A new analysis shows that excess body weight is associated with higher health care costs for people across a wide
Higher health care costs linked with excess weight across range of BMIs
COVID-19 sees prescriptions increase for dementia drugs linked with serious side-effects
New research published in The Lancet online finds that not only are dementia deaths up 79% (ONS figures—19th Oct) compared
Abuse in childhood and adolescence linked to higher likelihood of conduct problems
Children who are exposed to abuse before they are eleven years old, and those exposed to abuse both in childhood
COVID-19: Biomarkers linked to severe forms of the disease
Recent studies have shown that immune response plays a central role in the severity of COVID-19. Understanding the immune responses
Alcohol causes immediate effects linked to heart malady
A daily alcoholic drink for women or two for men might be good for heart health, compared to drinking more
North-south divide, not age, linked to hearing loss
An increase of over 10% in the prevalence of hearing loss in the English over 50s may not be age-related,
Better heart health scores in midlife linked to lower risk of late-life dementia
A long-term study of 1,449 people in Finland found that those who had better scores on standard metrics of cardiovascular
Kidney injury in diabetic ketoacidosis linked to brain injury
Researchers from a consortium of hospitals including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified factors that make children with diabetic
Smog exposure linked to higher risk of cardiac arrest
Exposure to ozone, the main ingredient in smog—even at levels below federal safety standards—may increase the risk of going into
Psychosis symptoms linked to impaired information spread in the brain
Altered white matter limits the brain’s conscious access to information, potentially contributing to delusions and other psychotic symptoms of mental