Health
The great weight debate: Researchers find all forms of weightlifting build strength and muscle, details matter less
Hamilton, ON, July 7, 2023 – Whether you use heavy or light weights, lifting them as many times as you...
Charles ‘Chipper’ Griffith named dean of UK College of Medicine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 6, 2023) — Charles “Chipper” Griffith III, M.D., has been named dean of the University of Kentucky College of...
Researchers discover drug-resistant, often deadly pathogen living in dogs’ ears, creating concern it may jump to humans
Hamilton, ON, July 7, 2023 – Scientists at McMaster University and India’s University of Delhi have discovered and isolated the...
Building models to predict interactions in plant microbiomes
Plants, animals, and humans are all home to numerous microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. These form complex communities that...
Produce prescription programs for patients with diabetes could save billions in healthcare costs, study shows
An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, it also could save the United States at least $40...
Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
In a new study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found that altered B cell function in children with mitochondrial...
New Zealand kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated online world, researchers at the University of Otago,...
It worked in the Caribbean – What about here?
While there is extensive data on the high rates of HIV, STIs and unintended pregnancies among Black populations in the...
Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally
HAMILTON, ON (July 6, 2023) – A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population...
Pennington Biomedical working to give children the best chance at a healthy life
BATON ROUGE – One in five children have obesity in the U.S., and even more are considered overweight. Dr. Amanda Staiano, associate...
Mobile phone data used for public health underrepresent vulnerable populations
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management and disease outbreak response, as demonstrated...
Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are key for infection and provide an explanation for the ability of these viruses to target MHC-II from a broad range of vertebrates, …
Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are...
Study supports “catch up” HPV test in older women
For women over the age of 65 who have never had a high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) test, a “catch up”...
Preclinical studies led by Johns Hopkins medicine researchers advance potential new target to treat HIV infection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Image provided by Abdul Waheed, Ph.D., NIH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration...
Study results show lead hunting ammunition hinders bald eagle recovery, resiliency
Denver/July 6, 2023 – A new published paper in the journal Wildlife Society Bulletin states that, despite the resurgence of...
Combatting African sleeping sickness with street theatre
“Parasite Street Science” is a recent public engagement project by Dr Nicola Veitch and a team of scientists of the University of Glasgow that uses exciting street...
Scientists develop strategy to engineer artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes
According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create...
Sweat it out: Novel wearable biosensor for monitoring sweat electrolytes for use in healthcare and sports
The remarkable level of miniaturization possible in modern electronics has paved the way for realizing healthcare devices previously confined to...
How hot is too ‘too hot’ for humans?
Ongoing research by Prof. Lewis Halsey and his team at the University of Roehampton, UK has identified that an upper...
Village dogs match pet dogs in reading human facial expressions
A new study, published in PeerJ Life and Environment, conducted by Dr. Martina Lazzaroni (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna), Dr...
