Covid: Vaccine uptake among over-50s hits 95% in England
[unable to retrieve full-text content]But uptake among care home staff is still around 80% despite attempts to get more to come forward. BBC News – Health
Diet, disease, and the microbiome
There is growing interest in the human body’s microbiome and its connection to chronic disease. A new study examines that connection, along with how the foods we eat influence the composition of our microbiome. Microbiome protects host and plays role in disease risk The microbiome consists of the genes of tiny organisms (bacteria, viruses, and… Read More »
THCB Gang Episode 51, Thursday April 22, 1pm PT – 4pm ET
THCB Gang Apr 21, 2021• Episode 51 of “The THCB Gang” will live-streamed on Thursday, Jan 21. You can see it below! Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) will be joined by regulars: futurists Ian Morrison (@seccurve) & Jeff Goldsmith; privacy expert and now entrepreneur Deven McGraw @HealthPrivacy; and digital health guru Fard Johnmar (@fardj). If you’d rather listen… Read More »
Dementia Risk After Age 50 Increases With Less Sleep, Study Says
Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Sleeping Too Little in Middle Age May Increase Dementia Risk, Study Finds The research, tracking thousands of people from age 50 on, suggests those who sleep six hours or less a night are more likely to develop dementia in their late 70s.… Read More »
Nighttime noise can affect your health—even if you’re asleep
When I chose an apartment with a bedroom on a major street in Manhattan, I didn’t worry about noise: I figured this was one instance in which my hearing loss was a plus. Sounds that didn’t wake me up couldn’t affect me, right? Wrong. Waking up and losing sleep because of noise is bad for… Read More »
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A cutting-edge experimental drug cuts nearly in half the risk of death among patients with a rare but aggressive cancer of the eye, new clinical trial data show. Tebentafusp has now become the first drug shown to improve overall survival in patients with… Read More »