New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and the Danish Cancer Research Institute (DCRI) investigated the association between the intake of nitrate and nitrite from a wide range of different sources, and the associated risk of dementia.
Category: 8. Health
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Nitrate in drinking water linked to increased dementia risk while nitrate from vegetables is linked to a lower risk
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When an Autoimmune Skin Condition Signals Systemic Inflammation
Psoriasis is often seen as a surface-level issue, but the red, scaly plaques on the skin can be a visible sign of a deeper inflammatory process. As understanding of this autoimmune skin condition has grown, researchers now recognize…
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Key Signs of Joint Inflammation You Shouldn’t Ignore
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis both affect the joints, but they do so in very different ways. Understanding these differences helps readers recognize early warning signs, especially rheumatoid arthritis symptoms that may…
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Causes of Pregnancy Nausea That Last Beyond Morning Hours
Morning sickness is often expected in early pregnancy, but many people are surprised when nausea lasts far beyond the morning hours. Pregnancy nausea can appear mid-day, linger into the evening, or strike in waves without warning….
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Why This Disorder Is Far More Than ‘Just a Headache’
Migraine disorder is often reduced in everyday conversation to “just a headache,” yet the condition is far more complex and disruptive than that phrase suggests. It is a neurological disorder that affects how the brain processes pain…
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Warning Signs and Their Differences
New parents often worry when milk comes back up after a feeding, especially when it happens several times a day. Baby spitting up is extremely common in the first months of life because an infant’s digestive system is still…
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Study reveals struggles precede psychosis risk by years, suggesting prevention opportunities
A groundbreaking international study of over 1,000 adolescents and young adults at risk for psychosis has found that social and academic difficulties emerge years before clinical symptoms appear, offering a critical window for early intervention.
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Primary care home visits for older adults declined after payment policy changes and COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada
In Ontario, primary care home visits, which help older adults who are homebound or have difficulty getting to a clinic, increased during the 2010s but declined after a 2019 policy change reduced payment incentives and the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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Study compares ways to support opioid deprescribing in primary care
A study published in The Annals of Family Medicine examined how different types of support for 32 primary care clinics affected opioid prescribing and overall costs using a 2 x 2 design. Clinics were divided into four groups: education about…
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Episodic and semantic memory retrievals involve the same areas of the brain, according to new work
A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, according to researchers from the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham…
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