Each additional hour of bending forwards linked to 36% heightened risk Bending forwards, and to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy, may raise the risk of miscarriage, finds a large study of more than 470,000 Danish women, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Each ...
Trial results will help inform policymakers in the UK, say researchers Low concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, although the effects are small, suggests a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The researchers say the drops led to small but significant reductions ...
Impact more noticeable in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage Policy reform to bridge historical funding gap didn’t staunch declining attainment School spending cuts are linked to poorer GCSE grades achieved by 16 year olds in England, finds an analysis of local authority spend on each pupil between 2014-15 and 2022-23, and ...
Risk rose sharply with 10+ hours/day of sedentary time and under 5 hours of movement Sitting too much and moving too little are linked to a heightened risk of serious pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders, such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, finds a study of daily movement behaviours, published online in ...
But unclear if these represent normal physiological responses or long term (mal)adaptations Changes to the heart linked to marathon running vary by age, sex, and training level, finds a synthesis of the available data, published in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. But it’s not clear if ...
Levels of this carcinogen regularly top 8 hour EU limit in 70% of NHS pathology departments Urgent regulatory intervention now warranted, say researchers Routine exposure to harmful levels of the human tissue preservative formaldehyde are risking the health of thousands of NHS staff working in pathology departments across the UK, ...
Average 141 mins/day may speed up symptom resolution by 35% Rather than total avoidance, balanced level of use may be helpful, say researchers Moderate screen time in the first 3 days after concussion is linked to faster recovery, with an average 141 minutes of daily use speeding up symptom resolution ...
Specifically tied to significantly lower risks of cardiovascular and neurological disease deaths Effects amplified by aerobic exercise, but no further risk reduction above 120 minutes Clocking up 90 to 120 weekly minutes of strength (resistance) training may be the sweet spot for lowering the risk of death, suggests a 30 ...
Greatest effect seen with sustained use and newer agents semaglutide and tirzepatide GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, used for the treatment of diabetes, and more recently, weight loss, are associated with a significantly lower long term risk of knee replacement surgery as a result of osteoarthritis, finds an analysis of medical ...
No obvious link to geographical location or social deprivation to explain variations Women less likely to be referred for life prolonging therapies than men Substantial variations in referrals for advanced heart failure therapies are apparent across the UK and Ireland, with no obvious link to geographical location or social deprivation ...
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