Immune System May Hold Secret to Living to 100
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Centenarians might live 100 years or more thanks in part to a more agile and adaptive immune system, a new study reveals.Blood tests of seven centenarians — average age 106 — found they possess highly func…
Learn MoreTener asma o eczema podría aumentar el riesgo de artritis
MARTES, 28 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si usted es una de los millones de personas que tiene asma alérgica o eczema, quizá sea más probable que desarrolle la forma de desgaste de la artritis al envejecer.Este es el principal hallazgo de un nu…
Learn MoreHaving Asthma, Eczema Might Raise Arthritis Risk
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with allergic asthma or eczema, you may be more likely to develop the wear-and-tear form of arthritis as you age.This is the main finding from a new study that examine…
Learn MoreUn gen que protegió a algunos de la peste negra podría ayudar, y hacer daño, a las personas hoy en día
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunas personas podrían portar un gen que ayuda a protegerlos de enfermedades respiratorias como la COVID-19, y que ayudó a sus ancestros a luchar contra la peste.Pero se cobra un precio.Esta misma va…
Learn MoreGene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some people may have a gene that helps protect them from respiratory diseases like COVID-19 — and helped their ancestors fight the plague.It comes at a cost.This same gene variation may be linked to an inc…
Learn More13 Percent of Patients With Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Have Suicidal Thoughts
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Thirteen percent of patients with definite anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (ANMDARE) have suicidal thoughts and behaviors during the acute phase of the disease, according to a study published…
Learn MoreEvidence Found of Causal Link for Multisite Chronic Pain and MS, RA
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multisite chronic pain is causally associated with a higher risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but not with other autoimmune diseases (AIDs), according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreUna enfermedad recién descubierta quizá afecte a más de 15,000 estadounidenses
MARTES, 24 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores están aclarando una misteriosa afección médica conocida como síndrome VEXAS, que se cree que afecta a más de 15,000 personas en Estados Unidos.El síndrome VEXAS se identificó en 2020, …
Learn MoreUptake Low for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in Immunocompromised Adults
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For immunocompromised adults, adherence to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mRNA monovalent COVID-19 booster dose recommendations is low, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA N…
Learn MoreNewly Discovered Disease May Affect Over 15,000 Americans
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are shedding light on a mystery medical condition called VEXAS syndrome that’s believed to affect more than 15,000 people in the United States.Identified in 2020, VEXAS syndrome is a rare, genetic…
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