High blood pressure in pregnancy and low birth weight in newborn babies linked to increased levels of airborne pollutants
Mild exposure to common smog pollutants such as inhalable airborne particles and carbon monoxide during pregnancy results in adverse maternal and fetal health outcomes, a new study of…
Regular consumption of quinoa can help to prevent type 2 diabetes
Regular consumption of quinoa can help to prevent type 2 diabetes. This is the main conclusion of a study led by Diana Díaz Rizzolo, a member of the…
Vaginal microbiota may affect the duration of gestation
Researchers found that vaginal microbiota is a new factor associated with gestational age and the onset of labour.
Most reliable estimates to date suggest one in eight COVID-19 patients develop long COVID symptoms
Dutch study reports on prevalence of long-term COVID symptoms in adults. The researchers compared the frequency of new or severely increased symptoms across an uninfected population with people…
Cancers and heart disease could be diagnosed more easily with new rapid test
Imperial researchers have built a new easy-to-use test that could diagnose non-infectious diseases like heart attacks and cancers more quickly.