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Repairing DNA damage: Scientists discover a surprising new benefit of melatonin A small clinical trial suggests melatonin supplements could help night shift workers repair DNA damage linked to working overnight. - Date: - May 30, 2026 - Source: - BMJ Group - Summary: - A new study suggests melatonin supplements may help night shift workers boost their body's DNA repair processes, potentially offsetting some of the damage linked to working overnight. The findings are early but raise the...
The Painful Truth About Long Covid
Nothing about long Covid adds up. Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but others an alarming 51 percent of South Americans and 86 percent of Egyptians? Or treatment methods: The BMJ’s systematic review of ways to treat long Covid lists two as supported by moderate evidence, cognitive behavioral therapy and physical exercise.
Victims of war: Women seek refuge to deliver their babies
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Global estimates of mortality in newborn babies, children, and adolescents
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Alasdair Fraser: consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who fought to preserve the character of St Mary's medical school
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Middle powers must collaborate on health data and health AI
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UK National Screening Committee position statement on surrogate outcomes in cancer screening trials
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After remarkable progress, newborn, child, and adolescent survival is now at risk
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Wood burning stoves: “Cosy killer” warning advert is banned by watchdog
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