Aging published "Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial" which reported on a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted among 43 healthy adult males between the ages of 50-72. The 8-week treatment program included diet, sleep, exercise and relaxation guidance, and supplemental probiotics and phytonutrients. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis was conducted on […]
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The blood-brain barrier is impermeable to cholesterol, yet high blood cholesterol is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. However, the underlying mechanisms mediating this relationship are poorly understood. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Vijay Varma and colleagues at the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, in […]
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I consider myself to be in good health. I work out several times a week, but recently I began experiencing episodes of shortness of breath after going up and down the stairs in my home. After running on the treadmill a few weeks ago, I got dizzy and fainted. I went to my doctor who told me […]
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What are your plans for this long holiday weekend? Are you hitting up Target or Wayfair or Nordstrom to shop their massive Memorial Day sales? Are you inviting the family over for an afternoon of pool and barbecuing fun? Or, if you’re anything like us, you might be planning on spending the weekend in the kitchen trying out a few […]
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Plants are perfect for all-year pops of color inside your home, and they’re even good for your health. Most of them, especially house plants, are perfectly suitable for people who are just beginning to harness their green thumbs, and some, such as succulents, prednisone generic are super low maintenance. However, you may want to pay extra attention to where you’re […]
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A new injectable radioactive diagnostic agent for positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging for men with prostate cancer has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agent, piflufolastat F 18 (PYLARIFY), is a fluorinated small-molecule imaging agent indicated for PET scanning of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–positive lesions in patients with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive […]
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FILE PHOTO: A sign stands outside a Bristol Myers Squibb facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Brian SnyderBristol Myers Squibb said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its oral drug Zeposia to treat adults with ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Bristol Myers gained the drug, approved last year for treating multiple sclerosis patients, […]
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Experts say that your skin may burn more easily in sunlight if you’ve spent a lot of time indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. They note that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. They recommend using sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 before heading outdoors. After a long time stuck inside during […]
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An estimated one in seven Ohio women of adult reproductive age has visited a crisis pregnancy center, a new study has found. In a survey of 2,529 women, almost 14% said they’d ever attended a center. The prevalence was more than twice as high among Black women and 1.6 times as high among those in the lowest socioeconomic group, found […]
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Coronavirus patients spent a WEEK less in ICU if they had breathing tubes inserted quickly A procedure to add breathing tubes can reduce COVID patients’ stay in the ICU by a week when it’s done earlier in their stay, a new study found The study also shows this procedure doesn’t endanger healthcare workers of getting COVID themselves, as some had […]
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