According to a recent study, resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when training as little as once per week. The benefits include improvements in blood values, muscle strength and mental well-being. “We found that individuals who were close to having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood glucose,...
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Can prune juice help relieve constipation?
A person can often treat or prevent constipation by making dietary and lifestyle changes. Some research suggests that drinking prune juice may also be beneficial for constipation. Constipation is a common condition that can affect people of any age. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, about 16 percent of...
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29 Medications Older Adults Should Avoid
The risks of using certain prescription and OTC drugs change as you get older. Are you taking something you shouldn’t be? Even if you’re as sharp and active as you were in your 20s, there’s no denying your body has changed over the years. And while some of those changes might be obvious, others are not...
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Not all sleep is equal when it comes to cleaning the brain
New research shows how the depth of sleep can impact our brain’s ability to efficiently wash away waste and toxic proteins. Because sleep often becomes increasingly lighter and more disrupted as we become older, the study reinforces and potentially explains the links between aging, sleep deprivation, and heightened risk for Alzheimer’s disease. “Sleep is critical...
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Diet Soda Linked To 23 Percent Increased Risk For Stroke In Women
Findings of a new research have suggested that switching to diet drinks to reduce calorie intake may come with health risks. Researchers found that women who consume a lot of artificially sweetened beverages increase their risk for stroke by 23 percent. Two Diet Sodas Daily Linked To Increased Stroke Risk In the study, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller,...
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Sports medicine society updates concussion guidelines
Kimberly G. Harmon, M.D., from the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues reviewed the existing literature on sports-related concussion(SRC) to update the AMSSM 2013 position statement. The updated statement is intended for sports medicine physicians who provide sports concussion care from acute injury to return-to-play. According to the statement, SRC is a complex, heterogeneous...
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Why some brain tumors respond to immunotherapy
NEW YORK, NY (February 15, 2019)– Columbia researchers have learned why some glioblastomas–the most common type of brain cancer–respond to immunotherapy. The findings could help identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with immunotherapy drugs and lead to the development of more broadly effective treatments. The study, led by Raul Rabadan, PhD,...
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Banishing Your Nightmares With The Help Of VR
New research shows how immersive technology can help patients treat recurring nightmare syndrome. In the US, between 1/2 and 2/3 of children and up to 15% of adults have frequent nightmares. This has serious clinical effects for sufferers, including not only distress, but chronic loss of sleep and generalized anxiety. And yet, access to effective...
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Drug combination may become new standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer
BOSTON – A combination of two drugs – one of them an immunotherapy agent – could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer, says an investigator from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reporting results from a phase 3 clinical trial. Patients who received the immunotherapy drug avelumab plus axitinib, a targeted agent,...
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Raising awareness of lung cancer risk in people with COPD
During this unique study, led by the University of Glasgow and University of Surrey, researchers investigated how the experience of COPD, influences how individuals understand new or changing chest symptoms and their decision to seek help from medical professionals. COPD is the name for a group of lung conditions, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, which...