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Why women should monitor blood pressure differently, volgens 'n nuwe studie
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When you visit the doctor, often the first order of business is wrapping a blood pressure cuff around your arm and looking to the display screen for the magic number. What's that number, you ask? Minder as 120 verby ...
Indië se grondwaterkrisis bedreig voedselsekerheid vir honderde miljoene, studie sê
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Honderde miljoene mense in Indië staar 'n ernstige bedreiging in vir hul lewensonderhoud en voedselsekerheid as gevolg van oorbenutting van lewensbelangrike watervoorrade, volgens die outeurs van 'n nuwe studie. Indië is een van die wêreld ...
Talking on the phone for 10 minutes could make you feel less lonely, studie sê
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Talking to someone on the phone for 10 minutes multiple times a week -- if you're in control of the conversation -- can decrease loneliness, a new study revealed. Half of the 240 study participants were selected to...
People of color are underrepresented in US vaccine trials, studie bevind
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People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harvard, Emory and...
People with multiple mental disorders may age several years faster, studie bevind
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People with mental disorders have been found to be at higher risk of developing age-related diseases, but not necessarily at greater risk of aging faster — until now. Experiencing mental disorders early in life may...
Study shows New York subways have a pollution problem
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New York In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, New York's subways are the most polluted in the Northe...
Peanut allergies affect over 4.6 million adults in the US, studie bevind
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Oor 4.6 million US adults have a peanut allergy — and many of them developed the allergy in adulthood, 'n nuwe studie het bevind. Oor 800,000 of those adults — over 17% — developed their allergy after turning 18 years...
US kindergarten kids who act out more likely to be heavy online users later, studie sê
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(The Conversation)Specific groups of kindergartners in the US are more likely to be frequent users of social networking, online gaming or messaging by the end of fifth grade, according to our new study in the journa...
Chinese submarine sailors report significant mental health problems in rare study
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Hong Kong More than 1 in 5 sailors on Chinese submarines operating in the South China Sea reported mental health problems, according to a new study that provides a rare insight into the inner workings of one of the C...
An afternoon nap could improve your cognitive abilities, studie sê
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Taking an afternoon snooze could keep your brain sharp, a new study has said. Adults ages 60 and older who took afternoon naps showed signs of better mental agility compared to those who didn't nap, according to a s...
‘Bizarre’ dinosaur Spinosaurus behaved like a giant, flightless stork, studie sê
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Paleontologists have long been puzzled about how the Spinosaurus -- a giant dinosaur and aquatic predator -- would have behaved. Nou, they believe it would have been less like an otter, and more like a huge, flightl...
Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of irreversible sight loss, studie bevind
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London Increases in air pollution are linked to an increased risk of irreversible sight loss, volgens 'n nuwe studie. Researchers from University College London (UCL) found that even low exposure to air pollution a...
Dogs likely migrated to the Americas with humans over 15,000 jare terug, studie sê
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Dogs have been following humans for thousands of years. Archaeological and genetic data has revealed that dogs accompanied humans when they were migrating to the Americas from East Asia, according to a study publis...
Study finds 60% of Americans don’t know where or when to get a Covid-19 vaccine
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Oor 6 in 10 Americans don't know when or where to get a coronavirus vaccine, according a survey released Friday from the Kaiser Family Foundation. This comes after reports that President Joe Biden's administratio...
‘Vet maar fiks’ is 'n mite as dit kom by die gesondheid van die hart, nuwe studie toon
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Die negatiewe uitwerking van oortollige liggaamsvet op die hartgesondheid kan nie uit die weg geruim word deur 'n aktiewe lewenstyl te handhaaf nie, volgens nuwe navorsing. Vorige studies het voorgestel dat liggaamlike fiksheid dit kan versag..
Preemies kan groter volwassenes hê as hulle vroeër sterf, studie suggereer
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Een in 10 babas regoor die wêreld word voortydig gebore, en die aansienlik verbeterde oorlewingsyfers van premies is een van die opvallendste vooruitgang in moderne gesondheidsorg -- met die oorweldigende meerderheid van die gebore kinders ...