Air pollution linked to higher mental health service use by people with dementia

Cutting levels of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter might reduce demand in urban areas …And help free up resources in overstretched psychiatric services, suggest researchers  Exposure to relatively high levels of air pollution is linked to increased use of community mental health services by people with dementia, finds a large ...

2024-06-04T10:25:30+00:008 August 2023|BMJ Mental Health, Press release|

Childhood trauma may heighten risk of pregnancy complications

Pregnancy related diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, low birthweight/premature babies more likely Childhood trauma, such as abuse, emotional neglect, and exposure to domestic violence, may heighten a woman’s subsequent risk of pregnancy complications, and of giving birth to a low birthweight or premature baby, finds a pooled data analysis of ...

2024-06-04T10:23:05+00:004 August 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|

Static isometric exercise, such as wall sits, best for lowering blood pressure

But squats, press-ups, high intensity interval training (HIIT), and ‘cardio’ also effective Review of current exercise guidelines for controlling blood pressure may now be warranted Static isometric exercises—the sort that involve engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks—are best for lowering blood pressure, finds a pooled data ...

2025-06-26T10:21:33+00:0026 July 2023|British Journal of Sports Medicine, Press release|
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