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No clear association between high-frequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumours
August 15th, 2018 No clear associations were found between occupational exposure to high frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) and risk of glioma or meningioma, in one of the largest epidemiological studies performed to date and led by ISGlobal, an institution...
Belly fat associated with reduced cognitive function
August 15th, 2018 A large Irish study found that higher belly fat was associated with reduced cognitive function in older adults. The study by researchers at Trinity College Dublin, using data from over 5,000 individuals, has found that a measure of belly fat...
PCOS increases risk of having an autistic child
August 15th, 2018 Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried out by a team at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre. PCOS affects about one in ten...
Wake up and smell the placebo, for a cognitive boost
August 8th, 2018 Research at Stevens Institute of Technology reveals that the scent of coffee alone may help people perform better on the analytical portion of the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), suggesting a placebo effect to the coffee scent. The...
Music therapy may reduce depressive symptoms
August 8th, 2018 Providing people with dementia who are in institutional care with at least five sessions of a music-based therapeutic intervention probably reduces depressive symptoms and improves overall behavioural problems at the end of treatment, found a...
Sunscreen users get only 40% the sun protection they think
August 8th, 2018 A small UK experiment found sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 50, applied in a typical way, would at best provide 40% of the expected protection, prompting a recommendation that consumers use a much higher SPF sunscreen than they think...
Why men may recover from flu more quickly than females
August 8th, 2018 Men may recover more quickly from influenza infections because they produce more of a key lung-healing protein, a study from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. The scientists infected live mice and human cells...
Conservatives understand 'meaning of life' better than liberals
August 1st, 2018 "To be or not to be?" Hamlet asked aloud as he pondered the meaning of life. Maybe he was a liberal. Conservatives, more so than liberals, report feeling that their lives are meaningful or have purpose, found a University of Southern...
Abuse in childhood increases later endometriosis risk
August 1st, 2018 A large prospective study has found that sexual and physical abuse in childhood and adolescence is associated with a greater risk of endometriosis diagnosed during adulthood. The study found that women reporting severe-chronic abuse of multiple...
Ageing, overweight scuba divers face increased cardiac death risk
August 1st, 2018 Cardiac events are now the second leading cause of death, behind drowning,for scuba divers, with a large survey finding cholesterol, hypertension, body mass index, and smoking factors that are increasing the risk of mortality while diving,...
Improving survival rates for patients with colorectal cancer
August 1st, 2018 Patients with colorectal cancer tumours on the right side may have poorer five-year survival rates than those whose tumours are located on the left side. However, a new large-scale retrospective study is the first to demonstrate a potential...
For prison employees, its on par to being in a war zone
July 25th, 2018 Prison employees experience Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on par with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and higher than police officers, a small study from a Washington State University found. Working conditions in a prison can include...
Eating oranges may protect against macular degeneration, finds 15-year study
July 25th, 2018 An Australian study over 15-years suggests an independent and protective association between dietary intake of flavonoids and the likelihood of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with cohort studies needed to validate the findings. A study...
Soccer headers may cause balance problems
July 25th, 2018 Soccer players who head the ball may be more likely to experience short-term balance problems, suggesting that repetitive head impacts could have the potential to cause subtle neurological deficits not previously known, according to a preliminary...
Testosterone effective in combating cachexia in cancer patients
July 25th, 2018 In patients with advanced cancer undergoing early standard of care therapy, adjunct testosterone improved lean body mass and was also associated with increased quality of life, found a small, five-year National Cancer Institute funded study. Many...