Dementia With Lewy Bodies May Be More Common Than We Think
(MedPage Today) -- Dementia with Lewy bodies -- a disease characterized by faster progression and greater functional decline than Alzheimer's ...
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PCOS, the most common cause of infertility, to now be called PMOS
The new name, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, was chosen to better reflect the condition’s wide-ranging hormonal and metabolic ...
UTIs, tooth decay: how common infections may be fast-tracking dementia
Experts believe that these infections don’t necessarily cause dementia, but act as a catalyst. Many people have a silent buildup ...
Risky Drinking Among Adults With Obesity Common
(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 1 in 10 U.S. adults had overlapping heavy drinking and obesity conditions in 2023, a ...
Many Older Patients Can Ditch Common Thyroid Drug, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- A quarter of older adults on hypothyroidism medication were able to wean off of it while maintaining ...
Common diabetes drug works by acting on brain, study shows
While diabetes medications are not considered as targeting the brain, the study, shows that metformin has been influencing brain pathways ...
Alcohol-Related Liver Disease May Be More Common Than We Think
(MedPage Today) -- After adjusting for underreporting of alcohol consumption, the prevalence of alcohol-related liver diseases in the U.S. was ...
Exercise Cuts Cancer Mortality Risk in Less Common Types of Cancer, Too
(MedPage Today) -- Higher levels of moderate/vigorous physical activity (MVPA) after cancer diagnosis had a significant association with a lower ...
Can a common hospital gas help fight drug-resistant pneumonia?
Researchers report that high-dose inhaled nitric oxide reduced the levels of drug-resistant bacteria in a large-animal ICU model and proved ...
These common food preservatives may be linked to cancer
A large French study tracking more than 100,000 people over a decade has found that higher consumption of certain food ...