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Stressed CEOs age faster and die sooner — US National Bureau of Economic Research
Stress induced from working long hours and making high-stakes decisions translates to a shorter life and faster aging for CEOs, according to a National...
Breastfeeding link to higher neurocognitive testing scores in offspring
Research finds that children who were breastfed scored higher on neurocognitive tests. Researchers in the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of...
10 scientific reasons supporting airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A WHO-funded systematic review that concluded that firm conclusions could not be drawn about the airborne transmission of COVID-19 is “concerning“, according to correspondence...
Malaria vaccine trial demonstrates high-level efficacy
Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have reported findings from a Phase IIb trial of a candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, which...
Under 6 hours sleep a night associated with 30% higher dementia risk
Those who persistently slept six hours or less per night were roughly 30% more likely to develop dementia, compared to those with normal sleep...
Supplements reduce COVID risk in women but not men — Large observational study
Research has found that small but significant decreases in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among females – but not males – who took multivitamins,...
Eating fish associated with significant health benefits — Pooled analysis
There is a significant protective benefit of fish consumption in people with cardiovascular disease, as well as with significant improvements in multiple other health...
HIT delivers same cardiometabolic benefits as longer, traditional exercise
High intensity interval training (HIIT) of under 15 minutes – inclusive of warm up and cool down – yields comparable improvements to interventions meeting...
Work and social stress put women at significantly higher heart risk
Psychosocial stress – typically resulting from difficulty coping with challenging environments – may work synergistically to put women at significantly higher risk of developing...
Immunotherapy combination shows early promise in glioblastoma
Immunotherapy together with an experimental cancer drug could offer a new way of treating some patients with aggressive brain cancers, promising early results from...
Coffee a powerful addition to NAFLD treatment arsenal — Meta-analysis
A meta-analysis presented at the IBD Liver Disease Conference found that coffee drinkers had up 47% lower risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and...
Longer working hours tied to doubled risk of recurrent CHD
Over a 6-year period, a Canadian study of 1000 patients younger than 60 years who returned to work after a first myocardial infarction (MI)...
Pandemic linked to substantially worse pregnancy outcomes worldwide
Pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, with stillbirth and maternal mortality rates increasing by approximately one-third during the...
Frequent eating out significantly associated with higher all-risk mortality
Emerging, although still limited, evidence suggests that frequent consumption of meals prepared away from home is significantly associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality,...
Half-cup of daily coffee during pregnancy may lead to smaller birth size
Pregnant women who consumed the caffeine equivalent of as little as half a cup of coffee a day on average had slightly smaller babies...
New drug weekly as safe and efficacious as insulin daily — NRI diabetes trial
A new once-weekly basal insulin injection demonstrated similar efficacy and safety and a lower rate of low blood sugar episodes compared with a daily...
Novel saliva test accurately diagnoses concussion — SCRUM study
A University of Birmingham-led study of top-flight UK rugby players – carried out in collaboration with the Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby, and...
Cancer survivors face elevated risk of cardiovascular disease over 10 years
A study has found that about 35% of Americans with a cancer history had an elevated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the...
Meta-analysis: Beta-blockers not linked to depression or adverse mental health events
A meta-analysis of large-scale data from double-blind, randomised controlled trials does not support an association between β-blocker therapy and depression or other adverse mental...
Vital exhaustion almost triples the risk of heart attack in men
Men experiencing vital exhaustion are at substantially higher risk myocardial infarction, according to research presented at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2021, an online scientific...
Aspirin use for CVD may reduce risk of COVID-19 infection – Israeli study
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and in the past a...
Short-course of antibiotics suffices for children with pneumonia
A five-day course of high-dose amoxicillin will do just as well for children six months to 10 years old with common pneumonia, found research...
Statin use associated with 50% increased survival in severe COVID-19
People who took statins to lower cholesterol were approximately 50% less likely to die if hospitalised for COVID-19, a study by physicians at Columbia...
SLIT associated with significant desensitisation in peanut-allergic toddlers
Peanut sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) was associated with significant desensitisation in toddlers, ages one- to four-years, with no safety issues, a US randomised trial showed.
During...
Most women receive inappropriate treatment for uncomplicated UTIs
Nearly half of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) received the wrong antibiotics and almost three-quarters received prescriptions for longer than necessary, with...
New technique shows promise in preventing recurrent stroke
The surgical procedure, Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (EDAS) dramatically reduced the rate of recurrent strokes among patients with atherosclerotic disease, a Phase II clinical trial showed.
Atherosclerotic disease,...
CT scan catches 70% of lung cancers at early stage — SUMMIT study
Giving smokers and ex-smokers a CT scan uncovers cancerous lung tumours when they are at an early enough stage so they can still be...
Coffee consumption associated with lower heart failure risk — 3 studies
Dietary information from three large, well-known heart disease studies - the Framingham Heart Study, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study and the Cardiovascular Health...
Reverse systolic BP dipping may be risk a factor for dementia — 24-year Swedish study
Reverse 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...
Being physically active may cut risk of instant heart attack death by up to 45%
A 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...
Obesity, excess body fat may kill more in England and Scotland than smoking
Obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014, according to University of Glasgow...
First-in-human clinical trial confirms new HIV vaccine approach
A phase 1 clinical trial testing a novel vaccine approach to prevent HIV has produced promising results, IAVI and Scripps Research have announced. The...
Long-haul COVID-19 cases cast new light on chronic fatigue sufferers
The post-exertional malaise displayed by patients who have not recovered from COVID is a common symptom among patients who have not recovered from COVID....
'Moral distress' significantly link with burnout in ICU clinicians during COVID-19
While clinicians working in the ICU experienced burnout symptoms during COVID-19, several were significantly associated with "moral distress," such as scarcity of resources and...
Meta-analysis: No cardiovascular benefits to dietary supplements except vitamin B
No cardiovascular or mortality effects were seen with multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium, or vitamin C in a meta-analysis incorporating 156 randomised controlled trials and...
Afternoon napping linked to improved cognitive function in older people
Taking a regular afternoon nap may be linked to better mental agility, suggests researchers at The Fourth People's Hospital of Wuhu, Shanghai Mental Health...
Vegan diet significantly alters metabolism and depletes nutrients in the young
A small Finnish study found that vegan children to have significantly altered metabolism and lower vitamin A and D status compared to children with...
Visual dysfunction predicts Parkinson's-linked cognitive decline 18 months ahead
Simple vision tests can predict which people with Parkinson’s disease will develop cognitive impairment and possible dementia 18 months later, according to a study...
Low-fat, plant-based diet to low-carb, animal-based diet compared — NIH
People 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...
Study contradicts earlier findings on saccharin-for-sugar substitution and diabetes
For those trying to live a healthy lifestyle, the choice between sugar and artificial sweeteners such as saccharin can be confusing. A new study...