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Highly active adults engage in a greater variety of activities to meet exercise guidelines

Highly active adults engage in a greater variety of physical activities than do less active adults, finds a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

29 Jan 2020

Study shows link between poverty and suicide in children, teens

Suicide in children under age 20 has been increasing in the U.S., with rates almost doubling over the last decade.

29 Jan 2020

Past trauma exposure, depression associated with suicide ideation in deployed soldiers

Lifetime history of exposure to a traumatic event and self-reported lifetime and current depression are predictive of recent suicide ideation in deployed soldiers, according to a new JAMA Network Open study published January 29, 2020.

29 Jan 2020

Mount Sinai cardiologists share tips to prevent and lower risk of cardiac events

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States, but according to the American Heart Association, it is preventable 80 percent of the time.

29 Jan 2020

Dining out is a recipe for unhealthy eating most of the time, study shows

The typical American adult gets one of every five calories from a restaurant, but eating out is a recipe for meals of poor nutritional quality in most cases, according to a new study by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

29 Jan 2020

Cycling to work associated with lower risk of mortality

People who cycle to work have a lower risk of dying, a New Zealand study has found.

29 Jan 2020

Finer particulate matter linked to cardiovascular disease risk

In addition to harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, air pollution contains tiny particles that have been linked to health problems, including cardiovascular disease and asthma.

29 Jan 2020

Trelleborg exhibits advanced polymer solutions for healthcare and medical applications at Pharmapack

At Pharmapack, Trelleborg’s healthcare & medical operation exhibits its advanced polymer solutions for healthcare and medical applications.

From Trelleborg AB 29 Jan 2020

Diabetes Action Canada develops National Diabetes Repository to aid research

For diabetes researchers across Canada, data from patients is a critical tool in determining what projects will truly make a difference for people living with the disease.

29 Jan 2020

CSIRO to play role in Australia's bushfire rebuild

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has welcomed its role in delivering practical resilience measures in relation to bushfires and climate change, as the country faces continued extreme fire weather in the future.

From CSIRO 29 Jan 2020

New blood sugar tool could one day replace uncomfortable finger-prick test

Researchers have developed a new way to monitor blood sugar levels that could replace the needle-prick method that people with diabetes currently use.

29 Jan 2020

New goals to help all people live healthier for more years of life

Data reported in the just published American Heart Association's Heart & Stroke Statistics - 2020 Update, show heart disease and stroke deaths continue to decline, but that trend has slowed significantly in recent years.

29 Jan 2020

California bike fatalities hit 25-year high

Alongside the surging popularity of bike shares and fitness cycling in California comes a sobering statistic: From 2016 through 2018, more cyclists died in traffic accidents across the state than during any three-year period in the past 25 years.

29 Jan 2020

Toddlers exceeding 3 hours a day of screen time are at risk of unhealthy behaviors later on

A team of researchers has found that young children who spend more than three hours a day watching screens are more likely to be physically inactive.

29 Jan 2020

Study identifies previously unknown toxic by-products potentially present in drinking water

Researchers at John Hopkins University have found that the most common method for disinfecting water can generate toxic by-products.

29 Jan 2020

When aid-in-dying is legal, but the medicine is out of reach

The call came the last week of September, when Neil Mahoney could still stagger from his bed to the porch of his mobile home to let out his boisterous yellow Lab, Ryder.

29 Jan 2020

Kidney paired donation is a safe, effective way to treat patients with incompatible living donors

Recipients of kidney paired donation through a national program, also called kidney exchange, experience equivalent outcomes when compared with all other living donor kidney transplant recipients, according to a recent analysis.

29 Jan 2020

CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder designated with new disease code in WHO medical classification list

The rare genetic disease CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder has been designated with a new disease code in the International Classification of Diseases, the medical classification list from the World Health Organization.

28 Jan 2020

Elsevier creates free, one-stop information center on novel coronavirus

For the benefit of healthcare professionals, medical researchers and the public, Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health, has created a Novel Coronavirus Information Center with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

From Elsevier 28 Jan 2020

Methylmercury exposure can attenuate the cardioprotective effects of fish

Higher serum long-chain omega-3 fatty acid concentration, a marker for fish consumption, was beneficially associated with cardiac performance in middle-aged and older men from eastern Finland.

28 Jan 2020

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Highly active adults engage in a greater variety of activities to meet exercise guidelines

Study shows link between poverty and suicide in children, teens

Past trauma exposure, depression associated with suicide ideation in deployed soldiers

Mount Sinai cardiologists share tips to prevent and lower risk of cardiac events

Dining out is a recipe for unhealthy eating most of the time, study shows

Cycling to work associated with lower risk of mortality

Finer particulate matter linked to cardiovascular disease risk

Trelleborg exhibits advanced polymer solutions for healthcare and medical applications at Pharmapack

Diabetes Action Canada develops National Diabetes Repository to aid research

CSIRO to play role in Australia's bushfire rebuild

New blood sugar tool could one day replace uncomfortable finger-prick test

New goals to help all people live healthier for more years of life

California bike fatalities hit 25-year high

Toddlers exceeding 3 hours a day of screen time are at risk of unhealthy behaviors later on

Study identifies previously unknown toxic by-products potentially present in drinking water

When aid-in-dying is legal, but the medicine is out of reach

Kidney paired donation is a safe, effective way to treat patients with incompatible living donors

CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder designated with new disease code in WHO medical classification list

Elsevier creates free, one-stop information center on novel coronavirus

Methylmercury exposure can attenuate the cardioprotective effects of fish

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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