Do Metabolic Changes Impact Cognition Post-Menopause?

4 hours ago | MedPageToday

Forgetfulness and cognitive decline after menopause might be explained by changes in the metabolic cycle, a researcher reported. In both peri- and postmenopausal women, markers...
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Does Caffeine Protect Against Parkinson's?

5 hours ago | MedPageToday

People with Parkinson's disease had lower plasma caffeine levels than people without Parkinson's, and levels were even lower for Parkinson's patients carrying the LRRK2 gene...
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Epigenetic drivers for Alzheimer's disease uncovered

7 hours ago | ScienceDaily

New findings suggest that late-onset Alzheimer's Disease is driven by epigenetic changes - how and when certain genes are turned on and off - in the brain.
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Spinal cord stimulation reduces pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients

10 hours ago | ScienceDaily

A team of researchers reports that spinal cord stimulation measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a...
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Cannabis use ‘common' approach to treating menopause symptoms

14 hours ago | Healio

More than one-quarter of a group of midlife women who receive care through the Department of Veterans Affairs in Northern California are using cannabis to treat menopause...
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Gut bacteria may play a role in prostate cancer therapies

21 hours ago | News Medical | 2 articles

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University illustrates how the gut microbiome interacts with an oral medication in prostate cancer patients...
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Link Between Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer's Disease Discovered

22 hours ago | Medindia Health

A new study has discovered identical signs of brain damage in sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease.
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Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids

23 hours ago | MedicineNet | 5 articles

Title: Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids Category: Health News Created: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM
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Senior Exercises To Help Strengthen Your Legs

1 day ago | Active Beat

Are your legs feeling weak and tired? Maybe you haven't experienced this yet, but it's something you worry about. If that's the case, you're not alone. Many seniors worry about...
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Hold Off Radiotherapy After Prostate Cancer Surgery

1 day ago | Medscape

Instead of adjuvant radiotherapy after prostatectomy, observation and early salvage radiotherapy offer equal outcomes with fewer side effects. Medscape Medical News
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Freezing Prostate Cancer Cells is An Effective Treatment

Freezing prostate cancer cells using MRI guided hemi-gland cryoablation is successful in controlling prostate cancer in clinically significant and advanced cases. Read more ...

Do Metabolic Changes Impact Cognition Post-Menopause?

Forgetfulness and cognitive decline after menopause might be explained by changes in the metabolic cycle, a researcher reported. In both peri- and postmenopausal women, markers... Read more ...

Does Caffeine Protect Against Parkinson's?

People with Parkinson's disease had lower plasma caffeine levels than people without Parkinson's, and levels were even lower for Parkinson's patients carrying the LRRK2 gene... Read more ...

Link Between Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer's Disease Discovered

A new study has discovered identical signs of brain damage in sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease. Read more ...

Top Tips to Making Your Botox Injections Last Longer

Anti-wrinkle cosmetic treatments have become extremely popular. It is easy to see why Botox injections would be the number one choice for smoother, younger-looking skin as it... Read more ...

Feeding a Person With Advanced Alzheimer's Disease: An Update

We update our 2011 discussion of feeding the person with late-stage or advanced Alzheimer's disease. We present a case of a 92-year-old woman diagnosed with AD, from our family... Read more ...

Clinical Challenges: Test Your Knowledge About Parkinson's

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Telehealth and Parkinson's Disease

Distance, disability, and distribution of doctors: all are barriers to Parkinson's disease care that telemedicine can help overcome, according to Ray Dorsey, MD, of the... Read more ...

The Lancet: Radiotherapy After Prostate Cancer Surgery can be Avoided for Men

Researchers from all over the world have access to HYSETS, a database of hydrometric data created at Ecole de technologie superieure , to note the results of climate change on... Read more ...

Spinal Cord Stimulation Alleviates Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease...

Spinal cord stimulation alleviates pain and reduces motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a "salvage therapy", according to researchers in... Read more ...