World Singing Day: How Singing Can Help Those Living with Dementia: From looking after your lung health to promoting social and neural connections, singing can unlock health benefits for everyone – no matter what your voice sounds like! On World Singing Day (Saturday 15th October), Fran Vandelli, Dementia Lead for Bupa UK, explores what singing […]
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For people who train in the martial arts one of the most important principles is the relationship between stillness and motion. Understanding how stillness is the basis for motion allows you to establish true balance and control within yourself. Stillness is where you collect and center yourself for the movement to come. Your power lies […]
Medicinal cannabis study into easing symptoms of children in palliative care: A pilot study will explore the use of medicinal cannabis to reduce symptoms in children and adolescents who are undergoing palliative care for non-cancerous conditions. The study has received $75,000 from the latest round of the State Government’s Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund (VMRAF) […]
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Children’s growth will be easier to assess following a University of Queensland-led study analysing the genetic variants that influence height. Dr Loic Yengo and Professor Peter Visscher from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience have worked with 600 researchers in the largest-ever genome-wide association study (GWAS). The study analysed data from 5.4 million people and uncovered […]
Research shows water fluoridation is safe for children: Research from The University of Queensland has found no link between community water fluoridation and adverse effects on children’s brain development. Professor Loc Do from UQ’s School of Dentistry said the study examined the difference between the brain development and function of children who’d been exposed to […]
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Leptin hormone protects against development of fatty liver: A study group at MedUni Vienna has identified a regulatory loop controlled by leptin, by which this adipocyte-derived hormone regulates hepatic lipid metabolism via the autonomic nervous system. The study provides evidence that this adipose tissue-brain-liver axis, previously identified in animal models, also exists in humans and […]
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Experimental Physiology’s Open Access future: The Physiological Society is delighted to announce that from January 2023, Experimental Physiology will be fully Open Access. Since it was established in 1908 Experimental Physiology has published research articles that report novel insights into homeostatic and adaptive responses in health, as well as those that further our understanding of […]
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Australia is heading for a “perfect storm” as climate change ramps up the frequency of disasters and as the population is fatigued, vulnerable and less resilient thanks to almost three years of continual emergencies, according to the author of a Perspective published today by the Medical Journal of Australia. Professor George Braitberg, Professor of Emergency […]
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Today marks the start of Sexual Health Week. Dr Naveen Puri, Associate Clinical Director at Bupa Health Clinics comments on recent Bupa UK research on sexual health based on internal Google search habits July 2021 – June 2022. Bupa research reveals three quarters of over 55s have never had a sexual health check. Alongside this, […]
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Taking control in uncertain times: In these uncertain, somewhat turbulent times, Glenys Jackson, Clinical Team Manager for Mental Health, for Bupa UK, comments on our collective mental health for World Mental Health Day 2022 and suggests ways in which you we take back control. In terms of the mental health content, I think that a […]