The World Health Organization says the rates of people who are obese and overweight in Europe have hit epidemic proportions,” with nearly 60% of adults and a third of children in one of those categor… [+1783 chars]
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is no cure for lupus yet, but new genetic research may at least point to new treatments for the chronic disease. An international team of researchers… [+2142 chars]
US researchers have identified a shift that occurs in canine coronavirus that may provide clues as to how it transmits from animals to humans. A new canine coronavirus was first identified in two Ma… [+1811 chars]
Let's chat about something incredibly frustrating, yet so relatable. One of the most difficult fitness goals to achieve when you're 50 and above is losing belly fat. This is because as you age, your … [+4316 chars]
"IF you are taking HRT and have diet factors that may worsen symptoms such as hot flushes, then it is better to deal with those factors rather than increase dosage," says Dr Heather Currie, an NHS gy… [+3803 chars]
In a recently published article in Frontiers in Immunology, scientists have discussed the possibilities of developing oral replicon-based mRNA vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coron… [+5376 chars]
Men with a spare tyre on their waist are more likely to die from prostate cancer with every four inches increasing risk by up to 7pc, a major study has found. Thousands of prostate cancer deaths cou… [+2247 chars]
Elevated levels of an enzyme called PHGDH in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimers disease, and a study led by the University of California San Diego provides new evi… [+4924 chars]
When exploring a new environment, mice make use of a unique long-distance connection in the brain that prompts them to pay attention to the most salient features of the environment, according to new … [+4609 chars]
Researchers have developed a genetic-risk score for identifying individuals who would benefit the most from lifestyle counseling to prevent gestational and postpartum diabetes. Gestational diabetes … [+2574 chars]
Conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses: WHO, UNICEF Over 17,000 cases of measles have been reported largely from Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Ethiopia in J… [+4109 chars]
The experimental study led by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) showed that air-circulating green walls installed inside offices modified microbiota affecting employees skin health and e… [+3867 chars]