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Prenatal musical exposure increases baby's ability for neuronal encoding of speech sounds

When pregnant women sing to their babies or listen to music on loudspeakers during their pregnancy, babies are born with a better ability for neuronal encoding of speech sounds.

12 Apr 2023

Sedentary time may significantly increase heart size in adolescents

In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports concludes.

12 Apr 2023

Time-restricted fasting affects reproduction differently in males and females

Time-restricted fasting diets could cause fertility problems according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

12 Apr 2023

Positive age beliefs contribute to recovery from mild cognitive impairment

A Yale School of Public Health study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type of memory loss, were 30% more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beliefs.

12 Apr 2023

Unexpected discovery could inspire new strategies for preventing liver disease and cancer

Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death and the sixth most common cancer type worldwide.

12 Apr 2023

Blood levels of glycans can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods.

12 Apr 2023

Is there an association between women wearing red, fertility and aiming to increase attractiveness?

Study reveals that women are more likely to wear red clothing when expecting to interact with men.

12 Apr 2023

The identification of vaccinee-derived antibodies with broad-spectrum Omicron neutralization activity

Reported the identification of a panel of vaccinee-derived antibodies with broad-spectrum neutralization activity.

12 Apr 2023

The international spread of drug-resistant Shigella sonnei

Researchers examined the international dissemination of the outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei.

12 Apr 2023

What is the nutritional impact of switching to plant-based foods that mimic animal-source meat and dairy?

Researchers estimated the nutritional implications of replacing ‘easily swappable’ animal-origin dairy milk and meat.

12 Apr 2023

An extremely rare case report of rebound multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children

Researchers described the case report of an infant boy experiencing rebound MIS-C.

12 Apr 2023

What factors increase the risk of psychiatric symptoms in long COVID patients?

Researchers reviewed to identify factors that increase the risk of psychiatric symptoms among long coronavirus disease patients.

12 Apr 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection among infants born to maternal COVID-19 cases during Omicron variant predominance

Researchers assessed the incidence rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections pre- and post-SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC dominance among infants.

12 Apr 2023

Understanding the dynamics of airborne transmission in enclosed spaces: implications for disease control in indoor superspreading events

Researchers investigated the dynamics of airborne diseases in enclosed spaces.

12 Apr 2023

Study explores the association between prenatal air pollution exposure and changes in neonatal brain structure

Researchers explored the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on the neonatal brain.

12 Apr 2023

24 hour ketogenic diet increases energy expenditure, ketone supplements show little effect

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, researchers compared the effects of fasting, ketone salt supplementation, and a one-day isocaloric ketogenic diet on the appetite perception and energy expenditure of healthy adults.

12 Apr 2023

Endometriosis linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease in women

In a recent study published in the journal Maturitas, researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the risk of cardiovascular events in women with and without endometriosis.

12 Apr 2023

Study examines perceptions of the risk of driving while under the influence of cannabis

In a recent study published in the Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour journal, researchers explored how individuals perceive the risks associated with driving while under the influence of cannabis.

12 Apr 2023

New insights into how Omicron variants avoid destruction by "killer" T cells

Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 - the virus behind COVID-19 - have shown an uncanny knack for evading antibodies produced either by vaccines or exposure to earlier versions of the virus, leading to many breakthrough infections.

11 Apr 2023

COVID-19 caused a sustained increase in recreational screen time among children, especially during the week

A recent JAMA Pediatrics study investigated children’s screen time during three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and compared them with pre-pandemic screen time. This study evaluated whether the increase in screen time was more than age-expected changes.

11 Apr 2023

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Prenatal musical exposure increases baby's ability for neuronal encoding of speech sounds

Sedentary time may significantly increase heart size in adolescents

Time-restricted fasting affects reproduction differently in males and females

Positive age beliefs contribute to recovery from mild cognitive impairment

Unexpected discovery could inspire new strategies for preventing liver disease and cancer

Blood levels of glycans can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Is there an association between women wearing red, fertility and aiming to increase attractiveness?

The identification of vaccinee-derived antibodies with broad-spectrum Omicron neutralization activity

The international spread of drug-resistant Shigella sonnei

What is the nutritional impact of switching to plant-based foods that mimic animal-source meat and dairy?

An extremely rare case report of rebound multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children

What factors increase the risk of psychiatric symptoms in long COVID patients?

SARS-CoV-2 infection among infants born to maternal COVID-19 cases during Omicron variant predominance

Understanding the dynamics of airborne transmission in enclosed spaces: implications for disease control in indoor superspreading events

Study explores the association between prenatal air pollution exposure and changes in neonatal brain structure

24 hour ketogenic diet increases energy expenditure, ketone supplements show little effect

Endometriosis linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease in women

Study examines perceptions of the risk of driving while under the influence of cannabis

New insights into how Omicron variants avoid destruction by "killer" T cells

COVID-19 caused a sustained increase in recreational screen time among children, especially during the week

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