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People aged 60 and over face dangers to their health from exposure to heat at much lower temperatures than previously thought, research has found. Older adults will bear the brunt of increasingly frequent sustained spells of extreme heat globally as the world continues to warm up, according to a study in The Lancet Public Health. Heatwaves will leave huge and growing numbers of people worldwide of all ages suffering from uncompensable heat stress (UHS) – where the body loses the ability to cool itself – and thus at risk of serious damage to their health, including death. “Our results suggest accounting for age stratified vulnerability, intolerable heat will be experienced at much larger scales and for longer durations, affecting far more people than previously thought,” according to the study, which was led by health academics from Stanford University in California. Older adults are known to be more in danger because of the effects of very high temperatures. They sweat less, their hearts work harder in the heat and their blood vessels are less able to widen, limiting their capacity to stay cool. However, previous studies did not properly set out the different risks faced by younger people aged 15-39, middle-aged...

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Fulfilling friendships and general close social relationships are strongly linked to excellent physical and mental health, finds a substantial global study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Mental Health. Data from more than 200,000 adults shows good quality social connections and – to a lesser extent – positive family ties in childhood are associated with better perceptions of overall mental and physical health The research, representing one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, spanned 22 countries including the UK, US, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain, India, Japan, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico and others. The outcomes of the paper – carried out by Dr Veli Durmuş, from Kütahya Health Sciences University, in Türkiye – demonstrate the importance of social and family bonds. Dr Durmuş is now calling on policymakers to ensure health strategies recognise the influence of these emotional and social connections on mental and physical health. "I found that people who were more satisfied with their friendships and relationships also tended to report better mental and physical health," says Dr Durmuş, whose research specialism focuses on health management, health policy, the determinants of health, and health law. "These findings show why social connections should be considered an...

Obesity and mental health challenges have both reached epidemic levels, posing considerable public health concerns that increasingly affect young people.1,2 Roughly half of all mental disorder cases emerge during childhood and adolescence,3 with subclinical symptoms being even more prevalent. The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease framework suggests that periods of rapid physical growth are especially sensitive to external influences and insults.4 Given that accelerated growth and substantial psychosocial changes occur during adolescence, this developmental stage may represent a critical window for the emergence and consolidation of the relationship between obesity and mental health challenges.5 Therefore, it is essential to understand if and how these associations change with age in order to clarify how the dynamic relationship between mental health and weight development evolves across adolescence. So far, this has remained poorly understood. Previous research on mental health and physical growth has primarily focused on psychological distress, such as depression or anxiety, and the risk of obesity, with substantial evidence supporting their co-occurence.6,7,8,9,10 Two meta-analyses summarizing longitudinal studies in adolescents concluded that particularly females with depressive symptoms have an elevated risk of obesity over varying follow-up periods.9,10 This finding is corroborated by another systematic review.11 Anxiety, another indicator of psychological...

Bedbugs are on the rise and they tend to be at their worst at this time of year. The critters have horrified homeowners for centuries.

Each forkful of grilled branzino with a tangy, briny salsa is pure Mediterranean summer—smoky and sweet, sharp and salty, bright and herby all at once.

The $399 Google Pixel Watch 5 isn’t about the hardware. Sure, there’s a new satin pyrite case finish, a few new strap colors, and a Steph Curry Special Edition. Under the hood, there’s a slightly faster Qualcomm processor and an itty-bitty battery bump. There’s a $50 price hike from last year, too, because the Pixel Watch 5 isn’t immune to RAMageddon — none of us are. Otherwise, no one would blame you for looking at this watch and thinking absolutely nothing’s changed. That’s because the big updates this year are all software-based. This isn’t a huge surprise considering Google’s Fitbit Air launch in May. And after seeing some Pixel Watch 5 demos, it’s clear this year’s refresh is furthering the AI and proactive health themes that Google introduced earlier this year. Health and fitness features account for the bulk of the updates, but Gemini on the wrist gets a few key improvements. You can now use it offline for simple tasks like starting timers and launching apps. (Though I noticed in my demo it was notably slower when doing this offline.) Gemini will also be more proactive in making suggestions. One example I saw: a text asking for my availability...

Hotter, drier and more variable conditions have caused an increase in destructive and high severity wildfires. Check your area for active wildfires today.

In addition to congenital malformations and neurodevelopmental effects, poor fetal growth should be regarded as an important adverse outcome of prenatal antiseizure medication exposure. Risk varies ac...