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Medical Xpress / MIND diet adherence linked to slower gray matter loss over 12 years
The combined Mediterranean and blood pressure lowering diet may slow the structural changes related to brain aging, finds new research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. This diet is associated ...
Phys.org / Why models and longitudinal data on adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions must come together
An interdisciplinary team of authors from Canada, Austria, the U.S. and Germany has outlined how immuno-epidemiology and individual decision-making on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) can be understood jointly in the ...
Phys.org / Bacterium that may protect against long COVID identified
According to WHO, approximately 6% of the worldwide population who contract COVID-19—some 400 million people—go on to develop a long-lasting form of the disease. These figures demonstrate that the persistent form of the ...
Medical Xpress / Postpartum Medicaid extensions reduce uninsured status
Postpartum uninsurance declined among Black women in non-expansion states during the COVID-19 continuous Medicaid coverage policy, but racial gaps persisted, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School ...
Phys.org / Some Canadians are willing to eat insect-based food, but conditions apply
Going to the grocery store these days can be a painful experience, with record-high price hikes biting into Canadian food budgets. However, as many societies around the world already know, a cheap, plentiful source of protein ...
Phys.org / Statistics that tell the whole truth? It's as easy as ABC
It's said that statistics don't lie, but they often don't tell the whole truth, either. A Cornell statistics expert has come up with a method he believes can boost statistical power and significantly reduce bias—vital for ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs and pregnancy: Who may face higher preterm birth risk
Weight loss drugs have been linked to an increased risk of premature births among women who took them inadvertently just before or during early pregnancy to treat pre-existing diabetes. However, a large study of over 750,000 ...
Phys.org / Why some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilizations
Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 may increase the risk of glandular fever, study shows
Even individuals who did not become seriously ill with COVID-19 may have developed a weakened immune system that could lead to serious illnesses in the future. Research from Örebro University suggests that the coronavirus ...
Medical Xpress / More and more pregnant people are planning births outside of hospitals, but at what risk?
A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Granger Howard and published in JAMA Pediatrics compared the health outcomes of planned hospital births vs. planned community births (i.e., births that were intended ...
Medical Xpress / Recommendations presented for management of hepatic encephalopathy
In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the March issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of hepatic ...
Phys.org / The autonomy of universities in the U.S. falls far behind peer group, analysis finds
Academic freedom continues to decline worldwide. Over the last decade, it has declined in 50 countries, while only nine countries have registered improvements. The countries that have experienced a decline include several ...
