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A medida que el uso de la prueba del APE se redujo, los cánceres de próstata avanzados aumentaron

MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Desde que las pruebas de detección del antígeno prostático específico (APE) de rutina ya no se recomiendan, ha habido un aumento preocupante en los casos de cáncer de próstata avanzado en Estados Unid…

Cuando los impuestos sobre los cigarrillos aumentan, las muertes infantiles se reducen

JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Podrían los impuestos sobre los cigarrillos ayudar a reducir las tasas de mortalidad de recién nacidos y bebés?Sí, afirma un nuevo estudio. Los investigadores sugieren que las mujeres embarazadas son me…

Lots of Napping Could Raise a Senior’s Odds for Alzheimer’s

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking longer or more frequent naps during the day may sound enticing, but it may be a harbinger of Alzheimer’s disease.Older adults who nap throughout the day may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s, whi…

Lots of Napping Could Raise a Senior’s Odds for Alzheimer’s

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking longer or more frequent naps during the day may sound enticing, but it may be a harbinger of Alzheimer’s disease.Older adults who nap throughout the day may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s, whi…

Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Memory and concentration problems haunt 7 in 10 patients with long COVID, a pair of new studies indicate.The findings suggest that COVID-19 has a notable impact on brain health, even if the precise underlyi…

Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most brain studies that rely on MRI scans don’t include enough people to provide trustworthy results, researchers say.These brain-wide association studies use MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to see how bra…

Folate 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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Hospital Mortality From Non-SARS-CoV-2 Causes Up Among Seniors

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among Medicare beneficiaries, there was an increase in mortality rates in the 30 days after hospital admission for non-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (non-SARS-CoV-2) causes during the COVI…

Home-Based BP Measurements Comparable to Ambulatory BP Monitoring

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mean blood pressure (BP) is significantly lower with clinic-based measurement, significantly higher for kiosk-based measurement, and not significantly different for home-based measurement compared with 24-h…

New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across U.S.

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The potentially deadly tick-borne Heartland virus is spreading across the United States and has now been found in Georgia, Emory University researchers report.First identified in Missouri in 2009, the virus…