New dental treatment helps fill cavities and insurance gaps for seniors
Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can't easily get to a dentist's office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was...
4 monthes ago - News Medical
5 Little Known Facts about Osteoporosis You Don't Know
Osteoporosis, a thinning of the bones, is often a silent disease. In other words, it sneaks up on you! The first sign that your bones are weak and brittle might be a bone...
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Teeth Predict ALS; APOE4 and Cancer; Parkinson's Drug Approved
]]> - Metal dysregulation in childhood was tied to late-life amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using permanent teeth as metal uptake biomarkers. (Annals of Clinical and...
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Keep Your Teens Healthy
Your family is the most important thing in your life and you want the best for them. A new video game and the latest style of jeans don't mean a lot if they are undernourished...
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Brush your teeth every day to keep brain disease away: Study links gingivitis bacteria to increased risk of Alzheimer's
Maintaining good oral health can help slow down the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers...
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Game-Changer for Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Trials?
Blood tests to screen for amyloid-beta could cut the need for PET scans in half in asymptomatic Alzheimer's research trials, a British cohort study suggested. To find 100...
New Therapy To Treat Advanced Form Of Parkinson's Disease
In advanced form of Parkinson's disease, therapies that target the protein BMP5/7 and slow down or stop the progress of Parkinson's disease.
Severe Menopause Symptoms Seen in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
In women with premature ovarian insufficiency, higher incidence and severity of psychological and sexual menopause symptoms were seen than those undergoing natural menopause.
The U.S. Fumbled Its Early Vaccine Rollout. Will the Biden Administration...
On a frigid morning in January, Trudy Ronnel settled into her favorite sofa chair at the Westminster Place senior-living community in Evanston, Ill., pulled down the neckline...
Schizophrenia may Increase the Risk of Parkinson's
Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder have an increased risk of Parkinson's disease later in life.
Premature Menopause May Bring Tougher Symptoms for Women
Title: Premature Menopause May Bring Tougher Symptoms for Women Category: Health News Created: 1/21/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/21/2021 12:00:00 AM
Real-world study highlights need to improve early wet AMD diagnosis
A real-world analysis conducted on a large ophthalmology registry confirmed that best results with anti-VEGF injections in age-related macular degeneration are obtained in...
Patient history key for treating corneal infiltrates
Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest...
Angle alpha, angle kappa play role in good IOL centration
For cataract surgery, when we implant the IOL, the closer the optic is to the center of vision, the better it is for visual outcomes. This is particularly true for IOLs that...
Positive results reported for SURF-201 in treatment of postop pain, inflammation
SURF-201 met its primary endpoints in a phase 2 trial investigating the therapy in the treatment of post-cataract surgery pain and inflammation, according to a press release...