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Greater effects of lead exposure in low income families
Study compares the effects of lead exposure on childhood brain development between high and low income families.
Socioeconomic factors such as family income and poverty...
How much of the risk of Alzheimer’s is due to our genes?
Our genes alone do not determine our chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease, study finds.
Our genes determine many of our physical characteristics such as the...
Prevalence and sex-differences in burdensome interventions for dementia patients
A recent study examined the prevalence of burdensome interventions in advanced dementia patients towards the end of their lives, as well as the differences...
Does trazadone have a lower fall risk than antipsychotic drugs for dementia?
Researchers compared the fracture and fall risk in elderly dementia patients taking the antidepressant trazadone or antipsychotic drugs.
In Canada, the prevalence of dementia is...
How is physical activity and pain related to cognitive function?
Pain or physical inactivity increases the risk of a decline in cognitive function. This, in turn, can lead to dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease....
Today In Medical History – March 22
(1808) American pioneer, doctor, and businessman David Swinson Maynard is born. He travelled St. Louis to California fighting cholera and preventing malnutrition in natives.
(1924)...
Is an Increased Risk of Catching Tuberculosis Related to Vitamin E Deficiency?
Researchers in Peru investigate whether there is a link between pre-existing Vitamin E status and the likelihood of developing tuberculosis.
Worldwide in 2015, there were...
Can Stem Cells Stop Aging?
Aging is a natural process that is the cumulative effect of genetic and environmental damage to our bodies and DNA. Stem cells found within...
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