Nearly 1 in 5 US college athletes reports abusive supervision by their coaches

Athletes with disabilities and those in team sports most at risk, survey reveals  Nearly 1 in 5 college athletes reports some form of abusive supervision—defined as sustained hostile verbal and non-verbal behaviours—by their coaches, reveals an analysis of survey responses, involving National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes, and published online ...

High dietary fish intake may slow disability progression in MS

Anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective properties of nutrients found in fish may be key Findings underscore potential importance of diet in managing MS, say researchers A high dietary intake of lean and oily fish may slow the progression of disability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggests a comparative population based study, published ...

Lack of essential vitamins and minerals common in people with type 2 diabetes

Vitamin D most common ‘missing’ micronutrient; women at greater risk of ‘hidden hunger’ Micronutrient deficiency, whereby levels of vitamins and minerals essential for healthy bodily function are far too low, is common in people with type 2 diabetes, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the ...

Basking too long in a sauna without adequate hydration may risk heat stroke, doctors warn

Although rare, condition can be life threatening, even in absence of various risk factors Basking too long in a sauna may put bathers at risk of heat stroke, particularly if they haven’t drunk enough water beforehand, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a woman whose condition required ...

2025-01-08T15:34:34+00:008 January 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Alzheimer’s disease deaths lowest among taxi and ambulance drivers

Findings raise possibility that frequent spatial processing tasks might offer some protection against Alzheimer’s disease Taxi drivers and ambulance drivers, whose jobs require frequent spatial and navigational processing, have the lowest levels of death due to Alzheimer’s disease compared with other occupations, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The ...

2024-12-17T12:07:32+00:0017 December 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Irregular sleep-wake cycle linked to heightened risk of major cardiovascular events

Clocking up recommended nightly hours of sleep doesn’t offset these risks, study shows An irregular sleep-wake cycle is associated with a heightened risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, even for those who clock up the recommended nightly hours of shut-eye, finds research published online in ...

Men at high risk of cardiovascular disease face brain health decline 10 years earlier than women

Most vulnerable regions those involved in aural, visual + emotional processing, and memory Findings observed both in those who did and didn’t carry high risk APOE ε4 gene Men with cardiovascular disease risk factors, including obesity, face brain health decline a decade earlier—from their mid 50s to mid 70s—than similarly ...

Scurvy may be re-emerging amid cost of living crisis and rise of weight loss surgery

Condition caused by vitamin C deficiency first linked to sailors during Renaissance era The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a ...

2025-10-03T14:33:54+00:0023 October 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|
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