Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 26th 2020
In conclusion, all NAFLD histological stages were associated with significantly increased overall mortality, and this risk increased progressively with worsening NAFLD histology. Most of this excess mortality was from extrahepatic cancer and cirrhosis, while in contrast, the contributions of cardiovascular disease and HCC were modest.
BMP6 as a Target for Pro-Angiogenic Therapies
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/10/bmp6-as-a-target-for-pro-angiogenic-therapies/
Today's research materials are focused on the fine details of angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, and point to BMP6 as a p...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 25, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 12th 2020
We report that FMT from aged donors led to impaired spatial learning and memory in young adult recipients, whereas anxiety, explorative behaviour, and locomotor activity remained unaffected.
This was paralleled by altered expression of proteins involved in synaptic plasticity and neurotransmission in the hippocampus. Also, a strong reduction of bacteria associated with short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production (Lachnospiraceae, Faecalibaculum, and Ruminococcaceae) and disorders of the CNS (Prevotellaceae and Ruminococcaceae) was observed. Finally, the detrimental effect of FMT from aged donors on the CNS was confir...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 11, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
National survey of malnutrition and nutritional care in adults
British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition -The purpose of this survey was to gain an understanding of the prevalence of malnutrition according to the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool ( ‘MUST’), and the use of nutritional care across England, in all settings. The survey recorded a high prevalence of malnutrition (42 per cent), higher than previous national surveys.ReportBritish Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 21, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Patient safety Source Type: blogs
Invalid Advance Directives Can Still Be Cogent Evidence
On June 3, 2020, the UK Court of Protection authorized the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from MSP, a 34-year-old man with severe gastrointestinal problems.
Remarkable is the extent to which the court relied upon MSP's advance direct... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - June 5, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Reducing your risk of changes in thinking following surgery
Cognition is an important function of the brain that enables us to acquire and process information, to enhance our understanding of thoughts, experiences, and our senses. Any condition that affects our ability to think, reason, memorize, or be attentive affects our cognitive ability. Some cognitive decline is a normal part of aging, but there are many things you can do to prevent or forestall cognitive changes as you age, including when planning for surgery.
Older adults are having more surgical procedures
As our population ages and medicine and healthcare advances, more older adults are likely to develop serious condition...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Subramaniam Balachundhar, MD, MPH, FASA Tags: Healthy Aging Managing your health care Memory Neurological conditions Prevention Surgery Source Type: blogs
Get your affairs in order, COVID-19 won ’t wait
The scourge of COVID-19 is spreading. Thousands of Americans are dying.
What can you do to help? Yes, practice social distancing, wash your hands, and donate masks to local hospitals. Also, talk to your loved ones about advance care planning.
What is advance care planning?
Advance care planning means contemplating and deciding the type of medical care you would want if you had a life-threatening illness; you are never too young or too healthy to start these conversations. It involves identifying your goals and values, learning about life-sustaining interventions — such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (measures to restar...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashwini Bapat, MD Tags: Emergency Planning End of life Health Health care Source Type: blogs
Keeping Kids Healthy in the Age of Coronavirus: Dr. Greene on The People ’ s Pharmacy
Transcript
[00:00:00] Joe Graedon: I’m Joe Graedon.
[00:00:01] Terry Graedon: And I’m Terry Graedon. Welcome to this podcast of the People’s Pharmacy.
[00:00:06] Joe Graedon: You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at PeoplesPharmacy.com.
[00:00:14] How’s your family holding up during the coronavirus pandemic? Isolation can be especially challenging for children.
[00:00:22] This is the People’s Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graedon.
[00:00:33] Terry Graedon: Children appear less susceptible than older adults to serious complications of COVID-19...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - April 21, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog COVID COVID-19 Viral Infection Source Type: blogs
Keeping Kids Healthy in the Age of Coronavirus: Dr. Greene on The People ’ s Pharmacy
Transcript
[00:00:00] Joe Graedon: I’m Joe Graedon.
[00:00:01] Terry Graedon: And I’m Terry Graedon. Welcome to this podcast of the People’s Pharmacy.
[00:00:06] Joe Graedon: You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at PeoplesPharmacy.com.
[00:00:14] How’s your family holding up during the coronavirus pandemic? Isolation can be especially challenging for children.
[00:00:22] This is the People’s Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graedon.
[00:00:33] Terry Graedon: Children appear less susceptible than older adults to serious complications of COVID-19...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - April 21, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog COVID COVID-19 Viral Infection Source Type: blogs
The Three Ps of Pyloric Stenosis
​The back story of pyloric stenosis is fascinating. It is a relatively minor surgical condition today, but the disease had a mortality of 100 percent before 1904, when only five operative cases were known to have been performed in the United States. The dying process was slow and painful, and parents watched their infants slowly starve to death.The pyloromyotomy procedure currently used to treat pyloric stenosis was introduced by Conrad Ramstedt, MD, in 1911 at the Children's Hospital of Munster, and is still called the Ramstedt procedure. Before surgical management was introduced for this gastric outlet obstruction, mul...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - October 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
POLST Forms Should Address Artificial Nutrition & Hydration
The National POLST Paradigm has published its position of keeping artificial nutrition on POLST forms in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
At the May 2019 meeting of the National POLST Paradigm Plenary Assembly, leaders from participatin... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 15, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Hyperemesis: (Way) beyond morning sickness
Morning sickness — the common term for nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy — is not unusual, as many women know. Starting around the sixth to eighth week of pregnancy, as many as 80% of women report having nausea and 50% experience vomiting. But as comedian Amy Schumer can attest, hyperemesis goes well beyond what people generally think of as morning sickness. Marked by doggedly persistent nausea and vomiting, hyperemesis occurs in up to three out of 100 pregnancies. Not surprisingly, women who have hyperemesis often lose weight: losing approximately 5% of pre-pregnancy weight is common.
Why does hyperemesis occ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Huma Farid, MD Tags: Parenting Pregnancy Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Texas Advance Directives Act Survives Court Challenge – Kelly v Methodist Hospital
The Texas Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of Evelyn Kelly's claims against Houston Methodist Hospital. Kelly challenged the constitutionality of the dispute resolution provisions in the Texas Advance Directives Act that were almost used against her son Chris Dunn.
Notably, the appeals court did not reach the merits of the procedural due process arguments. Instead, the court ruled the case was moot and no exception to mootness applied. Apparently, in Texas, the “capable of repetition yet evading review” exception to the mootness doctrine requires a reasonable expectation exists that the "same co...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 30, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Yet Another Court Decision for the French Terri Schiavo (Vincent Lambert)
Vincent Lambert suffered catastrophic brain damage after a 2008 car accident. With the consent of Lambert's wife and six of his eight brothers and sisters, clinicians decided to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration. But Lambert's parents contested the decision arguing that Lambert’s condition might improve.
The case has already gone to the highest court in France and to the European Court of Human Rights. The latest judgment, from the Administrative Court of Châlons-en-Champagne, again sides with Lambert's wife, confirming that the current treatment is "unreasonable obstinacy" or "therapeutic relentl...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 1, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
