September 4, 2024 by Aaron Wagner, Pennsylvania State University Study authors Olivia Leach, at the computer terminal, and Rachel Cottle, holding the breathing tube, pose in the environmental chamber used to study vulnerability to temperature and humidity. Credit: W. Larry KenneyAs global climate change causes extreme heat waves to become more common around the world,...
by Edith Cowan University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnexplained rapid weight loss in older people could be a sign of underlying disease and can be linked with increased risk of falls and fractures, as well as a poorer long-term prognosis. The understanding of factors that could contribute to rapid weight loss remains poor, with current treatments including...
by Emily CaldwellEmily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes may lead females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older adults. Researchers used fMRI scans...
by The Gerontological Society of America Concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic among Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) participants from March 2020 to October 2020. The mode survey response reported by WHI participants residing in each ZIP code is shown. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019. Credit: The Journals of Gerontology: Series A (2022). DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glac056 A new supplemental issue...
by University of Illinois at Chicago Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that women over the age of 65 may be undergoing unnecessary cervical cancer screenings and that more public health data is needed on the utilization of cervical cancer screening-associated services among older women to prevent potential harm and...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain Some oral bacteria were associated with the development of hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, in postmenopausal women, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. High blood pressure is typically defined by two measurements: systolic blood pressure (the upper number measuring pressure...
Journal of the American Heart Association report AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Longer sitting times were associated with higher levels of heart disease risk among overweight and obese post-menopausal women overall, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association. In this observational...
