Safer, newer blood thinners are under-prescribed for elderly and at-risk patients
New study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology finds that frail patients with atrial fibrillation are less likely to receive direct oral anticoagulant therapy, despite needing it the…
Breathlessness in patients with long COVID may signal heart problems
A small study has suggested that COVID-19 patients who continue to be short of breath during physical activity one year after recovering from the infection may have suffered…
A new understanding of mental illness
Three key factors might offer 90% accuracy in predicting wide range of psychiatric disorders
A diet rich in plant-based products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment in the elderly
A diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly. This is the result of a study by the Biomarkers and…
Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia
Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in…