General Interest
Review | Covid-19 vaccines — immunity, variants, boosters.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:57h | UTCCovid-19 Vaccines — Immunity, Variants, Boosters – New England Journal of Medicine
After the genome—a brief history of proteomics.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:58h | UTCAfter the Genome—A Brief History of Proteomics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video: Proteomics 101 – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
With researchers touting recent success in sequencing the #humangenome’s remaining gaps, an emerging frontier is #proteomics: identifying and studying an entire set of expressed #proteins in the human body and other organisms. https://t.co/KIhBbWiYpx #proteomes #proteoforms
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 31, 2022
Meta-analysis of observational studies | Leisure activities and the risk of dementia.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:44h | UTCLeisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Neurology
News Release: Which Leisure Activities Are Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia? – American Academy of Neurology
Why it’s not safe to shower during a thunderstorm.
1 Sep, 2022 | 11:38h | UTCWhy it’s not safe to shower during a thunderstorm – The Conversation
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
31 Aug, 2022 | 11:50h | UTCPredictors of burnout among US healthcare providers: a systematic review – BMJ Open
Commentary on Twitter
Workload, work/life balance, job autonomy and perceived support from leadership, have strong associations with risk for burnout in US healthcare providers. https://t.co/GjseiefjM7 pic.twitter.com/uisEcTs7Lk
— BMJ_Open (@BMJ_Open) August 25, 2022
Cohort Study | Association of leisure time physical activity types and risks of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality among older adults.
31 Aug, 2022 | 11:29h | UTCNews Release: Many types of leisure time activities may lower risk of death for older adults – NIH News Releases
Commentaries:
Want to lower your risk of early death? 3 activities are most beneficial, study says – CNN
Any Type of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Tied to Lower Mortality Risk – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
All types of leisure time physical activities (running, cycling, swimming, aerobic exercise, racket sports, golf, and exercise walking) are associated with lower risks of mortality for people aged 59-82 years. #OAResearch https://t.co/wkunjzOeYo
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 24, 2022
Systematic Review | There is insufficient evidence to recommend running shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults.
23 Aug, 2022 | 13:00h | UTCRunning shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults – Cochrane Library
Summary: Running shoes for preventing lower-limb running injuries in adults – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
?Running shoes have been proposed as one means of reducing injury risk….but are they effective? @CochraneBJMT authors looked at 12 trials that lasted 6-26 wks with 11,240 people. https://t.co/09bt9SzEkh pic.twitter.com/qi5qk7W1I1
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) August 22, 2022
Editorial | Rise of intravenous nutrition products among professional team sport athletes: reasons to be concerned?
22 Aug, 2022 | 12:20h | UTCRise of intravenous nutrition products among professional team sport athletes: reasons to be concerned? – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free for a limited period)
News Release: IV nutrition risks becoming the norm for athletes, despite no evidence it works – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: More Athletes Are Getting Their Nutrition Through an IV. This Should Stop, Experts Say – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
IV nutrition risks becoming the norm for athletes, despite no evidence it works, warn @pedlarcr and colleagues in @BJSM_BMJ https://t.co/RRou2U8u9x
Used to be considered treatment of ‘last resort’
‘Food first’ and ‘no needle’ messages need to be amplified, urge experts pic.twitter.com/XeaRyHiVEH— BMJ (@bmj_company) August 17, 2022
RCT | Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers.
22 Aug, 2022 | 12:19h | UTCEditorial: The importance of sitting less and moving more – The BMJ
News Release: Standing desks alongside other measures cut office workers’ sitting time by an hour a day – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: SMART Work and Life Intervention Reduces Sitting Time for Office Workers – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Using a standing desk alongside a package of other measures to encourage office workers to sit less and move more, reduced sitting time by about an hour a day over one year, finds a trial published in @bmj_latest today https://t.co/uxaDWnp5WB
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 18, 2022
Cyberattacks: what radiology IT departments must do now.
22 Aug, 2022 | 12:00h | UTCCyberattacks: What Radiology IT Departments Must Do Now – Diagnostic Imaging
Study | Almost half of global cancer deaths are due to risk factors, with smoking, alcohol use, and high BMI the greatest contributors.
19 Aug, 2022 | 16:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW #GBDstudy research from 2010-2019 found that a majority of attributable #Cancer DALYs globally were from behavioral risk factors. The top 3 behavioral risk factors for cancer burden were: #smoking ?, #alcohol ?, & high #BMI. @TheLancet »https://t.co/qPzDKzfLda pic.twitter.com/LnkvlkDHgA
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) August 18, 2022
RCT | Metformin, Ivermectin, and Fluvoxamine are not beneficial for obese outpatients with Covid-19.
18 Aug, 2022 | 13:00h | UTCEditorial: Time to Stop Using Ineffective Covid-19 Drugs – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
In this trial involving overweight or obese outpatients with Covid-19, investigators found that none of three repurposed drugs (metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine) reduced the risk of serious disease. https://t.co/8sd6R7CDK6 pic.twitter.com/bPZ6zeuZSA
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 17, 2022
UK approves updated Moderna vaccine targeting Omicron variant.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:49h | UTCUK approves updated Moderna vaccine targeting Omicron variant – Associated Press/MedicalXpress
See also: Covid: UK first country to approve dual-strain vaccine – BBC
Editorial | Doctors’ reluctance to discuss anal sex is letting down young women.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:47h | UTCNews Release: Doctors’ reluctance to discuss anal sex is letting down young women – BMJ Newsroom
Editorial: Young women and anal sex – The BMJ
Probability of males to outlive females: an international comparison from 1751 to 2020.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:33h | UTCProbability of males to outlive females: an international comparison from 1751 to 2020 – BMJ Open
News Release: Men have high probability of outliving women, especially if married and degree educated – BMJ Newsroom
Perspective | How to disseminate clinical research.
12 Aug, 2022 | 15:06h | UTCHow to disseminate clinical research – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
?How to disseminate clinical research.
"Traditionally, dissemination of scientific research ends at publication in a peer-reviewed journal. However, most clinicians and patients to whom the work is relevant will never read it."@GongGasGirl
?https://t.co/jQnfFSSt6m pic.twitter.com/IyeYWUCCiW
— ??????????? (@Anaes_Journal) July 8, 2022
Cohort Study | Risk of hip fracture in meat-eaters, pescatarians, and vegetarians.
11 Aug, 2022 | 12:11h | UTCNews Release: Vegetarian women are at a higher risk of hip fracture – University of Leeds
RCT | Effectiveness of early time-restricted eating for weight loss, fat loss, and cardiometabolic health in adults with obesity.
9 Aug, 2022 | 12:59h | UTCAuthor Interview: Effectiveness of Early Time-Restricted Eating for Weight Loss and Fat Loss in Adults With Obesity – JAMA
Commentaries:
Time-Restricted Eating to Improve Health—A Promising Idea in Need of Stronger Clinical Trial Evidence – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related:
Time-Restricted Eating: Integrating The What With The When – Advances in Nutrition
Calorie Restriction with or without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss- New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Cohort Study | Bariatric surgery linked to doubling chance of marriage or divorce.
4 Aug, 2022 | 14:16h | UTCNews Release: Bariatric Surgery Linked to Doubling Chance of Marriage or Divorce – University of Pittsburgh
Commentary: Spouse Getting Weight Loss Surgery? Your Marriage Might Be in Trouble – HealthDay
Cohort Study | Long-term leisure-time physical activity intensity and all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:26h | UTCLong-Term Leisure-Time Physical Activity Intensity and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort of US Adults – Circulation (free for a limited period)
News Release: New study finds lowest risk of death was among adults who exercised 150-600 minutes/week – American Heart Association
WHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to monkeypox.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:24h | UTCWHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to monkeypox – CNN
See also: WHO recommends gay and bisexual men limit sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox – CNBC
Related:
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
The #monkeypox outbreak can be stopped if countries, communities and individuals inform themselves, take the risks seriously, and take the steps needed to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups.pic.twitter.com/7CumPFyPhc
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) July 27, 2022
Comprehensive review finds little evidence that depression is caused by an imbalance of serotonin in the brain.
21 Jul, 2022 | 13:29h | UTCNews Release: No evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, finds comprehensive review – University College London
Commentary from the authors: Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain – new study – The Conversation
Other commentaries:
Expert reaction to a review paper on the ‘serotonin theory of depression’ – Science Media Centre
Little evidence that chemical imbalance causes depression, UCL scientists find – The Guardian
A prospective study of the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination with changes in usual menstrual cycle characteristics.
20 Jul, 2022 | 12:27h | UTC
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year | A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:39h | UTCCommentaries:
Alcohol is never good for people under 40, global study finds – The Guardian
Global study finds surprising results for alcohol consumption – CNN
No alcohol safe to drink, global study confirms – BBC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New #GBDStudy suggests alcohol consumption carries significant health risks and no benefits for young people; some older adults may benefit from drinking a small amount.
Find out more: https://t.co/nn3V68KNIX @IHME_UW pic.twitter.com/i5wz2AR94w
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 14, 2022
How to bounce back from a PhD-project failure.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:59h | UTCHow to bounce back from a PhD-project failure – Nature