MINNEAPOLIS–Having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease has been known to raise a person’s risk of developing the disease, but new research suggests that having second- and third-degree relatives who have had Alzheimer’s may also increase risk. The study is published in the March 13 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of […]
Research Suggests Connection Between Excessive Sweating and Mental Health Conditions
(Newswise)–WASHINGTON–Board-certified dermatologist Dee Anna Glaser, MD, FAAD, started noticing something concerning in her patients with hyperhidrosis, a condition that causes excessive sweating.“Many of them had either anxiety or depression,” she says. “There were some who had said they had suicidal thoughts because their sweating was ruining their life.”Dr. Glaser, who is a professor, interim chair […]
Sleep Apnea May Be Linked To Higher Levels Of Alzheimer’s Biomarker In Brain
(Newswise)–People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting […]
Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision, Rutgers Researcher Finds
(Newswise)–Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage your vision, a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher finds. The research appears in the journal Psychiatry Research. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 34.3 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes and that more than 16 million live with […]
Male Sex Hormones Have A Role In Asthma
(Newswise)–In what they consider a surprise finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have demonstrated a key role for male sex hormone “signaling” in inducing—rather than suppressing—allergic lung inflammation in a mouse model of asthma. The new study, they say, underscores the importance of appreciating sex differences and the role of sex hormones in the diagnosis and […]
Flu Lands Two Unvaccinated Pregnant Women In ICU
SAN DIEGO–Two unvaccinated pregnant women in San Diego County were recently hospitalized in intensive care from complications from the flu, the County Health and Human Services Agency said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot every year. The vaccine is safe and effective. It […]
Serious Loneliness Spans The Adult Lifespan But There Is A Silver Lining
(Newswise)–In recent years, public health officials have warned about a rising epidemic of loneliness, with rates of loneliness reportedly doubling over the past 50 years. In a new study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine put a specific, concerning and surprising face to the issue. Publishing in the December 18 online […]
Public-Private Partnership Begins Work to End Hepatitis C
SAN DIEGO–Last week, the steering committee of the Eliminate Hepatitis C San Diego County Initiative met for the first time, an initial step in the effort to reduce new infections of hepatitis C by 80 percent and deaths by 65 percent over the next 12 years. Spearheaded by the County Health and Human Services Agency […]