Long COVID’s health impacts for Australia revealed in new study

Long COVID’s health impacts for Australia revealed in new study: Long COVID contributed to a substantial loss of health as a result of the 2021-22 Omicron wave in Australia, according to a new study. Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the study, which is the first to comprehensively estimate long COVID morbidity using individual […]

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Long COVID’s health impacts for Australia revealed in new study

Long COVID’s health impacts for Australia revealed in new study: Long COVID contributed to a substantial loss of health as a result of the 2021-22 Omicron wave in Australia, according to a new study. Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the study, which is the first to comprehensively estimate long COVID morbidity using individual […]

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Advances in Motor neuron disease treatments

Advances in Motor neuron disease treatments: Research at The University of Queensland could eventually help develop viable treatments – and ultimately a cure – for motor neuron disease (MND). Dr Adam Walker and co-authors Dr Rebecca San Gil, Dr Wei Luan and PhD student Sean Keating from the Queensland Brain Institute have identified biochemical changes […]

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Advances in Motor neuron disease treatments

Advances in Motor neuron disease treatments: Research at The University of Queensland could eventually help develop viable treatments – and ultimately a cure – for motor neuron disease (MND). Dr Adam Walker and co-authors Dr Rebecca San Gil, Dr Wei Luan and PhD student Sean Keating from the Queensland Brain Institute have identified biochemical changes […]

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Arterial stiffness may cause metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Arterial stiffness may cause metabolic syndrome in adolescents via an increase in fasting insulin and LDL cholesterol Arterial stiffness may be a novel risk factor for metabolic syndrome in teens, a paper published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology concludes. The study was conducted in collaboration between the University of Bristol in […]

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Arterial stiffness may cause metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Arterial stiffness may cause metabolic syndrome in adolescents via an increase in fasting insulin and LDL cholesterol Arterial stiffness may be a novel risk factor for metabolic syndrome in teens, a paper published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology concludes. The study was conducted in collaboration between the University of Bristol in […]

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Frogs could spawn a new treatment for type 2 diabetes

Frogs could spawn a new treatment for type 2 diabetes: New research presented today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023 has revealed that a molecule secreted by frogs could offer a new treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes. The early-stage research found that a protein secreted by the East Asian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus […]

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Frogs could spawn a new treatment for type 2 diabetes

Frogs could spawn a new treatment for type 2 diabetes: New research presented today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023 has revealed that a molecule secreted by frogs could offer a new treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes. The early-stage research found that a protein secreted by the East Asian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus […]

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A & E will be in ‘precarious position’

Urgent and emergency care in ‘precarious position’ unless exemptions made to nursing strikes: NHS leaders fear they will not be able to guarantee safe care for their patients in emergency and life-critical situations unless exemptions are brought in by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to allow nurses to work on hospital wards during the […]

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A & E will be in ‘precarious position’

Urgent and emergency care in ‘precarious position’ unless exemptions made to nursing strikes: NHS leaders fear they will not be able to guarantee safe care for their patients in emergency and life-critical situations unless exemptions are brought in by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to allow nurses to work on hospital wards during the […]

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