Some users of popular fitness and calorie counting apps experience shame, disappointment and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL (University College London) and Loughborough University.

A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology reveals the negative behavioral and psychological consequences of commercial fitness apps reported by users on social media.

An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that older inpatients admitted to physicians who prescribe higher amounts of first-generation antihistamines face an elevated risk of delirium while in the hospital.

A new paper in Rheumatology finds that retired UK male professional football players who reported foot or ankle injuries during their careers were more likely to develop osteoarthritis in retirement. Retired players treated routinely with cortisone injections for their injuries were even more likely to report osteoarthritis.

In order to observe the changes of DKK3 during AAA developmen t and to elucidate its functional role and underlying mechanisms, the teams of Associate Prof. Baoqi Yu, Prof. Aijuan Qu from the Basic Medical College of Capital Medical University and Prof. Qingbo Xu from The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine started an in-depth cooperation. The researchers identified a shift in VSMC subpopulations in AAA, characterized by a decline in contractile VSMCs and an expansion of modulated VSMCs exhibiting high DKK3 expression.