Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tough choices: When it's time to move from home to assisted living
While 8 in 10 Americans ages 65 and older say they want to age in their homes, it's not always possible when health declines.
Jun 27, 2022
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News tagged with living environment
Health
A green living environment encourages middle-aged people to do physical activity
Residential greenness encourages middle-aged people to do physical activity, according to a joint study by the University of Oulu and Oulu Deaconess Institute Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Finland. Living in ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Immunology
Allergic diseases increase the risk of adult-onset asthma
A Finnish study reports that the more allergic diseases an individual has, the higher the asthma risk.
Sep 6, 2019
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Diabetes
Lifestyle counselling and mobile application help people change their lifestyle habits
A Finnish StopDia study has yielded promising preliminary results in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle guidance in a group and an application that supports the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits helped StopDia ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Medical research
Step toward a bioartificial liver device: A microreactor for hepatocyte cultures
Liver cells are very sensitive hence are difficult to cultivate outside the body. However, scientists from the Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences have shown that with ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
The first day of development -- a window to successful pregnancy
An article published in F1000 Biology Reports discusses recent important advancements in the development of alternative methods of embryo evaluation and selection that could lead to improvements in the reliability of IVF ...
Jun 12, 2012
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