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Music therapy may reduce depressive symptoms
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...
Sunscreen users get only 40% the sun protection they think
A small UK experiment found sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 50, applied in a typical way, would at best provide 40% of...
Why men may recover from flu more quickly than females
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...
Conservatives understand 'meaning of life' better than liberals
"To be or not to be?" Hamlet asked aloud as he pondered the meaning of life. Maybe he was a liberal. Conservatives, more so...
Abuse in childhood increases later endometriosis risk
A large prospective study has found that sexual and physical abuse in childhood and adolescence is associated with a greater risk of endometriosis diagnosed...
Ageing, overweight scuba divers face increased cardiac death risk
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,...
Improving survival rates for patients with colorectal cancer
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...
For prison employees, its on par to being in a war zone
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...
Eating oranges may protect against macular degeneration, finds 15-year study
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),...
Soccer headers may cause balance problems
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...
Testosterone effective in combating cachexia in cancer patients
In patients with advanced cancer undergoing early standard of care therapy, adjunct testosterone improved lean body mass and was also associated with increased quality...
First successful treatment of squamous cell carcinoma with HPV vaccine
JAMA Dermatology reports what they believe to be the complete regression of squamous cell skin cancers after combined systemic and direct intratumoral injection of...
Omega 3 supplements not protecting against heart disease and stroke – Cochrane review
A Cochrane systematic review shows there is little or no effect of widely promoted omega 3 supplements on the risk of experiencing heart disease,...
'Skinny fat' is a predictor of cognitive impairment risk
A US study has found that "skinny fat" – the combination of low muscle mass and strength in the context of high fat mass...
Mammogram screening study supports the exclusion of low-risk women
A UK modelling study concluded that excluding the screening of low risk women would improve the quality of life gained, reduce over-diagnosis and save...
'Significant' success with new treatment for tinnitus
UK research has found that a mindfulness-based approach to tinnitus could transform the treatment of the condition. The research led by Dr Laurence McKenna...
Babies given solid food sooner sleep better – large UK study
Babies given solid food plus breast milk from three months sleep better than those who are solely breastfed, a large UK study has found,...
Ultrasound may be superior for treatment of prostate cancer
Using high energy ultrasound beams to destroy prostate cancer tumours may be as effective as surgery or radiotherapy, but with fewer side effects, a...
Confirmation that BCG vaccine reverses advanced type 1 diabetes
Long-term follow-up of participants in clinical trials of a generic vaccine to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes finds significant clinical benefits, including restoration of...
Dual therapy helps stroke patients recover use of limbs – clinical trial
A small clinical trial found that half of stroke victims receiving dual therapy – a brain-computer interface and functional electrical stimulation - reported clinically...
Toothpaste and hand wash may be contributing to antibiotic resistance
A University of Queensland study found 'strong evidence' that the triclosan found in personal care product may be accelerating the spread of antibiotic resistance.
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You can reach 110 – if you survive the perilous 90s
The chances of reaching the ripe old age of 110 are within reach – a you survive the perilous 90s and make it to...
Maximal running shoes may increase injuries
Runners exhibited increased impact forces and loading rate when running in a maximal versus neutral shoe, with an associated increased risk of running-related injuries,...
Daily fasting helps control weight and lower BP
Daily fasting is an effective tool to reduce weight and lower blood pressure, according to a study published by University of Illinois at Chicago...
Early to bed and early to rise linked to less depression risk
Middle-to-older aged women who are naturally early to bed and early to rise are significantly less likely to develop depression, according to a large...
Recording of mother's voice may help neonates sleep in ICU
Hearing a recording of their mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to preliminary data...
Helicopter parents are doing more harm than good
Research published by the American Psychological Association found that over-controlling parenting can negatively affect a child's ability to manage his or her emotions and...
Spoonful of honey helps a button battery go down
A team of ear, nose, and throat specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a button battery has the potential to reduce serious...
The importance to patients of what doctors wear — largest study
Physicians may want to dig a little deeper into their closets or grab their white coats on the way out of the operating room,...
Quantifying the tipping point for large social change
When organisations turn a blind eye to sexual harassment in the workplace, how many people need to take a stand before the behaviour is...
New high-sensitivity troponin test reduces heart attack risk
The newer high-sensitivity troponin test discovers smaller amounts of heart-specific proteins, troponins, than the older troponin test and thus identifies more myocardial infarction patients...
Having more than two children linked to increased heart attack risk
A study from the universities of Cambridge and North Carolina found that women who gave birth to five or more children were 38% more...
Antibiotics may affect some cancer treatment outcomes
Cancer patients who took antibiotics during immunotherapy treatment lived about half as long as those who avoided the drugs, The Guardian reports a new...
DPO readings not affected by nail polish or acrylic nails
Research at this year's Euroanaesthesia Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, suggests that nail treatments such as acrylic nails or nail polishes do not, as previously...
Higher cognitive function linked to wearing glasses
University of Edinburgh researchers have reported that a higher level of cognitive function is linked with wearing spectacles – the research identified 148 independent...
The Physical Activity Paradox: Highly physical work increases early death risk
Men with highly physical jobs appear to have a significantly higher risk of early death compared with men who have largely inactive jobs, suggests...
Common vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefits
The most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent health benefit or harm, suggests a new study led by researchers at St...
Blood loss drug helps intracerebral haemorrhage patients
Patients with stroke caused by intracerebral haemorrhage may benefit from receiving a drug currently used to treat blood loss from major trauma and bleeding...
Blood type link to severity of E. coli infections
A study shows that a kind of E. coli most associated with "traveller’s diarrhoea" and children in underdeveloped areas of the world causes more...
Acupuncture does not improve life birth rates in IVF patients
A study of over 800 Australian and New Zealand women undergoing acupuncture treatment during their IVF (in vitro fertilisation) cycle has confirmed no significant...