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Doubling vegetable consumption in schools with a lower-cost gaming approach
breaks new ground as the first journal to address this emerging and increasingly important area of health care. The Journal...
Human intrusion on fruit bat habitats raises exposure risk to Hendra…
Credit: James Nilson Reported today in Scientific Reports by researchers from the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and State...
UVA, Virginia Tech seek ways to assist drivers with autism
Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health System The University of Virginia Health System is teaming up with the Virginia Tech...
Planting a park on the Cross-Bronx expressway would save money and lives
Credit: Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health explored the cost-effectiveness...
Study highlights importance of preventing weight gain in adults to…
Credit: Ian Farrell A study of over 33,000 people, published today in the journal BMC Public Health, indicates that public...
HKBU study finds Tianjiu therapy improves allergic rhinitis…
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a...
Advancing cancer immunotherapy with computer simulations and data…
Credit: NIAID The body has a natural way of fighting cancer – it's called the immune system, and it is...
Long-term gains with early epilepsy surgery
Credit: Photo: Cecilia Hedström There are important, long-term gains from hastening the processes around surgical interventions against epilepsy – before...
Healthy diet could decrease gestational diabetes risk for South Asian…
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (Aug. 10, 2017) – South Asian women in Ontario are at high risk for gestational...
ECDC study: Nearly 1 in 6 new HIV diagnoses in Europe are among people…
Credit: ECDC/The Lancet HIV A study published in The Lancet HIV showed that while the rate of newly reported HIV...
Exploring current state of knowledge about mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s…
The current issue of Neurodegenerative Disease Management explores evolving viewpoints on the role of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's Disease...
Grant among the first to address the mental health needs of Pacific…
Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Pacific Islanders are persons who trace their roots to the native peoples of Hawaii,...
Grocery store program improves farmers’ adoption of environmental practices
Credit: Image credit: Tannis Thorlakson When grocery stores tout sustainable products, consumers may take their claims at face value. Yet...
Penn study identifies potent inhibitor of Zika entry into human cells
Credit: The laboratory of Sara Cherry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – A panel of small molecules...
Gene therapy to prevent vision loss: Studies in primates needed to…
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 29, 2016–Many gene therapy-based approaches are in development to combat...
Gene therapy using ‘junk DNA’ could lower risk for heart…
Credit: Judy Wu / UCLA Division of Cardiology FINDINGS Scientists from UCLA and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute successfully used...
Consuming saturated animal fats increases the risk of type 2 diabetes
Credit: ©URV Recently, dietary guidelines for the general population have shifted towards a plant-based diet (rich in legumes, whole-grain cereals,...
Liverpool ophthalmologist secures international prize
Credit: University of Liverpool A Corneal Fellow from St Paul's Eye Unit in Liverpool and the University of Liverpool is...
Timothy Ray Brown, cured of HIV, rallies public to support research funding
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan. 17, 2018–In the 10th anniversary year since a bone marrow...
New therapeutic approaches for uveitis featured in special festschrift issue
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2017- Novel therapeutic approaches and advances in the treatment...
