Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be a crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according…
Even in young children: Higher weight = higher blood pressure
Overweight 4-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by age six, raising the hazard of future heart attack…
Lower risk of Type 1 diabetes seen in children vaccinated against ‘stomach flu’ virus
Vaccinating babies against a virus that causes childhood ‘stomach flu’ greatly reduces their chance of getting so sick that they…
Financial vulnerability may discourage positive negotiation strategies
People who feel financially vulnerable may be prone to believing incorrectly their success in negotiations must come at the expense…
‘Safety bubble’ expands during third trimester
Women undergo a significant mental as well as physical change during the late stages of pregnancy.
Formation of habitual use drives cannabis addiction
A shift from brain systems controlling reward-driven use to habit-driven use differentiates heavy cannabis users who are addicted to the…
New method to rapidly, reliably monitor sickle cell disease
Researchers have developed a rapid and reliable new method to continuously monitor sickle cell disease using a microfluidics-based electrical impedance…
Exercise may have different effects in the morning and evening
Researchers have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed. In…
Pre-qualifying education and training helps health workers tackle gender-based violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) could be tackled more effectively by giving healthcare students wider and more practical education and training in…
Adjuvant that prevents vaccine-enhanced respiratory disease in RSV identified
A unique adjuvant, a substance that enhances the body’s immune response to toxins and foreign matter, can prevent vaccine-enhanced respiratory…