Category: Latest Medical Research Articles
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NIH Invests $470 million In A Long Covid Study
Long Covid can be extremely debilitating and long-term for sufferers. The most common symptoms of Long Covid include pain, headaches, fatigue, “brain fog,” shortness of breath, anxiety, depression, fever, chronic cough, and sleep problems. Now, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a project to get to grips with it. The NIH has…
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9/11 Responders and Survivors Still Plagued By Health Effects 20 Years Later
This past Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. While nearly 3 000 people died on that fateful day, in the past 20 years, the number of health issues and deaths among survivors and first responders has continued to rise. 9/11 Health Issues – Twenty Years Later The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is a…
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Skipped Breakfast? You Could be Stripping Your Body Of Vital Nutrients
We’ve heard it countless times growing up; breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Now, while our guardians made sure that we sat down and ate a meal before heading off to school, things have certainly changed now that we’re all grown up. Admittedly, I’ve skipped breakfast more times than I’d like to…
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Love, Intimacy and Passion Are Down Thanks to Covid-19 Lockdowns
A study of dating-and married couples in India, who were surveyed before and after India’s COVID-19 lockdown, has found that relationship satisfaction, love, intimacy, and passion were significantly lower post-lockdown compared with pre-lockdown. For many, this study is hardly surprising. What’s love got to do with it? The study, published in Family Relations, found that…
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How To Get Better Sleep-Time Recovery
Sleep is critical for good health and longevity. Good sleep-time recovery can be achieved by following the guidelines of this latest study. Eating behavior and diet quality The association of physiological recovery with nutrition has been studied only scarcely. Published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, the new study now investigates whether physiological…
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Study Looks At Whether High-Fat Diets Will Make Us Obese
The impact of high-fat diets is hotly debated. Dietary habits are closely linked to longevity. Researchers recently looked at what happens when rats are fed a high-fat diet. They found it disturbs the body clock in their brain that normally controls satiety, leading to over-eating and obesity. The study sheds light on the link between…
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Wearable Technology Offers Hope To Treat Pain
Living with pain can be unbearable and debilitating. Especially if you have survived a dreaded disease or accident. A recent study suggests wearable technology in the form of small devices could have a big impact on remote therapy in the future. The pain of childhood cancer does not always go away with the disease. It’s…
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Opinion: Traditional Medicines Should be Equally Supported and Fairly Researched
Traditional medicine has been used for centuries, and today it still has a vital role to play in health care and in improving the well-being of people across the globe. Celebrating African Traditional Medicine Day on 31 August each year shows the importance of traditional medicine – especially African traditional medicine – as part of…
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The Best Teas to Drink for Health
Beth Czerwony, MS, RD, CSOWM, LD, from the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Human Nutrition with the Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, shares the best teas to drink for health and ranks them for common ailments. While studies have shown the health benefits of drinking tea, the variety of options can be overwhelming. A dietitian from…
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Record Breaking Study Says Vaccination Before Surgery Reduces Risk of Death
A 2021 study that suggested receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before elective surgery can help to reduce the risk of death has been awarded the Guinness World Records title for the most authors on a single peer-reviewed academic paper. “Being awarded the Guinness World Records title for the world’s largest scientific collaboration highlights the scale of our global…