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Husbands more prone to illness when wives are primary breadwinners
US men whose female partners are the primary bread-winners in their families are more likely to suffer from conditions such as lung diseases, ulcers...
Poorer test results for children exposed to epilepsy drugs in the womb
Researchers from the neurology research group in the Swansea University Medical School found that exposure to epilepsy drugs in the womb is linked to...
Learning music enhances cognitive abilities in children
Structured music lessons significantly enhance children's cognitive abilities – including language-based reasoning, short-term memory, planning and inhibition – which lead to improved academic performance....
Non-invasive stimulation helps to prevent migraine attacks
While there is no cure for migraine, a Mayo Clinic study shows single-pulse trans-cranial magnetic stimulation is a safe, easy to use and non-invasive way...
Prolonged sitting linked to lower urinary tract symptoms
Prolonged sitting time and low physical activity levels were linked with the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a study of 69,795...
Expensive menopause treatments no better than placebo
Neither prescribed estradiol tablet nor over-the-counter moisturiser provides additional benefit over placebo tablet and gel in reducing post-menopausal vulvovaginal symptoms.
Nearly half of post-menopausal women...
Calorie restrictive diet may protect against age-related disease
Cutting caloric intake by 15% for two years slowed ageing and metabolism and protected against age-related disease in humans, found a small US study....
Majority of hepatitis B cases remain undiagnosed and untreated
About 300m people worldwide are living with hepatitis B, yet the majority of cases remain undiagnosed or untreated – The Guardian reports that a...
'Boomerang generation' reduces parents' quality of life
Adult children who return to live with their parents, the so-called “boomerang generation”, cause a significant decline in parents' quality of life and well-being,...
NHS scepticism over study claiming heart benefits of fasting diet
A University of Surrey study that compares the 5:2 fasting diet with a daily calorie restriction diet and concludes that fasting could have a...
People with IBD have elevated risk of heart attack
An analysis of medical-record data from more than 17.5m patients found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at elevated risk for a...
Smoking raising psychosis risk in young people
Smoking at least ten cigarettes a day is linked to a higher risk of psychoses compared to non-smoking young people. The risk is also...
Healthy diet not offsetting negative effects of high salt intake
A healthy diet may not offset the effects of a high salt intake on blood pressure, suggests a study. The research, from scientists at...
High vitamin D levels may link to lower liver cancer risk
High levels of vitamin D may be linked to a lower risk of developing cancer, including liver cancer, concludes a large study of Japanese...
Endocrine Society: Both low-carb and low-fat diets work
Whether you pick low-carb, low fat or another diet plan, scientific research indicates each can help some people achieve modest long-term weight loss with...
Menopausal HRT linked to healthier heart
Women who use menopausal hormone therapy (HRT) appear to have a heart structure and function that is linked to a lower risk of heart...
Heat stroke victims should first be cooled on site
Athletes who suffer life-threatening heat stroke should be cooled on site before they are taken to the hospital, according to an expert panel's report....
Nuts improve colon cancer recurrence by 42%, mortality by 57%
People with stage III colon cancer who regularly eat nuts are at significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence and mortality than those who don't,...
Significant risks to the use of short-term PICC
A US study finds that one in every four times a PICC is inserted to intravenuously deliver medicine or nutrition, the patient didn't need...
ATLAS: Large open-source data set of brain scans from stroke victims
A University of Southern California (USC)-led team has now compiled, archived and shared one of the largest open-source data sets of brain scans from...
Spouses have strong causal influence over alcohol abuse risk
Spouses with uncontrolled drinking problems have a 'large and rapid' CAUSAL influence on the likelihood their partner will also be diagnosed with an alcohol...
Increase in fatal traffic crashes on annual US cannabis celebration
Drivers in the US are more likely to be in a fatal traffic crash during the annual 20 April cannabis celebration, according to research...
Sibling bullying triples risk of later psychotic disorders
People who were bullied by siblings during childhood are up to three times more likely to develop psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia in early...
A short, sharp, cold-water swim may beat painkillers
A short, sharp, cold-water swim may offer an alternative to strong painkillers and physiotherapy to relieve severe persistent pain after surgery, suggest doctors from...
First diagnostic test for candidemia cleared by FDA
A new blood test seems to perform as well as, if not better than, traditional blood cultures at detecting the candidemia infection that commonly...
New drug combo successfully treats DR-TB
Research by the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides strong evidence that a combination of two new drugs for...
Even disclosed placebos help cancer patients with fatigue
Long after cancer treatment ends, many continue to deal with one particular symptom that refuses to go away: fatigue. In a study, researchers at...
Apgar scores can predict risk of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
An infant's scores on the so-called Apgar scale can predict the risk of a later diagnosis of cerebral palsy or epilepsy. The risk rises...
Arm exercises improve walking ability after a stroke
A Canadian study shows that arm exercises may improve walking ability months and even years after having a stroke. The study is the first...
Far-UVC light kills airborne flu viruses without human harm
Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a study at the...
More accurate way to assess age of recovered remains
Forensic researchers at North Carolina State University have found a more accurate way to assess an individual's age at death, based on the bone...
Conspiracy theorists more likely to be anti-vaxxers
People who believe Princess Diana was murdered or that John F Kennedy's assassination was an elaborate plot are more likely to think that vaccines...
Clerical burden a huge driver of burnout in medicine
A relentlessly increasing clerical burden is one of the biggest drivers of burnout in medicine, write two practitioners in the New England Journal of...
Many vape-flavouring chemicals trigger inflammation
Exposure to e-cigarette flavouring chemicals and liquids can cause significant inflammation to monocytes, a type of white blood cell – and many flavouring compounds...
One cigarette a day is as bad smoking half the pack
Smoking just one cigarette a day carries a much higher risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke than expected – about half the...
Tomatoes and apples help lung function in former smokers
A study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found the natural decline in lung function over a 10-year period was slower...
MIND diet slows cognitive decline in stroke survivors
A diet created by researchers at Rush University Medical Centre may help substantially slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors, according to preliminary research presented...
Prevalence of depression 'overestimated'
The common practice of using patient self-report screening questionnaires rather than diagnostic interviews conducted by researchers has resulted in overestimates of the prevalence of...
Open access database documents toxic agents
Millions of pages of internal corporate and trade association documents relating to the introduction of new products and chemicals into the workplace and commerce...
Social spending ‘better' than health spending
Increased social spending was associated with health improvements at the population level, while health spending increases did not have the same effect, according to...