Exercise snacks may boost cardiorespiratory fitness of physically inactive adults

Adherence is high and exercise snacks can counter perceived lack of time and motivation Exercise snacks—intentional short bursts of physical activity—may be an effective way of boosting the cardiorespiratory fitness of physically inactive adults, finds a synthesis of the available research, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Adherence ...

Countries with highest reported levels of hearing loss have lowest use of hearing aids

Men more likely than women to report difficulties, although gender divide narrows with age Countries with the highest reported levels of hearing loss also have the lowest reported use of hearing aids, finds international research published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. And men are generally more likely than ...

2025-10-03T09:04:40+00:003 October 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

International healthcare workers report on war related injuries among civilians in Gaza

Findings suggest patterns of harm that exceed those reported in previous modern-day conflicts and provide critical insights to tailor humanitarian response A British led study published by The BMJ today provides detailed data on the pattern and severity of traumatic injuries and medical conditions seen by international healthcare workers deployed to Gaza ...

2025-09-26T09:13:48+00:0026 September 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Missing first screening appointment linked to higher risk of breast cancer death

Targeted measures needed to boost attendance among initial non-attenders and reduce mortality risk, say researchers Women who don’t turn up for their first breast screening appointment face a 40% higher long term risk of dying from breast cancer, mainly due to delayed detection, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The ...

2025-09-25T09:23:30+00:0025 September 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases dementia risk

Even light drinking is unlikely to be protective; risk rises in tandem with quantity consumed Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published online in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Even light drinking—generally thought to be protective, based ...

2025-09-25T08:20:39+00:0025 September 2025|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|

Bout of cystitis may signal presence of urogenital cancers in middle-aged adults

Risks especially high within 3 months of infection but last for several years Men seem to be at greater risk than women, findings indicate A bout of the common bladder infection, cystitis, may signal the presence of urogenital cancers—which affect parts of the body involved in reproduction and excretion—in middle ...

2025-09-17T13:29:11+00:0017 September 2025|BMJ Public Health, Press release|

AI algorithm based on routine mammogram + age can predict women’s major cardiovascular disease risk

As good as standard risk assessment methods and uses existing health infrastructure Mammography may offer a cost-effective ‘two for one’ effective screening option An AI algorithm based only on routine mammogram images plus age can predict a woman’s risk of major cardiovascular disease as well as standard risk assessment methods, ...

2025-09-17T13:24:54+00:0017 September 2025|Heart, Press release|

People with learning disabilities seem to progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes

And are at heightened risk of death despite having better overall blood glucose control People with learning disabilities progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are at greater risk of dying from their condition than people without these disabilities, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes ...

Dad’s childhood passive smoking may confer lifelong poor lung health onto his kids

They run risk of COPD, heightened further if they are childhood passive smokers themselves Findings highlight intergenerational harms of smoking, say researchers A father’s exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of COPD—a risk that is heightened ...

2025-09-03T09:54:05+00:003 September 2025|Press release, Thorax|
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