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Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 1 million women found that HRT pills were linked to more blood clots at every dose, while patches and gels were not. Yet 88% of the women on HRT in the study were taking pills.

Oct 6 · 6 min read · The BMJ

Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 129,287 adults found that people whose first sleeping pill prescription covered a month were twice as likely to still be filling it 7 years later. Most patients got that month.

Oct 4 · 4 min read · JAMA Network Open

Psychology

Three studies of 1,694 parents found fathers of daughters reported greater commitment, attachment and trust toward their partners than fathers of sons. Mothers of daughters also reported more support from them.

Oct 2 · 3 min read · The Wharton School Research Paper

Medical Research & Innovations

Doctors assume weight-loss drugs help mental health by helping people lose weight. A study of 63,000 patients found the dose they reached mattered more than the pounds they lost.

Sep 30 · 4 min read · Nature Medicine

Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 3.7 million Swedes found that babies born with a rare infection like CMV or rubella were three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism. Some of these infections can be prevented.

Sep 28 · 3 min read · JAMA Pediatrics

Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 95,000 people wearing sleep sensors found that REM sleep protects against 83 diseases and deep sleep protects against 7 more. Outside specific sleep windows, those protections disappear.

Sep 25 · 4 min read · PLOS Medicine

Medical Research & Innovations

A new Nature study found that adults with ADHD who start blood pressure medication face significantly higher rates of heart failure, stroke, and death than those without ADHD on the same drugs.

Sep 22 · 9 min read · Nature

Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 4.2 million people found that exercise prevents dementia, but only the kind you choose to do. Physical activity at work was linked to 20% higher dementia risk.

Sep 19 · 9 min read · The Lancet Public Health

Medical Research & Innovations

Pancreatic cancer kills most patients because it is almost never found early. A new Nature Medicine study just validated a blood test that detects it at stage 1 or 2 in nearly 9 out of 10 cases.

Sep 17 · 10 min read · Nature Medicine

Psychology

New research finds that brief financial stress from delayed paychecks significantly increases intimate partner violence. The finding suggests domestic violence has an economic dimension that affects far more households than previously understood.

Sep 15 · 8 min read · Journal of Health Economics

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists have known nighttime light raises cardiovascular risk. A study of 11,071 people just showed for the first time what it is actually doing to the structure of the heart.

Sep 12 · 9 min read · European Heart Journal

Medical Research & Innovations

Researchers discovered that some gut bacterial populations spread between people and across continents within decades. The finding suggests your gut microbiome is partly shaped by whoever you spend time with.

Sep 10 · 9 min read · Nature

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