Interesting insights from the oldest of the old. All charts are from the survey report which can downloaded here: https://www.uhc.com/content/dam/uhcdotcom/en/general/100-at-100-Final-Report-Aug2025.pdf
I was in St. Louis on business. One day these things showed up at the office. I had one (OK, two) after breakfast. Yes, they are that good. Memo to Self – Don’t get depressed that you only learned about this delicacy in your 7th decade. I wonder if they deliver to Oklahoma.
Researchers at Loma Linda University Health report that eating eggs may be linked to a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in adults age 65 and older. Their findings suggest that regular egg consumption could play a role in supporting long-term brain health. Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center. “Eating eggs could cut Alzheimer’s […]
The two new meta analysis reviews (studies of studies) found that consuming whole grains reduces your risk of diseases that shorten your life. One published in BMJ analyzed 45 studies and concluded that whole grains can help you live longer by cutting your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, respiratory disease, and infectious diseases. The […]
So, after those three months can we be reinfected, or will the phenomenon of recrudescence take place?
The best answer at this point is we don’t know. But if look at the spectrum of infectious diseases the answer is probably yes.
So I’m wondering what will this mean regarding a vaccine? Will it be like influenza, and a vaccine one has to get annually? Or will it be more like HIV, without a vaccine ever?
A vaccine is preferable, like your annual flu shot. But the more we learn about this virus we may end up with drugs along the lines of the anti-virals similar to the ones used for Hepatitis C and HIV. Just my non-medical opinion.
It’s going to be interesting to watch it play out. I so hope they will be able to develop a vaccine. I agree that would be preferable. But it may end up like you said being some thing where some infected people need to take chronic antivirals.