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Sep 2026
Flexible work and fair pay could help create healthier jobs, researchers say
Fewer late-night emails and greater flexibility at work could help keep millions of people healthier, according to experts at the University of East Anglia.
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Sep 2026
Researchers found a curious mitochondrial pattern in people who moved more
Researchers found that greater self-reported activity, walking, and accelerometer-measured light activity were associated with higher mitochondrial DNA copy number in 256 healthy middle-aged adults. The cross-sectional findings cannot establish causation, and the very low amount of vigorous activity means they do not show that light movement is more beneficial than higher-intensity exercise.
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Sep 2026
People with evening chronotypes face higher risk of early disability retirement
People with evening chronotypes have a 1.7 fold elevated risk of needing to retire early and take a disability pension compared with morning chronotypes, suggest the findings of research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
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Sep 2026
Cold temperatures may raise eye pressure in glaucoma patients
Lower air temperatures may be associated with an increase in the fluid pressure inside the eye-a cardinal cause of glaucoma-and should be taken into consideration when treating patients with the condition, suggest the findings of research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
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Sep 2026
Weekly isometric exercise may maintain short-term blood pressure reductions
Reductions in blood pressure may be maintained over the short term with just one or two sessions of isometric exercise training a week, suggest the findings of research published online in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
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Sep 2026
$5.7 million NIH grant supports research on why lean people develop insulin resistance
A Wayne State University research team was awarded a $5.7 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health focused on discovering the biological mechanisms that may help explain why some lean people develop insulin resistance while some people with obesity remain sensitive to insulin.
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Sep 2026
$5.7 million NIH grant supports research on why lean people develop insulin resistance
A Wayne State University research team was awarded a $5.7 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health focused on discovering the biological mechanisms that may help explain why some lean people develop insulin resistance while some people with obesity remain sensitive to insulin.
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Sep 2026
Maternal depression linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children
Children of mothers with depression had higher rates of certain neurodevelopmental disorders regardless of whether they were exposed to antidepressants in the womb, reports a new study led by Saraid McIlvride of the University of Glasgow, UK, published September 29th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
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Sep 2026
Antibiotic resistance gene helps C. difficile spores withstand hospital disinfectants
Antibiotic resistance is supercharging dangerous gut bacteria to withstand even hospital-grade disinfectants intended to kill them.
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Sep 2026
Study identifies three cell clusters driving pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia
Research published today in Cell identifies three small subclusters of cells driving pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia, a muscle-wasting and fat-loss condition that makes patients less tolerant of cancer treatment.
