According to a new study, older adults who participate in multiple daily activities could reduce their risk of dementia. The research from Simon Fraser University found that engaging in a combination of hobbies such as exercise and connecting with loved ones can reduce memory decline in adults aged 65 to 89 compared to any individual activity. The research...
Walter Barker has, since the fall of 2020, had five doses of COVID-19 vaccine. He’s already starting to ponder when he might need a sixth.Barker, a 38-year-old office worker in New York, received his first two doses a year ago, as part of an AstraZeneca vaccine trial. But the shots, which haven’t been authorized by the FDA, couldn’t...
You know that moment, just after you get a batch of cookies in the oven, when you take off your apron, place the mixing bowl neatly in the sink, fill it with water, and wash your hands to celebrate a job well done? Well, congratulations if you do. I’ve certainly never experienced it.As soon as I’ve formed the...
New research suggests that meditation done at an intense level could help to strengthen the immune system. These findings come after researchers analyzed blood samples from pre- and post-meditation genetic activity among more than 100 men and women. The study involved 106 men and women with an average age of 40. All participants had enrolled in a meditation...
Many people like to indulge over the holiday season, but drinking too much could cause holiday heart syndrome, heart problems that cause a heartbeat abnormally. This condition, known as atrial fibrillation (AF), is often experienced as fluttering in the chest. Although it may not seem like much, if it continues for an extended period and is left untreated,...
The COVID-19 vaccines as well as a new vaccine against malaria are considered to be among the top medical innovations of 2021. David Ryder/Getty Images It’s almost the end of 2021, and it has certainly been quite the year for stories about public health and healthcare. Once we reach 2022, it will be 2 full years of the...
The hot pots at Ektafiskur in Iceland are popular all year round. Photo by Moira McCarthy It was a frigid autumn day in northern Iceland. I was checking into the Sigló Hótel in the tiny port of Siglufjörður, once considered the capital of the world herring fish industry. Now it’s a sleepy oceanside town. While it was only about...
“I do not see a scenario for any kind of shutdown,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared this week, as parts of New York were in fact shutting down all around him. Broadway canceled show after show. Restaurants closed their kitchens. De Blasio’s successor, Eric Adams, who will take office January 1, nixed his inauguration gala....
People with diabetes should regularly check for low blood sugar levels when they exercise at a high altitude. According to a small study published in The Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, exercise could cause hypoglycemia (dangerously low blood sugar) in patients with diabetes during and after a workout. Researchers studied seven people with type 1 diabetes,...
The FDA has authorized the antibody drug Evusheld for use in people who can’t get COVID-19 vaccines. HUIZENG HU/Getty Images Federal authorities have granted emergency use authorization for Evusheld, an antibody combination drug.The two-dose injection is authorized for use in some groups of people who aren’t eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.Evusheld works by supplying people with antibodies to fight...
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