Loneliness and social isolation may represent a greater public health hazard than obesity, and their impact has been growing and will continue to grow, according to research presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the ...
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An analysis of more than 100,000 participants over a 30-year follow-up period found that adults who perform two to four times the currently recommended amount of moderate or vigorous physical activity per week have a significantly ...
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New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.
Jan 19, 2013
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A new scientific study of forecasts and alternative scenarios for life expectancy and major causes of death in 2040 shows all countries are likely to experience at least a slight increase in lifespans. In contrast, one scenario ...
Oct 17, 2018
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(Medical Xpress)—Pulmonary surfactants are phospholipoproteins (surface-active lipoprotein complexes) that reduces alveolar surface tension through an air-water hydrophilic/hydrophobic interface. Pulmonary, or lung, surfactants ...
Women who spend more time sitting down as they age are at higher risk of becoming frail, a University of Queensland study has found.
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In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, researchers have quantified how many years of life are gained by being physically active at different levels, among all ...
Nov 6, 2012
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Researchers at the National University in Singapore and colleagues in the US and China undertook a two-decade metabolic analysis of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) reports. They have published their findings in the journal ...
A health impact study has for the first time estimated the mortality burden attributable to air pollution in more than 1,000 European cities. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, includes a ranking of the ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Watching television is the most common daily activity apart from work and sleep in many parts of the world, but it is time for people to change their viewing habits. According to a new study from Harvard School of Public ...
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