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New research provides strong evidence of an association between abdominal fat and reduced brain volumes, particularly those involved with cognitive function. In large study of healthy middle-aged adults, greater visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat on abdominal MRI predicted brain atrophy on imaging, especially in women. “The study shows that excess fat is bad for the brain and worse in women, […]

Denver Health clinicians had been reporting there were multiple locations in their electronic health record to document distinct types of assessments, and that it was difficult to locate specific patient data because of inconsistencies. THE PROBLEM This was because of fragmented work done to define the documentation early in the Colorado health system’s EHR journey. There was a lack of […]

A study published in the Preventive Medicine Journal finds that using e-cigarettes can significantly increase the risk of asthma among US adolescents who have never used other combustible products. Study: Association between e-cigarette use and asthma among US adolescents: Youth risk behavior surveillance system 2015–2019. Image Credit: ilkov_igor/Shutterstock.com Background The use of e-cigarettes has sharply increased among adolescents and young adults in […]

COPENHAGEN — A new clinical model, based on distinct features of patients with GBA-related Parkinson’s disease in two different patient cohorts, could be used to predict GBA mutation carrier status and guide genetic testing in patients with the disease, results of a new study suggest. This is a “simple and clinically useful model for prediction of GBA carrier status that […]

If there’s one thing to know about menopause, it’s that it can be different for every person who experiences it. Some women may not have any symptoms, while others have symptoms severe enough to disrupt their daily quality of life. “The journey through perimenopause is never the same for two people,” says Flow Advisor and OB-GYN Jessica Shepherd. It’s important […]

Fentanyl’s effects are fast and dangerous. The highly addictive opioid is the deadliest drug threat in American history. It’s linked to more fatalities under age 50 in the country than any other cause of death, including heart disease, cancer and suicide. It only takes 5 minutes for fentanyl to enter the brain when taken orally, said Therese Kosten, director of […]

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In a recent article published in PLoS One, researchers conducted an online survey among 302 female students from the University of Rennes in France between February and May 2021 to assess the frequency of overeating episodes in response to six emotions experienced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced university closures.  Study: Emotional overeating affected nine in ten female students during the COVID-19 […]

It was Father’s Day in Australia yesterday, and Bindi Irwin celebrated by posting a heartwarming throwback photo of her and her dad, the late Steve Irwin. The sweet snap featured Bindi as a little girl, and it reminds us how much her daughter, Grace, 2, looks like her mama. Related story Meg Ryan’s Children’s Reaction to the Iconic Scene From […]