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Long-distance running makes muscles work more efficiently

Those who regularly ran 30 miles or more a week showed neuromuscular changes that improved their running efficiency, meaning they needed to do less...

Physical AND mental health problems for low birth-weight babies

Babies born with extremely low birth weight are not only at risk for physical problems but are also more likely to experience mental health...

Swapping out armpit bacteria can end bad body odour

Swapping the underarm microbiome of someone with a body odour problem, with that of a less smelly relative, saw improvements in that in half of...

Digital compulsion not pathology but how mind is wired

The digital compulsion to spend hours each day online is not as a pathology bu sheds light on some of the mind’s most salient, and utterly...

Anti-diarrhoea antibiotics favour particularly resistant super bacteria

Anti-diarrhoea antibiotics, especially in Africa, Asia and South America, not only render the tourist susceptible to an ESBL infection, but also lead to the...

Using Ottawa Rule would free up emergency room beds

A large study validated the Ottawa Chest Pain Cardiac Monitoring Rule that could safely take a third of chest pain patients in the emergency...

Using the same GP over time means fewer avoidable hospital admissions

Older patients who see the same general practitioner over time experience fewer avoidable admissions to hospital for certain conditions, a large study in England...

Slightly better US mortality outcomes for foreign-trained doctors

US patients may have lower mortality rates if their doctors were trained at foreign medical schools rather than at US universities, a Harvard study...

Influence of pets on childhood development

Children get more satisfaction from relationships with their pets than with their brothers or sisters, according to a small study from the University of...

Twice-daily radiation therapy cuts deaths from head and neck cancer

Treating head and neck cancer patients with a twice-daily radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy could save more lives, according to research presented at the...

Glucose supplements reduce the length of induced labour

Glucose supplementation significantly reduces the length of the first and second stages of labour without increasing the rate of complication in induced, nulliparous women,...

Grilled, smoked and barbecued meats may increase breast cancer mortality

Women who eat a lot of grilled, smoked and barbecued meats and develop breast cancer may be more likely to die from their cancer...

Cognitive impairment risk high for patients with HIV

More than half of patients with HIV who participated in a cross-sectional study screened positive for cognitive impairment, researchers in Ireland reported. According to a...

Association between hot red chili pepper consumption and mortality

A large population-based prospective study in the US found that consumption of hot red chili pepper was associated with 13% reduction in total mortality,...

Natural dentine restoration may revolutionise dental care

A novel, biological approach to dentine restoration via the mobilisation of resident stem cells in the tooth pulp, has been developed at King's College...

Yoga benefits in chronic non-specific lower back pain – Cochrane review

A Cochrane systematic review suggests that yoga may lead to a reduction in pain and functional ability in people with chronic non-specific lower back...

Catheter safeguards slash infections and hospital costs

Interventions related to central venous catheters were, on average, associated with 57% fewer bloodstream infections and substantial savings to hospitals, found a multi-centre analysis. US...

Running actually lowers inflammation in knee joints

In younger individuals, inflammation markers actually decrease in the knee joint after running, and running thus may help delay the onset of joint degenerative...

Up to 50% of ICU stays may be unnecessary

Intensive Care Units (ICUs), which provide the most expensive and invasive forms of care in a hospital setting, are being used too often for...