Europe: syphilis notifications up by 70% since 2010
ECDC study looks at the factors and response optionsCredit: ECDC The number of syphilis cases has been consistently going up ...
Tag: Epidemiology
Rise in early onset colorectal cancer not aligned with screening trends
Study adds to evidence other factors driving increase A new study finds that trends in colonoscopy rates did not fully ...
Researchers survey immune molecules found inside mycetoma lesions
Credit: Emanuel Siddig (CC BY 4.0) Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize ...
Mosquito surveillance uncovers new information about malaria transmission in madagascar
On-the-ground findings and modified tools reveal complex feeding behavior, transmission routes Riley Tedrow, PhD, a medical entomologist at Case Western ...
The Zika epidemic in Cuba, reflected by imported cases in Barcelona
A study confirms the key role of imported disease clinics in the surveillance and prevention of arboviral diseases in EuropeCredit: ...
What is cryptosporidium? The pool parasite outbreak causing panic
Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks are on the rise, and children are likely to be the ones dispersing the illness; two University of ...
Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer
PITTSBURGH, July 10, 2019 - A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC ...
Blue Water Vaccines, developing universal flu vaccine, closes $7 million led by CincyTech
Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, research from University of OxfordCredit: Blue Water Vaccines Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, ...
AJTMH tip sheet for July 2019
Your advance look at three new studies publishing online on July 8, 2019 in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine ...
Two new algorithms can identify patients at risk of HIV
Models could help patients get preventive PrEP medications Boston, MA - Two new studies developed algorithms that can identify patients ...
Portland State researchers receive $3.15M grant to develop drug to cure malaria
Credit: Portland State University A team of Portland State University researchers who have discovered a possible one-pill cure for malaria ...
Up to 30% of children carry a gene variant that may increase susceptibility to methylmercury
Prenatal exposure to low levels of methylmercury does not affect child cognition, but certain gene variants may increase susceptibility. These ...
Smokers three times likely to die from heart disease
New research shows smoking triples deaths from heart disease and strokeCredit: Lannon Harley/The Australian National University Smoking is killing at ...
Media registration open for ERS Congress 2019: Bringing the latest news in respiratory
Journalists and reporters are invited to register for media access to the ERS International Congress 2019, the flagship meeting of ...
New epidemic forecast model could save precious resources
A study authored by a Texas A&M industrial systems and engineering researcher found that failing to factor in how a ...
Yellow fever virus responsible for current epidemic in Brazil originated in Amazon in 1980
Researchers have retraced the pathogen's route as it spread from the state of Pará by analyzing tissue samples from dead ...
NCI study finds increased risk of cancer death following treatment for hyperthyroidism
Findings from a study of patients who received radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment for hyperthyroidism show an association between the dose ...
Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight
Credit: European Heart Journal Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart ...
There’s need to intensify diabetes screening amongst older patients living with HIV
This article by Dr. Olufunso O. Sogbanmu et al. is published in The Open Public Health Journal, Volume 12, 2019 ...
Botox cousin can reduce malaria in an environmentally friendly way
Credit: Geoffrey Masuyer/Stockholm University Researchers at the universities in Stockholm and Lund, in collaboration with researchers from the University of ...