Obesity, an increasingly prevalent lifestyle disease, often occurs along with poor muscle mass. This condition, called sarcopenic obesity, is evaluated based on the patients' body mass index (BMI) and handgrip strength. Interestingly, ...
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Q: Now that airlines have dropped mask mandates, is it OK to let my kids travel without masks?
May 2, 2022
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France's Sister Andre, believed to have become the oldest person alive this week at the age of 118, said Tuesday she would now like to beat the record of oldest person ever and that work and caring for others had long kept ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, in what city officials said was an initial round of testing.
Apr 23, 2022
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Everyone wants to stay fit and healthy as they grow old. But as we age, our body degrades, our muscles shrink and strength declines. Some older people suffer from excessive muscle loss, a condition known as sarcopenia. University ...
Apr 20, 2022
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In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer's disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Patients with urinary catheters often get infections. But more comprehensive preventive efforts in health care cut the proportion affected in a group of frail elderly patients from 18 to 4 percent, a study led by University ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Could the length of a person's fingers provide a clue to how ill they might get after contracting COVID-19?
Mar 25, 2022
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China continues to battle its worst COVID-19 outbreak, driven by the omicron variant, with health officials on Friday calling the situation "severe and complex."
Mar 25, 2022
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The prospect of experiencing symptoms of cognitive or mental decline is a key motivation to undertake lifestyle changes for better brain health, according to the second public report from the Lifebrain consortium in collaboration ...
Mar 23, 2022
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