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Public health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

The pollutant you can't see: why constant background noise is becoming a medical issue - Silicon Canals

Chronic urban environmental noise is a measurable health hazard linked to sleep disruption, increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk, and cognitive and mood impairment.
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Research Suggests GLP-1 Drugs Could Be for the Long Haul

Last month, the World Health Organization updated its guidelines for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Among the guidelines were several conditional recommendations, as well as a perspective that took the long view, temporally speaking. "Our new guidance recognizes that obesity is a chronic disease that can be treated with comprehensive and lifelong care," Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organization's Director-General, said in a statement.That "lifelong" isn't said lightly.
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Exercise
fromScienceDaily
10 months ago

Increasing physical activity in middle age may protect against Alzheimer's disease

Increased physical activity between ages 45 and 65 reduces Alzheimer's disease risk by lowering beta-amyloid accumulation.
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