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In the news world Being a tattoo artist is a pain in the neck, study finds
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Getting a tattoo may hurt but giving one is no picnic either. That's the finding of the first study ever to directly measure the physical stresses that lead to aches and pains in tattoo artists.
Depression symptoms among men when their partners are pregnant
Soccer headers linked to brain damage
Using an air conditioner in summer may affect sleep quality
Men who are stressed or in poor health have elevated depression symptoms when their partners are pregnant and nine months after the birth of their child, according to the results of a study of expectant and new fathers in New Zealand.
Repeated headers during a soccer player's professional career may be linked to long-term brain damage, according to tentative evidence from UK scientists.
Using an air conditioner helps people sleep better on sweltering nights. However, a team of international researchers have found that when airflow is directed at a human body, even at an insensible velocity, it affects the depth of sleep.
The study examined antenatal depression symptoms and postnatal depression symptoms in 3,523 men who completed interviews while their partner was in the third trimester of pregnancy and nine months after the birth of their child. Read more
Autism detectable in brain long before symptoms appear Brain scans can detect autism long before any symptoms start to emerge, a new international study has found. These findings could lead to an early test and even therapies that work while the brain is more malleable. Read more
The research follows anecdotal reports that players who head balls may be more prone to developing dementia later in life.
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After joint replacement surgery, smokers are at an increased risk of reoperation for infection For patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement, smoking is associated with an increased risk of infectious (septic) complications requiring repeat surgery, according to a study published in the February issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Read more
Researchers develop potential treatment for fatal kidney disease Researchers have developed a potential drug to treat polycystic kidney disease – an incurable genetic disease that often leads to end-stage kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease causes numerous fluid-filled cysts to form in the kidney, leading to kidney failure by age 60 for approximately half of sufferers. Read more
Researchers at The Ohio State University measured the muscle exertions of tattoo artists while they were working to draw this conclusion. Read more
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger New research could help explain why brief bodily stresses – going to the sauna or for a run, for example – are good for health and longevity. An international study shows that the same cellular process, called autophagy, that's key for extending lifespan, is also critical to the benefits of temporary stress. Read more
Brighter kids with older mums Children born to older mothers now perform better in cognitive tests than those with younger mums, say researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The opposite was true 40 years ago. Read more