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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Breathing in common workplace dusts and fumes from agents such as vapors, gases, and solvents may heighten the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research published …

Common workplace fumes and dusts may heighten rheumatoid arthritis risk Read More

Researchers found that physical functions among adolescents deteriorated after the pandemic, including their dynamic balance. Credit: Dr Tadashi Ito A team of researchers from Nagoya University in central Japan investigated …

Activity restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic reduced Japanese children’s physical abilities Read More

Curvilinear relationships between job demands indicators and sleep health dimensions. Overall job demands (M = 15.41) and work overload (M = 2.89) were mean centered for analyses. Work overload represents the frequency (1 = never, 2 = little …

Too many—or too few—job demands can spoil a good night’s sleep Read More

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Queen Mary study, published today in BMJ Open, found that only 75% of children are receiving the first dose of the MMR vaccine on time, …

Addressing neighborhood ‘hotspots’ where fewer than 60% of children receive first MMR vaccine on time Read More

The mean length of the preclinical detectable phase (PCDP) of open-angle glaucoma is estimated to be over 10 years, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in JAMA Ophthalmology. …

Mean length of preclinical detectable phase of glaucoma is over 10 years Read More

Finger prick or venous blood collection can identify key Alzheimer disease-related biomarkers, according to a study presented at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, held from July 16 to 20 …

Finger prick, venous blood can ID key Alzheimer disease biomarkers Read More

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The first blood test to diagnose inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) could be in use in as little as a year, following the discovery of …

Hope for first blood test to detect deadly heart inflammation Read More

by Lisa M. Krieger Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Could Paxlovid solve one of the pandemic’s biggest puzzles? A new study at Stanford University aims to find out. In the nation’s …

Could these antiviral pills treat long COVID? Read More

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the …

Study sheds new light on the link between oral bacteria and diseases Read More

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a common genetic condition that can cause fatigue, shortness of breath, fainting and chest pain, according to the American Heart Association. …

By sparing the femoral artery, surgeons can help alcohol septal ablation patients walk sooner post-surgery Read More