Revealed: Almost three-quarters of dementia cases are PREVENTABLE through simple lifestyle tweaks
Researchers at Oxford University found too much time watching TV and sleeping less than seven hours or more than nine hours were among the lifestyle problems linked to a higher risk of dementia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Months after hospitalization for COVID-19, MRIs reveal multiorgan damage
This study found abnormal MRI results in 20% to 25% of both controls and hospitalized patients, suggesting
“a lot of these cardiac abnormalities that were seen in the COVID group must have been there beforehand.” Post–COVID-19 patients with lingering cardiac symptoms might have disorders like heartbeat irregularities that aren’t always visible with MRI, or dysfunction in other organs, he adds.
Although it can offer clues to an organ’s health, MRI is an imperfect measure of how a patient is faring after infection. Researchers found no connection between abnormal liver MRIs and symptoms such as gas...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mental health among UK secondary pupils worsened sharply in pandemic, study shows
First comparative research of its kind finds those with lots of social interaction and supportive family coped betterSecondary school pupils in the UK experienced significantly higher rates of depression, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and overall worse mental wellbeing during the Covid pandemic, research shows.Cases of depression among secondary school pupils aged 11 to 13 rose by 8.5% during the pandemic compared with a 0.3% increase for the same cohort prior to Covid, according to a comparative study by researchers at the University of Oxford ’s psychiatry department.Continue reading... (Source: Guard...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rachel Hall Tags: Young people Mental health Coronavirus UK news Society Medical research Depression University of Oxford Education Schools Children Source Type: news
Chances of conception shown to improve when urine ovulation tests used
Timed intercourse using urine ovulation tests will increase the chances of conception, according to researchers at the University of Oxford. A new review of research shows that couples using urine ovulation tests (dipstick devices which show when ovulation will occur by detecting changes in hormones released into the urine) to assess the optimum time for... Read moreThe post Chances of conception shown to improve when urine ovulation tests used appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Women's health fertility infertility Source Type: news
Smokers more likely to quit using e-cigarettes or medicines
Smokers are more likely to quit using e-cigarettes or smoking cessation medicines, according to a new analysis led by the University of Oxford. In a review of over 300 clinical trials, researchers found that the most effective way to help people stop smoking is through the use of e-cigarettes and medicines such as varenicline and... Read moreThe post Smokers more likely to quit using e-cigarettes or medicines appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 14, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Addiction and mental health Clinical Source Type: news
E-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine are the most effective stop-smoking aids, analysis of over 150,000 smokers reveals
Key Points Comprehensive study reveals nicotine e-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine are the stop-smoking aids most likely to help people quit smoking.On average, for every 100 people trying to quit, around 14 are likely to succeed using an e-cigarette, varenicline or cytisine in any given quit attempt. This is compared to 6 in 100 who are likely to quit without using any aids.Dual nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) methods, like combining a patch with gum, may be almost as effective, with approximately 12 in 100 people likely to successfully quit. However, this estimate is less certain than those for the other stop-sm...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 11, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
The professor ’s great fear about AI? That it becomes the boss from hell
Some concerns about artificial intelligence are very speculative, but there are genuine risks, says the man aiming to demystify the technology in the Royal Institution Christmas lecturesIt has been touted as an existential risk on a par with pandemics. But when it comes to artificial intelligence, at least one pioneer is not losing sleep over such worries.Prof Michael Wooldridge, who will be delivering this year ’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures, said he was more concerned AI could become the boss from hell, monitoring employees’ every email, offering continual feedback and even – potentially – deciding who g...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Royal Institution Consciousness ChatGPT Surveillance Computing Science Technology UK news Christmas Work & careers University of Oxford Source Type: news
Will you develop dementia? These 11 factors are strong predictors in middle-age, scientists say
If you’re middle-aged, 11 key factors could forecast your risk for dementia, according to a study published Thursday in The British Medical Journal. Scientists from Oxford University and other institutes examined the data of nearly 225,000 U.K. residents with an average age of 60, following them…#oxforduniversity #raihaanpatel #universityofoxford #dementia #vascular #robinwilliams #brucewillis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can traditional legal customs coexist with western-style state law?
Contending Orders: Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law, by Geoffrey Swenson, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, 288 pages, $74 Geoffrey Swenson's Contending Orders is interesting for two reasons. The first is that Swenson, who is both a lawyer and a political scientist, takes…#geoffreyswenson #contendingorders #swenson #timorleste #easttimor #indonesia #timor #afghanistan #islamic #unitednations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Old Words We Use Today But With Completely New Meanings
Language is always changing, just like Led Zeppelin crooned in “Stairway to Heaven.” Words get new meanings while losing old ones. 24/7 Tempo used the Oxford University and Dictionary.com collaboration Lexico.com’s list of Archaic Words That Used To Be Common In English to compile a list of old…#ledzeppelin #stairwaytoheaven #tempo #oxforduniversity #dictionarycom #lexicocom #archaicwords (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Facebook may actually be GOOD for you: Social media site is not linked to psychological harm and could even have a positive impact on wellbeing, study suggests
The study from University of Oxford experts contrasts with past research that argued Facebook can harm one's mental heath. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Experts Are Skeptical About That Supposed Superconductor Breakthrough
On Saturday July 22, researchers in South Korea published a paper announcing the synthesis of what could be the world’s first ambient-temperature superconductor.
If their findings are genuine, then the implications are huge. But most experts are skeptical. Researchers around the world are trying to replicate and verify the Korean researchers’ findings. The most credible attempts have found that LK-99—the name the Korean researchers gave the material—is not actually superconductive at room temperatures.
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For now, the reliability of the findings...
Source: TIME: Science - August 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Will Henshall Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Grown from scratch, simulated magnetic fields could explain cosmic mystery
Far beyond the magnet on your refrigerator door, out past the magnetic fields of Earth, the Sun, and the Milky Way, are invisible field lines that permeate the barren voids between galaxies. But the genesis of these expansive fields has remained a mystery.
Some have proposed that they arose as a result of the big bang, but a
new study
adds support to an alternative hypothesis: These fields can be born relatively easily, anywhere and anytime in the universe. The study relies on computer simulations that illustrate how gravity can stir up charged particles in ways that generate tiny magnetic seeds, which beco...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 28, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
News from Cochrane UK
Founded 30 years ago in Oxford,Cochrane UK was Cochrane ’s first geographic group. Cochrane now has over 130 such groups across the world, working in-country to support the production, dissemination and use of evidence to guide decision-making in health and care.In March 2024, Cochrane UK ’s current contract withthe National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), hosted by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will come to an end. As a result, Cochrane UK will shortly be seeking a new funder and host institution.Catherine Spencer, Chief Executive of Cochrane, said: “Cochrane UK has been a...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - July 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Harry Dayantis Source Type: news
Mixed and part-dose Covid-19 vaccine schedules offer young people protection
Mixed Covid-19 vaccine schedules are an effective way to protect young people from the virus, according to new research. Using both the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the Novavax vaccine, UK researchers led by the University of Oxford have shown that mixing vaccines and the combined use of full and fractional doses given at a later date... Read moreThe post Mixed and part-dose Covid-19 vaccine schedules offer young people protection appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - July 13, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Vaccinations and infections Covid booster Source Type: news
