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Social connections are known to contribute greatly to people's psychological and emotional well-being. In fact, difficulties socializing and bonding with others have been linked to various psychiatric conditions, including ...
The effect of obesity on unemployment is more than twice as large as previously thought, finds a UK Biobank study of genetic evidence.
Jul 17, 2026
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Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used in public health and clinical settings as a simple tool to classify an individual's physical status based on their height and weight. Originally developed in the 1830s by Belgian mathematician ...
Being overweight and obesity may contribute to significantly more cancer cases than previously thought. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Their analysis shows that ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Several tools are currently used to assess the health of older people and their risk of future health problems, but it is unclear which perform best. A new study published in BMC Medicine compares seven widely used geriatric ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine recently published two new studies in JAMA Network Open and JAMA that offer new insights into how people interact with wearable devices and health-related content on social media.
Jul 8, 2026
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The vegetables you put on your plate in your 20s could shape your health for the rest of your life—and a new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests men and women may benefit from different vegetables. Research investigating ...
Jul 8, 2026
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A pooled analysis of two randomized trials found that decreasing sleep by just 1.5 hours each night was associated with increases in body weight, waist circumference and sedentary time in adults with elevated cardiometabolic ...
Jul 6, 2026
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A Canadian study led by University of Toronto researcher Harvey Anderson is offering new evidence in support of consuming full-fat dairy. The findings, published recently in the Journal of Nutrition, demonstrate that three ...
Jul 6, 2026
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Many people in the U.K. now use apps, smartwatches or wearable devices to track their physical activity. Fitness trackers promise to help users become fitter, happier and healthier versions of themselves. For many people, ...
Jul 4, 2026
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