Close contact intervention between mum and her premature baby may cut risk of death by almost a third

Peer reviewed? Yes Evidence type: Systematic review and meta-analysis Subjects: Close contact interventions and preterm infants Close contact intervention between a mother and her premature baby may reduce risk of mortality by almost a third ‘Kangaroo mother care’ seems to reduce the risk of infant mortality by 32% and severe ...

2024-06-04T10:23:06+01:006 June 2023|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Breastfeeding for longer may be linked to better exam results in later life

Longer duration of breastfeeding associated with modest gains in academic achievement in teenage years, study suggests Children who are breastfed for longer appear to be more likely to gain slightly better results in their school GSCEs at age 16 compared with non-breastfed children, suggests a study published online in the ...

2024-06-04T10:25:46+01:006 June 2023|Archives of Disease in Childhood, Press release|

Prostate cancer ‘test by request’ drives overdiagnosis, argue experts

Most high income countries, including the UK, do not have a national prostate cancer screening programme, but instead allow men without symptoms to get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they wish, after talking to their doctor. But experts writing in The BMJ today argue that these shared decision policies have led to high rates of PSA testing and ...

2024-06-04T10:23:37+01:0018 May 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Women and non-white groups still missing out on top US research prize

Among Lasker award winners of last 70 years, only 8% have been women and only 4% have been non-white individuals Researchers call for more transparency around the entire awards process The number of women and non-white people in academic medicine and biomedical research continues to increase, yet the proportion of women among Lasker Award recipients ...

2024-06-04T10:25:09+01:0018 May 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

“Cardio”exercise linked to much lower risk of flu or pneumonia death

Effects seen even at less than recommended weekly amount, but there may be level above which these plateau Regular aerobic exercise, popularly known as “cardio,” is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from flu or pneumonia, even at weekly levels below those recommended, finds US research published online in the British ...

2025-01-02T11:47:55+00:0016 May 2023|British Journal of Sports Medicine, Press release|
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