Coffee drinking linked to longer life
Good news for coffee lovers: drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with… read more.
Good news for coffee lovers: drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with… read more.
The European Medicines Agency has approved new Covid-19 vaccines that protect against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and omicron variants. These adapted vaccines are the first updated versions of… read more.
A new study shows that using a weighted blanket at bedtime increases melatonin in young adults. This hormone increases in response to darkness, and some evidence suggests that… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved 12 new medicines at the September meeting of its key decision-making panel, the Committee on Human Medicinal Products (CHMP). The expert… read more.
Opioid-based painkillers have become a mainstay of post-operative care in orthopaedics but carry a risk of addiction. Now a new study by researchers at McMaster University and Hamilton… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have recommended second booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for people aged 60… read more.
Napping on a regular basis is associated with higher risks for high blood pressure and stroke, according to new research published in Hypertension, an American Heart Association Researchers in… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended extending the use of Imvanex, a smallpox vaccine, for the prevention of monkeypox infection in adults. The news came as the… read more.
Scientists have worried since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic that the virus, and the societal response to the outbreak, could have knock-on effects on health. One of… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has backed a joint statement by global regulators calling for greater collaboration on the use of real-world evidence in regulatory decision-making. The potential… read more.
Researchers have identified a gene that promotes muscle strength when switched on by physical activity, unlocking the potential for the development of therapeutic treatments to mimic some of… read more.
People who suffer long-term consequences of Covid-19 can experience a wide range of symptoms. As the precise nature and duration of Long Covid is still being untangled by… read more.