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For the past three months, the everyday life of people in almost all countries, as well as the world in general, have changed due to the rise of the coronavirus pandemic which originally begun in the city of Wuhan in mainland China. According to the latest statistics, the number of cases of coronavirus infection around…
The recent coronavirus pandemic has caused governments around the world to announce lockdowns and discourage people from leaving their homes in order to prevent the infection from spreading further. However, the World Health Organization has reported that the pandemic has continued to accelerate and additional combined effort is required to control it as soon as…
Recently, new research, whose findings appear in the journal Cardiovascular Research, looks at the role of air pollution as a potential contributor to various fatal health conditions and the number of deaths each year around the globe. More specifically, the researchers were able to determine the approximate number of deaths caused as a consequence of…
New research led by Megu Y. Baden, M.D., at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, looked at the association of sleeping patterns and the probability of developing type 2 diabetes in the future and found that maintaining consistency in sleeping can effectively cut down the risk of the disease. Diabetes is…
Recently, new research, which was funded by the Breast Cancer Now Generations Study, explores the factors determining the risk of developing breast cancer in women. More precisely, the researchers were interested in assessing how weight fluctuations may play a role. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in women and the number…
Recently, a new study conducted by researchers at Minia University, in Egypt in collaboration with seven other research institutes in Japan, looks at the association between taking hot baths or showers and lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease. According to the findings of the study, the seemingly casual relationship between the two is not yet…
Recently, a new study, whose findings appear in JAMA Pediatrics, explores the impact of the novel coronavirus on pregnant women and its potential effect on the health of the baby in the future. More specifically, the researchers were interested in knowing whether the coronavirus infection can be passed down from the mothers to the offspring. Previously,…
A new study conducted recently by researchers from Arizona State University looks at the association between gut microbiota and weight loss in people with severe obesity and concludes that the bacteria may have an important role in the treatment of the condition. More specifically, the researchers reached the conclusion after assessing the changes in gut…
Recently, a new study led by Prof. Predrag Mitrovic from the University of Belgrade School of Medicine looks at the aftercare procedures and potential complications in people who have had a heart attack. More specifically, the researchers looked at the role music can possibly play in controlling post-heart attack stress and cut down the risk…
Recently, the coronavirus pandemic or COVID’19 has affected over 378,000 people worldwide and has been the cause of over sixteen thousand deaths so far. The World Health Organization has encouraged governments to encourage social isolation and take drastic measures to control the further spread of the disease. So far, a big number of countries around…