Sugar improves memory in older adults – and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks at full capacity – according to new research by the University of Warwick.
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Measuring blood pressure while patients are standing rather than sitting may improve the accuracy of readings, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, could lead ...
Nov 6, 2023
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A newborn who tipped the scales at more than 16 pounds (7.3 kilograms) broke the local hospital's weight records in Longview, Texas, press reported Monday.
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Methamphetamine is an illicit substance used in communities across Australia and worldwide.
Aug 23, 2022
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The timing of a girl's first menstruation may affect her first sexual encounter, first pregnancy, and her vulnerability to some sexually transmitted infections, according to a meta-analysis by researchers at Columbia University ...
Jun 7, 2017
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Fall means food drives and festive dinners, but if those forgotten cans of beans or cranberry sauce in the cupboard are years past their best-before dates, is it still safe to use them?
Nov 13, 2018
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Two new studies from the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath, published in the BMJ journal, Tobacco Control, expose evidence that big tobacco companies are still facilitating tobacco smuggling, while ...
Aug 23, 2018
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A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) finds that later bedtime routines and poor quality of sleep are associated with higher blood glucose levels and poorer ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Many conditions can trigger vertigo and the first step in treating it is to find out what's causing it, an expert says.
Apr 26, 2021
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Worldwide health authorities are being urged to rethink official guidance around vitamin D following the publication of a ground breaking study from the University of Surrey, which dispels the myth that vitamin D2 and D3 ...
Jul 5, 2017
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