Vitamin D Supplementation May Cut Dementia Incidence
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D supplements may prevent or delay incident dementia, according to a study published online March 1 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.Maryam Ghahremani, from the …
Learn MoreMore Steps Reduce Risk for New Cardiovascular Events in Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, every additional 500 daily steps are associated with a 14 percent lower risk for a cardiovascular disease (CVD) event during 3.5 years of follow-up, according to a study presented at the A…
Learn MoreBoosting Gender Parity Helps Women and Men Live Longer: Study
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When a country makes progress in women’s rights, both women and men are likely to live longer, a new global study shows.Researchers found that across 156 countries, people living in places with greater gender…
Learn MoreVitamin D Might Help You Avoid Dementia
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Can vitamin D lower dementia risk?Quite possibly, a team of British and Canadian researchers report.In their study, investigators spent roughly a decade tracking more than 12,000 older people. None had dement…
Learn MoreAntidepressant Augmentation Examined in Seniors With Depression
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Augmentation of existing antidepressants with aripiprazole improves well-being among older adults with treatment-resistant depression, according to a study published online March 3 in the New England Journal o…
Learn MoreUn panel de la FDA respalda una segunda vacuna contra el VSR para los estadounidenses mayores
JUEVES, 2 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tras horas de debate sobre preocupaciones por la seguridad, el miércoles un panel asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. recomendó la aprobación de una segunda vacuna con…
Learn More¿Tiene 70 años o más? 500 pasos adicionales al día podrían hacer maravillas por su corazón
JUEVES, 2 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la idea de dar 10,000 pasos al día se difunde mucho como una buena meta para caminar, puede resultar intimidante para algunas personas, dependiendo de su condición física.Ahora, una nueva investiga…
Learn MoreTough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s aging population means that more families are soon going to be grappling with a heartbreaking issue — a loved one living with dementia who then develops cancer.These families will have to work their…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following hours of discussion over safety concerns, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended approval of a second respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, this one made b…
Learn MoreUn panel de la FDA respalda a la vacuna contra el VSR de Pfizer para los estadounidenses mayores
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En un apretado voto, los asesores de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. recomendaron el martes la aprobación de una vacuna contra el virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR) que s…
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