Overweight & Obesity
Water weight: How to lose it for good
Water weight. It's the bane of dieters looking to lose pounds, causing bloating, puffiness and disappointment when stepping on a scale.
Jan 13, 2023
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News tagged with physical functions
Pediatrics
Q and A: Pediatric pectus excavatum
We've noticed an indent in our son's chest since he was about 6 years old. Our pediatrician diagnosed this as pectus excavatum but said that it was nothing to worry about. Six years later, he's starting to complain that his ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Health
How COVID can disturb your sleep and dreams—and what could help
By the end of 2022, more than 650 million COVID infections had been reported to the World Health Organization. With the true number likely much higher, and the tally increasing by hundreds of thousands every week, the scientific ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Pediatrics
Activity restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic reduced Japanese children's physical abilities
A team of researchers from Nagoya University in central Japan investigated how restrictions on children's activities during the COVID-19 pandemic affected their life habits and their abilities to perform physical activities. ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Older US adults with certain preexisting conditions often diagnosed with poor prognosis cancers
A recent analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Societyfound that before older U.S. adults were diagnosed with poor prognosis cancers, many had preexisting conditions such as functional impairment, difficulty ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Health
Black and Hispanic female survivors of trauma experience greatest functional limitations post-injury
Survivors of traumatic injury often face many long-term health consequences, including physical disabilities, mental illness and issues with social integration. A research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Health
Weight loss: The time of day you eat your biggest meal has little effect says new study
Some of the most popular diet advice in recent years has centered around the idea that the right timing for your meals can make a big difference in the amount of weight you lose. It was long said that if you wanted to lose ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Neuroscience
Surgical options to treat brachial plexus injuries
Severe damage to the brachial plexus—the group of nerves that control the movements of your hands, arms and wrists—can leave your entire hand and arm paralyzed.
Sep 9, 2022
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Neuroscience
Now is the time to work on improving cognitive health, researcher says
Everyone knows that eating a balanced diet and exercising are important to maintaining one's physical health, but what about one's cognitive health—the ability to think, learn, and remember? Staying physically and cognitively ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Surgery
Disparities examined in perceptions of breast reconstruction outcomes
Women's satisfaction after breast reconstruction varies with quality-of-life ratings, according to a study published in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Aug 1, 2022
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