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Rise in childhood short-sightedness may be linked to pandemic, suggests Hong Kong study

A rise in cases of short-sightedness (myopia) among children in Hong Kong may be linked to a significant decrease in the time they have been able to spend outdoors and a sharp rise in screen time during the coronavirus pandemic, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. [...]

Countries with skewed sex ratio at birth set to 'lose' another 4.7m girls by 2030

Countries with a skewed sex ratio at birth, because of a cultural preference for sons, are set to 'lose' another 4.7 million girls by 2030 despite a projected fall in excess male births in these countries over the next 20 years, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Global Health. [...]

New treatment option for advanced urothelial cancer patients shows promise in a phase 2 clinical trial

A new treatment for advanced urothelial cancer was effective with tolerable side effects in an international, multi-center phase 2 clinical trial led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. [...]

Iowa school districts with strong teachers unions more likely to adopt mask mandates

School districts in Iowa were more likely to adopt COVID-19 mask mandates if they had a strong teachers union, according to a study in the August issue of the journal Health Affairs. The new study suggests teachers unions may play a crucial role in ensuring that COVID-19 recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are implemented at the local level. [...]

Determining 'vascular age' is best predictor of cardiovascular risk with hormone therapy, says study

For women who are talking to their physicians about hormone therapy for the relief of menopausal symptoms, the decision isn't always straightforward. Hormone therapy brings an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but so does midlife itself—simply because of the aging process and an increase in risk factors like high blood pressure and obesity. [...]

Exercise improves health through changes to DNA

While it is widely known that regular physical exercise decreases the risk of virtually all chronic illnesses, the mechanisms at play are not fully known. Now scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that the beneficial effects of physical exercise may in part result from changes to the structure of our DNA. These changes are referred as "epigenetic." [...]

Young adults show especially serious complications from Type 2 diabetes

South Texas youth whose Type 2 diabetes was followed for up to 15 years in the TODAY studies have made an immensely important contribution to understanding the early onset form of the disease, clinicians and researchers at UT Health San Antonio and University Health's Texas Diabetes Institute said today. [...]

Researchers develop miniature brain models to study Alzheimer's causes and test drug development

Researchers led by City of Hope, a world-renowned research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, have developed a powerful miniature brain platform to study the mechanistic causes of Alzheimer's disease and to test dementia drugs in development, reports a new study published today in Advanced Science. [...]

Pandemic may have increased older adults' fall risk

The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased older adults' risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new national poll suggests. [...]

US hits Biden's Covid vaccination goal, almost a month late

The United States on Monday hit President Joe Biden's goal of administering 70 percent of adults with at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, almost a month after the July 4 target date. [...]