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Exercise training reduces adipose tissue inflammation in older women

20 Oct 2020

Physical fitness leads to less inflammation of the adipose tissue in older women, reports a study, noting how exercise training contributes to beneficial metabolic outcomes.

Exercise training reduces adipose tissue inflammation in older women

20 Oct 2020

Pharmacist-led audit/feedback intervention improves medication safety

20 Oct 2020 by

The pharmacist-led Safety Medication dASHboard (SMASH) intervention has resulted in reduced rates of potentially hazardous prescribing and inadequate blood-test monitoring in general practices during the first 24 weeks after initiation, a study has shown. The reduction is sustained at 12 months for prescribing but not for monitoring.

Pharmacist-led audit/feedback intervention improves medication safety

20 Oct 2020

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

20 Oct 2020

Thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy is associated with several neurocognitive outcomes in the offspring, suggest the results of a study. Prompt examination and treatment on thyroid function is urged for pregnant women.

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

20 Oct 2020

Extreme sleep duration may up mortality risk in individuals with T2D

20 Oct 2020 by

Extremes of sleep duration (≤5 or ≥10 hours/day), which is a known mortality risk factor in the general population, may increase absolute mortality in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a prospective study has shown.

Extreme sleep duration may up mortality risk in individuals with T2D

20 Oct 2020

Iron status linked to recurrent miscarriage in women

20 Oct 2020

Women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) appear to have markedly lower serum ferritin levels compared with those who have no known fertility problem, suggesting that iron status is associated with the severity of reproductive disturbance in women with RPL, according to a study.

Iron status linked to recurrent miscarriage in women

20 Oct 2020

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

20 Oct 2020

Exposure to maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy appears to hinder neurodevelopment in infants, a study reports.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

20 Oct 2020

Mobility disabilities plague elderly cancer survivors

20 Oct 2020

Elderly survivors of cancer are more likely to need mobility devices than those without such a history, a recent study has found.

Mobility disabilities plague elderly cancer survivors

20 Oct 2020

Inborn errors of type 1 IFN immunity: An underlying cause of life-threatening COVID-19

20 Oct 2020 by

Results of a recent immunology study by researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in alliance with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Human Genetic Effort (COVID HGE) international collaboration, reveal that inborn errors of type 1 interferon (IFN) immunity appear to be the underlying cause of life-threatening COVID-19, with titre and affinity enhanced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–driven induction of type 1 IFNs.

Inborn errors of type 1 IFN immunity: An underlying cause of life-threatening COVID-19

20 Oct 2020

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

19 Oct 2020 by

Women who experience two or more moderate or severe menopausal symptoms may have an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or strokes, according to a study presented at NAMS 2020.

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

19 Oct 2020

Stress, anxiety, depression greater in treatment-naïve women with breast cancer

19 Oct 2020

Treatment-naïve women with breast cancer are at a greater risk of perceived stress and of symptoms of anxiety and depression, finds a new study.

Stress, anxiety, depression greater in treatment-naïve women with breast cancer

19 Oct 2020

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Exercise training reduces adipose tissue inflammation in older women

Exercise training reduces adipose tissue inflammation in older women

Pharmacist-led audit/feedback intervention improves medication safety

Pharmacist-led audit/feedback intervention improves medication safety

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

Extreme sleep duration may up mortality risk in individuals with T2D

Extreme sleep duration may up mortality risk in individuals with T2D

Iron status linked to recurrent miscarriage in women

Iron status linked to recurrent miscarriage in women

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

Mobility disabilities plague elderly cancer survivors

Mobility disabilities plague elderly cancer survivors

Inborn errors of type 1 IFN immunity: An underlying cause of life-threatening COVID-19

Inborn errors of type 1 IFN immunity: An underlying cause of life-threatening COVID-19

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

Stress, anxiety, depression greater in treatment-naïve women with breast cancer

Stress, anxiety, depression greater in treatment-naïve women with breast cancer