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AHA News: How Healthy Is Your Neighborhood? Where You Live Can Greatly Affect Heart, Brain Health
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Liz Harris won’t let anything stop her from walking. Three mornings a week, she descends three flights of stairs and heads to Anacostia Park. It’s a 10-minute walk...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Many States Move to Ban Vaccine Mandates, Passports in Public Schools
As schools around America begin to prepare for reopening this fall, many states are taking steps to stop public schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccination or proof of vaccination. At least seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana,...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Half of U.S. Teens Plan to Get COVID Shot, But Can Numbers Go Higher?
Vaccine advocate Ethan Lindenberger, now 20, had to wait until age 18 to get the vaccinations that he knew he needed to protect his health. “I knew growing up my mom was very anti-vaccine. Because of the...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Health Highlights: July 15, 2021
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, July 15: Implant restores power of speech to man who lost it through stroke. It could be a real advance for many kinds of patients who are unable to...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Two Major Health Systems Won’t Administer Controversial New Alzheimer’s Drug
Two major U.S. health systems say they will not administer the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm. The decisions by the Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai’s Health System in New York City are the latest fallout from the...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Researchers have developed an implant that allowed a man with severe paralysis to “speak” again by translating his brain signals into text. The achievement is the latest step in “brain-computer interface” (BCI) research. Scientists have been studying...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer’s by 5 Years: Study
An active mind in old age may delay Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years, a new study suggests. Activities like reading, writing letters, playing cards or doing puzzles may prolong brain health even for those in...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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COVID Antibodies From Vaccination Are Almost 3 Times Higher Than From Infection
People who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a much stronger immune system response against the new coronavirus than those who’ve previously been infected, according to a new study. “Vaccinated individuals had the highest antibody levels, nearly...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
Extreme heat strikes poor and minority neighborhoods in U.S. cities harder than those that are wealthier and mainly white, a new study finds. “The distribution of excess urban heat varies within cities, and as a result, communities...
- Posted July 15, 2021
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Ultra-Processed Foods Might Help Drive Inflammatory Bowel Disease
If you need another reason to eat healthy, new research suggests that eating lots of packaged snacks and other ultra-processed foods could increase your risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ultra-processed foods also include packaged baked goods,...
- Posted July 15, 2021