progscrape: health

Premature births and low birth weight: risks posed by wildfires - Study confirms negative health consequences for newborns

6 days ago mpg.de health

Study finds Shingles vaccination is linked to lower dementia risk in older adults

13 days ago acpjournals.org health

A new study published in JAMA Network Open projects that reductions in federal funding for syringe service programs (SSPs) could lead to substantial increases in mortality among people who inject drugs in the United States.

14 days ago news.cuanschutz.edu health

Researchers have published a proof-of-concept study demonstrating that injectable semaglutide may offer meaningful reproductive benefits for women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome…

23 days ago news.cuanschutz.edu health

Almost one in 10 people in high-risk groups may have had a hidden heart attack, study suggests

29 days ago manchester.ac.uk health

Following the Dobbs decision, US states with abortion bans have experienced increased maternal morbidity and mortality

8 days ago jamanetwork.com health

Nearly 40% of Americans pray to God for health improvements or disease cures

6 days ago psypost.org disease health psychology

Improving Agricultural Production as a Public Health Strategy in the United States: A Framework for Integrated Policy

15 days ago frontiersin.org health

Exposure to common air pollutants (nitrogen dioxide caused by vehicle traffic) during early pregnancy may increase the likelihood of persistent depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy

6 days ago source.washu.edu health

Inducing labor does not increase the likelihood of cesarean birth, according to a retrospective review of more than 7,300 births overseen by midwives across three Colorado hospitals

15 days ago news.cuanschutz.edu health

Use of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and other GLP-1s is associated with a lower risk of developing alcohol, opioid, nicotine and cocaine use disorders

10 days ago utep.edu health

Using antibiotics 'just in case' is fueling superbugs, and routine preventative prescriptions must stop to strictly prioritize targeted, narrow-spectrum drugs, a recent commentary warns

10 days ago clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org health

Common weed killer and pregnancy

16 days ago sph.umich.edu health

People in Los Angeles who use illicit fentanyl regularly consume quantities of the drug equivalent to morphine doses hundreds of times higher than fentanyl doses used in hospitals

21 days ago eurekalert.org health

Research has found social inequality is linked to faster biological aging

19 days ago mpib-berlin.mpg.de health

Intermittent fasting helps people of all ages lose weight, but it also causes significant muscle loss in older adults and unexpectedly raises bad LDL cholesterol

18 days ago mdpi.com health

Parkinson's medication shows promise in treating treatment-resistant depression that involves a reduced ability to feel joy, pleasure or motivation – known as anhedonia

18 days ago lunduniversity.lu.se health

Sleeping less than 7 hours or more than 9 hours, frequent daytime naps and insomnia are linked to greater volume of white matter lesions, areas of damage in the brain that can accumulate with age and are tied to a higher risk of dementia…

26 days ago news.arizona.edu brain health

The same cellular aging process behind Alzheimer's and arthritis is now found driving liver failure and scientists may have found a way to stop it

6 days ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com health

Delirium After Surgery Is a Strong Predictor of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

24 days ago massgeneralbrigham.org health

Researchers examined 260 healthy women aged 18–30 for links between plant-based diets and bone density

25 days ago sciencedirect.com health

Exposure to Moderate Levels of Air Pollution And Heart Damage

22 days ago rsna.org health

Being seen as unattractive as a teen is linked to an earlier death for women, but not for men

19 days ago psypost.org health

Detectable traces of acute sleep deprivation found in saliva could improve safety measures in high-risk professions and on the road, using just a single saliva sample

19 days ago news.uzh.ch health

Nearly 7 million kids live in a home where guns aren’t securely stored, study finds

29 days ago news.northeastern.edu health

Study Finds Students with Highest Distress Use AI for Mental Health at Elevated Rates

17 days ago massgeneralbrigham.org ai health

Researchers have found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods have worse health outcomes, even after accounting for the overall nutritional quality of the foods

27 days ago now.tufts.edu health

Moderate tooth decay triggers higher systemic inflammation than severe decay in preschoolers