Author Archives: yun

Brain, Health Care, Mental Health

How Alzheimer’s Disease Progresses: From Diagnosis Through the 7 Stages

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06
Sep

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder commonly affecting older adults, characterized by memory loss, confusion, behavioral changes, and other distressing symptoms. It is the most prevalent form of dementia, with approximately 10.7% of Americans aged 65 and above living with the condition, with women accounting for nearly two-thirds of cases.1 As the baby boomer […]

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Brain, Mental Health

What Causes Alzheimer’s Disease?

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06
Sep

Dementia, which includes memory loss, thinking difficulties, and the inability to reason logically, is the end result of Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative neurological (brain) disorder. Most cases occur in those over the age of 65, and age itself is the greatest risk factor associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is not brought on by aging. […]

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Blood

Study: Blood Cancer Treatment Found to Kill Latent HIV-Infected Cells, Possible New Treatment

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06
Sep

The blood cancer treatment venetoclax (Venclexta; Roche, Genentech, AbbVie) was found to kill latent HIV-infected cells, indicating a possible new treatment for the virus, according to the results of a preclinical study by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.1 artegorov3@gmail – stock.adobe.com When HIV-infected cells are […]

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Insight, Mental Health

7 Misconceptions About Adult ADHD That You Should Know

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06
Sep

One common mental image that comes to mind when considering attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is that of a rambunctious primary school student. However, while many cases of ADHD begin in children, 4% of adults are thought to be affected as well. Adults who are currently managing the symptoms of ADHD have spoken out to […]

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Medical Care, Medications, Mental Health

Treatment Options for Adult ADHD

Posted on by yun
06
Sep

An adult’s daily life can be severely impeded by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Focusing, sitting still, sustaining relationships, and finishing chores may all become difficult for you. It’s possible that this will make you feel terrible about yourself, nervous, sad, or alone. Fortunately, there are tactics that can ease the burden of adult ADHD […]

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Infection

Cincinnati Zoo alligator returns to habitat following near-fatal infection

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Advertisement Cincinnati Zoo alligator returns to habitat following near-fatal infection Updated: 9:54 AM EDT Sep 6, 2023 Fletcher Keel Lucy, an American alligator at the Cincinnati Zoo, is back in her habitat after surviving a near-fatal infection.In a post on its Facebook page, the Zoo says Lucy’s infection, which was in her tail, required a […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

Prognostic Model Could Help Predict Survival Outcomes for Patients With Myelofibrosis Undergoing AlloHCT

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06
Sep

Roni Tamari, MD A predictive system developed using data from United States and European stem cell transplant registries was prognostic of survival in patients with myelofibrosis undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), according to data from a retrospective study published in Blood Advances. United States patients with myelofibrosis who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation from […]

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Blood

‘Of Money And Blood’: Xavier Giannoli Takes Director-Driven Approach To Debut TV Project That Launched At Venice

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06
Sep

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. […]

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Blood

Transgenders’ Exclusion As Blood Donors Challenged. What Supreme Court Said

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06
Sep

New Delhi: A recipient must be assured that the blood being transfused is clean, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing a plea challenging the 2017 guidelines excluding transgenders, men having sex with men, and female sex workers from being blood donors. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, which said […]

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