Medical Notes: You’re Taking Too Many Medications, Why Early Detection For Alzheimer’s Disease Isn’t Working, And A Better Treatment For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Are you taking too many medications?

In a review of nearly two thousand older adults, about one in three took five or more prescription drugs. These people had worse balance, weaker grip strength, and walked slower than their peers. Researchers believe it’s not necessarily the type of drugs that are contributing to this difference, but simply the sheer number of them. The research, published in The Journal Of General Internal Medicine, supports the need for physicians to consider a patient’s functional health when prescribing.

Your blood may soon have tiny robots flowing through it.

Drugs administered through i-v’s aren’t often as precise as they need to be, so researchers have found a solution – robots. These micro-devices are injected and then moved to a specific target area using magnets. The scientists hope this will help patients get the most out of their medications. The study is published in the journal Science Advances.

We can detect more cases of alzheimer’s disease, so why aren’t we?

New research shows that a majority of older americans understand why early detection is important, but only one in five have had a recent cognitive screening. The numbers are even lower for hispanic and asian americans. These early screenings are important to help slow the disease as early as possible. The research is published in Alzheimer’s And Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, And Disease Monitoring.

A new fix for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Just over one thousand americans die from CO poisoning each year. Thankfully, a new protein-based therapy helps the body rapidly get rid of the carbon monoxide through urine. The research is published in the Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Science.

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