10 Ways You Can Cut Your Risk for Dementia
SATURDAY, Feb. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Causes of different kinds of dementia vary, but about 40% are affected by risk factors a person can influence through lifestyle choices.Two University of Michigan neurologists offer 10 tips for modifying tho…
Learn MoreChest CT Prior to Stem Cell Transplant Beneficial for Spotting Abnormalities
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pretransplant screening chest computed tomography (CT) is beneficial for identifying abnormalities before allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT), according to a study published online Feb. 3 i…
Learn MoreAir Pollution May Create U.S. ‘Hot Spots’ for Parkinson’s Risk
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People living in heavily polluted areas of the United States may be more vulnerable to Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Specifically, the culprit is a type of air pollution called fine particulate ma…
Learn MoreEn breve, dos vacunas podrían proteger a los adultos mayores del VSR
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas mayores cuentan con vacunas para prevenir una influenza y una COVID-19 graves, pero no ha habido nada que las proteja contra el tercer virus respiratorio que contribuyó a la terrible “trip…
Learn MoreSingle Dose of RSV Vaccine Prevents Acute Respiratory Infection in Seniors
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of an AS01E-adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein-based candidate vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) prevents RSV-related acute respiratory infection and lower respiratory tract dis…
Learn MoreTwo Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older people have vaccines available to prevent severe influenza and COVID-19, but there’s been nothing to protect against the third respiratory virus that contributed to this season’s wretched “triple-demic…
Learn MoreTwo Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older people have vaccines available to prevent severe influenza and COVID-19, but there’s been nothing to protect against the third respiratory virus that contributed to this season’s wretched “triple-demic…
Learn MoreAd26.RSV.preF-RSV preF Protein Vaccine Immunogenic in Seniors
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An adenovirus serotype 26 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vector encoding a prefusion F (preF) protein (Ad26.RSV.preF) in combination with RSV preF protein is immunogenic and prevents RSV-mediated lower re…
Learn MoreScreening Key to Identifying E-Cigarette-Associated Lung Injury
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens continued to present similarly with electronic cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) during the pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Pediatric Pulmonolo…
Learn MoreNew Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors could soon have a new tool to help diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).A questionnaire called CAPTURE successfully identified almost half of clinical trial participants who had mode…
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