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Traffic noises may have this dangerous impact on the health of both men and women

Infertility is a major health concern these days. From the impact of gadgets and radiation to getting exposed to invisible contaminants, human beings are vulnerable to the hazardous impacts of these toxic elements. One in every seven couples is facing infertility issues globally. Among the several known risk factors of…

The Times of India

Can Food Choices Affect Brain? Study Says Balanced Diet Linked To Better Cognition, Mental Health

A balanced diet is associated with better cognitive function and mental health, the study revealed.

Medical Daily

UK Government Launches New Medicinal Study To Better Prevent Strokes

The UK government has launched a pilot project to analyse the blood samples of UK stroke patients who experience side effects to understand the roles of genetic influence in stroke prevention medicines.

International Business Times UK

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Genetic data on 500,000 volunteers in UK to be released for scientific study

UK Biobank offers up biggest ever cache of whole-genome sequences for medical research

The Guardian - UK

Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so

The Guardian - UK

Proximity to traffic linked to higher dementia risk, brain structural changes: Study

According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.

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Half a million of us want to donate our data to British science, but it’s languishing unused because of privacy fears

Data supplied to UK Biobank UK is not for sale, it’s not for trivial or suspect use, it’s for the good of humankind, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Study identifies length of incidental activity associated with health advantages

A new wearables research of over 25,000 people gives the greatest evidence yet that short bouts of incidental activity, the kind we perform as part of daily living, may reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even early mortality - but the amount and intensity of activity counts. Read…

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Researchers discover impact of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, other common diseases

According to a recent study, close family marriages, or consanguinity, may raise the chance of developing common conditions including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Breast cancer: new study reveals real risk of the disease if you have genetic mutation

In 2013, actress Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed where she revealed she’d undergone a double mastectomy. Although Jolie didn’t have breast cancer, a genetic test had revealed she carried a genetic mutation that her doctors said put her at an 87% risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. Jolie…

The Conversation

Consumer genetic test results ‘causing unnecessary breast cancer alarm’

Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variants may be told of higher cancer risk without accounting for family history

The Guardian - UK

A.I. trained on private user data never really 'forgets'

As it turns out, it’s impossible to remove a user’s data from a trained A.I. model. Deleting the model entirely is also difficult—and there’s little regulation to enforce either option.

Fortune

Salt-free diet ‘can reduce risk of heart problems by almost 20%’

Large new study using UK Biobank data shows even a small reduction in salt intake can be beneficial

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: 11 signs that show if you’ll get dementia in next 14 years

Researchers have developed a tool which can ‘strongly predict’ whether a person will develop dementia

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Dementia risk study finds 11 key factors behind condition

Predictive tool ‘significantly outperforms’ others available and could help avert about 40% of cases

The Independent UK

Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests

Researchers analysed data from 282,421 people enrolled in the UK Biobank study.

The Independent UK

Socialize, exercise and eat your vegetables: The Mediterranean lifestyle helping people live longer

Researchers tracked more than 110,000 UK adults involved in the UK Biobank study

The Independent UK

Socialize, exercise and eat your vegetables: The Mediterranean lifestyle helping people live longer

Researchers tracked more than 110,000 UK adults involved in the UK Biobank study

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The Independent UK

Scientists find more evidence that a Mediterranean lifestyle helps you live longer

Researchers tracked more than 110,000 UK adults involved in the UK Biobank study

The Independent UK

A Mediterranean lifestyle helps you live longer – study

Researchers tracked more than 110,000 UK adults involved in the UK Biobank study.

The Independent UK

Mediterranean lifestyle cuts chances of premature death, study suggests

Researchers tracked more than 110,000 UK adults involved in the UK Biobank study.

The Independent UK

Vitamin D intake ‘may reduce cancer mortality in the population by 15%’ – study

The researchers looked at data from more than 400,000 people.

The Independent UK

Vitamin D intake ‘may reduce cancer mortality in the population by 15%’

Vitamin D deficiency is linked to an increased cancer mortality risk, particularly in relation to bowel, stomach, prostate, and lung cancers.

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution speeds progression of lung diseases, UK study finds

Study adds to growing evidence that health harm from air pollution accumulates through our lifetimes

Inverse

You Can Just Work Out On Weekends — And Still Get Results

Can you only work out on the weekends? New research shows shows that on most health metrics, it’s about cumulative time instead of regularity.

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