Tooth loss associated with higher risk of heart disease
Adults who have lost teeth due to nontraumatic reasons may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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A brain protein that could put the brakes on Alzheimer’s
Biologists blazing new approaches to studying Alzheimer’s have made a major finding on combating inflammation linked to the disease. The researchers’ discovery about the role of a protein called TOM-1 heralds a shift toward examining the molecular underpinnings of Alzheimer’s processes.
How and why does Parkinson’s disease effect women and men differently?
There is growing evidence that Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects women and men differently. In this insightful review, scientists present the most recent knowledge about these sex-related differences and highlight the significance of estrogens, which play an important role in the sex differences in PD.
AAN recommends people 65+ be screened yearly for memory problems
To help physicians provide the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is recommending physicians measure how frequently they complete annual assessments of people age 65 and older for thinking and memory problems.
New protocol to improve gene therapy tool production
A method to create a faster and lower cost alternative for a gene therapy tool.
Kidney disease: Senescent cell burden is reduced in humans by senolytic drugs
In a small safety and feasibility clinical trial, researchers have demonstrated for the first time that senescent cells can be removed from the body using drugs termed ‘senolytics.’ The result was verified not only in analysis of blood but also in changes in skin and fat tissue senescent cell abundance.
Addressing serious illness with a serious question to clinicians
A question: ‘Would you be surprised if this patient died in the next month?’ — posed to elicit a clinician’s overall impression of a patient — produced a strong correlation. If a clinician answered that they would not be surprised, the patient was twice as likely to die in the next month.
Advanced MRI brain scan may help predict stroke-related dementia
An advanced MRI brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-damaged blood vessels helped predict problems with thinking (planning, organizing information and processing speed) and dementia.