Paying GPs to provide contraception information linked to reduced abortions
Providing general practitioners (GPs) with financial incentives to offer information about long-acting contraceptives, such as the hormonal implant, is associated
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Elevated clotting factor V levels linked to worse outcomes in severe COVID-19 infections
Patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections who have high levels of the blood clotting protein factor V are at elevated
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Study finds hospital-diagnosed overweight or obesity linked with markedly higher risk of death over 40 years
Individuals whose overweight or obesity is diagnosed in hospital are 60% more likely to die compared to the general population,
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Brain protein linked to seizures, abnormal social behaviors
A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has found a new mechanism responsible for
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Fitness levels in teenagers linked to where they grow up, says new research
The places and communities that we live in play an important role in our physical health. What we have access
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Multivitamin, mineral supplement linked to less-severe, shorter-lasting illness symptoms
Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a
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Antibiotics linked to higher heart disease risk in individuals with type 1 diabetes
Results from a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine suggest that bacterial infections may elevate the risk of
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Hearing loss linked to neurocognitive deficits in childhood cancer survivors
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are studying how hearing loss can affect the neurocognitive abilities of childhood cancer
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Developing neural circuits linked to hunting behavior
University of Queensland researchers have made an important step forward in linking changes in behaviour to the underlying development of
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Urban density is not linked to higher coronavirus infection rates, is linked to lower COVID-19 death rates
A new study suggests that denser places, assumed by many to be more conducive to the spread of the coronavirus
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