Population-level interventions could help tackle life course dementia risk and save costs. S..
Category : Health Trends
“It is important … to know how to protect themselves.” S..
Viruses are ubiquitous entities that have long plagued humans, often presenting in pesky, self-limiting infections, like a bout of the common cold. While most viral encounters are transient and merely inconvenient, some can have devastating or chronic consequences, leading to severe disease or… S..
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2, 2024: The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU) has made emergency approval of $10.4 million from the existing COVID funds for the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support ongoing efforts to… S..
New HIV infections among people aged 15-24 are a “phenomenon” across many countries in the region, says Eamonn Murphy, the UNAIDS regional… S..
Background: Following the emergence of the JN.1 SARS-CoV-2 variant, variants with key mutations in the spike protein, such as L455F, F456L, and R346T, were identified. In early January 2024, the… S..
The eyes can reveal a lot about the health of our brain. Indeed, problems with the eyes can be one of the earliest signs of cognitive decline. Our latest study shows that a loss of visual sensitivity can predict dementia 12 years before it is diagnosed. Our research was based on 8,623 healthy… S..
Romania Reports New West Nile Virus Case; Signs And Symptoms To Watch Out For (Image Credits: iStock) Romania‘s National Public Health Institute reported a new case of West Nile virus infection, marking the country’s second confirmed case this season. The latest infection occurred in an… S..
Amy Wareham, 47, experienced no symptoms except occasional headaches until she had a sudden seizure on a trip to New York, US, in May 2023. She was blue-lighted to New York Presbyterian Hospital and was given a CT scan and MRI which showed she had two lesions on her brain. Further… S..
Handout Mr Booth was able to write a book despite his diagnosis A man who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s just months after his mother died from the disease has told how living with dementia “is not the end”. Michael Booth, from Hartlepool, was only 46 when he was told he had dementia and has… Source ..