Catching the Optimal Amount of Z’s May Be Protective Against Long COVID
Healthy sleep behaviors before and during the pandemic may be protective against long COVID, a prospective cohort study suggested. Of nearly 2,000 women from the Nurses’ Health Study II who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, those with the most healthy prepandemic sleep score had a 30% lower risk of developing long COVID compared with those […]
Diminishing health benefits of living in cities for children and teens
The advantages of living in cities for children and adolescents’ healthy growth and development are shrinking across much of the world, according to a new global analysis of trends in child and adolescent height and body mass index (BMI) led by Imperial College London and published in Nature. The research, by a global consortium of […]
Autopsies Show Relationship Between Alzheimer’s Pathology and Diet in Older Adults
Healthy, plant-based dietary patterns were linked with less postmortem Alzheimer’s disease pathology, primarily beta-amyloid load, in older adults. Both MIND diet scores (β -0.022, P=0.035; standardized beta -2.0) and Mediterranean diet scores (β -0.007, P=0.039; standardized beta -2.3) were significantly associated with lower global Alzheimer’s pathology, reported Puja Agarwal, PhD, of Rush University in Chicago, […]
The One Part Of Your Body You’re Probably Forgetting To Stretch
Maskot via Getty Images Experts say stretching your calves is important for a healthy range of motion during your workouts and your day-to-day life. When it comes to fitness, there’s one important aspect of any exercise regimen that tends to get overlooked: stretching. Stretching reduces your risk of injury, primes your joints for a full […]
Memory Decline Tied to Lifestyle Factors
Memory decline was slower for older adults who had a healthy lifestyle, even for people with high genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease, data from a Chinese study showed. People 60 and older who had at least four of six favorable lifestyle factors — healthy diet, exercise, social contact, cognitive activity, and no smoking or drinking […]
Grb10 offers a potential new approach for treating obesity
For many people, keeping a healthy body weight can be a challenge. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among adults 20 years-old and over, the prevalence of obesity is 42% in the U.S. Obesity-related conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, are among the leading causes […]
Can a Healthy Lifestyle Prevent IBD?
Adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle may prevent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to findings from an analysis of three prospective U.S. cohort studies, which were validated in three external European cohorts. In the primary analysis, maintaining low modifiable risk scores — based on risk factors including body mass index, smoking status, use of non-steroidal […]
Not all micronutrients created equal: Study identifies some supplements that benefit cardiovascular health: A meta-analysis of more than 884 studies finds omega-3, folic acid and CoQ10 among the micronutrients that reduce risk
Healthy diets are rich in antioxidants like amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C, but exactly how beneficial these micronutrients are for cardiovascular health has long been controversial. Now a new meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology provides some clarity. Researchers systematically reviewed a total of 884 studies available […]
Persistent Lymphadenopathy and Neck Abscesses in a Healthy Boy
What was causing this previously healthy 12-year-old boy to have nasal obstruction, increasing hoarseness and difficulty speaking, tender and swollen lymph nodes on his neck and recurring deep neck abscesses? That’s the question Samantha M. Moore, BS, of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and colleagues tackled in a case reported in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head […]
Opinion | FDA Can Make Us Healthier Than ‘Healthy’
There’s been a lot of buzz over FDA’s move to redefine what can be labeled a “healthy” food. In a proposed rulemaking rolled out on the morning of the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health last month, FDA made some hefty claims about this long-awaited initiative. The agency predicted that redefining which […]