Around 58% of people with low educational results by age 30 develop mental disorder by age 52, study suggests People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings, suggests a study published online in the Journal of ...
Regular rounds of golf are particularly good aerobic exercise for older adults, study suggests Older adults may gain more health benefits from playing golf than participating in regular or Nordic walking, suggests a study published online in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. The health advantages of aerobic ...
Even cohabiting relationships under strain may help people avoid high glycemic levels, study suggests People living with a spouse seem to have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower blood sugar levels regardless of how harmonious or acrimonious their relationship is, suggests a study published online ...
Overview adds to mounting evidence challenging the use of medicines for pain Some antidepressant drugs are effective for some pain conditions, but most are either ineffective or the evidence is inconclusive, despite being used for a range of pain conditions, finds an overview of the latest evidence published by The ...
All major adverse pregnancy outcomes should be recognised as lifelong risk factors for heart disease, say researchers Women who experience any of five major pregnancy complications, such as preterm birth and pre-eclampsia, show an increased risk of ischemic heart disease up to 46 years after delivery, finds a study from ...
Many of the comic’s online quizzes revolve around food high in fat, salt and sugar Experts call it “incredibly irresponsible” and want the company to change its policy The website of the UK children’s comic the Beano describes itself as “100% safe for children” - but is its junk food-related ...
Experts call for profession to denounce ‘incredibly harmful' decision Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat complications of forced pregnancies and unsafe abortions following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade in the USA in 2022, argue experts in an opinion piece published in the journal Trauma Surgery ...
Further research needed to unearth drivers, including role of gluten free diet, say authors People with coeliac disease might have fewer known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but still have a heightened risk of developing it, finds a study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health, published online in the ...
Chloramphenicol cleared up Mycoplasma genitalium urethritis in one patient An oral antibiotic tablet used to treat common eye infections may prove an effective medicine for a sexually transmitted bug that has become resistant to usual recommended treatment, suggest doctors in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. They successfully treated a young ...
Benefits even seen for those with gene linked to Alzheimer's disease A healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults in China, published today in The BMJ. Even for carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene—the strongest known ...
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