Author's posts
Poor Pollination Led To More Than 400,000 Excess Deaths Due To Lower Crop Yields
In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers found that sparse pollination lead to an estimated 427,000 deaths every year.
Cravings For Drugs And Tasty Food Have Similar Brain Processes
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, researchers successfully used machine learning and identified a neuromaker or indicator that predicted how intense a food or drug craving was among people who are addicted to nicotine, coc…
Impaired Taste & Smell After A Covid-19 Infection Linked To Higher Levels Of Antibodies
In a new study published in the journal PLOS One, a group of researchers based in the United States found that the odds of developing greater amounts of antibodies to the coronavirus could be two times higher among those who experienced altered smell a…
Doctors’ Weight Loss Advice To People With Obesity Is Unscientific and Vague: Study
According to a new study published in the journal Family Practice, although current guidelines make GPs bring up the topic of weight loss with patients who have obesity, their advice is generic, lacking in scientific evidence, and not tailored to each …
Cold Waves Increase The Mortality Risk Of People With Heart Failure By 37%
The researchers further observed that people with heart failure were the most vulnerable to high temperatures as they were at a 12% higher risk of a sudden death during heatwaves as compared to days with mild weather.
Racism And Discrimination Are Significant Contributing Factors To Health Disparities: Lancet
A new series published in The Lancet highlights how public health researchers have neglected the significant influences that racism and discrimination have on health disparities globally.
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Linked To Drug Resistance In Children
In a new study that was conducted in rural Bangladesh, researchers found that areas that have high levels of groundwater arsenic contamination that children drink regularly have a greater prevalence of antibiotic resistance compared to areas that have …
Potatoes Can Be Good For Your Health If You Prepare Them The Right Way: Study
In a recent study published in the journal Diabetes Care, a group of researchers found that people who consume boiled potatoes have a 21% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who eat very little vegetables on a daily basis.
Parents Of Color Are More Hesitant To Opt For Medication To Treat Their Child’s Anxiety Disorder
In a new study, researchers from the University of Cincinnati found that only 10% of patients who underwent CBT received prescriptions to begin take medicines for anxiety disorders.
Covid-19 Pandemic Might Have Had The Same Impact On Teens’ Brains As Violence
Based on MRI scans of 163 children taken before and after the pandemic, a team of Stanford researchers observed that the ageing process of their brains accelerated and altered their brain structure far earlier than usual.
