Analysis of Romanian geriatric patients found that vitamin D deficiency was associated with poorer cognitive performance and greater frailty. Patients who had co-deficiency of vitamin D and vitamin B12 showed the most pronounced cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms.
India is moving closer to new regulations to restrict the sale of foods high in fat and sugar within a 50-metre radius of schools, the latest proposal to cut the consumption of junk food in a country battling growing rates of obesity, especially among children.
New research has identified at least 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer, raising questions about the safety of food and other products at a time when early onset breast cancer rates are surging worldwide.
The UK government scheme to support people injured by COVID-19 vaccines and other jabs has cost £83m ($111m) to run since April 2022, new figures have revealed. The amount spent on administration costs and medical assessments is more than double the £32m ($43m) paid out in financial support to victims so far.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba, newly released internal agency documents show.
A research team has found that scent compounds in cleaning products – conventional and botanical essential oil-based – quickly react in the air, forming nanoparticles that can travel deep into the lungs if inhaled.
In a nationally representative study of more than 17,000 U.S. men, those who ate more ultra-processed foods, including soft drinks, packaged snacks, cereals, and processed meats, had roughly 24 percent to 31 percent higher risks of prostate cancer.
Study Highlights Risks of Vitamin D and B12 Co-Deficiency in the Elderly