A Dutch study published in The Lancet Psychiatry is the first dataset based on existing psychiatry case-control cohort studies with information on the mental health of the same individuals for more than 10 years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Abstract Background:…
Radiation is one of the oldest and most common therapies for cancer, and typically is delivered locally, or to specific targeted sites in the body. While it has long been thought that locally-delivered radiation therapy typically does not help to shrink tumours…
Many oral signs and symptoms provide important clues to the presence of medical conditions – including cardiovascular disease, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, and cancers, to name a few. Through careful examination of the oral cavity, oral health professionals can often contribute to…
While people often assume that losing weight is harder later in life, a new study concludes this is not so. The research offers encouragement for older adults hoping to reap the health benefits of maintaining a healthy weight. In an obesity program…
A study published in Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology reviews oral manifestations of COVID-19. Abstract Several viruses transmitted through saliva, such as herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, and Zika virus, are capable of infecting and replicating in the oral mucosa,…
Many adolescents access prescription opioids from friends or relatives for nonmedical reasons. Concern is heightened if adolescent nonmedical prescription opioid use is associated with an increased risk of subsequently initiating heroin, a drug with substantial addiction potential that poses extensive medical, psychological,…
Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. It has been estimated approximately 3.2 million deaths each year are attributable to insufficient levels of physical activity. The available evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews…
Using e-cigarettes alters the mouth’s microbiome—the community of bacteria and other microorganisms—and makes users more prone to inflammation and infection, finds a new study led by researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry.
The study, published in iScience, a Cell…
Most people know that good oral hygiene is linked to good health. Colorado State University (CSU) microbiome researchers offer fresh evidence to support that conventional wisdom, by taking a close look at invisible communities of microbes that live in every mouth. The…
A first-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically altered our personal habits, largely for the worse.
“The stay-at-home orders did result in one major health positive. Overall, healthy eating increased because we ate out less frequently. However,…