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COVID-19 knocks down scoring skills in footballers, study shows

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Study investigates the technical performance of football attackers post-COVID-19, revealing significant changes in key performance indicators and suggesting a quick recovery to pre-pandemic levels, with elite players experiencing less impact.

Study highlights cannabis use linked to mental health risks in youth

Rss Feed - 4 hours 1 min ago
Review in Epidemiologia examines the negative mental health impacts of cannabis use among young people in Australia and the US, revealing increased risks of depression, anxiety, suicide, psychosis, and cannabis use disorders.

Study reveals daily food environment exposure shapes fast food habits

Rss Feed - 4 hours 25 min ago
Study investigates the influence of daily exposure to various food environments on dietary choices, focusing on fast food outlet visits and revealing that proximity to fast food during daily activities significantly impacts consumption patterns.

Study shows how heteroresistance can act as a precursor to antibiotic resistance

Rss Feed - 6 hours 27 min ago
A new study shows how heteroresistance, a transient resistance common in many bacteria, can act as a precursor to the development of antibiotic resistance.

Kallistatin expression increases after weight loss, study reveals

Rss Feed - 6 hours 34 min ago
After weight loss, people with overweight and obesity express more of the protein Kallistatin* in subcutaneous white adipose tissue.

Study reveals the inner workings of gene mutations linked to ultra-rare syndrome

Rss Feed - 6 hours 42 min ago
A team from the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine has completed an exciting new study that reveals the inner workings of gene mutations that result in an ultra-rare syndrome with fewer than 100 reported cases since its first description in the early 1960s.

New fluid biomarker may one day detect ALS and FTD before symptoms appear

Rss Feed - 6 hours 47 min ago
Two progressively degenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD, recently in the news with the diagnoses of actor Bruce Willis and talk show host Wendy Williams), are linked by more than the fact that they both damage nerve cells critical to normal functioning -; the former affecting nerves in the brain and spinal cord leading to loss of movement, the latter eroding the brain regions controlling personality, behavior and language.

Mouse models shed light on the effects of metformin use during pregnancy on offspring

Rss Feed - 6 hours 52 min ago
With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently.

Researchers identify novel protein biomarkers linked to coronary heart disease

Rss Feed - 7 hours 9 min ago
Coronary heart disease is a major global health problem, especially among people with type 2 diabetes.

Antipsychotic use during pregnancy not linked to childhood neurodevelopmental disorders or learning difficulties

Rss Feed - 7 hours 13 min ago
The use of antipsychotics during pregnancy isn't linked to childhood neurodevelopmental disorders or learning difficulties, UNSW Sydney-led study shows – giving assurance to those concerned about continuing their medications during pregnancy.

Spleen stiffness measurement could revolutionize the diagnosis and management of portal hypertension

Rss Feed - 7 hours 19 min ago
Portal hypertension (PHT) is a severe complication of chronic liver disease, like cirrhosis, where increased pressure builds up in the portal vein.

Middle-aged adults in the U.S. experience higher levels of loneliness than European counterparts

Rss Feed - 7 hours 33 min ago
Middle-aged adults in the U.S. tend to report significantly higher levels of loneliness than their European counterparts, possibly due in part to weaker family ties and greater income inequality, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Rising antifungal resistance heightens concerns over invasive fungal infections

Rss Feed - 7 hours 41 min ago
A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.

Low-level laser therapy offers immediate pain relief for Burning Mouth Syndrome patients

Rss Feed - 7 hours 53 min ago
New study suggests that low-level laser therapy (PBM) offers immediate pain relief for Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) patients. Over 10 weeks, 30 participants experienced a significant drop in pain scores after each treatment.

Study: 20,000 men may have missed prostate cancer diagnosis due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rss Feed - 7 hours 56 min ago
Prostate cancer diagnoses in 20,000 men could have been missed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford.

Glucose fluctuations impact cognitive function in people with Type 1 Diabetes

Rss Feed - 8 hours 12 min ago
A new study led by researchers at McLean Hospital (a member of Mass General Brigham) and Washington State University used advances in digital testing to demonstrate that naturally occurring glucose fluctuations impact cognitive function in people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

New compounds show potential to mimic benefits of exercise

Rss Feed - 8 hours 18 min ago
Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exercise.

Peer coaching effective in controlling high blood pressure in young Black patients

Rss Feed - 8 hours 33 min ago
For younger Black patients living in rural parts of the Southeastern United States, peer coaching is more effective than traditional clinical care in controlling high blood pressure, according to a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

Overweight primary school girls more likely to seek doctor's help for musculoskeletal problems

Rss Feed - 8 hours 47 min ago
Primary school girls between the ages of 4 and 11 with a body mass index (BMI) considered overweight or obese are more likely to see a family doctor (GP) at least once about musculoskeletal problems than their healthy weight peers, suggests research, focused on one area of London and published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

COVID-19 vaccine associated with reduced risk of cardiac and clot-related complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Rss Feed - 8 hours 51 min ago
The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination compared with unvaccinated individuals, reports an observational study published online in the journal Heart.

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