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Lorraine: Dr Hilary warns of potential rise in Covid cases People infected with a certain strain of Covid could “take longer to recover” a GP has warned. The JN.1 variant, first identified by health officials in September, has the potential to cause a “more severe disease”, he said. As reported, JN.1 is a descendant of

Reviewed Regular leisure time physical activity may reduce the risk of breast cancer for women before menopause, according to new research funded by Breast Cancer Now. The research, published today (Monday 11th December) in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, analyzed data from 19 studies from around the world, including the Breast Cancer Now Generations Study.

Less than two months since the Biden Administration published its sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence, the White House on Thursday announced new commitments to AI transparency, risk management and responsibility from more than two dozen leading healthcare organizations. WHY IT MATTERS The White House EO, which was published on October 30 and has a

Reviewed Why is it important to study bacteria? Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterial strain that can be responsible for several human diseases: the most serious include malignant external otitis, endophthalmitis, endocarditis, meningitis, pneumonia, and septicemia. Study: Prospects and possibilities of using Raman spectroscopy for the identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from turtle Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) skin. Image Credit: Jun MT / Shutterstock The

Researchers have shed light on why brain implants are tricky to engineer and often lose their functionality once surgically placed into brain tissue. The results of a new study, published in Advanced Science, have revealed how cells of the brain sense continuous motion caused by everyday bodily functions—like breathing or the pulse from a heartbeat.

Generation Sensible? How Gen Z-ers are shunning drugs, with usage rates in students having HALVED since the 90s as speed, cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis and hippy crack fall out of favour The overall drug usage drop among Gen Zers was only among men, experts say 16-to-24-year old ecstasy and nitrous oxide use slumped to new record

In a recent study published in the Lancet Regional Health, researchers describe serotype distribution in hospitalized adults diagnosed with pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the United Kingdom (UK) in the two years before the onset of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic using a 24-valent serotype-specific urinary antigen detection (UAD) assay and blood

Mental health startup UpLift announced it acquired women-focused digital psychiatry platform Minded, increasing its women-led offerings and expanding its reach to five additional states.  UpLift’s behavioral health platform offers patients access to in-network therapists and mental health providers virtually or in person. Therapists can also use the platform to find clients and manage their schedules. 

New Monash University research has revealed the barriers women nurses face to advance into leadership roles. These findings will inform organizational interventions and strategies to improve the career opportunities for Australian nurses as part of an international initiative to advance women in health care leadership. Through a comprehensive review spanning decades of research, researchers have

A charity has revealed the UK city with the highest prevalence of diabetes in the country. Current data suggests that 4.3 million people are now living with the blood sugar condition in the UK and around 850,000 people could be living with diabetes but are yet to be diagnosed. Figures released by Diabetes UK in

insights from industryNicola TernettePrincipal Investigator Antigen DiscoveryUniversity of Oxford In this omg OMx podcast episode, Bruker's Kate Stumpo gets inside the mind of an immunopeptidomics trailblazer, Nicola Ternette, to discuss how her work has helped to shed light on the role of peptides in the immune system. Watch the full episode below, or read on

Reviewed Many Black Americans who are thought to have a high risk of developing kidney disease possess a protective genetic variant that nullifies the extra risk, a new study from Columbia researchers has found. The study found that high-risk people who carry this variant have a risk of developing kidney disease much closer to that

Reviewed Smoking shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The good news is that quitting smoking prevents further loss of brain tissue -; but still, stopping smoking doesn't restore the brain to its original size. Since people's brains naturally lose volume with age, smoking

Daily cocoa extract supplements may improve cognitive health among older people consuming a poor-quality diet, a new randomized controlled trial suggests. The authors observed that cocoa extract resulted in no cognitive benefit for older people who regularly consumed a high quality diet. Cocoa is rich in flavanols, which may relieve oxidative stress and inflammation. More

New research shows that people are much more likely to adhere to newer semaglutide medications for long-term weight loss than older anti-obesity drugs. Semaglutides such as Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsus were developed to treat type 2 diabetes but are also being prescribed for obesity. Accessibility to these newer drugs is an issue with frequent shortages,

Alzheimer’s disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking down half of its members in the prime of life. But one member of that family evaded what had seemed would be fate: Despite inheriting the genetic defect that caused her relatives to develop dementia in their 40s, she stayed cognitively healthy into her

Absurd rules that mean you can get a vital shingles jab if you’re 65 or 70 – but not if you’re aged 66 to 69: Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR With its agonisingly painful rash, fever and headaches – and risk of serious complications including pneumonia, permanent vision and hearing loss, as well as

A new study supports a vegan diet as a means of losing weight. In the study, the researchers compared two groups eating vegan (plant-based) diets and omnivorous (plant and animal sources) diets. The researchers also observed that the quality of a plant-based diet matters for weight loss and health in general. A new study finds

While smartphones are ubiquitous among adolescents today, their use is not benign, as multiple researchers have warned. A recent study on PLOS One supports earlier findings, indicating a higher rate of multiple conditions associated with poor health among young people with high mean daily smartphone usage. Study: Association between smartphone usage and health outcomes of adolescents:

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers determined the association between dairy consumption and the incidence of prediabetes. They also evaluated associations between dairy product type and metabolic factors, lifestyle behavior, and foods as potential factors underlying the relationship between dairy intake and prediabetes. Study: Dairy consumption and incident prediabetes: