Associated with smaller total and white matter brain volume; may be predictor of brain health Shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may signal a heightened dementia risk, suggest the results of a large long term study, published online in the journal General Psychiatry. They are associated with smaller total and white ...
Constipation, difficulty swallowing, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among them Certain gut problems, such as constipation, difficulty swallowing, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), may be early warning signs of the neurological condition Parkinson’s disease, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. Gastrointestinal symptoms are thought to precede the development of cerebrovascular ...
UKBDRS outperforms 3 widely used options; draws on 11 mostly modifiable factors A new dementia risk score, which draws on 11 mostly modifiable risk factors, identifies people at risk—from mid-life onwards—of developing the disease within the next 14 years, suggests a large long term study published in the open access ...
Investigation raises serious questions about the harm-benefit balance of Rexulti Decision may reverse efforts to reduce use of antipsychotics in US care homes In trials, the antipsychotic drug brexpiprazole (Rexulti) failed to provide a clinically meaningful benefit and increased the risk of death. Yet the US Food and Drug Administration ...
May have role as more general indicator of medium term survival, say researchers A high level of troponin—a protein normally used to exclude the possibility of a heart attack in patients with chest pain—may signal a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next couple of years, even ...
Findings highlight importance of ongoing post-cure support Individuals who have been cured of hepatitis C infection still face a substantially greater risk of death compared with the general population - between 3 and 14 times higher depending on liver disease stage, finds the largest study of its kind published by The ...
New series from The BMJ points to failures in Canada’s pandemic response Experts call for a probing review to learn lessons and ensure accountability At first glance, Canada appears to have responded adequately to the covid-19 emergency, but beneath the surface lie major pandemic failures, warns a series of articles ...
Findings highlight need for increasing healthcare investment to tackle short and long term implications of covid-19 pandemic People who experienced disrupted access to healthcare (including appointments and procedures) during the covid-19 pandemic were more likely to have potentially preventable hospital admissions, finds a study published by The BMJ today. This is the ...
But no reported change in black market purchases, reveals time-trends analysis The proportion of smokers’ discounted overseas tobacco purchases--- from duty free or from countries with cheaper products, and known as cross-border purchases---has tripled in England since 2019, rising from just over 5% to just over 16%, but there’s been ...
…From accidents, infections, and especially suicide, pooled data analysis suggests Regular physical and mental health monitoring warranted to minimise these risks Fibromyalgia, a condition that causes persistent widespread pain and fatigue, may be linked to a heightened risk of death as a result of vulnerability to accidents, infections, and especially ...
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