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Medical Xpress / Not getting enough physical activity may be harming your health: Here's what being sedentary does to your body
Being regularly active can improve your mental well-being, reduce your chances of disease and increase your lifespan.
Tech Xplore / 'No pumps, no batteries needed': Wearable semiconductor fabric monitors health through sweat
A research team led by Prof. Kim Bong-hoon from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has developed a semiconductor fiber-based wearable sweat sensor ...
Phys.org / Severe COVID lockdowns cost home sellers and landlords millions
Melbourne home sellers and landlords lost up to $55 million a week as sales prices and rents declined after the second severely restrictive COVID-19 lockdown (July 2020) to attract buyers and renters who were relocating to ...
Medical Xpress / Keto diet may improve beta cell function in people with type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes on a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may have a better chance of reversing their diabetes than those on a low-fat diet, according to a small study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Phys.org / The fast-track tree breeding method that is restoring European ash to the landscape
A fast-track method of breeding disease-resistant ash trees has been developed by researchers leading efforts to conserve the species. Researchers at the John Innes Center, who have adapted the embryo extraction method, found ...
Phys.org / Hydrocarbons may power next-generation batteries with lower costs and emissions
Scientists from Skoltech have presented a review on the use of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in metal-ion batteries. The work, published in Progress in Materials Science, systematizes over a decade of research and opens ...
Phys.org / Earthquake sets off brief tsunami alert and a megaquake advisory in northern Japan
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for its coastal areas.
Medical Xpress / Use of psychotropics increases in the early stages of Parkinson's disease
Up to 1 in 3 people with Parkinson's disease use at least one psychotropic medication, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. People with Parkinson's disease were using psychotropics more frequently ...
Medical Xpress / Why 'brain fog' in Parkinson's isn't always what it seems
For many individuals living with Parkinson's disease and those in its "prodromal" or early stages before movement impairment, there is a distressing gap between how they feel their brain is working and what clinical tests ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds performance measure for migraine headache inadequate to improve patient care
The American College of Physicians (ACP) supports meaningful, evidence-based performance measures for internal medicine that improve patient care but does not recommend a core measure for migraine treatment at this time, ...
Medical Xpress / IVF hormone add-on does not improve success rates, study finds
A hormone procedure commonly offered to IVF patients globally as an "add-on" does not improve chances of falling pregnant, according to an international analysis led by the University of Sydney.
Medical Xpress / Early immune changes may signal increased risk of Alzheimer's and dementia
Circulating white blood cells called neutrophils are some of the immune system's first responders. Their numbers shoot up during infection and inflammation, shifting the ratio of neutrophils to other types of immune cells ...
