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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...
Low fitness linked with an up to 35% higher psoriasis risk later in life
A major register-based study among Swedish military conscripts, over a median of 31 years, found an up to 35% elevated risk of the least...
Higher coffee intake linked to lower prostate cancer risk — Analysis of 16 cohort studies
Drinking several cups of coffee every day may be linked to a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, suggests a pooled data analysis of...
A prognostic Alzheimer's disease blood test in the symptom-free stage — 6-year study
Using a blood test, a German-Dutch research team has predicted the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people who were clinically diagnosed as not having...
Statins may protect the heart from chemotherapy in early breast cancer
Statins may protect women's hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, according to a cohort study.
"Two types of cancer medications,...
Inter-arm difference in BP robustly linked to greater early death risk
Robust evidence from a large meta-analysis published in Hypertension confirms that a difference in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to greater risk...
Cow milk while breastfeeding may reduce the child's food allergy risk
Children of mothers who drink relatively more cow's milk during breastfeeding are at reduced risk of developing food allergies, found a robust Swedish study...
Exercise beneficial for low back pain but no agreement why — Clinical trial review
Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but an Australian systematic new review found researchers are still unsure...
Many women could safely skip breast cancer chemo — RxPONDER Trial
More women with early-stage breast cancer may safely forgo chemotherapy, suggests an interim analysis that had a median follow-up of five years of the...
Up to 73% higher risk of serious knee replacement complications with tourniquet — evidence review
The risk of developing serious complications following a knee replacement could be up to 73% higher when a tourniquet is used, compared to surgery...
WHO: New guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
The health harms associated with prolonged sitting can be offset by exceeding weekly recommended physical activity levels, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in...
Novel weekly dose of insulin as effective as daily for type 2 diabetes
A phase 2 trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine found that a once-a-week insulin injection called icodec led to a...
Above normal BP in midlife linked to increased brain damage in later life
Higher than normal blood pressure, especially diastolic, is linked to more extensive brain damage in later life, according to a study in the European...
Older age no barrier to lifestyle management of obesity
Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle changes, according to a...
Healthy sleep habits linked to 42% lower risk of heart failure —UK Biobank data
Adults with the healthiest sleep patterns had a 42% lower risk of heart failure regardless of other risk factors compared to adults with unhealthy...
Hyperbaric oxygen: Clinical trial reverses 2 cellular processes linked to ageing
An Israeli study indicates that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy ageing adults can stop the ageing of blood cells and reverse the shortening...
Iron supplement injection cuts heart failure re-hospitalisation by 26%
Heart failure patients who are diagnosed with iron deficiency appear to avoid return trips to the hospital if they are treated with intravenous ferric...