Medical research
Should you take probiotics when you're on antibiotics?
If you take antibiotics, there's a good chance you'll also get diarrhoea.
Nov 12, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Exercise helps prevent cartilage damage caused by arthritis
Exercise helps to prevent the degradation of cartilage caused by osteoarthritis, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
Mar 27, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More vaccinated than unvaccinated Britons are now dying from the coronavirus
Coronavirus vaccines lessen the chance of you getting COVID-19 and massively reduce the risk of developing serious illness and being hospitalized. Yet at the same time, most COVID-19 deaths in England are now currently among ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Medications
FDA approves $2M medicine, most expensive ever
U.S. regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, for a rare disorder that destroys a baby's muscle control and kills nearly all of those with the most common type of the disease within a couple of years.
May 24, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why writing by hand makes kids smarter
New brain research shows that writing by hand helps children learn more and remember better. At the same time, schools are becoming more and more digital, and a European survey shows that Norwegian children spend the most ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Should face shields replace face masks to ward off coronavirus?
Hundreds of millions of Americans heeded recent government advice and rushed to wear cloth face masks, hoping they might prevent transmission of the new coronavirus.
Apr 30, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Excessive oleic acid, found in olive oil, shown to drive fat cell growth
Eating a high-fat diet containing a large amount of oleic acid—a type of fatty acid commonly found in olive oil—could drive obesity more than other types of dietary fats, according to a study published in the journal ...
Jun 5, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What's the life expectancy of patients when they begin treatment for osteoporosis?
Despite reports that people with osteoporosis have an increased risk of dying prematurely, a new study has found that life expectancy of newly diagnosed and treated osteoporosis patients is in excess of 15 years in women ...
Apr 20, 2015
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COVID-19 not the sole cause of excess U.S. deaths in 2020
By the year 2017, the United States was already suffering more excess deaths and more life years lost each year than those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to research from demographers Samuel Preston ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows our faces reveal whether we're rich or poor
Put on a happy face, your success may depend on it, suggests a study by psychology researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts and Science.
Jul 5, 2017
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