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Vitamin B levels during pregnancy linked to eczema risk in child
Infants whose mothers had a higher level of a particular type of vitamin B during pregnancy have a lower risk of eczema at age 12 months, new Southampton research has shown.The study from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, is the…
Start training for retirement as early as 50, research urges
The University of Alicante presents the results of a project to establish European guidelines for preparing the population for life after full-time employment. The results urge people to start planning as soon as 50.‘Start early’ is the main message from project partners at the close…
Short sleep increases blood lipids tied to hunger and mood in humans before but not after a work out
A research group at Uppsala University has investigated how levels of endocannabinoids – which target the same receptors as cannabis – are affected by short sleep duration, and whether acute exercise can modulate this effect.Chronic lack of sleep has been linked to an increased risk…
Psychotherapy Sessions Are Best in the Morning When Levels of Helpful Hormone Are High
Patients make more progress toward overcoming anxiety, fears and phobias when their therapy sessions are scheduled in the morning, new research suggests. The study found that morning sessions helped psychotherapy patients overcome their panic and anxiety and phobic avoidance better, in part, because levels of…
Breast Density Matters in Detection of Breast Cancer
Almost 8% of women have extremely high breast density, which can make it harder for health professionals to detect breast cancer on a screening mammogram. These women are also more likely to develop breast cancer in the future.This is the warning from a new Australian…
Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future offspring.
A Norwegian study shows that asthma is three times more common in those who had a father who smoked in adolescence than offspring who didn’t. It is well known that a mother’s environment plays a key role in child health. However, recent research, including more…
Heart disease exercise programme could work for bowel cancer patients
Could rehabilitation programmes for heart disease patients be used to help people recovering from bowel cancer get back on their feet? That’s the question cancer care experts at the University of Stirling have been exploring.Researchers have found health and exercise sessions currently provided to individuals…
Sex before sports does not negatively impact performance
Sex before sport doesn’t have a negative effect on the athlete and could even benefit performance Over the course of the Rio Olympics, 450,000 condoms were distributed around the athlete’s village. This may be surprising considering the common view that abstinence from sexual activity can…
First results from the world’s oldest group of ICSI men show they have lower semen quantity and quality
First results from the world’s oldest group of young men conceived by means of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) fertility treatment because of their fathers’ infertility have shown that they have lower sperm quantity and quality than men who were spontaneously conceived.The study, which is published…
Antibiotics May Be Inappropriate for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
Antibiotics are advised in most guidelines on diverticulitis, which arises when one or more small pouches in the digestive tract become inflamed or infected. Results from a randomized trial question the effectiveness of this practice, however.