Health
AI shows the need for healthier diets in long-term care homes
A detailed analysis of consumed food showed there is a need to improve diets in long-term care (LTC) homes to make them healthier for residents.
Mar 29, 2023
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Cardiology
Study: Survivors of stroke do better on general practitioners' chronic disease management plans
A study has confirmed that government policies funding general practitioners (GPs) to provide structured chronic disease management improve long-term survival following stroke and stroke-like symptoms.
Mar 27, 2023
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Cardiology
Watching atherosclerosis as it develops
Researchers at the University of Tübingen have developed a new method to better study atherosclerosis in mice. The non-invasive imaging method helps to better understand and treat narrowing of blood vessels, a cause of heart ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
The fat tax: Long-term, systemic antibiotic use for the treatment of adolescent acne can promote fat accumulation
A growing body of evidence is showing that the healthy gut microbiome—a community of microorganisms that live together in the gut—influences many aspects of human growth and development, especially during adolescence. ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia screening test adapted for people with hearing problems
University of Queensland researchers have adapted an internationally used test which screens patients for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, to make it suitable for people with hearing loss.
Mar 3, 2023
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Cardiology
Poor sleep linked to years of poor cardiovascular health
Poor sleep could lead to between two and seven years worth of heightened heart disease risk and even premature death, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Sydney in collaboration with Southern ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Non-surgical treatment significantly reduces knee pain for adults, especially those 50 and older
Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for knee pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee, and can significantly reduce pain, especially for adults who are 50 and older, according to new research ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Medications
Considering going off antidepressants? Here's what to think about first
Mental health is key to health and well-being. Yet two in five Australians aged 16 to 85 (44%) experience a mental illness during their lifetime, commonly anxiety or depression. And more than 32 million antidepressant prescriptions ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More than half of COVID patients suffer long COVID symptoms, suggests study
Various long-term effects have been found to occur after infection by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and the reality of these lingering symptoms remains unknown. These unknown factors continue to contribute to a general ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research explores the appeal of 'dangerous' men
A new study led by The University of Western Australia has probed the age-old question of whether women prefer risk-taking men over their more careful cousins and come up with some surprising results.
Feb 23, 2023
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