Uncertainties remain, but results add to evidence that air pollutants are risk factors for dementia Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of dementia, even at levels below current US, UK and European air quality standards, finds research published by The BMJ. More ...
Risk highest for Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Muslims, Sikhs, and disadvantaged in wave 2 Highest for White British, Christians, the healthy, and relatively well off in wave 3 There were major ethnic, religious, and social differences in the risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, between the ...
Healthy sleep pattern linked to lower risk in adults, large study shows Spotting and treating sleep disorders early on might lessen risks, irrespective of genes Poor quality sleep may bolster a person’s genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling their risk of being diagnosed with the condition, suggests a large UK ...
Drugs used to dampen down allergic pathways in the body may help lessen this risk People with atopic (allergic) diseases like asthma or eczema may be at heightened risk of the painful and often disabling joint condition, osteoarthritis, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Drugs used ...
Fewer unplanned pregnancies and abortions but more sexual dissatisfaction and distress The lower prevalence of ‘risky’ sex—with multiple or new partners without using condoms—which occurred during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, was still evident a year after Britain’s first lockdown, reveal the results of a major national survey, ...
Findings highlight potential risks of using social media for health information Health information on M(onkey)pox, posted on the social media platform TikTok, is often inaccurate, incomplete, and of poor quality, finds a recent analysis of relevant videos, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. The findings highlight the potential ...
Study strengthens evidence linking low dose radiation to risk of circulatory diseases These risks should now be considered in radiation protection measures and policies Exposure to low doses of ionising radiation is associated with a modestly increased excess risk of heart disease, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published ...
US government catalysed and substantially invested in mRNA covid-19 vaccine development over decades Public investment has saved millions of lives, but change is needed to improve access to publicly-funded health technologies, say researchers In the 35 years before the covid-19 pandemic, the US government invested at least $337 million into ...
And it may curb condition’s impact on their social, professional, and family lives Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, may lessen the severity and duration of ‘long COVID’ in those with persistent symptoms after infection, suggests a study that closely imitates a randomised clinical trial, and published in ...
Posts by politicians and news anchors had greatest impact, analysis suggests Data might be used to bolster public health messaging and counter misinformation Tweets by people in the public eye likely increasingly shaped negative public opinion of the COVID-19 pandemic as it progressed in the US, suggests an analysis of ...
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