The brains of teenagers who lived through the Covid pandemic show signs of premature ageing, research suggests. The researchers compared MRI scans of 81 teens in the US taken before the pandemic, between November 2016 and November 2019, with those of 82 teens collected between October 2020 and March 2022, during the pandemic but after … Read more
A blood-thinning drug given as a potential life-saver to many patients recovering from severe Covid does not work and can cause major bleeding, research shows. The findings have led to calls for doctors to stop advising people to take Apixaban, because it does not stop them from dying or ending up back in hospital and … Read more
In his last appearance at the White House podium, Anthony Fauci urged Americans to get the latest Covid shot as a new study showed that the latest boosters offer better protection against new variants than previous shots. Fauci appeared ahead of his retirement next month as America’s top public health official. The director of the … Read more
Background Currently, 4.8% of bariatric operations worldwide are One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) procedures. If a hiatal hernia is detected in a preoperative gastroscopy, OAGB can be combined with hiatoplasty. Intrathoracic pouch migration (ITM) is common after bypass procedures because the fundus, a natural abutment, is separated from the pouch.The aim of this study is to … Read more
Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available research estimated on Wednesday. The World Health Organization-led study called on young people to be more careful about their listening habits, and urged governments and manufacturers to … Read more
Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. Participants were randomly assigned to the program or daily use of a generic drug sold under the … Read more
Scientists claim to have found the first direct evidence that people with depression have a reduced capacity for releasing serotonin in the brain. The findings from a brain-imaging study reignite a debate within psychiatry over the so-called serotonin hypothesis of depression and challenge the conclusions of an influential review published in July that found “no … Read more
Introduction Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is present in 2-5% of the adult population 1 Cortese S. Moreira-Maia C.R. St Fleur D. Morcillo-Peñalver C. Rohde L.A. Faraone S.V. Association Between ADHD and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. , 2 Faraone S.V. Asherson P. Banaschewski T. et al. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. , with increased prevalence among … Read more
Men’s mental health is really suffering, a new study shows. Here’s why and what can be done about it at work. Men’s mental health is really suffering, a new study shows. Here’s why and what can be done about it at work. Posted November 1, 2022. Updated November 1, 2022. Source link
Vaccination and physical activity have both been considered helpful when it comes to lowering the risk of severe COVID-19 infections, and now, a new study has found that regular exercise could improve vaccine effectiveness. Compared to those who are vaccinated with low exercise levels, vaccinated individuals with moderate and high levels of physical activity had … Read more