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Centenarian reveals SURPRISE drink that helps her live longer We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Reishi mushrooms have been used for

In a recent study posted to Preprints with The Lancet, researchers assessed the intensity of association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and risks of various respiratory and non-respiratory complications. Study: Complications Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Victoria, Australia: A Record Linkage Study. Image Credit: RONNACHAIPARK/Shutterstock The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed

Popping painkillers such as aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen every day raises risk of tinnitus by up to a fifth, study warns US medics found a variety of common painkillers could increase tinnitus risk Daily paracetamol use was associated with an 18% higher chance of tinnitus Study also found both ibuprofen and moderate-aspirin use increased risk by

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Physical-activity monitors (PAMs), which provide direct feedback to wearers on their daily activity levels, appear to be effective at increasing physical activity in adults, although the evidence is not strong, findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest. “PAM based interventions are safe and effectively increase physical activity and moderate

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people’s physical and mental health and has caused economic hardship. However, this adversity has disproportionately hurt certain populations—including essential workers and women—deepening existing disparities. One reason behind these disparities? The same people have been affected by clusters of interrelated factors, according to new research published in PLOS Global

A new study, published today in Alzheimer's & Dementia, tested whether tadalafil, a drug closely related to Viagra, may be effective in treating people with vascular dementia. The phase II trial, led by researchers at St George's, University of London and St George's Hospital was joint-funded by the US-based Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation and the

A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has reprogrammed the tumor microenvironment of liver cancer by using mRNA nanoparticles. This technology, similar to the one used in COVID-19 vaccines, restored the function of the p53 master regulator gene, a tumor suppressor mutated in not just liver but

As we have experienced during the COVID pandemic, loneliness, or perceived social isolation, is a major stress for social animals and increases the risk of various mental and physical health issues such as depression, substance abuse, obesity, and premature death. In efforts to understand the neural basis for loneliness, Kansai Fukumitsu and others at the

Obesity: UK 'going down road of America' says David Lammy We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The UK has long faced

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info While three in ten said their attitudes had changed towards the way they feel about

The renewal of a National Institutes of Health grant will enable a University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher to continue developing a tool that illuminates the complex, multi-scale interplay of the immune system's many components. Tomas Helikar, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of biochemistry, will use the five-year, $1.8 million grant from the NIH's Maximizing Investigators' Research

Diabetes type 2: Dr Zoe Williams discusses high blood sugar risks We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Diabetes is characterised by

A new study, posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, investigates the impact of a trial study design and other parameters on the estimates of vaccine efficacy. This study reanalyzes the data from the Janssen and Pfizer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) trials under a uniform protocol. Study: Estimation and interpretation of vaccine efficacy in COVID-19 randomized

When New York City’s COVID-19 rates spiked last December due to the emerging omicron variant, humans weren’t the only mammals affected. The highly infectious variant also hit the white-tailed deer population on Staten Island, the most suburban of the city’s five boroughs, according to a study led by Penn State University scientists The omicron variant

Updated guidelines for the management and treatment of endometriosis reflect changes in clinical practice to guide clinician and patient decision-making, according to a statement from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, which issued the guidelines in February 2022. Although the exact prevalence of endometriosis remains unclear, estimates suggest that approximately 190 million women

The flouting of public health recommendations, the on-and-off adherence to safety guidelines, the bending of rules to break isolation—these are not new phenomena when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. The behavior was being observed during the first wave, in the spring of 2020, and has continued consistently over most of the year. In general,

Several states will drop mask mandates for schools in the coming weeks as COVID-19 cases continue to fall.  Oregon was the latest state on Monday to announce plans to lift its statewide mask requirement for schools, following earlier announcements from New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware. The changes are set to take place in late February and

Current selection criteria for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AHSCT) in patients with rapidly progressing systemic sclerosis were validated in a study presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Rheumatology Association. The study, which associated AHSCT with improvement in overall survival and an acceptable risk of adverse events, “provides valuable real-world, long-term data pertaining

The scheme providing free fruit to schools lasted from 2007 to 2014 and was mainly introduced to improve learning in school through a better diet. Among other possible positive effects of the scheme was a reduced prevalence of obesity. After doing this research, we cannot see that school fruit has any effect on obesity among

As the landscape of data privacy rules and risks continue to change and evolve, organizations may consider using a privacy framework to assist in implementing, measuring, and improving their privacy program. The NIST Privacy Framework, modeled after the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, contains core functions and controls that can help an organization identify and manage risks