High prevalence of tooth and gum issues in teenage professional footballers in England

Inadequate oral hygiene, poor diet, infrequent visits to the dentist, all contributory factors Good oral health essential for quality of life, long term health and sporting performance The prevalence of tooth and gum issues among teenage (academy) professional footballers in England is high, finds research published in the open access ...

2025-04-09T15:35:21+01:009 April 2025|BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, Press release|

Hearing loss linked to heightened heart failure risk

Distress caused by impairment seems to have key role in observed association Hearing loss is linked to a heightened risk of developing heart failure, with the psychological distress caused by the impairment taking a key role in the observed association, finds a large long term study, published online in the ...

2025-04-09T15:32:41+01:009 April 2025|Heart, Press release|

Thickening of the eye’s retina associated with greater risk and severity of postoperative delirium in older patients

Including a non-invasive eye test in the preoperative assessment for older patients might be a useful predictor of vulnerability to this debilitating postoperative complication, authors suggest Thickening of the macular layer of the eye’s retina is associated with a greater risk of postoperative delirium for older patients undergoing surgery under ...

2025-04-02T13:00:20+01:002 April 2025|General Psychiatry, Press release|

Low LDL cholesterol levels linked to reduced risk of dementia

Use of statins lowered risk of dementia even further in people with low LDL levels  People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower risk of dementia, including lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease related dementia, shows a study published online today in the Journal of Neurology ...

Cases of Parkinson’s disease set to reach 25 million worldwide by 2050

Substantial increase largely due to population ageing, say researchers By 2050, there will be 25.2 million people living with Parkinson’s disease worldwide (a 112% increase from 2021), largely due to population ageing, suggests a modelling study published by The BMJ today. Overall, the number of people living with Parkinson’s disease (all age ...

2025-03-05T16:48:52+00:006 March 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Resistance exercise may be best type for tackling insomnia in older age

Aerobic or mix of strength/aerobic/balance/flexibility exercise also effective Resistance or muscle strengthening exercise, using weights or the body itself, may be the best type of exercise for tackling insomnia in older age, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available research, published in the open access journal Family Medicine and Community ...

2025-03-05T09:58:49+00:005 March 2025|Family Medicine and Community Health, Press release|
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