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ALZHEIMER’S: LINK TO SLEEP AID Research published in the journal Cell
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Gum Disease May Worsen Liver Diseases
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nternational researchers are discovering more evidence that
links periodontal disease — commonly known as gum disease — to chronic liver conditions, including cirrhosis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and alcohol-related liver disease. The researchers found that periodontitis may aggravate liver disease via the “oral-gut-liver axis.” Pathogenic bacteria from the mouth can be swallowed or enter the bloodstream during everyday activities like chewing and brushing. Once in the gut, these microbes may alter the composition of the intestinal microbiome, leading to increased gut permeability, known as a “leaky gut.” This can allow endotoxins to reach the liver and trigger inflammation. Chronic inflammation also causes the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which have been implicated in the progression of liver disease.
Fatty Liver Increases Early Death Risk
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eople with fatty liver disease have nearly twice the risk of dying as the general population. Researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute found that people with fatty liver disease, known as MASLD (metabolic dysfunction- associated steatotic liver disease), had a higher risk of dying both from liver diseases and from common diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. The risk was elevated for nearly all causes of death studied, but especially for death from liver disease (27 times higher mortality) and liver cancer (35 times higher mortality).
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WHY SOME DRINKERS DEVELOP LIVER DISEASE Why some heavy drinkers develop advanced liver disease while others do not has been a mystery, but researchers from Keck Medicine of USC now have an answer. Three common medical conditions — diabetes, high blood pressure, and high waist circumference (35 inches for women and 40 inches for men) — double the risk. Heavy drinkers (1.5 drinks a day for women and two drinks a day for men) with either diabetes or a high waist circumference were 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver disease. Those with high blood pressure were 1.8 times more likely.
found that the common sleep aid zolpidem (Ambien, Zolpimist, Intermezzo, Edluar) suppresses the glymphatic system, which is responsible for removing waste products from the brain. This can set the stage for developing neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s. The study “calls attention to the potentially detrimental effects of certain pharmacological sleep aids on brain health,” said Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., “highlighting the necessity of preserving natural sleep architecture for optimal brain function.”
PARKINSON’S: HEARING LOSS INCREASES RISK A study published in Parkinsonism
and Related Disorders discovered a link between hearing loss and Parkinson’s disease. An analysis of 159,395 people over a period of more than 14 years found a 57% increased risk of Parkinson’s for every 10-decibel increase in baseline hearing impairment.
COVID-19: INCREASES CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-
19, increases the risk for chronic fatigue syndrome almost eightfold, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Researchers found that 4.5% of people who were infected with SARS- CoV-2 met the Institute of Medicine’s clinical diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome compared to .06% of people not infected with the virus.
TEETH: DENTAL IMPLANTS LAST 40 YEARS The longest follow-up of dental implants
found they continued to function well after several decades. According to a study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, all implants in groups of patients who received them to replace missing teeth between 1982 and 1984 were still in place and fully functional after 40 years. “The results show that the implants remain in place and that the bone loss around them is virtually unchanged after 40 years,” said researcher Sargon Barkarmo, Ph.D.
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