Health
As clocks spring forward, keep sleep on track
You may only worry about losing an hour of sleep when the clocks spring forward this Sunday, but the time change can also be dangerous for your health, an expert says.
Mar 11, 2022
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Cardiology
The best way to launch a generation with ideal cardiovascular health? Start with a generation of healthier parents
About a decade ago, scientists found that people can lower their risk of heart disease and stroke by managing seven easily understood risk factors—things like diet, exercise and smoking status. This collection was dubbed ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Health
Daylight saving time is doing far more harm than good, according to sleep scientists
Twice a year, every year, Americans dutifully change the clocks throughout their homes, cars and offices in service of daylight saving time. But if losing an hour of sleep or suddenly being expected to stay up an hour after ...
Nov 3, 2021
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Health
Is your body clock off-schedule? Prebiotics may help
Whether it's from jetting across time zones, pulling all-nighters at school or working the overnight shift, chronically disrupting our circadian rhythm—or internal biological clocks—can take a measurable toll on everything ...
Sep 14, 2021
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Health
NBA playoff format is optimizing competitive balance by eliminating travel
In addition to helping protect players from COVID-19, the NBA 'bubble' in Orlando may be a competitive equalizer by eliminating team travel. Researchers analyzing the results of nearly 500 NBA playoff games over six seasons ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood trauma affects the timing of motherhood
Women who have experienced childhood trauma become mothers earlier than those with a more stable childhood environment, according to a new study conducted by the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki in Finland. ...
Jun 5, 2020
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Health
COVID-19 food hygiene: A food microbiologist's top 3 tips
While a trip to the supermarket has become a little different for most of us, what shouldn't change are basic safe food hygiene practices.
Apr 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World's virus toll tops 60,000 as advice on masks shifts
The global death toll in the coronavirus crisis soared past 60,000 on Saturday, as US calls for the public to cover their faces reignited debate about whether masks can be effective in stemming the pandemic.
Apr 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus enigma: Experts ask why Africa seems to have few cases
The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world's most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared—and experts want to know why.
Feb 27, 2020
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Medical research
Study of civilians with conflict-related wounds helps improve the care in conflict zones
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have carried out the first randomised trial of civilians with acute conflict-related wounds at two hospitals in areas affected by armed conflict. The study, which is published ...
Feb 19, 2020
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