La leyenda de los concursos televisivos Bob Barker falleció a causa de la enfermedad de Alzheimer
JUEVES, 7 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – El presentador de concursos televisivos Bob Barker falleció a fines de agosto debido a la enfermedad de Alzheimer.El presentador de larga duración de “El Precio es Correcto” (en inglés “The Price Is R…
Learn MoreBlack-White Disparities in Cognition Declined Between 2008 and 2017
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, the prevalence rates of cognitive problems, functional limitations, and activity of daily living (ADL) limitations remain higher in Black than White U.S. seniors, although disparities in cogn…
Learn MoreAn Exercise-Induced Hormone Might Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Therapies based on a hormone people make while exercising may be the next frontier in treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.Researchers have found that the exercise-induced hormone irisin may …
Learn MoreSome With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New Swedish research suggests that up to 5% of 70-year-olds have glaucoma, and half of those diagnosed didn’t even know they had the disease. “Of those who were diagnosed with glaucoma via the study, 15 people…
Learn MoreDOACs Reduce Dementia Risk Versus Warfarin in A-Fib
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the use of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) significantly reduces dementia risk compared with warfarin, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis…
Learn MoreDOACs Reduce Dementia Risk Versus Warfarin in A-Fib
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the use of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) significantly reduces dementia risk compared with warfarin, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis…
Learn MoreIn Twins Study, Concussions in Early Life Tied to Memory Issues Decades Later
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Your thinking and memory skills may take a hit decades after recovering from a concussion, a new study indicates.Scientists who studied male twins, from an average age of 67, found that earlier concussions …
Learn MoreGame Show Legend Bob Barker Died of Alzheimer’s Disease
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Game show host Bob Barker died in late August from Alzheimer’s disease.The longtime host of “The Price Is Right” died at age 99 of the memory-robbing condition, his death certificate now shows, NBC News repo…
Learn MoreLos recientes episodios de Mitch McConnell no fueron accidentes cerebrovasculares ni convulsiones, dice el médico del Capitolio
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los dos episodios de “paralización” que el Senador Mitch McConnell experimentó recientemente no fueron accidentes cerebrovasculares ni convulsiones, dijo el médico del Capitolio en una nueva carta pu…
Learn MoreCancers Among the Young Are Rising Worldwide
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer is surging among people under 50, a new global study reveals.Over the past 30 years, new cases have increased 79% worldwide in that age bracket, according to a report published Sept. 5 in BMJ Oncolog…
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