TOPLINE: High-intensity exercise suppresses ghrelin levels more than moderate-intensity exercise, leading to a greater reduction in hunger. This effect may be more pronounced in women than in men. METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: IN PRACTICE: “Exercise should be thought of as a ‘drug,’ where the ‘dose’ should be customized based on an individual’s personal goals,” the lead author...
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Taking five or more medications daily can negatively impact older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias
DREXEL UNIVERSITY Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like falls, medication interactions, hospitalizations and even death. Older adults are at an increased risk of experiencing polypharmacy if they have multiple chronic conditions. While older...
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9 Narcissistic Manipulation Tactics & How to Deal – psych (I can’t edit out the first big spacial gap-perhaps you can)
9 Narcissistic Manipulation Tactics There are many ways someone with narcissistic traits may try to manipulate a person. This manipulation is often done to get something that they want from a relationship, to make themselves look good, or to fulfill their narcissistic supply. This can include emotional abuse, gaslighting, and many others. These manipulation tactics can be discrete, or...
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Most patients with mitochondrial disease can be diagnosed via genomic sequencing, study says
by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Graphical abstract. Credit: Genetics in Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101271 More than half of people with mitochondrial disease can be diagnosed via genomic sequencing, a finding that will revolutionize care for families, according to a new study. And the Melbourne researchers have discovered what boosts and impacts the testing results, especially among children. The...
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Big chains are paid $23.55 to fill a blood pressure prescription: Small drugstores get $1.51
by Andy Miller, KFF Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions on a hot summer day, some stopped in for coffee, ice cream, homemade cake, or cookies. It wasn’t a bake sale, but the sweets bring extra revenue as pharmacist and co-owner Nikki Bryant works to...
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Once again, tuberculosis becomes world’s top infectious disease killer
by Robin Foster In the highest tally ever recorded for tuberculosis cases, the World Health Organization report that over 8 million people worldwide were diagnosed with the lung disease last year. Of that number, 1.25 million people died of TB, the new report found, meaning that it is once again the leading cause of deaths from infectious...
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Data suggest ED visit rate 36.1 per 1,000 older adults with Alzheimer’s disease
by Elana Gotkine For adults aged 65 years and older with Alzheimer’s disease, the emergency department visit rate was 36.1 visits per 1,000 adults in 2020 to 2022, according to an October data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Loredana Santo, M.D., M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and...
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Nearly 6% of pregnant women report marijuana use
by Erica Techo, University of Georgia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Georgia College of Public Health found that about 6% of pregnant women reported using marijuana during the last month, and many did not associate it with health risks. The study highlights the importance of education surrounding marijuana use during...
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Genetic High Cholesterol Condition Poses Diabetes Risk
A new review found that a genetic condition that puts people at a risk for high cholesterol is not protective against type 2 diabetes (T2D), despite previous studies suggesting the opposite. Data from the European Atherosclerosis Society Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (EAS FHSC) registry indicate that most individuals with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia are at a...
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Detecting Type 2 Diabetes Through Voice: How Does It Work?
An international study, Colive Voice, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2024 conference, shows that patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have different voice characteristics compared with healthy controls of the same age and gender. These results “open up possibilities for developing a first-line, noninvasive, and rapid screening tool for T2D, feasible with just...