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Food industry shows ‘stalled progress’ to reduce salt intakes

October 22, 2022

British Reporter — A study led by researchers from the University of Oxford found that, overall, the average salt content of food products sold at supermarkets showed no change between 2015 and 2020. The results have been published in PLOS Medicine.

Depressed people are just more realistic, right? Not so, says UC Berkeley study

Are depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control

by British Reporter

October 22, 2022

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Long Covid symptoms persist for up to 18 months

British Reporter — One in 20 people are still feeling the effects

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, young children dying at greater-than-expected rates

Generally, as people age, the rate of mortality increases. Yet there’s one

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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‘Virtual Surgeons’ to Be Able to Join Operations Anywhere

British Reporter — A company pioneering technology to allow surgeons to virtually ‘scrub in’ to any operating room in the world is partnering with Vodafone to speed up adoption in Europe. The Proximie platform was developed with funding from UK Research and Innovation

by British Reporter

February 1, 2022

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Geography Affects Mental Health Care

People in urban areas had better access to care and lower copays than rural areas. Substance abuse, access to mental health care and costs remain a burden for people living in rural areas, even if they have private insurance. These are the findings of

by British Reporter

February 1, 2022

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How well do people drive after smoking cannabis?

The steady rise in the use of cannabis — 18 states have legalized recreational use, 13 have decriminalized its use and 36 have medical cannabis laws — has provoked myriad questions and concerns about public health implications, including how cannabis may affect

by British Reporter

January 29, 2022

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How Lockdown Affected People’s Sex Lives

British Reporter– First comprehensive analysis of global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) estimates resistance itself caused 1.27 million deaths in 2019 – more deaths than HIV/AIDS or malaria – and that antimicrobial-resistant infections played a role in 4.95 million deaths, according to

by British Reporter

January 22, 2022

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A surprising twist on Darwin’s theory of evolution

A simple roadside weed may hold the key to understanding and predicting DNA mutation, according to new research from University of California, Davis, and the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany.

by British Reporter

January 21, 2022

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Study holds warning on pandemic drinking

Scientists estimate that a one-year increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in 8,000 additional deaths from alcohol-related liver disease, 18,700 cases of liver failure, and 1,000 cases of liver cancer by 2040.

by British Reporter

January 10, 2022

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Sunshine may shield children, young adults from multiple sclerosis

Living in sunny locations and spending time outdoors may raise the risk for skin cancer, but a new study led by UC San Francisco and the Australian National University shows that in children and young adults, sun exposure may protect against multiple

by British Reporter

December 18, 2021

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Parental praise associated with longer toddler toothbrushing, a barometer of persistence

Using a first-of-its-kind video-based study, Penn and Yale developmental psychologists found that how parents talk to their 3-year-old during toothbrushing matters to the child’s behavior.

by British Reporter

December 18, 2021

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Hospitalizations for eating disorder increased during pandemic

Researchers can’t yet pinpoint definitive reasons, though they surmise it was a combination of factors, including stress, an outsized focus on weight gain and personal appearance, and maybe even symptoms of COVID-19 itself.

by British Reporter

December 18, 2021

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Vaccines shown to induce lower levels of neutralising antibodies against Omicron coronavirus variant

British Reporter — Researchers used blood samples collected from Com-COV2 study participants who had received two doses of standard COVID-19 vaccination schedules to perform neutralisation assays using Omicron virus isolate

by British Reporter

December 15, 2021

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