All posts by LadyLively

  • Odds for Dementia Nearly Triple in the Year After a Stroke

    A person’s odds for a dementia diagnosis nearly triple in the first year after a stroke, new research shows. This post-stroke spike in dementia risk does subside with time, but it never returns to pre-stroke levels, the...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • Common Gynecologic Condition Tied to Cognitive Issues

    Women with a common ovarian disorder might be more likely to have memory and thinking problems in middle age, a new study suggests. Females diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) scored lower on cognitive tests than women...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • Cardiac Arrests Linked to Drug ODs Are Killing the Healthy Young

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • Could Many Cases of ‘Dementia’ in Men Be Liver Cirrhosis Instead?

    A new study of aging U.S. veterans finds that one in every 10 who have been diagnosed with dementia might actually have brain impairments caused by liver cirrhosis. It’s a condition called hepatic encephalopathy, and it’s often...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • ‘Hidden Killer’ Radon Could Raise Your Stroke Risk

    Radon, an invisible, naturally occurring radioactive gas, appears to raise a person’s risk of stroke, a new study suggests. Already known as the second leading cause of lung cancer, these new findings suggest exposure to radon can...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • E-Coupons Are Luring Folks to Taking Up Vaping

    Coupons for e-cigarettes appear to be a powerful way to get people hooked on vaping, a new study shows. People who receive coupons for e-cigarettes are 50% more likely to begin vaping, and less likely to quit...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • Scientists Sound Alarm on New Drug-Resistant E. Coli

    A new and worrisome antibiotic-resistant form of E. coli has been identified at a children’s hospital in China. Already, so-called ST410 strains of the E. coli bacterium — resistant to last-resort antibiotics called carbapenems — have become...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • High Blood Pressure in Young Black Women Sends Stroke Risks Soaring

    Black American women have much higher rates of high blood pressure than white women, and it’s especially deadly if hypertension sets in before the age of 35, new research shows. Black women diagnosed with high blood pressure...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • How Walking in Nature Sharpens the Mind

    A walk in the woods appears to sharpen the mind better than an urban asphalt amble, a new brain scan study finds. People strolling through an arboretum at the University of Utah performed better on brain function...

    • Posted February 1, 2024
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  • Biogen Is Dropping Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm

    Biogen, maker of the Alzheimer’s medicine Aduhelm, announced Wednesday that it would “discontinue the development and commercialization” of the controversial drug. Biogen will return the rights to Aduhelm to Neurimmune, the private firm that invented it, the...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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