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Binge drinking affects 1 in 10 older adults in the US
New research finds that binge drinking affects 10.6% of U.S. older adults. Men and cannabis users are among those most likely to engage in binge drinking.
17 days ago - Medical News Today - 3 articles
Female veterans with alcohol use disorder at increased risk for dementia
Older female veterans with alcohol use disorder were three times more likely to develop dementia than women without alcohol use disorder, according to study findings presented...
1 month ago - Healio - 2 articles
It May Be Possible to Counter Some of the Genetic Risk of Alzheimer's With These Lifestyle Changes
There hasn't been much good news about Alzheimer's lately, between the March announcement by Biogen and Esai that a promising trial of a potential drug treatment failed , and...
1 month ago - Time
Drug Target for Chemically Induced Parkinson's Identified
Enzyme in neuronal mitochondria could be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol, tobacco, and certain foods into chemicals that trigger or advance Parkinson's.
1 month ago - Medindia Health
Does drinking alcohol in older age prolong life?
New research presents the results of a 16-year follow-up to 'one of the largest and most rigorous' studies on the link between alcohol use and mortality.
1 month ago - Medical News Today
When You Love An Alcoholic
I met my husband in the fall of 1996. We were young. Very young. (He was 11 and I - six months his senior - had recently turned 12.) And we were innocent. Life was carefree...
1 month ago - Scary Mommy
A new drug target for chemically induced Parkinson's disease
An enzyme that modifies chemicals formed in the body by alcohol, tobacco, and certain foods may be a new target for treating Parkinson's disease. The altered compounds, the...
1 month ago - ScienceDaily
Anti-Aging Diet: Best and Worst Foods to Eat
None of us can avoid aging or even slow it down, but there are things we can do to make the process a little smoother. One of the best tactics is to just eat healthy and...
2 monthes ago - Active Beat - 2 articles
National Poll on Healthy Aging: Almost Half of Older Adults Think They'll Develop Dementia
Nearly half of adults ages 50-80 think they are likely to develop dementia sometime in their life, according to a new poll . Nearly 75% of adults reported engaging in some kind...
3 monthes ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Osteoporosis and Mitochondrial Damage Linked
New research lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to certain medications and toxins can weaken bone.
3 monthes ago - Medindia Health
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More than half the U.S. population is struggling with chronic illness, 1 and 1 in 5 deaths is obesity related. 2 We have overwhelming rates of heart disease, cancer and...
Does Skimping on Sleep Increase the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?
Although people fear health problems like cancer, surveys show that one of the deepest fears is that of developing Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Here's a...
Study reveals that toxic algae is causing dolphins to suffer from...
The excessive blooming of blue-green algae might be responsible for the recent spate of deaths among dolphins. A pathological study found toxic compounds in the harmful algae...
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Prebiopsy multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging combined with targeted biopsy is associated with improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer compared with...
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Low Vitamin D Linked to Worse Parkinson's Symptoms
Parkinson's disease patients have lower levels of vitamin D than their healthy peers, a new study confirms. Reuters Health Information
Worse Short-Term Mortality Among Men With Prostate Cancer and Cardiovascular...
Men with prostate cancer and pre-existing cardiovascular disease have worse short-term mortality following treatment with oral androgen-signaling inhibitors than do similar men...
Peptides Unveiled: The Best Peptide Stacks For Anti-Aging, Growth Hormone...
Since releasing a previous podcast episode about peptides, I've received a ton of questions about them, including: What are peptides,
Radius begins phase 3 study for wearable osteoporosis drug
Radius Health has initiated enrollment for a phase 3 clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a wearable abaloparatide-transdermal patch in the treatment of...