Health
Multivitamins' 'benefits' are all in your head: study
Multivitamins really are magic pills for your health, a new study contends—but just not the way you might think.
Nov 10, 2020
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BMJ Open
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do cloth masks work? Only if you machine wash them after use
A new publication from researchers at UNSW Sydney advises daily washing of cloth masks to reduce the likelihood of contamination and transmission of viruses like SARS-CoV-2.
Oct 9, 2020
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Health
It is time to embrace cannabis for medicinal use, say experts
Attitudes towards cannabis products for medicinal use need to change with much greater appropriate use of such products to help alleviate patients' pain, suggests research published in the journal BMJ Open.
Sep 21, 2020
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Diabetes
Conversion to type 2 diabetes declining
The number of people with pre-diabetes who go on to develop type 2 diabetes has been reducing over the past two decades, according to a study led by University of Manchester epidemiologists.
Sep 7, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada
The 2016 US presidential election result, which brought Donald Trump to power, was associated with a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to girls born in Ontario, Canada's most populated province, reveals research published ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Health
Therapy at home helping people with dementia
Receiving occupational therapy at home has been found to be effective for people living with dementia, according to a University of Queensland-led study.
Jan 6, 2020
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Diabetes
Wearable tech could help older people manage diabetes
Older people with diabetes would benefit from using wearable glucose monitors—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Nov 19, 2019
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Health
Study suggests pasta can be part of a healthy diet without packing on the pounds
Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a new study suggests that this negative attention may not be deserved for pasta.
Apr 3, 2018
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Health
Exposure to Bisphenol A 'hard to avoid' in everyday life
86 per cent of teenagers have traces of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound used to make plastics, in their body, an Engaged Research public engagement project in collaboration with the University of Exeter has found.
Feb 5, 2018
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Health
Switching sugar for starch leads to less fatty liver in kids
A nine-day experimental diet that cut out the type of sugar in soft drinks, fruit juices and most processed foods significantly reversed the buildup of liver fat in children and adolescents – a condition strongly linked ...
Aug 29, 2017
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