Cardiometabolic Diseases Accelerate Cognitive Decline, Dementia
Dose-dependent response seen with increasing number of cardiometabolic diseases and cognitive decline
Prevalence of Substance Use Down in Youth During Pandemic
Review shows youth alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, and e-cigarette/vaping use all declined during the pandemic
Financial Altruism May Indicate Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Financial altruism negatively associated with performance on cognitive measures known to be sensitive to early Alzheimer disease
Sex Differences Seen in COVID-19 Sequelae, Long COVID
Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, women more likely to develop long COVID-19 syndrome than men
Disparities in Obesity Rates Seen Among U.S. Adolescents
From 1999 to 2018, increasing prevalence of teen obesity associated with low-income households, lower education level for head of household
Neurological Symptoms Persist After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Memory impairment and decreased concentration most prevalent symptoms at six-month follow-up
Graph Convolutional Network Can Classify Schizophrenia
GCN enabled nominally higher classification accuracy compared with support vector machine
Medicare Could Have Saved $3.6 Billion on Generic Drugs in 2020
Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices
New Alzheimer Disease Drug Delivers Disappointing Results
Trial was the first to test a drug meant to delay or halt mental decline in people who have a genetic predisposition
Medicaid Expansion Buffered Health Coverage Loss During Pandemic
Workers who lived in Medicaid expansion states were 5.4 percent more likely to enroll in Medicaid after job loss during pandemic