Medical research
Review outlines methods to estimate life expectancy
Five key methods have been explored by Leicester researchers to calculate life expectancy and the life years lost due to disease and illness.
Jul 20, 2022
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BMC Medicine
Overweight & Obesity
New research suggests health education, Fitbits, and cabin workouts can improve activity levels for truck drivers
A targeted health program, including health education sessions, Fitbits, and lorry cabin workouts, can improve the activity levels of long-distance heavy goods drivers in the short term—according to new research led by ...
May 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Obesity associated with a higher risk of fatal prostate cancer, biggest study of its kind finds
A new study presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and published simultaneously in BMC Medicine, has linked body fat (adiposity) with risk of fatal prostate cancer.
May 5, 2022
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Pediatrics
Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm, according to new study
Research led by King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analyzed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old.
Apr 29, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Excess weight almost doubles risk of womb cancer
New research shows that lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman's risk of developing womb cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published today in BMC Medicine.
Apr 18, 2022
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Medications
Reduced kidney function increases bleeding risk in antithrombotic therapy
Antithrombotic therapy is prescribed to prevent thrombotic (blood clotting inside a blood vessel) events but the treatment also increases the likelihood of experiencing a bleeding event, which can be extremely serious if ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Largest-ever IPD meta-analysis of malaria patients to inform haemoglobin changes
A new malaria study using a very large analysis of pooled individual patient data (IPD) from more than 70,000 patients of all ages, has been published today in BMC Medicine. Artemisinin-based combination therapy is the first-line ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Low-meat and meat-free diets associated with lower overall cancer risk
Eating meat five times or less per week is associated with a lower overall cancer risk, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
Feb 24, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Miscarriage may be linked to changes in vaginal bacteria
A new study finds that changes to a mother's vaginal microbiome may be associated with pregnancy loss.
Feb 18, 2022
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Health
Mediterranean diet associated with a lower risk of mortality in older adults
A greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet which had been assessed through an index made with biomarkers during a 20-year scientific monitoring is associated with a lower mortality in adults over 65. This is one of the ...
Jan 20, 2022
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