February 24th, 2021Giving smokers and ex-smokers a CT scan uncovers cancerous lung tumours when they are at an early enough stage so they can still be removed, found initial results from the UK's SUMMIT study, due to be published later this year.
The Guardian...
February 24th, 2021Dietary information from three large, well-known heart disease studies - the Framingham Heart Study, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study and the Cardiovascular Health Study - suggests drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may...
February 17th, 2021Reverse systolic BP dipping may represent an independent risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older men, a 24-year longitudinal study from researchers at Uppsala University, suggests.
“Dementia” is an umbrella term used to...
February 17th, 2021A moderate-to-high level of physical activity was associated with a lower risk of instant and 28-day death in relation to a myocardial infarction, found a large study in European Journal of Preventative Cardiology.
Heart disease is the leading...
February 17th, 2021Obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014, according to University of Glasgow research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.
Between 2003 and 2017 the...
February 10th, 2021A phase 1 clinical trial testing a novel vaccine approach to prevent HIV has produced promising results, IAVI and Scripps Research have announced. The vaccine showed success in stimulating production of rare immune cells needed to start the process...
February 10th, 2021The post-exertional malaise displayed by patients who have not recovered from COVID is a common symptom among patients who have not recovered from COVID. It is also consistent with a standard feature of another chronic illness: myalgic...
February 10th, 2021While clinicians working in the ICU experienced burnout symptoms during COVID-19, several were significantly associated with "moral distress," such as scarcity of resources and not working with qualified colleagues, found a Dutch study.
Niek Kok,...
February 3rd, 2021No cardiovascular or mortality effects were seen with multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium, or vitamin C in a meta-analysis incorporating 156 randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses, according to a group led by Dr David Jenkins, of the...
February 3rd, 2021Taking a regular afternoon nap may be linked to better mental agility, suggests researchers at The Fourth People's Hospital of Wuhu, Shanghai Mental Health Centre and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It seems to be associated with better locational...
January 27th, 2021A small Finnish study found that vegan children to have significantly altered metabolism and lower vitamin A and D status compared to children with no special diet, reports MedicalBrief.
A pilot study at the University of Helsinki on the...
January 27th, 2021Simple vision tests can predict which people with Parkinson’s disease will develop cognitive impairment and possible dementia 18 months later, according to a study from University College London (UCL).
The study adds to evidence that vision...
January 27th, 2021People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose levels, compared to when they ate a low-carbohydrate, animal-based diet, according to a small but highly controlled study at the US National...
January 20th, 2021There is no upper threshold to the benefits of exercise in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), found the largest ever cohort study of its kind, conducted over five-years and led by the University of Oxford.
Cardiovascular disease...
January 20th, 2021For those trying to live a healthy lifestyle, the choice between sugar and artificial sweeteners such as saccharin can be confusing. A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre and The Ohio State University...
January 20th, 2021A major register-based study among Swedish military conscripts, over a median of 31 years, found an up to 35% elevated risk of the least fit developing psoriasis in later life, writes MedicalBrief.
The University of Gothenburg, Sweden study was...
