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Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Reveals Crucial Differences. However, there is a long way to go before this translates into clinical application.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 4, 2026 Source:Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Reveals Crucial Differences Reference:The multiomics blueprint of the individual with the most extreme lifespanMetabolomic Signatures of Extreme Old Age: Findings from the New England Centenarian Study
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What is driving older folks to decide to use cannabis for a myriad of conditions? What are the risks versus the benefits?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 10, 2025 Source:Why more seniors are turning to cannabis use
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The ideal home temperature setting for older folks for optimal brain health according to this 47-person study is…wait for it…. your usual setting of between 68–75°F (20–24°C).
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 28, 2025 Source:Study reveals optimal home temperature for elderly brain health
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Vision and hearing loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 7, 2024 Source:Time to get your eyes checked: Vision loss among growing list of risk factors for dementia, study says Reference:Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission
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Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2024 Source:Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
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Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors in Ontario: study. Is anyone surprised?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 21, 2024 Source:Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors: study Reference:Edible Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis Poisonings in Older Adults
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Alzheimer’s prevention Phase 1 trial will look at safety of nasal vaccine. Much to happen before any conclusions can be drawn from this study. Also, @billcarrolltalk and I also discuss the approval of COVID vaccine for 5-11 year-old children.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 22, 2021 Source:Nasal vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s disease to be tested in U.S. clinical trial COVID-19 vaccines for children
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Small Italian report indicates that what others have noted; the majority of deaths from COVID seen in vaccinated people occur in the very old and sick. Not so if unvaccinated; More deaths seen in younger people. #VaccinesWork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 21, 2021 Source:Only very old and sick die of COVID if vaccinated, Italian study shows
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NACI to recommend AZ vaccine for Canadians over age 65 based on positive real-world results after millions of doses. It has a comparable reduction in the risk of symptomatic disease and hospitalization compared to 18-64 year-olds.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 16, 2021 Source:Canada will recommend AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine for those over 65, documents show