Health informatics
US roadway deaths marked small decline in 2022
Traffic deaths are down on U.S. roadways, but the small drop pales in comparison to the surging rate of recent years.
Apr 21, 2023
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Air pollution linked with elevated risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes
Deaths from cardiovascular disease are elevated on polluted days and for two days afterwards, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023 and published in the International Journal of Environmental Research ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Health
Analysis narrows down the risks associated with seasonal time change
An analysis conducted by the academics José María Martín Olalla (University of Seville) and Jorge Mira Pérez (University of Santiago de Compostela) narrows down the impact on health of the time change in the week following ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Road noise can make your blood pressure rise, literally
If you live near a busy road, you might feel like the constant sound of roaring engines, honking horns and wailing sirens makes your blood pressure rise. Now a new study published today in JACC Advances confirms it can do ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Examining the relationship between road traffic accidents and mobile phone addiction
Research published in the International Journal of Vehicle Safety looks at the relationship between mobile phone addiction and road traffic accidents in two groups of drivers those who were involved in an accident and those ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pregnant women in road traffic collisions at heightened risk of birth complications, finds Taiwanese study
Pregnant women involved in road traffic collisions—even those with minor injuries—are at heightened risk of potentially serious birth complications, including dislodgement of the placenta (placental abruption), very heavy ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Medical research
'Good autoantibodies' could help against long COVID
Sometimes in the laboratory there are unexpected results. "Previously it had been observed that autoantibodies are common in severe COVID patients, those who end up in intensive care," says Jonathan Muri, postdoctoral fellow ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Study: To promote exercise, planners must look beyond cities
To encourage more active lifestyles, public health agencies recommend mixed-use neighborhoods and "complete" streets that are friendlier to walkers and bikers, but new Cornell University research finds that while those strategies ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Addiction
Study finds computer-based intervention is cost-effective at reducing binge drinking among adolescents
A computer-based intervention associated with reduced binge drinking episodes among high school students could yield a cost savings of eight thousand euros, according to a Spanish study published in Alcohol: Clinical and ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study suggests proactive policing may contribute to racial gap in preterm births
Proactive policing, such as pedestrian and traffic stops, is a crime prevention tactic that relies on police officer discretion to stop and search individuals they consider suspicious. A recently published study in the journal ...
Feb 16, 2023
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