Gerontology & Geriatrics
Daily Internet use is linked to social isolation
New research has found that older adults who go online every day are more likely to be socially isolated than those who use the internet less frequently.
May 20, 2020
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Health
How to eat like the animals for good health
From jungle to laboratory and back to our own kitchens, David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson's new book explores how and why we eat, how appetites are fed and regulated—and how, in the end, it all comes back to five appetites.
May 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
Exercise boosts motor skill learning via changes in brain's transmitters
Doctors have relentlessly impressed upon us the many benefits of exercise. Energy, mood, sleep and motor skills all improve with a regular fitness regimen that includes activities such as running. This has become of particular ...
May 4, 2020
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Cardiology
How to manage your blood pressure in isolation
Maintaining healthy blood pressure is important during (and after) the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight
Derided by many economists for years for insisting on a balanced budget and criticized for a health care system seen as bloated and overly expensive, Germany has found itself well equipped now to weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Burnout a major and growing issue among U.S. cardiologists
More than one out of three heart doctors in the U.S. report feeling burned out, according to results of a new survey presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Exercising with asthma during COVID-19
People with asthma have been advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health organizations that they are a group at risk to the COVID-19 virus.
Mar 19, 2020
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Health
Why you get shorter as you age
While you may be aware that a loss of vision, hearing and memory is a sign of aging, something that is perhaps not so noticeable is a reduction in height. This apparent shrinking is due to several factors relating to changes ...
Mar 10, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Genetic changes implicated in altered Alzheimer's risk
Today, researchers from UCL have presented more evidence that a gene, PSEN1, implicated in inherited, early-onset Alzheimer's disease is also involved in the more common form of the condition. They also suggest genes that ...
Feb 5, 2020
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Medical economics
Gender gap persists in starting salary for physicians
The gender gap in starting salary for physicians persists, although it is unclear which factors account for this gap, according to a report published online Jan. 22 in Health Affairs.
Jan 29, 2020
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