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IMAGE: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION OF A SERVING OF NUTS, APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL. view more CREDIT: ALONSO NICHOLS/TUFTS UNIVERSITY Women who consume higher amounts of protein, especially protein from plant-based sources, develop fewer chronic diseases and are more likely to be healthier overall as they age, according to a study led by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University and published Jan. 17 in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . Analyzing self-reported data from more than 48,000 women, the researchers saw notably less heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and cognitive and mental health decline, in those who included more protein in their diets from sources such as fruits, vegetables, bread, beans, legumes, and pasta, compared to those who ate less. “Consuming protein in midlife was linked to promoting good health in older a...

Louisville's 'Bos' Todd, national leader in mental health, dies at 93 - Health News

Bosworth Todd Kentucky Health News Bosworth M. "Bos" Todd Jr., who co-founded a pathbreaking treatment center in Louisville for mentally ill youth and the foundation that makes the most mental-health research grants in the nation, died Jan. 22. He was 93. Todd, a Frankfort native and University of Kentucky graduate, earned an MBA at Harvard Business School and worked in the investment industry. After his oldest son Sam was hospitalized with schizophrenia, he and his wife Joan, who died last year, joined with other parents to form the Schizophrenia Association of Louisville, now part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness . In the early 1980s, he joined attorney Philip Ardery, real-estate broker Malcolm “Mac” Matthews Jr. and Barry Bingham Sr., editor and publisher of The Courier-Journal , to found Wellspring as a transitional home for young people with schizophrenia. "It now has a $40 million budget and offers a variety of services to 1,000 people a...

Where in Ky. is vaccine resistance highest? New interactive tools can help communities target education and outreach efforts - Health News

State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; interactive version is here . Adapted screenshot of University of Washington interactive map (click here ); click map to enlarge it . By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It's easy to find your locality's coronavirus vaccination rate, but what about its vaccine hesitancy rate? Two new interactive tools reveal it. One uses data gathered by polling done through Facebook ; the other shows the relative interest in vaccination shown by online searches. The Facebook-gathered data are in interactive maps from the University of Washington , showing what counties (and even what Zip codes) are most hesitant to get a shot. The maps by the university's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation reflect answers to this question: "If a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 were offered to you today, would you choose to get vaccinated?" The answers are "Definitely," "Probabl...

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Louisville's 'Bos' Todd, national leader in mental health, dies at 93 - Health News

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