Health
Almost half of surveyed Ghanaian adults exhibited stigma and discriminatory tendencies towards COVID-19 survivors – indicating a need for public education
Almost half of surveyed Ghanaian adults exhibited stigma and discriminatory tendencies towards COVID-19 survivors - indicating a need for public...
Over 40,000 Twitter users used pandemic misinformation hashtags “Scamdemic” or “Plandemic” in 2020 in over 220,000 tweets – and a fifth of these accounts were suspended by Twitter by January 2021
Over 40,000 Twitter users used pandemic misinformation hashtags "Scamdemic" or "Plandemic" in 2020 in over 220,000 tweets - and a...
Breast duct treatment for early breast cancer eliminates all signs of disease in laboratory experiments
Delivering a targeted immunotoxin into breast ducts via openings in the nipple wiped out all visible and invisible precancerous lesions...
Hormones are linked with sleep apnea, snoring in postmenopausal women
Middle-aged women with low levels of estrogen and progesterone are more likely to snore and to report symptoms of obstructive...
Can we save more lives if we let resistant bacteria live?
Antibiotic resistance is a ticking bomb under public health. WHO predicts that in 2050 more people will die from infections...
Chromosomal errors that develop early lead to embryonic loss in assisted reproductive technology
Assisted reproductive technology, known as ART, is the umbrella term to describe fertility treatments that involve eggs and embryos. Many...
Feelings of detachment predict worse mental health outcomes after trauma
Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation—a...
Foodomics: Exploring the biomolecules that will help us get to know our food
Maya Rajasekharan, Senior Advisor, Strategic Program Development at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture...
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to publish Dermatitis®
The American Contact Dermatitis Society® (ACDS) is pleased to announce that it has selected Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. as the...
CUNY SPH Foundation Board welcomes CVS Caremark CCIO Dr. Daniel Knecht
New York, NY – The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) has appointed Dr. Daniel...
Children who had bronchitis linked to adult lung problem
Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research...
COVID-19 rebound after taking Paxlovid likely due to insufficient drug exposure
Paxlovid is the leading oral medication for preventing severe cases of COVID-19 in high-risk individuals. However, symptoms returned in some...
High vaccination rates blunted Delta variant surge in some US states
US states with low vaccination rates bore the brunt of the COVID-19 surge caused by the Delta variant during the...
AGA issues clinical guidelines outlining drug treatment plans for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Bethesda, MD (June 21, 2022) — New treatment guidelines released today in Gastroenterology outline a personalized approach for treating patients with approved...
What makes blood vessels grow?
Joint press release by the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and the Berlin Institute of Health at CharitéCredit: Michael...
National poll: Some parents skip steps to minimize firework risks to kids
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – As communities prepare for Fourth of July festivities, some parents may be overlooking burn and injury...
UCI neuroscientists create maps of the brain after traumatic brain injury
Irvine, Calif., June 17, 2022 – Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered that an injury to one...
Dutch Research Council NWO Stevin Prize for expert on Parkinson’s disease Bas Bloem
Neurologist Bas Bloem of Radboud university medical center receives this year’s Stevin Prize of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The...
Neurons and glia collaborate to drive neural regeneration following brain injury
One of the most devastating aspects of stroke and traumatic brain injury is that the neurons we lose are never...
Clues to bee health found in their gut microbiome
TORONTO, June 17, 2022 – The local environment plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of the gut...
