Researchers from Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) and the Department of Medical Physics at St James's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin have discovered that brain tissue oxygenation … [+3262 chars]
The dangers of smoking and secondhand smoking are well known - but now the dangers of thirdhand smoking have been revealed. Thirdhand smoke forms when particles from a cigarette seep into materials l… [+1521 chars]
Amir Goldkorn, MD, associate director, Translational Sciences, University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, associate professor of Medicine, the Keck School of Medicine… [+1012 chars]
Aug. 18, 2022 Here's another vote for less screen time. Tracking blood pressure with a smartphone app won't lead to any greater drop in blood pressure than simply self-monitoring with the kind of dev… [+2138 chars]
More than two out of every five smokers who redeemed a voucher for a free e-cigarette starter kit had stopped smoking within a month as part of a pilot scheme designed to help people quit. Smokers in… [+2480 chars]
A HSE pop-up vaccination centre will operate at Tullamore Primary Care Centre from 12noon to 4pm on Sunday. Those attending can walk in on the day or book an appointment online The vaccination clin… [+1301 chars]
Aug. 18, 2022 Making eye contact and picking up on subtle nonverbal cues that show that someone is listening is nearly impossible on a crowded video conference call. It's hard to know if others on th… [+1935 chars]
How robust are your bones? Even if you think you are fit and healthy in middle age, the reality is that half of women and one-quarter of men over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis. Accordi… [+9731 chars]
On Aug. 10, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health confirmed a 9-year-old Quarter Horse mare in Jay County positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The unvaccinated mare presented with neurologic signs … [+2361 chars]
People often think that the health of the mouth is limited only to the cleanliness of the teeth. But did you know that your mouth can also tell a lot about many other health complications related to … [+3021 chars]
<ul><li>A new study has investigated the effects of vitamin D supplementation on depression. </li><li>The researchers found that vitamin D supplements have a small to moderate effect on depressive sy… [+7686 chars]
New findings from a 4-year longitudinal study suggest that both greater baseline retinal nonperfusion and the presence of predominantly peripheral lesions (FA-PPL) on ultra-widefield fluorescein angi… [+3224 chars]
