Signs and symptoms of gambling addiction: The belief that a gambling addict can win back previous losses becomes all consuming, and the increasingly frantic attempts to do so draw the gambler deeper into the downward spiral. Signs of gambling addiction include: Being constantly fixated on where your next gambling fix is coming from Feeling powerless […]
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On World TB day, The WHO calls for increased investments into TB services and research: Release of updated guidance on management of TB in children and adolescents On World TB Day, WHO calls for an urgent investment of resources, support, care and information into the fight against tuberculosis (TB). Although 66 million lives have been […]
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New research from the University of East Anglia reveals first-hand the lasting impact that lockdowns may have had on people’s mental and physical health. The UK’s first Covid lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson exactly two years ago today. Just a few days later, researchers at UEA launched a major project to track […]
Leading food-integrity researchers question influential data around red meat: An international team of experts, including Professor Chris Elliott of the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, has called on the influential Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD) to publish the evidence behind its most recent report linking the […]
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Women battling to recover from long COVID say their problems are not taken seriously… new survey finds: The devastating toll long COVID is taking on UK women’s physical and mental health is revealed in a new survey. The poll of 1,000 women with long COVID by the digital health platform Healthily found three quarters (76%) were suffering […]
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From respiratory research to long covid pathways: Dr Mark Faghy, Associate Professor in Respiratory Physiology at the University of Derby, is currently leading a pioneering international study to improve the lives of people suffering with the prolonged and life impairing impacts of long-Covid. Here he discusses the journey that led his team from research in occupational […]
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Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function, according to research published in The Journal of Physiology. Individuals aged 68 and above who were physically active throughout their life have healthier ageing muscle that has superior function and is more resistant to fatigue compared to inactive individuals, both young and […]
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New analysis by the Improvement Analytics Unit (IAU) – a partnership between the Health Foundation and NHS England and NHS Improvement – finds that only 10% of patient care requests made to GP practices indicate a preference for a face-to-face consultation. The analysis examined data from 146 GP practices in England using the askmyGP online […]
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Researchers led by the University of Bristol show that the earliest jaws in the fossil record were caught in a trade-off between maximising their strength and their speed. Almost all vertebrates are jawed vertebrates, including humans, first evolving more than 400 million years ago and distinguished by their teeth-bearing jaws. Humans owe their evolutionary success […]
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All dog walkers should be aware of the dangers of a serious bacterial infection called Lyme disease, which is passed on by ticks to them and their dog. It can be a devastating disease, yet it can be easily treated if caught early. Dogs, cats and humans can all get Lyme disease. Although it’s uncommon […]