Newly identified APOE4 gene variant cuts Alzheimer's disease risk – rather than increasing it.
“People who carry a newly identified variant of the APOE4 gene are more than 50 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than non-carriers, a new study shows. Carriers of an APOE3 variant are more than 60 percent less likely to develop the disease.”
Prostate cancer risk reduced by sleeping with many women, but increased with many men
“FTA:Compared to men who have had only one partner during their lifetime, having sex with more than 20 women is associated with a 28% lower risk of one day being diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, having more than 20 male partners in one's lifetime is associated with a twofold higher risk of getting prostate cancer compared to those who have never slept with a man.”
With health care cuts looming, low-cost magnesium a potential option for treating depression
“In addition, these positive effects were shown quickly, at two weeks, and the supplements were well tolerated and similarly effective regardless of age, sex, or use of antidepressants, among other factors.”
Vaccination against COVID-19 cuts risk of long-term complications following breakthrough infection by half.
“The delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, exhibits greater resistance to antibodies and higher transmissibility than other variants, raising concerns that people who have been vaccinated might be vulnerable to breakthrough infections and subsequent complications.”
Coffee drinkers found to have a higher cardiovascular risk profile than tea drinkers, but mostly in smokers.
“Pending the answer to that question, I think that you could fairly honestly recommend tea drinking rather than coffee drinking and even rather than not drinking anything at all," one researcher said.”
A blood marker of bone renewal rose after high-intensity training but not after lower-intensity programs.
“Only six studies reported bone density, and long-term data were limited, making it difficult to tell whether the biomarker response translated into structural change. Two workouts can demand similar cardiovascular effort while placing very different forces on the skeleton.”
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