Study finds new risk factors linked to increased risk of Covid-19 infection
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Study finds new risk factors linked to increased risk of Covid-19 infection
As Covid-19 runs rampant across the world, a team of researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person's risk of getting infected.
While it has already been established that those with Type II diabetes and a high body mass index (BMI) are at greater risk of experiencing hospitalizations and other severe complications related to Covid-19, they are also at greater risk of getting the symptomatic infection in the first place.
This is the finding of a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine that was published today in the journal PLoS ONE.
Using data from the UK Biobank of 500,000 British volunteers over age 40, the researchers examined health factors in those who tested positive for Covid-19 and compared them to those who tested negative.
They found that those who had positive Covid-19 test results were more likely to be obese or have Type II diabetes.
Those who tested negative were more likely to have high levels of "good" HDL cholesterol and be at a healthy weight with a normal body mass index (BMI).
Law Enforcement Hiring , Increased in 2023 , Following Years of Decline.
NBC reports that police departments in the United States
have seen their first increase in ranks, changing course
on a historic exodus of officers in recent years.
According to a recent survey,
2023 saw more officers sworn in
than any of the previous four years. .
At the same time, the survey by the Police Executive
Research Forum (PERF) also found that fewer law
enforcement officers resigned or retired in 2023. .
Law enforcement numbers had been declining following
the COVID pandemic and nationwide protests against
police brutality following the death of George Floyd. .
Law enforcement numbers had been declining following
the COVID pandemic and nationwide protests against
police brutality following the death of George Floyd. .
I just think that the past four
years have been particularly
challenging for American policing.
And our survey shows we’re
finally starting to turn a corner, Chuck Wexler, Executive director of PERF, via NBC.
NBC reports that declining numbers left
many police departments with a shortage of
officers, which resulted in slower response times.
Chuck Wexler, executive director of PERF, warns that many police departments are still struggling to recruit and retain officers.
According to Wexler, law enforcement , "isn't out of the woods yet.".
At least a dozen smaller police departments in
the nation have been forced to disband, leaving those
municipalities reliant upon state or county police forces.
NBC reports that in addition to increased pay and
benefits, many police departments have chosen to
change application requirements to increase hiring
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Research Suggests Link , Between Brain Activity and , Maintaining a Healthy Diet.
Research Suggests Link , Between Brain Activity and , Maintaining a Healthy Diet.
'Newsweek' reports that neuroscientists have
discovered a link between an individual's
dietary choices and specific brain activity patterns.
According to scientists at Queen's University at Kingston,
connections exist between body mass index (BMI)
and certain brain states necessary to achieve goals. .
The team looked at data from three MRI studies
involving 123 participants making food choices
under a number of different conditions.
The team looked at data from three MRI studies
involving 123 participants making food choices
under a number of different conditions.
Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from
when participants chose food they normally eat, versus
when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.
Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from
when participants chose food they normally eat, versus
when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.
Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from
when participants chose food they normally eat, versus
when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.
'Newsweek' reports that the results offer insight
into how variables are integrated by the brain
and how that impacts dietary control.
The findings suggest that the number of
large-scale brain pattern reconfigurations
necessary to influence behavior may determine
if people struggle to maintain dietary control. .
The findings suggest that the number of
large-scale brain pattern reconfigurations
necessary to influence behavior may determine
if people struggle to maintain dietary control. .
The team's findings
were published in
the journal 'PNAS.' .
Other recent studies have also identified
specific areas of the brain that are
associated with dietary regulation.
Other recent studies have also identified
specific areas of the brain that are
associated with dietary regulation.
A 2020 study published in 'Science Advances'
details how the brain's ventral pallidum
region is related to dietary preferences. .
A 2020 study published in 'Science Advances'
details how the brain's ventral pallidum
region is related to dietary preferences. .
Another study, published in the 'Journal of Neuroscience'
in 2018, found that people with more grey matter
volume made more disciplined food choices. .
Another study, published in the 'Journal of Neuroscience'
in 2018, found that people with more grey matter
volume made more disciplined food choices.
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