The US Preventive Service Task Force has finalized its latest recommendations on low-dose aspirin regimens and now says people over the age of 60 should not start taking daily aspirin for the primary prevention of heart problems, in most of the cases. If you’re between the ages of 40 and 59, the USPSTF leaves it…
Animals carry “mutational clocks” in their cells that dictate how quickly their DNA picks up mutations. And across species, animals tend to die once they reach a certain number of mutations, according to new research. It turns out that in long-lived mammals like humans, these mutational clocks run slower than in short-lived mammals like mice,…
Researchers analyzed more than 11,000 hospital admissions and emergency room visits to see how well COVID-19 vaccines prevent diseases. They found that all three doses of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are highly effective in initially preventing hospitalizations. Although this high level of effectiveness is declining, experts say vaccines still offer key protection against COVID-19….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A possible contributor to Long COVID -19 may actually be an abnormally suppressed, not overactive, immune system, according to a UCLA-led research group. The study, recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical infectious diseases. This contradicts what scientists previously believed, that an overactive immune response to SARS-CoV-2,…
Share on PinterestNew research reveals a blood test that could predict most major cardiovascular disease outcomes. MaaHoo Studio/Stocksy Cardiovascular risk prediction is important for clinicians caring for patients and for scientists developing new drugs. Scientists can use biomarker surrogates as signs that the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be increasing or decreasing. In the…
It is estimated that the long COVID has affected up to 23 million Americans, with some experts believing the number to be even higher. “Although most people with COVID-19 get better within weeks after illness, some people have post-COVID conditions,” says the CDC. “Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of new, recurrent, or persistent health…
Credit: public domain CC0 A new study published in Frontiers of aging It was found that a combination of high-dose vitamin D, omega-3s, and a simple home resistance exercise program (SHEP) showed a 61% cumulative reduction in cancer risk in healthy adults aged 70 or over. This is the first study to test the combined…
Editor’s note: Find the latest news and advice on COVID-19 in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. LISBON, Portugal – An overall nine-fold increase in COVID-19 antibody levels can be seen with a longer interval between the first and second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (BNT162b2) in people without previous infection, according to UK government SIREN (SARS-CoV-2…
Antidepressants are the mainstay of treatment for depression, but their use is clouded by questions about their lasting effectiveness. A new study now suggests that antidepressants may not improve people’s quality of life in the long term, compared to depressed people who do not take this type of medication. This does not mean that we…
Summary: Overall, people who used antidepressants to manage depression long-term had no better quality of physical or mental health than those with depression who did not use prescription drugs to manage their symptoms. Source: OLP Over time, the use of antidepressants is not associated with significantly better health-related quality of life, compared to people with…
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