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Where You Live Can Shape How Alzheimer ’ s Affects You
The FDA in mid-July for the first time ever approved an Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi. The annual price-tag will run patients $26,500. The same week, the Alzheimer’s Association for the first time ever released county-level data to identify which communities are most struggling with the disease.
6.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and 134,000 of them will die because of it each year. We’ve known these aggregate numbers for a while now, but with new data and new drugs, healthcare specialists can now better target attention and resources.
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Source: TIME: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeremy Ney Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand COVID-19 ’ s Effect On the Brain
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors started to notice something striking. For what was originally described as a respiratory virus, SARS-CoV-2 seemed to have a strong effect on the brain, causing everything from loss of taste and smell and brain fog to, in serious cases, stroke.
NYU Langone Health, a New York city research hospital, started collating those anecdotes in hopes of better understanding how the virus affects the brain and nervous system. Years later, the project has morphed from focusing solely on acute symptoms to also tracking the long-term neurologic issues that some people with Long COVID experience, sa...
Source: TIME: Health - July 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Snoring could raise your risk of Alzheimer's disease and stroke, study suggests
New research suggests that a lack of deep sleep could make you more prone to Alzheimer's disease and stroke, with snoring playing a role.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biogen Earnings Beat Expectations, but All Eyes Are on Alzheimer ’s Drug
The company said it was dropping a number of drug-development initiatives, including two stroke drugs.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inflammation May Be the Culprit Behind Our Deadliest Diseases
In the early days of my medical residency, I met a man whom we’ll call Jason. He arrived to our emergency room on a holiday, nonchalant yet amiable, and complained of mild chest pain. Jason was tall and trim, with a strong South Boston accent and fingertips still faintly stained from his last home-improvement project. He was only 45 years old, but he looked much younger. He didn’t smoke, barely drank alcohol, and his cholesterol levels had always been normal. No one in his family had a history of heart disease. He asked us if we could work quickly—he wanted to be home for dinner with his daughters.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shilpa Ravella Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
FDA Approves Lecanemab, a New Alzheimer ’s Drug
On Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.
Lecanemab, which will be available under the name Leqembi, can slow the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease by 27%, according to data submitted to the FDA by the drug’s developers, Eisai and Biogen. It’s only the second medication to show any improvement in neurodegeneration, a key criterion in the FDA’s consideration for approval.
“For a long time, this is what we have been looking for,” says Dr. Sam Gandy, professor of neurology and psychi...
Source: TIME: Health - January 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Sitting down too long raises risk of dying by 19 percent – study finds 14 possible causes
Heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, and stroke are more likely when you sit down for hours per day.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researches say Covid sufferers are three times as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease
PEOPLE who have had Covid may be more than three times as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. Their chances of developing Parkinson's also appeared to be 2.7 times higher, risk of stroke 2.7 times higher and risk of a bleed on the brain 4.8 times higher.
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Loneliness Is a Public Health Emergency. Here ’s What Helps, According to Experts
When the pandemic first began, many experts feared that even people who managed to avoid the virus would suffer from unprecedented levels of loneliness. What would happen when millions of people were told to stay at home and distance themselves from friends and loved ones?
Two years of research later, experts have found that the pandemic did make Americans slightly more lonely—but loneliness levels were already dire enough to pose a threat to mental and physical health. Here’s what you need to know about loneliness and how to address it in your own life.
Who got lonelier during the pandemic?
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Source: TIME: Health - June 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Loneliness Is a Public Health Emergency. Here ’ s What Helps, According to Experts
When the pandemic first began, many experts feared that even people who managed to avoid the virus would suffer from unprecedented levels of loneliness. What would happen when millions of people were told to stay at home and distance themselves from friends and loved ones?
Two years of research later, experts have found that the pandemic did make Americans slightly more lonely—but loneliness levels were already dire enough to pose a threat to mental and physical health. Here’s what you need to know about loneliness and how to address it in your own life.
Who got lonelier during the pandemic?
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Source: TIME: Health - June 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
What the Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements
From multivitamins and melatonin to fiber and fish oil, Americans who are trying to boost their health and immunity have a plethora of supplements to choose from. An estimated 58% of U.S. adults ages 20 and over take dietary supplements, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the supplement industry is valued at more than $30 billion a year. Supplement use has been growing rapidly over the past few decades along with the wellness industry.
“The popular belief is that a supplement is going to be helpful for promoting health,” says Fang Fang Zhang, a professor at Tufts University&rs...
Source: TIME: Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Visceral fat: Avoid microwavable popcorn, vegetable oils and baked goods to burn belly fat
VISCERAL fat puts a person at high risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and high cholesterol. Reading food labels is crucial as many products contain shocking amounts of trans fats which directly impacts this type of fat.
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Visceral fat: Daily consumption of avocado changes 'abdominal adiposity distribution'
VISCERAL fat wraps around abdominal organs, raising the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and stroke. Visceral fat can present serious health risks and has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to lose visceral fat: The drink which can help 'increase your metabolism' - weight
VISCERAL fat wraps around abdominal organs, raising the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and stroke. Several drinks have been shown to shed the dangerous belly fat.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Ways Exercise Helps Fight Aging
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. But it’s not just beneficial for the young, healthy and already fit. It’s also one of the best defenses against the toughest aspects of aging.
Exercise not only improves heart and lung health, but research shows that even modest physical activity is good for the brain, bones, muscles and mood. Numerous studies have found that lifelong exercise may keep people healthier for longer; delay the onset of 40 chronic conditions or diseases; stave off cognitive decline; reduce the risk of falls; alleviate depression, stress and anxiety; and may even help people live longer....
Source: TIME: Health - June 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Liz Seegert Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
