Category: 6. Health

Six-month programme to change habits

The carb-counting project targets 60 at-risk employees over six months:

• Month 1: Staff undergo fat and muscle mass checks, receive information on health risks, learn how to count carbohydrates and are…

About one third of lung transplant recipients have a genetic variant that makes them more likely to develop chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), the primary cause of mortality after lung transplantation. However, it is unclear…

Intrusive thoughts and psychotic-like experiences among new parents are far more common than previously thought – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

A study published today reveals the mental health…

Tracking how genes switch on and off in the brain is essential for understanding many neurological diseases, yet the tools to monitor this activity are often invasive or unable to capture subtler changes over time. One emerging…

Nearly one million children around the globe fail to reach their fifth birthday every year due to devastating health consequences linked to child growth failure, making it the third leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity in…

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Eating disorders in mums-to-be are linked to a heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children, irrespective of the type of disorder, presence of co-existing depression/anxiety, or the timing of their child’s exposure,…

Newswise — Long-term antidepressant use in Australia has risen steadily over the past decade, with the largest increase seen in young people aged 10-24, where rates have more than doubled.

The finding is from a new…

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) today announce a new collaboration to elevate the field of interventional cardiology through shared education…