Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, according to federal government data—and some smokers […]
Professional athletes may not suffer more severe cognitive impairment than others, study indicates
Even though repeated hits to the head are common in professional sports, the long-term effects of concussions are still poorly […]
Psychological rather than cognitive status associated with incorrect perception of falling risk in dementia patients
Dementia is associated with an impaired self-perception with potentially harmful consequences for health status and clinical risk classification in this […]
People’s bodies now run cooler than ‘normal’ – even in the Bolivian Amazon
Feeling under the weather? Chances are you or your doctor will grab a thermometer, take your temperature and hope for […]
Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — Black and Asian COVID-19 patients are more likely than white patients to have severe illness, […]
Dementia: More than a third of all diseases could Natural medicine can be prevented natural remedies specialist portal
About a third of all dementia cases are preventable Millions of people worldwide suffer from dementia. For the majority of […]
Hearing speech requires quiet— in more ways than one
Perceiving speech requires quieting certain types of brain cells, report a team of researchers from UConn Health and University of […]
Hospitals miss mental illness diagnosis in more than a quarter of patients
Severe mental illness diagnoses are missed by clinicians in more than one quarter of cases when people are hospitalised for […]
New database shows more than 20% of nursing homes still report staff, PPE shortages
Nearly half of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States have occurred among nursing home residents, whose age, chronic medical […]
Emergency COVID-19 measures prevented more than 500 million infections, study finds
Emergency health measures implemented in six major countries have “significantly and substantially slowed” the spread of the novel coronavirus, according […]