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Older adults who received the newer recombinant shingles vaccine instead of the older live version lived, on average, 164 more days without a dementia diagnosis over six years, indicating a...
The link between the shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk isn’t due to another policy that started on the same date, because no other health outcomes changed abruptly for people born just before...
The link between the shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk isn’t due to people getting more medical checkups after shingles, because the vaccine didn’t reduce other illnesses and shingles didn’t...
People who received the shingles vaccine were about 37% less likely to develop shingles over seven years, which matches what previous clinical trials have shown, confirming the study’s methods are...
Women who received the shingles vaccine showed a stronger reduction in dementia risk over seven years than men who received the vaccine, indicating that the vaccine’s effect on brain health may...
Adults who received the shingles vaccine were about 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over seven years compared to similar adults who did not receive the vaccine, based on a large...
Older women who received empowerment education didn’t start eating more dairy right away—they needed about three months before their habits changed, even though they felt more confident and motivated...
A six-week educational program that encouraged older Asian women to reflect on their eating habits and share experiences led to measurable increases in their confidence and motivation to consume...
After attending a six-week educational program, older women felt more confident and motivated to drink milk within a week, but it took three months before they actually started consuming dairy more...
Older women who participated in a six-week educational program about dairy and bone health began consuming dairy more frequently—about four extra days per month—only after three months, suggesting...
A six-week educational program that helped older Asian women understand the importance of dairy for bone health and encouraged them to reflect on their eating habits led to measurable increases in...
The link between shingles and stroke is not due to selective reporting of positive results, and it persists even after accounting for common stroke risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes,...
The risk of ischemic stroke is highest in the first month after a shingles outbreak, suggesting that the body’s immediate response to the virus may temporarily increase the chance of a stroke.
There is some weak evidence that shingles might slightly increase the risk of bleeding in the brain within the first few months, but this finding is not consistent or strong enough to be certain, and...
After one year, having had shingles does not increase the likelihood of having an ischemic stroke, meaning the temporary spike in stroke risk fades completely over time.
People who develop shingles have a higher chance of having an ischemic stroke in the first few months after the infection, but this increased risk disappears after a year, indicating the connection...
Women who eat meat tend to consume more protein at lunch and dinner than those on plant-based diets, but this doesn’t lead to better muscle growth or strength gains during weight training, meaning...
Starting weight training for 16 weeks doesn’t cause women to lose fat or gain bone density, even if they eat different diets — muscle growth happens without changing overall body fat or bones.
When young women start weight training, their thigh muscles grow larger, and this growth can be accurately measured using either ultrasound or a DXA scan, with both methods showing similar trends.
Women eating only plant-based foods and consuming about 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight build muscle and get stronger just as much as women eating meat and consuming slightly more...
Young women who are new to weight training gain similar amounts of muscle strength and size over 16 weeks whether they eat a plant-based or meat-inclusive diet, as long as they consume enough protein...
Eating 2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight daily helps trained lifters get stronger on exercises like bench press and pull-ups, but doesn’t make them jump higher or do more reps at...
For men who lift weights, getting enough protein each day matters far more than when they eat it around their workout—so long as they hit their daily target of 2 grams per kilogram of body weight.
When men who lift weights eat a high-protein diet (2g per kg of body weight daily) for 8 weeks, their bodies produce more urea—a natural byproduct of protein breakdown—but their kidneys and liver...