presence of serum folate deficiency is associated with dementia and all-cause mortality among older adults, although there is evidence of reverse causation, according to a study published online March 15 in Evidence-Based Mental Health.
Anat Rotstein, Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues examined the associations between serum folate deficiency and the risks for incident dementia and all-cause mortality among a cohort of 27,188 adults aged 60 to 75 years without preexisting dementia.
The researchers found that compared with its absence, the presence of serum folate deficiency (
“Serum concentrations of folate may function as a biomarker used to modify the risks of dementia and mortality in old age,” the authors write. “The implications for public health policy appear to be to reliably monitor serum concentrations of folate in older adults and treat deficiency for preventative measures and/or as part of implemented therapeutic strategies while regularly reviewing patients’ clinical outcomes.”
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