After nearly 15 years on an upward trend, awareness among Americans about high blood pressure and how to control and treat it is now on the decline, according to a new study. Even with the help of blood pressure medications, some groups, including older adults, are...
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Links Found Between Diabetes Blood Markers, Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
by OR Today Magazine | Oct 31, 2020
A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease provides insight into the association of blood markers of diabetes with brain beta-amyloid accumulation among older people at risk of dementia. The results suggest a link between Alzheimer’s pathology, lower levels of insulin and lower insulin resistance.
READ MOREAcute Exercise has Beneficial Effects on the Immune System During Prostate Cancer
by OR Today Magazine | Sep 30, 2020
New research published this year in Experimental Physiology found that in prostate cancer survivors, a moderate session of exercise kept the cell count of a certain type of immune cells at a normal level, suggesting the exercise is safe for prostate cancer survivors....
READ MOREShould You be Evaluated for ADHD? It’s not just a kid thing
by OR Today Magazine | Aug 31, 2020
By BPT If you are among the millions of adults in the U.S. who do not know they have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the past several months of social distancing have been a particularly steep battle. Our country was instructed to “sit still,” a...
READ MOREWhat You Need to Know About Your Thyroid
by OR Today Magazine | Jul 31, 2020
Photo courtesy of Getty Images. By Family Features Michele Adams is quick to say, “I don’t want to throw anyone under the bus,” but it took her being hit by a car for her thyroid disease to finally be diagnosed. Adams has always been an active person, but for a few...
READ MOREDiet May Help Preserve Cognitive Function
by OR Today Magazine | Jul 1, 2020
According to a recent analysis of data from two major eye disease studies, adherence to the Mediterranean diet – high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil – correlates with higher cognitive function. Dietary factors also seem to play a role in slowing...
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