Frailty often wrongly perceived as purely wasting disorder, say researchers Findings highlight importance of keeping trim throughout adulthood to minimise risk Carrying far too much weight, including a midriff bulge, from mid-life onwards, is linked to a heightened risk of physical frailty in older age, finds research published in the ...
Clocking up enough hours of restorative sleep while young may help ward off condition Insufficient and disturbed sleep during the teenage years may heighten the subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), suggests a case-control study published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Clocking up enough hours of ...
Findings support current guidelines that recommend adequate intake of seafood as part of a healthy diet, say researchers Higher levels of omega 3 fatty acids found in seafood are associated with a moderately lower risk of chronic kidney disease and a slower decline in kidney function, finds a study published ...
But differences in brain function may be driven more by social environment than birth age, note researchers Premature birth, before 34 weeks of pregnancy, is linked to lower scores in maths and language tests as a teenager compared with those born at 40 weeks, finds a large Danish population study ...
Lower use of drugs for depression, anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure, and asthma in city dwellers Findings independent of income and educational attainment Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked ...
And is associated with serious illness in mothers and newborns Findings reinforce need for targeted interventions, including vaccination, say researchers COVID-19 infection at any time during pregnancy boosts the mother’s risk of death and is associated with serious illness in both mothers and their newborns, finds a pooled data analysis ...
Gut microbes found in Buddhist monks linked to lower risks of anxiety, depression, heart disease in other studies Regular deep meditation, practised for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physical and mental ill health, finds a small comparative study published in ...
Mild disease does not lead to substantial long term illness in most infected individuals, say researchers Most symptoms or conditions that develop after mild covid-19 infection linger for several months but return to normal within a year, finds a large study from Israel published by The BMJ today. In particular, ...
Older age, swimming long distances, cold water, female sex among risk factors Often occurs in those who are otherwise fit and healthy, doctors warn Fluid on the lungs, or pulmonary oedema as it’s formally known, is a relatively little known hazard associated with open water swimming, warn doctors in the ...
Risk cumulative, and greatest 1-2 years after use and for antibiotics targeting gut infections Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease—Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis—among the over 40s, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. The risk seems to be cumulative and greatest 1-2 ...