by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 23, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The National Health and Aging Trends Study from Johns Hopkins followed 2,413 community-dwelling participants aged 65 and older, and found that 10.3 percent suffered from dementia. Of those with dementia, 36.7 percent suffered mild hearing loss and and 29.8 percent had...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 7, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
About 22 percent of North Americans ages 85-89 and 33 percent of those over 90 suffer some degree of dementia (JAMA Neurol, 2022;79(12):1242-1249). A study from the Chicago Health and Aging Project, which followed 2449 men and women over age 65, suggests that there is...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2023 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Every week I receive emails asking why I recommend vaccinations against COVID-19 when they can have serious side effects that can result in hospitalizations and deaths. I have been following the data and research since the beginning of the pandemic, and they clearly...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 8, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
This winter is expected to be a severe flu season: • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that flu cases are already rising to high levels in the U.S. • Flu virus is headed here from the southern hemisphere. Australia already has a very severe...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 1, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Israel found that intense exercise may help to prevent cancer from spreading, in humans and in mice, by using up body sugars so that less energy is available for the tumor cells to grow and spread (Cancer Res, Nov 15, 2022;82(22):4164–4178). Researchers...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 21, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
University of Cambridge researchers analyzed genetic, lifestyle and health data on more than 500,000 adults, 40-69 years old, and found that those people who were later diagnosed with dementia had tested poorly up to nine years before on measures of problem solving,...
