A simple £5 blood test for the protein troponin could predict a person’s risk of heart attacks and strokes with greater accuracy than ever before, research suggests.
Attachment styles shape adoption of AI counseling tools, study finds
Attachment styles and level of trust in AI influence how willing people are to use it as a counseling tool, a new UC study has found.
Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy can improve chronic low back pain
The list of treatments for low back pain is endless, but few offer relief for the one in four Americans who suffer from this persistent pain and the leading cause of disability globally. More than 80% of those with chronic low back pain wished there were better treatment options. Yet, without sufficient pain relief, many people need to take opioids, which can be addictive.
Extended loneliness in women triples risk of early death, study shows
New research by experts at the University of Sydney has established for the first time a causal link between loneliness and early mortality among middle-aged Australian women.
Women who follow healthy diets live longer, national study reveals
Australian women who eat mainly in line with Australian Dietary Guidelines or a Mediterranean-style diet are 40% more likely to live until their mid-to-late 70s than those with poorer diets, according to the country’s largest analysis of women’s long-term dietary data published in The Journal of Nutrition.
UK health authorities probe unexplained mpox infection
UK health authorities on Monday said they had detected a case of the mpox variant clade 1b in which the patient had no reported travel history or contact with other infected people.
Researchers create first-of-its-kind measure of child self-criticism
Researchers have created a new scale designed to capture and measure the concept of self-criticism in children, as mental health concerns rise across the world.
Wearable scanner provides insights into how excitatory and inhibitory brain signals change as people age
A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step in understanding disorders like autism.
Medical cannabis could speed recovery, especially at community recovery homes, pilot study indicates
A new pilot study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University examined how medically supervised cannabis use in a residential recovery home may support people in treatment for substance use challenges.
Drinking urine to improve health is an ancient practice, but the risks outweigh the evidence
TV star Ben Grylls says he does it for survival—and teaches his reality show contestants to do the same. Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez practiced this therapy to train for his 2009 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr (he lost). Former Indian prime minister Morarji Desai claimed a daily glass of the stuff was a remedy for many diseases and contributed to his longevity.