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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 5-Oct-2025 06:10 ET (5-Oct-2025 10:10 GMT/UTC)

10-Jul-2025

Being consistently physically active in adulthood linked to 30–40% lower risk of death

Being consistently physically active in adulthood is linked to a 30–40% lower risk of death from any cause in later life, while upping levels from below those recommended for health is still associated with a 20–25% lower risk, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

10-Jul-2025

Nerve pain drug gabapentin linked to increased dementia, cognitive impairment risks

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)--29% and 85%, respectively—finds a large medical records study published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

Journal: Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

10-Jul-2025

Children’s social care involvement common to nearly third of UK mums who died during perinatal period

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The involvement of children’s social care services was a common factor in nearly a third of UK maternal deaths occurring during, or within a year of, pregnancy between 2014 and 2022, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine.

Journal: BMJ Medicine
Funder: National Institute for Health Research, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership

10-Jul-2025

Research links birth issues to adult health deficits

University of Miami
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study by Miami Herbert Business School professors shows long-term mental and physical health effects linked to distressed births, with implications for health policy reform.

Journal: Medical Care

10-Jul-2025

Study findings help hone precision of proven CVD risk tool

Sutter Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Sutter Health and colleagues at Stanford University tested the performance of the American Heart Association’s Predicting Risk of CVD Events (PREVENT) equations in the six largest Asian subgroups as well as in Mexican and Puerto Rican Hispanic subgroups. The findings, published in JAMA Cardiology, showed the PREVENT equations accurately predicted cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) and heart failure events across broad, self-identified Asian and Hispanic patient populations.

Journal: JAMA Cardiology

10-Jul-2025

Green spaces boost children’s cognitive skills and strengthen family well-being

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Access to nature promotes physical and mental health, and it is vital for children’s social and emotional development. Outdoor activities also influence family dynamics, helping to reduce stress and encourage connections. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines how green spaces and outdoor structures near the family residence interact with other factors in the household environment to influence executive functioning in early childhood.

Journal: Children Youth and Environments

10-Jul-2025

New Leicester study reveals hidden heart risks in women with Type 2 Diabetes

University of Leicester
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to have hidden heart damage, according to a major new study by Leicester researchers funded through a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Professorship

Journal: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Funder: NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility