Precision public health method identifies clusters of respiratory disease in Uganda
A study led by researchers at Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Department of Medicine...
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Early type 1 diabetes shortens women’s lives by 18 years
Credit: Charlotta Sjostedt Women who developed type 1 diabetes before the age of ten years die an average of nearly 18 years earlier than women...
Over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements and their effect on lab test results
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements are widely used and popular, with US households spending an average of almost USD 350 annually on OTC products....
Breastfeeding in Germany from a scientific viewpoint
Is breastfeeding really better? The intense debate on this question has been going on for decades -- and is often controversial and emotionally discussed. Breastfeeding...
Francisella tularensis infections from foods unlikely
In Germany, 41 cases of tularemia were reported in 2016. The infections are mainly due to direct contact with infected animals or with insect vectors...
Tough life in the savannah? Chimpanzee foods are mechanically more demanding than previously thought
Credit: Adam van Casteren Chimpanzees are generally known as the ripe fruit specialist among the great apes but also incorporate other food items such as...
MSU scientists unraveled the influence of aging on kidneys regeneration ability
Credit: Courtesy of Egor Plotnikov. Autophagy is a process of destruction and processing of damaged cell components by the cells themselves. It is used by...
Initiation of potentially inappropriate drugs linked to higher fracture, mortality risk
A recent study published in The European Journal of Health Economics finds that the initiation of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is associated with a higher...
Mechanism of fibrosis development discovered
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable lung disease of unknown origin with limited treatment...
Findings from Marshall University researcher reveal insights into brain circuitry
Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - New research from a team led by Marshall University scientist W. Christopher Risher,...
Novel approach keeps liquids from freezing at very low temperatures for extended periods
Investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) have developed a simple method to maintain water and water-based solutions in a...
Autoimmune response drives vision loss in glaucoma
Boston, Mass. -- A research team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that immune cells in the eye...
Study suggests glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its prevalence. Little is known about...
More than 40 percent of women with asthma may develop COPD, but risk may be reduced
Credit: ATS Aug.10, 2018--More than 4 in 10 women with asthma may go on to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study...
Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors
Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital In the first study of its kind, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that...
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