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Older adults in Sardinian Blue Zone communities who took more daily steps, spent less time sedentary, perceived their physical health more positively, and had greater confidence in their memory reported fewer memory complaints. Sleep efficiency was not significantly associated with memory complaints, and the cross-sectional study cannot establish cause and effect.

Prenatal visits might include bloodwork, discussions of due dates and vitamins, and ultrasounds. What if these visits could also improve oral health care among pregnant patients?

and lower fungal diversity than non-damaged homes. Despite these persistent but variable fungal changes, researchers found no statistically significant increase in asthma morbidity, impaired lung function, or airway inflammation among children with relatively mild asthma.

SONFH is one of the leading causes of non-traumatic osteonecrosis. Reported in up to 9%–40% of patients receiving prolonged or high-dose glucocorticoid therapy, the condition progressively weakens the femoral head and can eventually lead to joint collapse, making effective bone repair a major clinical challenge.

The proportion of women with early breast cancer who receive chemotherapy varies significantly across different regions of Sweden.