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Gaming improves children’s cognitive performance – US study
A recent study suggests that video gaming could be associated with improved cognitive abilities involving response inhibition and working memory, and with alterations in...
Uterine cancer risk linked to hair-straightening products – US study
Scientists have linked frequent use of hair-straightening and other hair products to uterine cancer.
“We estimated that 1.64% of women who never used hair straighteners...
Exercise boosts protection derived from COVID jab – South African study
Regular physical activity may boost the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to research done by Discovery Vitality, which showed that a combination of...
Minimum of five hours’ sleep for good health and longevity – UK study
Researchers say chances of multiple chronic health problems in people older than 50, could be reduced if they have a minimum of five hours...
Menopausal hot flashes a possible marker for brain health – US study
Women who experience more hot flashes and night sweats during menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities, which has...
Interaction with dogs boosts brain activity – Swiss study
The most recent research exploring the benefits of interactions with pets shows that prefrontal brain activation in healthy subjects increased with the rise in...
Scientists say older, common drugs could fight obesity, diabetes and other conditions
Scientists have pinpointed a range of commonly used medicines that could be repurposed to treat obesity and diabetes, as well as stomach ulcers and...
Older diabetes drugs linked to lower dementia risk – US study
People who took an older class of diabetes medication known as glitazones had a 22% lower risk of developing dementia, says BMJ Open Diabetes...
Weekly weightlifting might boost longevity – US study
It’s never too late to start lifting weights, according to a recent study, which found that adding weightlifting to your exercise regime, even in...
Men age faster than women, but younger generation is closing the gap
In the Western world, life expectancy rapidly increased in the 20th century, but women still have longer life expectancy than men, and in Finland,...
COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual cycle – global cohort study
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a small and likely temporary change in menstrual cycle length but with no change in menses length, nor any...
MND risk for professional rugby players 15 times higher than average: Scottish study
Urgent action needs to be taken by rugby bosses to reduce head injuries after a study showing former international players are 15 times more...
Seven walnuts a day for improved health, reduced CVD risk– US study
People who eat walnuts have a better heart disease risk profile than those who don’t, gain less weight, and enjoy more physical activity compared...
400 UK cancer cases daily from junk food, alcohol and sunbathing
Around 400 preventable cancers are caught a day in the UK, experts have warned, listing fast food, alcohol and too much sun exposure as...
‘Bulk and cut’ dieting linked to eating disorders – Canadian study
Investigating the link between “bulking and cutting” diets and mental health in adolescents and young adults, researchers recently found this was associated with a...
Playing instruments linked to better cognition – Scottish study
Evidence suggests that people who play musical instruments are able to perform better in cognitive tests – and that even two years of such...
Drug trial shows relief for infants, children from eczema’s itch – US randomised study
The first study to treat moderate-to-severe eczema in infants and children six months to five-years-old with a biologic drug rather than immune-suppressing medications shows...
Walking faster more beneficial than walking further – Australian cohort study
While 10 000 steps a day is considered the golden standard to improve health, as few as 3 800 steps per day has benefits,...
Daily multivitamin may slow cognitive decline – randomised US study
While a recent study found that cocoa extract had no effect on improving cognitive ability in older people, it did find, however, that a...
Potential lifesaving blood test spots multiple cancer types early – Pathfinder study
Doctors have told health services to prepare for a new era of cancer screening after a study found a simple blood test could spot...
Artificial sweeteners’ link to higher risk of heart disease – French study
The harmful effects of added sugars have been long established for multiple chronic diseases, leading food companies to use artificial sweeteners instead in a...
Experts call for more water fluoridation to fight tooth decay
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the low environmental footprint of water fluoridation compared with other preventive measures for tooth decay, saying that...
Promising melanoma treatment breakthrough in US study
Researchers have shown for the first time that inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumour growth – which could...
Drinking black tea linked to lower mortality risk – US Cancer Institute study
Drinking green tea has long been associated with various health benefits and longevity, according to a number of studies, but now recent data from...
How you sleep could be ‘strongest predictor’ of when you will die – US study
Increased sleep fragmentation, when people briefly wake up several times at night without remembering it, is the “strongest predictor of mortality,” according to a...
US scientists discover alternative to toxic chemotherapy for cancer treatment
A team led by researchers has identified two compounds that are more potent and less toxic than current leukaemia therapies, with molecules that work...
Morning or night for BP meds? It makes no difference, finds Scottish study
It doesn’t matter what time of day or night you take your blood pressure medication, a recent TIME study has found, contradicting previous research...
Doppelgängers: yours is out there and you probably share DNA
That person who looks just like you is not your twin, but if scientists compared your genomes, they might find a lot in common,...
Higher myocarditis risk in young males after mRNA jabs – Nordic cohort study of 23m
A massive cohort study of 23.2m people across four Nordic countries showed higher rates of myocarditis and pericarditis within 28 days after being vaccinated...
UWC study explores common carbohydrate as treatment for TB
A common and popular food industry carbohydrate is being researched as a possible treatment for cancer and other diseases, including tuberculosis, writes Professor Admire...
Reducing needle anxiety in children – Australian study
Tears, tantrums and distress – when it comes to needles, many children struggle with anxiety. But with vaccinations becoming more regular, finding ways to...
Drug delaying prostate cancer by more than a year gets approval in UK
British regulators have given the nod to a prostate cancer drug that can delay the progression of the disease in terminal patients for more...
Salt substitutes slash risk of CVD, death – Chinese-Australian meta-analysis
Dietary salt substitutes not only lower blood pressure but also have a clear impact on hard clinical endpoints, lowering the risk of myocardial infarction...
One single chemical could be cure for baldness – US study
A single chemical could be responsible for whether people go bald or not, a recent study has found, the discovery of which could not...
Nervous system retraining effective in treating chronic back pain – randomised trial
There’s finally hope for people suffering from chronic back pain, shows a randomised control trial of treatment focused on retraining how the back and...
UK study casts doubt on widespread lactose intolerance diagnoses
Despite our ancestors drinking milk for thousands of years, intolerance among Britons is rising, but is it as widespread as it seems? A recent...
Ultra-processed food linked to cognitive decline – Brazilian study
Consuming ultra-processed foods for more than 20% of your calorie intake every day could set you on the road to cognitive decline, a study...
Resistant starch effective in preventing wide range of cancers – global trial
A trial in almost 1,000 people with high hereditary risk of a wide range of cancers has shown a major preventive effect from resistant...
How skin oil turns infection-fighting cells into accomplices, making acne bacteria thrive – US study
Cutibacterium acnes, a crunchy bug that lives on human skin, loves the oily pocket around hair follicles. No face is quite as greasy as...
Fourth person cured of HIV, fifth success in the wings: AIDS 2022 conference
A 66-year-old man, diagnosed with HIV in 1988, has been in remission for more that 17 months after stopping antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the...