A new study led by U of T researchers finds that post-surgical recovery time in older adults is much longer than expected, with data showing nearly 20 per cent still have impairments in activities of daily living.

Listeria is the third-leading cause of death among bacterial foodborne pathogens in the U.S. and pregnant individuals bear a disproportionate share of that burden. Yet the scientific models used to set food safety policy have rarely been designed with pregnant people specifically in mind. A new study to be published in Risk Analysis aims to change that. 

Scientists from University of Louvain and the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc have discovered the protective role of a bacterium that could prevent long Covid

The bacterium is less abundant in the nasopharynx of individuals who develop symptoms that persist over time, offering a potential avenue for the development of a probiotic administered as a nasal spray

With nearly 400 million sufferers worldwide from long Covid, this major finding, published in Microbiology Spectrum, addresses a genuine public health issue

A multi-institutional research team in Japan evaluated the impact of the Revised Health Promotion Law and related local ordinances on indoor smoking policies in restaurants and bars. Their analysis identified a modest but significant increase in the proportion of smoke-free establishments following the full enforcement of the national indoor smoking ban in April 2020. Additional increases were observed in jurisdictions covered by stronger passive smoking prevention ordinances implemented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Chiba City.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba conducted a systematic review of published case reports and case series examining carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning associated with waterpipe tobacco use (shisha/hookah). Waterpipe smoking has become increasingly popular worldwide, particularly among young people. The analysis revealed that CO poisoning can occur not only among active waterpipe users—including those smoking outdoors or in apparently well-ventilated environments—but also among nonusers who are merely exposed to secondhand smoke in indoor settings.

Measures of blood vessel health derived from routine blood pressure readings may help identify adults at increased risk for dementia, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26). The findings from two studies that tracked patterns of arterial stiffness over time align with growing evidence that uncontrolled hypertension contributes to the development of dementia by accelerating the aging and stiffening of blood vessels.