Experts On Aging Reveal The 5 Major Habits That Will Improve Your Longevity
LOADINGERROR LOADING Remaining healthy and sharp are goals for most people as they age. But one group of people — known as “SuperAgers” — is said to have this all down as they go through life, even into their later years. The term SuperAgers was created by researchers at Northwestern University, who define it as […]
Early Bird? Night Owl? It May Matter for Eating Disorder Risk
People with anorexia nervosa may be more likely to be early risers, a genetic association study suggested. Looking at nearly 17,000 cases with this eating disorder, genetic liability for anorexia nervosa was associated with a more morning chronotype — or a preference for the morning (β=0.039, 95% CI 0.006-0.072, P=0.02), Hassan Dashti, PhD, RD, of […]
Midlife Cognitive Problems Tied to Sleep Disruptions Earlier in Life
People who had fragmented sleep in their 30s and 40s were more likely to have worse cognition a decade later, longitudinal data showed. Those in the highest versus the lowest tertile of the sleep fragmentation index had over twice the odds of performing poorly on three types of cognitive tests 11 years later, said Yue […]
Goodbye, Appendix. Hello, Crohn’s Disease?
ORLANDO – People who undergo appendectomy may have an increased risk for the development of Crohn’s disease (CD), but not ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed a pooled OR of 1.57 (95% CI 1.01-2.43, P<0.00001) for CD in those who had gotten surgery of the mucosa-and-gut lymphoid tissue […]
Red Meat Consumption Tied to Higher Chance of UC Flare
ORLANDO – For people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), that hamburger may come with more than just a side of fries — red meat consumption was linked with a higher risk for ulcerative colitis (UC) flare, researchers reported. According to an analysis of data from the IBD Partners research, patients with UC who were in […]
National Database Study Finds Higher Risk for Barrett’s Esophagus in IBD
ORLANDO – People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) faced higher odds of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and BE without dysplasia, but not BE-linked malignancy, according to a cross-sectional study. Among patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC), the prevalence of BE was 0.077%, while the prevalence of BE in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) came in at […]
JAK Inhibitor Preserves Beta-Cell Function in Early Type 1 Diabetes
A Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor helped preserve beta-cell function in people with recent-onset type 1 diabetes, the phase II BANDIT trial found. Meeting the study’s primary endpoint, daily baricitinib (Olumiant) maintained a significantly higher average mixed-meal-stimulated C-peptide level at week 48 compared with placebo (0.65 vs 0.43 nmol/L/min, P=0.001), according to Thomas Kay, MBBS, PhD, […]
Rare Syndrome After COVID Vaccines Described
People who experienced rare long-term adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination often had neurologic symptoms, survey data showed. Among 241 people who self-reported a post-vaccination syndrome (PVS), the five most common symptoms were exercise intolerance (71%), excessive fatigue (69%), numbness (63%), brain fog (63%), and neuropathy (63%), reported Harlan Krumholz, MD, of Yale School of Medicine […]
Are healthy foods automatically sustainable, too?
Many people are keen on making healthy as well as sustainable food choices, and they often intuitively equate “healthy” with being “sustainable.” A study by researchers at the University of Konstanz, the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is focusing on whether or not this perception corresponds to reality. It […]
Why do some people get headaches from drinking red wine?
A red wine may pair nicely with the upcoming Thanksgiving meal. But for some people, drinking red wine even in small amounts causes a headache. Typically, a “red wine headache” can occur within 30 minutes to three hours after drinking as little as a small glass of wine. What in wine causes headaches? In a […]