progscrape: health

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that childhood vaccine uptake increases when clinicians use clear, presumptive recommendations plus empathetic, patient-centered discussion

13 days ago nejm.org health vaccine

Substituting 3% of total calories from animal protein with plant protein was associated with a 9% lower risk of all-cause mortality, 12% lower cardiovascular mortality, and 5% lower cancer mortality in a systematic review of over 1 million participants

3 days ago pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov cancer health

Obesity rates plateaued or slightly declined in several high-income countries, while obesity continued rising across most low-income and middle-income countries despite already surpassing prevalence levels seen in wealthier nations, according to data from 232 million people between 1980 and 2024

15 days ago nature.com health

A 10-year study in Germany reports that extending screening for Type 1 diabetes successfully identified more children without a family history of the disease

13 days ago sciencenews.org diabetes disease health

US teens getting less sleep than ever. Homework, social pressure and jobs still keep teens up but now screen time and social media rob their sleep

18 days ago theguardian.com health media

Mothers without specific fatty acid in the blood more often have children with asthma

33 days ago eurekalert.org health

Weight-loss drug semaglutide reduces heavy alcohol drinking in new clinical trial

32 days ago psypost.org health trial

Effects of providing access to a cycling exergaming platform on cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic health in adolescents: a randomised, controlled trial

25 days ago nature.com health trial

Widely used ‘gold standard’ for identifying mental health conditions not as reliable as previously believed

5 days ago healthsci.mcmaster.ca neuroscience

By 2023, the transition to new energy vehicles in China led to reductions of 23.80% in particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (8.97 µg m−3) and 30.67% in carbon monoxide (0.26 mg m−3), resulting in the prevention of approximately 262,000 non-accidental deaths and 75,000 all-cause deaths.

16 days ago nature.com china health