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Study reveals increase in obesity prevalence among Danish adults over the past 34 years

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that rates of obesity in Danish adults have trebled over the past 34 years rising from 6% in 1987 to over 18% in 2021.

8 May 2022

Obesity increased among children, teens from low-income families during early pandemic months

During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of children and adolescents from low-income families with overweight or obesity increased markedly, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May).

8 May 2022

Study provides important insights into employee performance while working remotely

A research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that employee and company resiliency may be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement.

6 May 2022

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

It's often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a newly-discovered mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.

6 May 2022

Potential antiviral targets in SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed potential targets in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

6 May 2022

Scientists explore immunopathology of COVID-19

Researchers explored the interactions between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the host in the development of COVID-19.

6 May 2022

Is type 1 diabetes likely to rise after the COVID pandemic?

A recent article posted to the journal Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews explored the risk of a type 1 diabetes wave after the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.

6 May 2022

$Using AI to predict how cancer may affect the probability of spinal fractures$

Using AI to predict how cancer may affect the probability of spinal fractures

As medicine continues to embrace machine learning, a new study suggests how scientists may use artificial intelligence to predict how cancer may affect the probability of fractures along the spinal column.

5 May 2022

COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased anxiety and asthma symptoms in asthma sufferers

In the past two years, COVID-19 has provoked anxiety throughout the world for people worried they and their loved ones would get the virus and suffer tragic consequences.

5 May 2022

Emotional impact of COVID-19 on women academics in South Africa

A new South African study reveals the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on women academics in particular.

5 May 2022

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

A new study explores the effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes.

5 May 2022

Scientists investigate the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length

In a new study, scientists investigated the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length.

5 May 2022

Study investigates stress granule formation during infection with the human common cold coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2

Researchers analyzed the inhibition of stress granules formation in cells infected by the human common cold coronavirus HCOV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2.

5 May 2022

Mental illness interferes with the body’s blood pressure and heart rate, study shows

University of South Australia scientists have uncovered another reason why society should be paying more attention to mental health: it is closely aligned to blood pressure and heart rate variations.

5 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are superior to their predecessors

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server demonstrated that the latest severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sublineages evade immunity imparted by the prior subvariants.

5 May 2022

New research examines racism in health care and how to address structural injustice

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named racism as a serious public health threat, and University of Oregon philosopher Camisha Russell's latest research examines racism in health care and offers some ideas about how to address such structural injustice.

4 May 2022

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Study reveals increase in obesity prevalence among Danish adults over the past 34 years

Obesity increased among children, teens from low-income families during early pandemic months

Study provides important insights into employee performance while working remotely

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

Potential antiviral targets in SARS-CoV-2

Scientists explore immunopathology of COVID-19

Is type 1 diabetes likely to rise after the COVID pandemic?

Using AI to predict how cancer may affect the probability of spinal fractures

COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased anxiety and asthma symptoms in asthma sufferers

Emotional impact of COVID-19 on women academics in South Africa

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

Scientists investigate the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length

Study investigates stress granule formation during infection with the human common cold coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2

Mental illness interferes with the body’s blood pressure and heart rate, study shows

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are superior to their predecessors

New research examines racism in health care and how to address structural injustice

People with highest levels of antioxidants less likely to develop dementia, finds study

SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy linked to adverse maternal outcomes and preterm birth

Scientists discover a potential new method of active immunization to prevent Alzheimer's disease

COVID-19-related restrictions impact women’s access to water in Pacific Islands

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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