FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have developed a wearable ultrasound patch that might eventually allow women to monitor themselves for early signs of breast cancer in the comfort of their home. The achievement, reported July 28 in the journal Science Advances, is the latest in a broaderContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The diabetes drug metformin might also benefit older patients after an injury or illness, a small study suggests. Researchers found that metformin — a drug that has been around for more than a half-century to regulate blood sugar — may have a differentContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans in ethnic and racial minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer’s research, a new study finds. Still, the review of U.S.-based Alzheimer’s disease brain imaging studies found the gap is closing. Compared with white patients, Hispanic Americans are nearly two times more likelyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wearable devices like smartwatches continually track physical activity, urging folks to take more daily steps for their health. Now, a new study suggests this gentle technological nagging could be of great benefit to people whose hearts are giving out. Heart failure patients whoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Testing children with a suspected sinus infection for three common bacteria might cut unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, a new study suggests. Only half of kids with sinusitis — inflammation or swelling of the sinuses — show any improvement with antibiotics, which target bacterial infections,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, a new research review finds. The technology enables clinicians to accurately aim the radiation beams at the prostate, while avoiding bladder, urethraContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Every day, millions of people must take one or more pills to control their blood pressure and reduce their risk for heart attack or stroke, but if new research pans out, some may be able to scrap their pills for a twice-yearly shotContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many retirees opt to volunteer as a way to help others, but new research suggests this act can also benefit volunteers’ brain health. Volunteering later in life may provide protection for the brain from both cognitive (mental) decline and dementia, according to researchers.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most older adults think that screening for dementia is a good idea, according to a new poll on aging. But few actually take that step. Only about 20% of those aged 65 to 80 had a screening test in the past year toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease now requires a series of complicated and expensive imaging scans that look for abnormal protein plaques and tangles in the brain. But in the near future, detecting signs of Alzheimer’s could be as simple as taking aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT may have some of the reasoning skills doctors need to diagnose and treat health problems, a pair of studies suggests — though no one is predicting that chatbots will replace humans in lab coats. In one study, researchers found that — withContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers the first-ever county-level estimates of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. It shows that the East and Southeast have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia, which researchers said may owe in part to the higher percentages of older people,Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Another experimental drug meant to slow the damage of Alzheimer’s appears poised to join a growing arsenal of new treatments for this memory-robbing disease. In research published online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented simultaneously at the Alzheimer’sContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low doses of the eyedrops ophthalmologists use to dilate your pupils during an eye exam are not able to slow the progression of nearsightedness (myopia) in children, a new clinical trial has found. Atropine eyedrops at a concentration of 0.01% did not outperformContinue Reading